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List of Southampton F.C. managers

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The following is a list of Southampton managers from the founding of Southampton F.C. 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, Ernest 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, Nigel Adkins.

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

{{updated|match played 25 May 2025}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left"
Name

!Nationality

!From

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!Matches

!Won

!Drawn

!Lost

!Win%Win% is rounded to two decimal places

!class="unsortable"|Honours

align=left|Cecil KnightSecretary of the committee that chose the team

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1892|August

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|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1895|May|}}

{{WDL|25|15|2|8}}{{cite book | title=Saints – A complete record|last= Chalk|first= Gary|author2=Holley, Duncan | publisher= Breedon Books| year=1987| isbn= 0-907969-22-4|pages=14–17}}

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|align=left|Charles Robson

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1895|August|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1896|May|}}

{{WDL|23|16|0|7}}{{cite book | title=Saints – A complete record|pages=18–19}}

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|align=left|Alfred McMinn

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1896|August|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1897|May|}}

{{WDL|27|19|7|1}}{{cite book | title=Saints – A complete record|pages=20–21}}

|align=left|1 Southern League championship

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|align=left|Ernest Arnfield

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1897|August|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1911|May|}}

{{WDL|514|268|107|139}}{{cite book | title=Saints – A complete record|pages=22–49}}

|align=left|5 Southern League championships
2 FA Cup Finals

|-

|align=left|George Swift

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1911|August|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1912|May|}}

{{WDL|39|10|11|18}}{{cite book | title=Saints – A complete record|pages=50–51}}

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|align=left|Ernest Arnfield

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1912|August|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1919|May|}}

{{WDL|121|46|25|50}}{{cite book | title=Saints – A complete record|pages=51–54}}

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|align=left|Jimmy McIntyre

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1919|August|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1924|December|}}

{{WDL|209|85|77|47}}

|align=left|1 Third Division South championship

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|align=left|Arthur Chadwick

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1925|October|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1931|May|}}

{{WDL|256|100|60|96}}

|align=left|

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|align=left|George Kay

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1931|May|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1936|May|}}

{{WDL|219|76|43|100}}

|align=left|

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|align=left|George Goss

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1936|May|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1937|March|}}

{{WDL|32|10|8|14}}

|align=left|

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|align=left|Tom Parker

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1937|March|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1943|June|}}

{{WDL|97|29|22|46}}

|align=left|

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|align=left|Arthur Dominy

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1943|June|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1946|January|}}

{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}

|align=left|

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|align=left|Bill Dodgin

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1946|January|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1949|August|}}

{{WDL|137|65|28|44}}

|align=left|

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|align=left|Sid Cann

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1949|August|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1951|December|}}

{{WDL|107|41|33|33}}

|align=left|

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|align=left|George Roughton

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|March|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1955|September|}}

{{WDL|156|63|37|56}}

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|align=left|Ted Bates

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1955|September|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1973|November|}}

{{WDL|850|333|212|305}}

|align=left|1 Third Division championship

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|align=left|Lawrie McMenemy

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1973|November|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1985|June|}}

{{WDL|539|225|144|170}}

|align=left|1 FA Cup
1 Football League Cup final

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|align=left|Chris Nicholl

|{{NIR}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1985|July|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1991|May|}}

{{WDL|293|100|86|107}}

|align=left|

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|align=left|Ian Branfoot

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1991|June|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1994|January|}}

{{WDL|128|37|34|57}}

|align=left|1 Full Members Cup final

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|align=left|Alan Ball

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1994|January|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1995|July|}}

{{WDL|67|22|24|21}}

|align=left|

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|align=left|David Merrington

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1995|July|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1996|June|}}

{{WDL|48|15|13|20}}

|align=left|

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|align=left|Graeme Souness

|{{SCO}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1996|July|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1997|June|}}

{{WDL|48|14|15|19}}

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|align=left|Dave Jones

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1997|June|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2000|January|}}

{{WDL|113|37|22|54}}

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|align=left|Glenn Hoddle

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2000|January|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2001|March|}}

{{WDL|52|22|12|18}}

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|align=left|Stuart Gray

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2001|March|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2001|October|}}

{{WDL|19|6|2|11}}

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|align=left|Gordon Strachan

|{{SCO}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2001|October|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2004|February|}}

{{WDL|110|39|32|39}}

|align=left|1 FA Cup Final

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|align=left|Steve Wigley (caretaker)

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2004|February|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2004|March|}}

{{WDL|2|0|2|0}}

|align=left|

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|align=left|Paul Sturrock

|{{SCO}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2004|March|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2004|August|}}

{{WDL|13|5|2|6}}

|align=left|

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|align=left|Steve Wigley

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2004|August|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2004|December|}}

{{WDL|17|3|6|8}}

|align=left|

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|align=left|Harry Redknapp

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2004|December|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2005|December|}}

{{WDL|49|13|21|15}}

|align=left|

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|align=left|Dave Bassett & Dennis Wise (caretakers)

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2005|December|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2005|December|}}

{{WDL|3|1|1|1}}

|align=left|

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|align=left|George Burley

|{{SCO}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2005|December|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2008|January|}}

{{WDL|109|45|25|39}}

|align=left|

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|align=left|John Gorman & Jason Dodd (caretakers)

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2008|January|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2008|February|}}

{{WDL|6|1|1|4}}

|align=left|

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|align=left|Nigel Pearson

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2008|February|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2008|May|}}

{{WDL|14|3|7|4}}

|align=left|

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|align=left|Jan Poortvliet

|{{NED}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2008|May|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2009|January|}}

{{WDL|32|8|8|16}}

|align=left|

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|align=left|Mark Wotte

|{{NED}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2009|January|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2009|July|}}

{{WDL|18|4|7|7}}

|align=left|

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|align=left|Alan Pardew

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2009|July|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2010|August|}}

{{WDL|64|34|17|13}}

|align=left|1 Football League Trophy

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|align=left|Dean Wilkins (caretaker)

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2010|August|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2010|September|}}

{{WDL|3|0|0|3}}

|align=left|

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|align=left|Nigel Adkins

|{{ENG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2010|September|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2013|January}}

{{WDL|124|67|25|32}}

|align=left|

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|align=left|Mauricio Pochettino

|{{ARG}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2013|January|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2014|May|}}

{{WDL|60|23|18|19}}

|align=left|

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|align=left|Ronald Koeman

|{{NED}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2014|June|}}

|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2016|June|}}

{{WDL|91|44|17|30}}

|align=left|

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|Claude Puel

|{{FRA}}

|June 2016

|June 2017

{{WDL|53|20|13|20}}

|align=left| 1 Football League Cup Final

|-

|Mauricio Pellegrino

|{{ARG}}

|June 2017

|March 2018{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43364304|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Mauricio Pellegrino: Southampton sack manager with eight games left of season|date=12 March 2018|access-date=12 March 2018}}

{{WDL|34|8|13|13}}

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|Mark Hughes

|{{WAL}}

|March 2018

|December 2018

{{WDL|27|5|10|12}}

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|Kelvin Davis (caretaker)

|{{ENG}}

|December 2018

|December 2018

{{WDL|1|0|0|1}}

|align=left|

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|Ralph Hasenhüttl

|{{AUT}}

|December 2018

|November 2022

{{WDL|173|59|41|73}}

|align=left|

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|Rubén Sellés (caretaker)

|{{ESP}}

|November 2022

|November 2022

{{WDL|1|0|1|0}}

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|Nathan Jones

|{{WAL}}

|November 2022

|February 2023

{{WDL|14|5|0|9}}

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|Rubén Sellés (Interim Manager)

|{{ESP}}

|February 2023

|May 2023

{{WDL|17|2|4|11}}

|align=left|

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|Russell Martin

|{{SCO}}

|June 2023

|December 2024

{{WDL|73|33|14|26}}

|align=left|1 EFL Championship play-offs winners

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|Simon Rusk (Interim Manager)

|{{ENG}}

|December 2024

|December 2024

{{WDL|2|0|1|1}}

|align=left|

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|Ivan Jurić

|{{CRO}}

|December 2024

|April 2025

{{WDL|16|2|1|13}}

|align=left|

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|Simon Rusk (Interim Manager)

|{{ENG}}

|April 2025

|May 2025

{{WDL|7|0|2|5}}

|align=left|

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|Will Still

|{{ENG}}

|May 2025

|Present

{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}

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References

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  • {{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2471&teamTabs=managers|title=Manager History for Southampton |publisher=Soccerbase |access-date=16 June 2016 }}

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