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Manchester United Manager History and Statistics

Manager history and statistics from all current and previous Manchester United Managers

Manchester United Manager History

Manchester United have had 21 managers to date and the clubs combined manager totals are 2,539 wins,1,235 draws and 1,357 losses from 5,131 total first class games played.

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Manchester United managers average 214 games per spell.

José Mourinho has reached 29 games this spell.

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All Manchester United Managers

Manager	From	Until	Hons	GpH	W	D	L	Total	Win%
José Mourinho	2016	Now	0	n/a	16	7	6	29	55.17
Louis van Gaal	2014	2016	0	n/a	54	26	24	104	51.92
Ryan Giggs (caretaker)	2014	2014	0	n/a	2	1	1	4	50.00
David Moyes	2013	2014	1	51.00	27	9	15	51	52.94
Alex Ferguson	1986	2013	38	39.47	895	338	267	1500	59.67
Ron Atkinson	1981	1986	3	97.33	146	79	67	292	50.00
Dave Sexton	1977	1981	1	196.00	76	64	56	196	38.78
Tommy Docherty	1972	1977	2	116.00	108	58	66	232	46.55
Frank O'Farrell	1971	1972	0	n/a	29	22	26	77	37.66
Matt Busby	1970	1971	0	n/a	11	3	8	22	50.00
Wilf McGuinness	1969	1970	0	n/a	32	32	23	87	36.78
Jimmy Murphy ²	1958	1958	0	n/a	5	7	10	22	22.73
Matt Busby	1945	1969	13	87.62	570	268	301	1139	50.04
Walter Crickmer ¹	1944	1945	0	n/a	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Porter ¹	1938	1944	0	n/a	11	17	16	44	25.00
Walter Crickmer ¹	1937	1938	1	32.00	19	7	6	32	59.38
Scott Duncan ⁵	1932	1937	1	223.00	88	50	85	223	39.46
Walter Crickmer ³	1931	1932	0	n/a	18	9	20	47	38.30
Herbert Bamlett ³ ⁴	1927	1931	0	n/a	57	43	82	182	31.32
Clarence Hilditch ⁶	1926	1927	0	n/a	9	7	14	30	30.00
John Chapman	1921	1926	1	224.00	87	60	77	224	38.84
John Robson	1914	1921	0	n/a	36	38	47	121	29.75
Ernest Mangnall	1900	1912	6	78.67	242	90	140	472	51.27
Vacant	0000	0000	0	n/a	1	0	0	1	100.00

¹ There is some confusion concerning when Walter Crickmer and Jimmy Porter were manager. Dates are hard to come by, but this article and these results suggest Jimmy Porter was in charge for the 1938/39 season. There is also a Spectator article from 1957, which says that Matt Busby is a welcome escape from Jimmy Porter. There was a character named Jimmy Porter in a play from the period, so the author of the Spectator article may have used this reference cleverly, to allude to both this character and the former Manchester United manager. Crickmer was primarily club secretary and never officially held the title of Manager of Manchester United, so it's most likely he filled in between appointments.

² Jimmy Murphy was caretaker manager until the end of the season whilst Matt Busby recovered from his injuries in the Munich air disaster.

³ The Friday 10th April 1931 issues of the Hull Daily Mail, Western Daily Press and Western Morning News report Bamlett's departure and replacement with Crickmer. The 6th April issue of the Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser states that United were relegated after their game against Sunderland on 4th April, so we have taken this to be Bamlett's last game.

⁴ The 2nd April 1927 edition of the Dundee Courier states that Herbert Bamlett had been appointed manager with effect from April the 5th.

⁵ The 15th July 1932 edition of the Evening Telegraph states that Scott Duncan will be manager with effect from the 1st August.

⁶ The 9th October 1926 edition of the Nottingham Evening Post states that Hilditch was made manager the previous day.

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Manchester United Manager History and Statistics