The following is a list of Southampton managers from the founding of the club in 1885 until the present. The first secretary manager of the club was Cecil Knight from 1892 to 1895; the first full-time manager of the club was George Swift from 1911 to 1912.
The most successful managers are, in terms of trophies and honours, Er Arnfield, with whom the club won the Southern Football League five times and the Western Football League Division 1A once; and (since the start of the Football League era), in terms of win percentage, Tonda Eckert.
The longest-serving manager has been Ted Bates from 1955 to 1973, for 850 matches. (Bates – "Mr Southampton" – had played for the club from 1937 to 1955, and also served as a club director for 20 years after managing it.)
Managers
NameNationalityFromToMatchesWonDrawnLostWin%Win% is rounded to two decimal placesHonoursCecil KnightSecretary of the committee that chose the team Charles Robson Alfred McMinn1 Southern League championshipEr Arnfield5 Southern League championships2 FA Cup FinalsGeorge Swift Er Arnfield Jimmy McIntyre1 Third Division South championshipArthur Chadwick George Kay George Goss Tom Parker Arthur Dominy Bill Dodgin Sid Cann George Roughton Ted Bates1 Third Division championshipLawrie McMenemy1 FA Cup 1 Football League Cup finalChris Nicholl Ian Branfoot1 Full Members Cup finalAlan Ball David Merrington Graeme Souness Dave Jones Glenn Hoddle Stuart Gray Gordon Strachan1 FA Cup Final Steve Wigley (caretaker) Paul Sturrock Steve Wigley Harry Redknapp Dave Bassett & Dennis Wise (caretakers) George Burley John Gorman & Jason Dodd (caretakers) Nigel Pearson Jan Poortvliet Mark Wotte Alan Pardew1 Football League TrophyDean Wilkins (caretaker) Nigel Adkins Mauricio Pochettino Ronald Koeman Claude PuelJune 2016June 2017 1 Football League Cup FinalMauricio PellegrinoJune 2017March 2018Mark HughesMarch 2018December 2018Kelvin Davis (caretaker)December 2018December 2018Ralph HasenhüttlDecember 2018November 2022Rubén Sellés (caretaker)November 2022November 2022Nathan JonesNovember 2022February 2023Rubén SellésFebruary 2023May 2023Russell Martin June 2023December 20241 EFL Championship play-offs winnersSimon Rusk (Interim Manager)December 2024December 2024Ivan JurićDecember 2024April 2025Simon Rusk (Interim Manager)April 2025May 2025Will StillMay 2025November 2025Tonda EckertNovember 2025
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