Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger completed 18 years at Arsenal today. He was appointed on September 30, 1996 and officially took over on October 1.
In terms of longest serving managers in the Premier League, he is behind Sir Alex Ferguson’s record (21 seasons in the EPL, 27 overall with Manchester United).
But both managers come nowhere close to the record for the longest serving manager in English football history.
That is held by Fred Everiss who managed West Bromwich Albion for 46 seasons between 1902 and 1948. Even after he retired as manager, he stayed on as the club director before he passed away three years later.
The only other manager to serve for more than 40 seasons was George Ramsay, who managed Aston Villa during their most successful period in history, between 1884 and 1926, and retired at the age of 1971.
Sir Alex Ferguson doesn’t even make the top 10, coming in 11th in the list. Wenger, on the other hand, is way down in 39th position – tied with Brian Clough who also managed for 18 seasons.
| # | MANAGER | CLUB | APPOINTED | SEASONS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Everiss | West Bromwich Albion | Aug 1902 | 46 |
| 2 | George Ramsay | Aston Villa | Aug 1884 | 42 |
| 3 | Jack Addenbrooke | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Aug 1885 | 37 |
| 4 | Frank Watt | Newcastle United | Aug 1895 | 35 |
| 5 | John Nicholson | Sheffield United | May 1899 | 33 |
| 6 | Sam Allen | Swindon Town | Jul 1902 | 31 |
| 7 | Syd King | West Ham United | Apr 1902 | 30 |
| 8 | Arthur Dickinson | Sheffield Wednesday | Aug 1891 | 29 |
| 9 | Charles Webb | Brighton & Hove Albion | Aug 1919 | 28 |
| 10 | Bob Jack | Plymouth Argyle | Aug 1910 | 28 |
| 11 | Sir Alex Ferguson | Manchester United | Nov 1986 | 27 |
| 12 | J B Bromerley | Crewe Alexandra | Jan 1898 | 27 |
| 13 | Charlie Green | Luton Town | Aug 1901 | 27 |
| 14 | David Calderhead Sr. | Chelsea | Aug 1907 | 26 |
| 15 | Charles Foweraker | Bolton Wanderers | Jul 1919 | 25 |
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