# List of FA Cup winning managers

The FA Cup is an association football competition contested between English clubs since 1872 and is the oldest football competition in the world. Winning the competition was seen as an equal achievement to winning the league championship, but the growing importance of the Premier League and UEFA Champions League has seen its importance diminish. The role of the manager is to select the squad during the league season, develop the tactics of the team and manage potential issues within the squad. Due to the prestige of winning the FA Cup, the pressures on managers to succeed can be great.
Eighteen men have won the tournament both as a player and as a manager: John Cameron as player-manager in 1901, Peter McWilliam, Billy Walker, Jimmy Seed, Matt Busby, Stan Seymour, Joe Smith, Bill Shankly, Joe Mercer, Don Revie, Bob Stokoe, Kenny Dalglish, Bobby Gould, Terry Venables, George Graham, Gianluca Vialli, Roberto Di Matteo and Mikel Arteta. Cameron and Dalglish are the only two people who have guided their clubs to the title as player-managers, in 1901 and 1986 respectively. Two managers have won the title with multiple sides: Billy Walker won as manager of Sheffield Wednesday in 1935 and Nottingham Forest in 1959, and Herbert Chapman won as manager of Huddersfield Town in 1922 and Arsenal in 1930. James Fielding and Jarvis Kenrick have both won the most consecutive finals with three each, Kenrick with Wanderers in 1876, 1877 and 1878, and Fielding with Blackburn Rovers in 1884, 1885 and 1886. Mercer was the first person to win the FA Cup as a captain and a manager; captaining Arsenal to victory in 1950, and managing Manchester City to a victory in 1969.
English managers have won the competition the most, with 76 wins by 50 different managers. Scottish managers are next with 32 wins by 17 different managers, and French managers are third with eight wins by two managers. Harry Redknapp was the last English manager to win the FA Cup, when he led Portsmouth to victory in the 2008 final. Ruud Gullit became the first manager from outside the British Isles to win the FA Cup when he guided Chelsea to victory in the 1997 final.

## FA Cup-winning managers

FA Cup-winning managers :
| Final | Winning manager | Nationality | Club |
| 1872 | C. W. Alcock | England | Wanderers |
| 1873 | C. W. Alcock | England | Wanderers |
| 1874 | | | Oxford University |
| 1875 | | | Royal Engineers |
| 1876 | Jarvis Kenrick | England | Wanderers |
| 1877 | Jarvis Kenrick | England | Wanderers |
| 1878 | Jarvis Kenrick | England | Wanderers |
| 1879 | | | Old Etonians |
| 1880 | | | Clapham Rovers |
| 1881 | Edward Hagarty Parry | England | Old Carthusians |
| 1882 | | | Old Etonians |
| 1883 | Jack Hunter | England | Blackburn Olympic |
| 1884 | James Fielding | Unknown | Blackburn Rovers |
| 1885 | James Fielding | Unknown | Blackburn Rovers |
| 1886 | James Fielding | Unknown | Blackburn Rovers |
| 1887 | George Ramsay | Scotland | Aston Villa |
| 1888 | Louis Ford | England | West Bromwich Albion |
| 1889 | William Sudell | England | Preston North End |
| 1890 | Thomas Mitchell | Scotland | Blackburn Rovers |
| 1891 | Thomas Mitchell | Scotland | Blackburn Rovers |
| 1892 | Louis Ford | England | West Bromwich Albion |
| 1893 | Jack Addenbrooke | England | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 1894 | Tom Harris | England | Notts County |
| 1895 | George Ramsay | Scotland | Aston Villa |
| 1896 | Arthur Dickinson | England | The Wednesday |
| 1897 | George Ramsay | Scotland | Aston Villa |
| 1898 | Harry Hallam | England | Nottingham Forest |
| 1899 | John Nicholson | England | Sheffield United |
| 1900 | Harry Spencer Hamer | England | Bury |
| 1901 | John Cameron | Scotland | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1902 | John Nicholson | England | Sheffield United |
| 1903 | Harry Spencer Hamer | England | Bury |
| 1904 | Tom Maley | Scotland | Manchester City |
| 1905 | George Ramsay | Scotland | Aston Villa |
| 1906 | Will Cuff | England | Everton |
| 1907 | Arthur Dickinson | England | The Wednesday |
| 1908 | Jack Addenbrooke | England | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 1909 | Ernest Mangnall | England | Manchester United |
| 1910 | Frank Watt | Scotland | Newcastle United |
| 1911 | Peter O'Rourke | Scotland | Bradford City |
| 1912 | Arthur Fairclough | England | Barnsley |
| 1913 | George Ramsay | Scotland | Aston Villa |
| 1914 | John Haworth | England | Burnley |
| 1915 | John Nicholson | England | Sheffield United |
| 1920 | George Ramsay | Scotland | Aston Villa |
| 1921 | Peter McWilliam | Scotland | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1922 | Herbert Chapman | England | Huddersfield Town |
| 1923 | Charles Foweraker | England | Bolton Wanderers |
| 1924 | Frank Watt | Scotland | Newcastle United |
| 1925 | John Nicholson | England | Sheffield United |
| 1926 | Charles Foweraker | England | Bolton Wanderers |
| 1927 | Fred Stewart | England | Cardiff City |
| 1928 | Bob Crompton | England | Blackburn Rovers |
| 1929 | Charles Foweraker | England | Bolton Wanderers |
| 1930 | Herbert Chapman | England | Arsenal |
| 1931 | Fred Everiss | England | West Bromwich Albion |
| 1932 | Andy Cunningham | Scotland | Newcastle United |
| 1933 | Thomas H. McIntosh | England | Everton |
| 1934 | Wilf Wild | England | Manchester City |
| 1935 | Billy Walker | England | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 1936 | George Allison | England | Arsenal |
| 1937 | Johnny Cochrane | Scotland | Sunderland |
| 1938 | James Taylor | England | Preston North End |
| 1939 | Jack Tinn | England | Portsmouth |
| 1946 | Stuart McMillan | England | Derby County |
| 1947 | Jimmy Seed | England | Charlton Athletic |
| 1948 | Matt Busby | Scotland | Manchester United |
| 1949 | Stan Cullis | England | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 1950 | Tom Whittaker | England | Arsenal |
| 1951 | Stan Seymour | England | Newcastle United |
| 1952 | Stan Seymour | England | Newcastle United |
| 1953 | Joe Smith | England | Blackpool |
| 1954 | Vic Buckingham | England | West Bromwich Albion |
| 1955 | Doug Livingstone | Scotland | Newcastle United |
| 1956 | Les McDowall | Scotland | Manchester City |
| 1957 | Eric Houghton | England | Aston Villa |
| 1958 | Bill Ridding | England | Bolton Wanderers |
| 1959 | Billy Walker | England | Nottingham Forest |
| 1960 | Stan Cullis | England | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 1961 | Bill Nicholson | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1962 | Bill Nicholson | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1963 | Matt Busby | Scotland | Manchester United |
| 1964 | Ron Greenwood | England | West Ham United |
| 1965 | Bill Shankly | Scotland | Liverpool |
| 1966 | Harry Catterick | England | Everton |
| 1967 | Bill Nicholson | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1968 | Alan Ashman | England | West Bromwich Albion |
| 1969 | Joe Mercer | England | Manchester City |
| 1970 | Dave Sexton | England | Chelsea |
| 1971 | Bertie Mee | England | Arsenal |
| 1972 | Don Revie | England | Leeds United |
| 1973 | Bob Stokoe | England | Sunderland |
| 1974 | Bill Shankly | Scotland | Liverpool |
| 1975 | John Lyall | England | West Ham United |
| 1976 | Lawrie McMenemy | England | Southampton |
| 1977 | Tommy Docherty | Scotland | Manchester United |
| 1978 | Bobby Robson | England | Ipswich Town |
| 1979 | Terry Neill | Northern Ireland | Arsenal |
| 1980 | John Lyall | England | West Ham United |
| 1981 | Keith Burkinshaw | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1982 | Keith Burkinshaw | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1983 | Ron Atkinson | England | Manchester United |
| 1984 | Howard Kendall | England | Everton |
| 1985 | Ron Atkinson | England | Manchester United |
| 1986 | Kenny Dalglish | Scotland | Liverpool |
| 1987 | John Sillett | England | Coventry City |
| 1988 | Bobby Gould | England | Wimbledon |
| 1989 | Kenny Dalglish | Scotland | Liverpool |
| 1990 | Alex Ferguson | Scotland | Manchester United |
| 1991 | Terry Venables | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1992 | Graeme Souness | Scotland | Liverpool |
| 1993 | George Graham | Scotland | Arsenal |
| 1994 | Alex Ferguson | Scotland | Manchester United |
| 1995 | Joe Royle | England | Everton |
| 1996 | Alex Ferguson | Scotland | Manchester United |
| 1997 | Ruud Gullit | Netherlands | Chelsea |
| 1998 | Arsène Wenger | France | Arsenal |
| 1999 | Alex Ferguson | Scotland | Manchester United |
| 2000 | Gianluca Vialli | Italy | Chelsea |
| 2001 | Gérard Houllier | France | Liverpool |
| 2002 | Arsène Wenger | France | Arsenal |
| 2003 | Arsène Wenger | France | Arsenal |
| 2004 | Alex Ferguson | Scotland | Manchester United |
| 2005 | Arsène Wenger | France | Arsenal |
| 2006 | Rafael Benítez | Spain | Liverpool |
| 2007 | José Mourinho | Portugal | Chelsea |
| 2008 | Harry Redknapp | England | Portsmouth |
| 2009 | Guus Hiddink | Netherlands | Chelsea |
| 2010 | Carlo Ancelotti | Italy | Chelsea |
| 2011 | Roberto Mancini | Italy | Manchester City |
| 2012 | Roberto Di Matteo | Italy | Chelsea |
| 2013 | Roberto Martínez | Spain | Wigan Athletic |
| 2014 | Arsène Wenger | France | Arsenal |
| 2015 | Arsène Wenger | France | Arsenal |
| 2016 | Louis van Gaal | Netherlands | Manchester United |
| 2017 | Arsène Wenger | France | Arsenal |
| 2018 | Antonio Conte | Italy | Chelsea |
| 2019 | Pep Guardiola | Spain | Manchester City |
| 2020 | Mikel Arteta | Spain | Arsenal |
| 2021 | Brendan Rodgers | Northern Ireland | Leicester City |
| 2022 | Jürgen Klopp | Germany | Liverpool |
| 2023 | Pep Guardiola | Spain | Manchester City |
| 2024 | Erik ten Hag | Netherlands | Manchester United |

### By individual

FA Cup-winning managers by individual :
| Rank | Manager | Nationality | Wins | Winning Years | Club(s) |
| 1 | Arsène Wenger | France | 7 | 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2017 | Arsenal |
| 2 | George Ramsay | Scotland | 6 | 1887, 1895, 1897, 1905, 1913, 1920 | Aston Villa |
| 3 | Alex Ferguson | Scotland | 5 | 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004 | Manchester United |
| 4 | John Nicholson | England | 4 | 1899, 1902, 1915, 1925 | Sheffield United |
| 5 | James Fielding | Unknown | 3 | 1884, 1885, 1886 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 5 | Charles Foweraker | England | 3 | 1923, 1926, 1929 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 5 | Bill Nicholson | England | 3 | 1961, 1962, 1967 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 8 | Thomas Mitchell | Scotland | 2 | 1890, 1891 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 8 | Jack Addenbrooke | England | 2 | 1893, 1908 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 8 | Arthur Dickinson | England | 2 | 1896, 1907 | The Wednesday |
| 8 | Harry Spencer Hamer | England | 2 | 1900, 1903 | Bury |
| 8 | Frank Watt | Scotland | 2 | 1910, 1924 | Newcastle United |
| 8 | Herbert Chapman | England | 2 | 1922, 1930 | Huddersfield Town, Arsenal |
| 8 | Billy Walker | England | 2 | 1935, 1959 | Sheffield Wednesday, Nottingham Forest |
| 8 | Matt Busby | Scotland | 2 | 1948, 1963 | Manchester United |
| 8 | Stan Cullis | England | 2 | 1949, 1960 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 8 | Stan Seymour | England | 2 | 1951, 1952 | Newcastle United |
| 8 | Bill Shankly | Scotland | 2 | 1965, 1974 | Liverpool |
| 8 | John Lyall | England | 2 | 1975, 1980 | West Ham United |
| 8 | Keith Burkinshaw | England | 2 | 1981, 1982 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 8 | Ron Atkinson | England | 2 | 1983, 1985 | Manchester United |
| 8 | Kenny Dalglish | Scotland | 2 | 1986, 1989 | Liverpool |
| 8 | Pep Guardiola | Spain | 2 | 2019, 2023 | Manchester City |

### By nationality

FA Cup-winning managers by nationality :
| Country | Managers | Total |
| England | 50 | 76 |
| Scotland | 20 | 32 |
| France | 2 | 8 |
| Italy | 5 | 5 |
| Spain | 4 | 5 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 2 |
| Germany | 1 | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1 |