Find out who has been managing Liverpool F.C. since the club’s formation over 125 years ago! See a comprehensive list of all Liverpool football managers, including past and present ones.
So far, the number of full-time managers Liverpool have had is 21.
Kenny Dalglish is the only person to have been the coach of the Reds twice, the first tme being from 1985 to February 1991, and then from January 2011 to July 2012.
The most successful Liverpool manager is Bob Paisley with six Football League titles, six Charity Shields, three Football League Cups, three European Cups, one UEFA Super Cup and one UEFA Cup in his nine-year reign as manager. For more, here is Liverpool’s Trophies List since 1893 to date.
Liverpool’s longest-serving manager was Tom Watson doing it from 1896 to 1915, which is a total of 19 years.
I have done a chronological list of Liverpool managers which comprises all those who have held the position since the club was formed in 1892.
Under each manager I have included his dates of tenure and Liverpool F.C’s overall competitive record (in terms of matches won, drawn and lost), honours won and significant achievements while under his care.
Caretaker managers are included, where known, as well as those who have been in permanent charge.
All Liverpool Managers Listed In Order
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John McKenna/W. E. Barclay (1892 – 1896)
Number one on the list Of Liverpool Managers are Barclay and McKenna. For whatever reason, Liverpool’s official website lists both of them as joint managers, whereas Barclay held the post of “secretary-manager”, McKenna held the post of “coach-manager”.
Trophies: Second Division championship; 1893–94, 1895–96
- Nationality: Ireland
- Games managed: 127
- Wins: 77
- Draws: 20
- Losses: 30
- Win percentage: 60.63
Tom Watson (1896 – 1915)
Trophies: Football League First Division; 1900–01, 1905–06 Football League Second Division; 1904–05 Sheriff of London Charity Shield; 1906–07
- Nationality: England
- Games managed: 742
- Wins: 329
- Draws: 141
- Losses: 272
- Win percentage: 44.34
David Ashworth (1919 – 1923)
Trophies: Football League First Division; 1921–22
- Nationality: England
- Games managed: 139
- Wins: 70
- Draws: 40
- Losses: 29
- Win percentage: 50.36
Matt McQueen (1923 – 1928)
Trophies: Football League First Division; 1923
- Nationality: Scotland
- Games managed: 229
- Wins: 93
- Draws: 60
- Losses: 76
- Win percentage: 40.61
George Patterson (1928 – 1936)
Trophies: NONE
- Nationality: England
- Games managed: 366
- Wins: 137
- Draws: 85
- Losses:144
- Win percentage: 37.43
George Kay (1936 – 1951)
Trophies: League Championship winner; 1946–47
- Nationality: England
- Games managed: 357
- Wins: 142
- Draws: 93
- Losses: 122
- Win percentage: 39.78
Don Welsh (1951 – 1956)
Trophies: NONE
- Nationality: England
- Games managed: 232
- Wins: 81
- Draws: 58
- Losses: 93
- Win percentage: 34.91
Phil Taylor (1956 – 1959)
Trophies: NONE
- Nationality: England
- Games managed: 150
- Wins: 76
- Draws: 32
- Losses: 42
- Win percentage: 50.67
Bill Shankly (1959 – 1974)
Trophies: Football League First Division; 1963–64, 1965–66, 1972–73 Football League Second Division; 1961–62 FA Cup; 1964–65, 1973–74 FA Charity Shield; 1964, 1965, 1966 UEFA Cup; 1972–73
- Nationality: Scotland
- Games managed: 783
- Wins: 407
- Draws: 198
- Losses: 178
- Win percentage: 51.98
Bob Paisley (1974 – 1983)
Trophies: Football League First Division; 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83 League Cup; 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83 FA Charity Shield; 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982 European Cup; 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81 UEFA Cup; 1975–76 UEFA Super Cup; 1977
- Nationality: England
- Games managed: 535
- Wins: 308
- Draws: 131
- Losses: 96
- Win percentage: 57.57
Joe Fagan (1983 – 1985)
Trophies: Football League First Division; 1983–84 League Cup; 1983–84 European Cup; 1983–84
- Nationality: England
- Games managed: 131
- Wins: 71
- Draws: 36
- Losses: 24
- Win percentage: 54.2
Kenny Dalglish (1985 – 1991)
Trophies: Football League First Division; 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90 FA Cup; 1985–86, 1988–89 Football League Super Cup; 1985–86 FA Charity Shield; 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990
- Nationality: Scotland
- Games managed: 307
- Wins: 187
- Draws: 78
- Losses: 42
- Win percentage: 60.9
Ronnie Moran [temporary] (1991 – 1991)
Trophies: NONE
- Nationality: England
- Games managed: 10
- Wins: 4
- Draws: 1
- Losses: 5
- Win percentage: 40.0
Graeme Souness (1991 – 1994)
Trophies: FA Cup; 1991–92
- Nationality: Scotland
- Games managed: 157
- Wins: 66
- Draws: 45
- Losses: 46
- Win percentage: 42.04
Roy Evans (1994 – 1998)
Trophies: Football League Cup; 1994–95
- Nationality: England
- Games managed: 244
- Wins: 123
- Draws: 63
- Losses: 58
- Win percentage: 50.4
Gerard Houllier (1998 – 2004)
Trophies: FA Cup; 2000–01 Football League Cup; 2000–01, 2002–03 FA Charity Shield; 2001 UEFA Cup; 2000–01 UEFA Super Cup; 2001
- Nationality: France
- Games managed: 325
- Wins: 165
- Draws: 81
- Losses: 79
- Win percentage: 50.77
Rafael Benitez (2004 – 2010)
Trophies: FA Cup; 2005–06 FA Community Shield; 2006 UEFA Champions League; 2004–05 UEFA Super Cup; 2005
- Nationality: Spain
- Games managed: 350
- Wins: 194
- Draws: 77
- Losses: 79
- Win percentage: 55.4
Roy Hodgson (2010 – 2011)
Trophies: NONE
- Nationality: England
- Games managed: 31
- Wins: 13
- Draws: 9
- Losses: 9
- Win percentage: 41.9
Kenny Dalglish (2011 – 2012)
Trophies: Football League Cup; 2011–12
- Nationality: Scotland
- Games managed: 74
- Wins: 35
- Draws: 17
- Losses: 22
- Win percentage: 47.3
Brendan Rodgers (2012 – 2015)
Trophies: NONE
- Nationality: Northern Ireland
- Games managed: 166
- Wins: 83
- Draws: 41
- Losses: 42
- Win percentage: 50.0
Jürgen Klopp (2015 – present)
Trophies: Premier League; 2019–20 FA Cup; 2021–22 EFL Cup/Football League Cup; 2021–22 FA Community Shield; 2022 UEFA Champions League; 2018–19 UEFA Super Cup; 2019 FIFA Club World Cup; 2019
- Nationality: Germany
- Games managed: 387
- Wins: 242
- Draws: 79
- Losses: 66
- Win percentage: 62.53
In conclusion, you’ve learnt about the different eras and styles of Liverpool FC with our list of all relevant managers that have been appointed throughout the club’s history. What do you think of the list of Liverpool Managers?
Article updated 3 weeks ago. Content is written and modified by multiple authors.
