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Manchester United Managers Directory
A crawlable directory of every listed Manchester United managerial tenure, with appointment type, dates, match totals, win rate, trophy count and profile links.
This page provides a conventional HTML manager directory alongside the graphical timeline. Sorting and filtering enhance the page, but the default chronological table and profile links are present before JavaScript runs.
| # | Manager profile | Tenure dates | Appointment | Matches | Win rate | Trophies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. H. Albut | 1889 to 26 May 1900 | Permanent manager | 351 | 44.44% | 0 |
| 2 | James West | 27 May 1900 to September 1903 | Permanent manager | 113 | 40.71% | 0 |
| 3 | Ernest Mangnall | 10 October 1903 to 9 September 1912 | Permanent manager | 373 | 54.16% | 5 |
| 4 | T. J. Wallworth | 9 September 1912 to 20 October 1912 | Permanent manager | 6 | 50% | 0 |
| 5 | John Bentley | 28 October 1912 to 28 December 1914 | Permanent manager | 82 | 43.90% | 0 |
| 6 | Jack Robson | 28 December 1914 to 31 October 1921 | Permanent manager | 139 | 29.50% | 0 |
| 7 | John Chapman | 31 October 1921 to 8 October 1926 | Permanent manager | 221 | 38.91% | 0 |
| 8 | Lal Hilditch | 8 October 1926 to 13 April 1927 | Permanent manager | 33 | 30.30% | 0 |
| 9 | Herbert Bamlett | 13 April 1927 to 9 November 1931 | Permanent manager | 183 | 31.15% | 0 |
| 10 | Walter Crickmer | 9 November 1931 to 13 July 1932 | Permanent manager | 43 | 39.53% | 0 |
| 11 | Scott Duncan | 13 July 1932 to 7 November 1937 | Permanent manager | 235 | 39.15% | 1 |
| 12 | Walter Crickmer | 9 November 1937 to 15 February 1945 | Permanent manager | 76 | 39.47% | 0 |
| 13 | Matt Busby | 1 October 1945 to 4 June 1969 | Permanent manager | 1,120 | 50.45% | 13 |
| 14 | Jimmy Murphy | February 1958 to June 1958 | Caretaker manager | 22 | 22.73% | 0 |
| 15 | Wilf McGuinness | 4 June 1969 to 29 December 1970 | Permanent manager | 87 | 36.78% | 0 |
| 16 | Matt Busby | 29 December 1970 to 8 June 1971 | Permanent manager | 21 | 52.38% | 0 |
| 17 | Frank O'Farrell | 8 June 1971 to 19 December 1972 | Permanent manager | 81 | 37.04% | 0 |
| 18 | Tommy Docherty | 22 December 1972 to 4 July 1977 | Permanent manager | 228 | 46.93% | 2 |
| 19 | Dave Sexton | 14 July 1977 to 30 April 1981 | Permanent manager | 201 | 40.30% | 1 |
| 20 | Ron Atkinson | 9 June 1981 to 6 November 1986 | Permanent manager | 292 | 50% | 3 |
| 21 | Sir Alex Ferguson | 6 November 1986 to 19 May 2013 | Permanent manager | 1,500 | 59.67% | 38 |
| 22 | David Moyes | 1 July 2013 to 22 April 2014 | Permanent manager | 51 | 52.94% | 1 |
| 23 | Ryan Giggs | 22 April 2014 to 11 May 2014 | Caretaker manager | 4 | 50% | 0 |
| 24 | Louis van Gaal | 16 July 2014 to 23 May 2016 | Permanent manager | 103 | 52.43% | 1 |
| 25 | José Mourinho | 27 May 2016 to 18 December 2018 | Permanent manager | 144 | 58.33% | 3 |
| 26 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 19 December 2018 to 21 November 2021 | Permanent manager | 168 | 54.17% | 0 |
| 27 | Michael Carrick | 21 November 2021 to 2 December 2021 | Caretaker manager | 3 | 66.67% | 0 |
| 28 | Ralf Rangnick | 3 December 2021 to 22 May 2022 | Interim manager | 29 | 37.93% | 0 |
| 29 | Erik ten Hag | 23 May 2022 to 28 October 2024 | Permanent manager | 128 | 54.69% | 2 |
| 30 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 28 October 2024 to 10 November 2024 | Caretaker manager | 4 | 75% | 0 |
| 31 | Ruben Amorim | 11 November 2024 to 5 January 2026 | Permanent manager | 63 | 38.10% | 0 |
| 32 | Darren Fletcher | 5 January 2026 to 13 January 2026 | Interim manager | 2 | 0% | 0 |
| 33 | Michael Carrick | 13 January 2026 to present | Permanent manager | 17 | 70.59% | 0 |