List of FA Women's Super League managers
The FA Women's Super League is the top tier of women's football in England. The league began in 2011, supplanting the FA Women's Premier League National Division as the highest level of women's football in England.
As of the end of the 2019–20 FA WSL season, Emma Hayes holds the record for most games managed in the FA WSL with 124, all with Chelsea, which she managed from 14 August 2012 to present. The most successful manager in the WSL is Emma Hayes, who won three league titles with Chelsea between 2015 and 2020. Matt Beard has managed the most teams in the WSL, having taken charge of four different clubs: Chelsea, Liverpool, West Ham United and Bristol City.
Current FA WSL managers
Name | Nationality | Age | Club | Since |
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Joe Montemurro | Australia | 51 | Arsenal | 7 November 2017 |
Marcus Bignot (interim) | England | 46 | Aston Villa | 25 January 2021 |
Carla Ward | England | 37 | Birmingham City | 13 August 2020 |
Hope Powell | England | 54 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 July 2017 |
Matt Beard (maternity cover) | England | 43 | Bristol City | 15 January 2021 |
Emma Hayes | England | 44 | Chelsea | 14 August 2012 |
Willie Kirk | Scotland | 42 | Everton | 1 December 2018 |
Gareth Taylor | Wales | 47 | Manchester City | 28 May 2020 |
Casey Stoney | England | 38 | Manchester United | 8 June 2018 |
Kelly Chambers | England | 35 | Reading | 1 August 2012 |
Rehanne Skinner | England | 41 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 November 2020 |
Olli Harder | New Zealand | 34 | West Ham United | 23 December 2020 |
List of all-time managerial appointments
The list of managers includes everyone who has managed a club while they were in the WSL, whether in a permanent or temporary role. Interim managers are listed only when they managed the team for at least one match in that period.
Incumbent manager | |
Caretaker manager | |
§ | Incumbent but no longer in FA WSL |
Name | Nationality | Club | From | Until | Duration | Years in League |
Ref. |
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Laura Harvey | England | Arsenal | 11 February 2010 | 22 December 2012 | 2 years, 315 days | 2010–12 | [1] |
Shelley Kerr | Scotland | Arsenal | 1 February 2013 | 25 May 2014 | 1 year, 113 days | 2013–14 | [1][2] |
John Bayer | England | Arsenal | 25 May 2014 | 29 August 2014 | 0 years, 96 days | 2014 | [3] |
Pedro Martínez Losa | Spain | Arsenal | 29 August 2014 | 25 October 2017 | 3 years, 57 days | 2014–17 | [3][4] |
Ismael García | Spain | Arsenal | 25 October 2017 | 7 November 2017 | 0 years, 13 days | 2017 | [4] |
Joe Montemurro | Australia | Arsenal | 7 November 2017 | present | 3 years, 79 days | 2017– | [5] |
Gemma Davies | England | Aston Villa | 19 June 2018 | present | 2 years, 220 days | 2020– | [6] |
Marcus Bignot[lower-greek 1] | England | Aston Villa | 25 January 2021 | present | 0 years, 0 days | 2021– | [7] |
David Parker | England | Birmingham City | 14 January 2011 | 12 December 2016 | 5 years, 333 days | 2011–16 | [8] |
Marc Skinner | England | Birmingham City | 14 December 2016 | 13 January 2019 | 2 years, 30 days | 2016–19 | [9][10] |
Marta Tejedor | Spain | Birmingham City | 21 January 2019 | 3 March 2020 | 1 year, 42 days | 2019–20 | [11][12] |
Carla Ward | England | Birmingham City | 13 August 2020 | present | 0 years, 165 days | 2020– | [13] |
Hope Powell | England | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 July 2017 | present | 3 years, 190 days | 2018– | [14] |
Mark Sampson | Wales | Bristol Academy | 1 May 2010 | 6 December 2013 | 3 years, 219 days | 2011–13 | [15] |
Dave Edmondson | England | Bristol Academy | 22 January 2014 | 23 April 2015 | 1 year, 91 days | 2014–15 | [16][17] |
Lauren Smith | Wales | Bristol Academy | 23 April 2015 | 28 April 2015 | 0 years, 5 days | 2015 | [17] |
Willie Kirk | Scotland | Bristol City[lower-greek 2] | 28 April 2015 | 29 May 2018 | 3 years, 31 days | 2015 2017–18 | [18][19] |
Tanya Oxtoby | Australia | Bristol City | 4 July 2018 | present | 2 years, 205 days | 2018– | [20] |
Matt Beard[lower-greek 3] | England | Bristol City | 15 January 2021 | present | 0 years, 10 days | 2021– | [21] |
Matt Beard | England | Chelsea | 1 June 2009 | 6 July 2012 | 3 years, 35 days | 2011–12 | [22] |
Emma Hayes | England | Chelsea | 14 August 2012 | present | 8 years, 164 days | 2012– | [23] |
John Buckley | Scotland | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 19 June 2003 | 30 September 2013 | 10 years, 103 days | 2011–13 | [24] |
Glen Harris | England | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 8 December 2014 | 19 June 2016 | 1 year, 194 days | 2016 | [25][26] |
Emma Coates | England | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 22 June 2016 | 30 October 2017 | 1 year, 130 days | 2016 | [27][28] |
Mo Marley | England | Everton | 29 July 2002 | 13 October 2012 | 10 years, 76 days | 2011–12 | [29][30] |
Andy Spence | England | Everton | 14 November 2012 | 10 June 2015 | 2 years, 208 days | 2012–14 | [30][31] |
Andy Spence | England | Everton | 1 January 2016 | 7 November 2018 | 2 years, 310 days | 2017–18 | [32][33] |
Jennifer Herst | England | Everton | 7 November 2018 | 1 December 2018 | 0 years, 24 days | 2018 | [33] |
Willie Kirk | Scotland | Everton | 1 December 2018 | present | 2 years, 55 days | 2018– | [34] |
Rod Wilson | England | Lincoln | 8 November 2004 | 24 September 2011 | 6 years, 320 days | 2011 | [35][36] |
Glen Harris | England | Lincoln | 24 September 2011 | 11 October 2012 | 1 year, 17 days | 2011–12 | [36][37] |
Robbie Johnson | England | Liverpool | 8 July 2008 | 29 June 2012 | 3 years, 354 days | 2011–12 | [38][39] |
Andy Williams | England | Liverpool | 29 June 2012 | 6 August 2012 | 0 years, 38 days | 2012 | [40] |
Matt Beard | England | Liverpool | 6 August 2012 | 5 October 2015 | 3 years, 60 days | 2012–15 | [41][42] |
Scott Rogers | England | Liverpool | 22 October 2015 | 8 June 2018 | 2 years, 229 days | 2015–18 | [43][44] |
Neil Redfearn | England | Liverpool | 12 June 2018 | 14 September 2018 | 0 years, 94 days | 2018 | [45][46] |
Chris Kirkland | England | Liverpool | 14 September 2018 | 26 October 2018 | 0 years, 42 days | 2018 | [47] |
Vicky Jepson | England | Liverpool | 26 October 2018 | 12 January 2021 | 2 years, 91 days | 2018–20 | [48][49] |
Nick Cushing | England | Manchester City | 3 November 2013 | 3 February 2020 | 6 years, 92 days | 2013–20 | [50][51] |
Alan Mahon | Ireland | Manchester City | 3 February 2020 | 28 May 2020 | 0 years, 115 days | 2020 | [51] |
Gareth Taylor | Wales | Manchester City | 28 May 2020 | present | 0 years, 242 days | 2020– | [52] |
Casey Stoney | England | Manchester United | 8 June 2018 | present | 2 years, 231 days | 2019– | [53] |
Rick Passmoor | England | Notts County[lower-greek 4] | 1 February 2013 | 21 April 2017 | 4 years, 79 days | 2013–16 | [54][55] |
Kelly Chambers | England | Reading | 1 August 2012 | present | 8 years, 177 days | 2012– | [56] |
Carlton Fairweather | England | Sunderland | 29 December 2014 | 16 March 2017 | 2 years, 77 days | 2015–17 | [57][58] |
Melanie Copeland § | England | Sunderland | 16 March 2017 | present | 3 years, 315 days | 2017–18 | [59] |
Karen Hills [lower-greek 5] | England | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 August 2009 | 19 November 2020 | 11 years, 95 days | 2019–20 | [60][61] |
Juan Carlos Amoros [lower-greek 5] | Spain | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 February 2011 | 19 November 2020 | 9 years, 278 days | 2019–20 | [61] |
Rehanne Skinner | England | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 November 2020 | present | 0 years, 67 days | 2020– | [62] |
Matt Beard | England | West Ham United | 7 June 2018 | 19 November 2020 | 2 years, 165 days | 2018–20 | [63][64] |
Billy Stewart | England | West Ham United | 19 November 2020 | 23 December 2020 | 0 years, 31 days | 2020 | [64] |
Olli Harder | New Zealand | West Ham United | 23 December 2020 | present | 0 years, 33 days | 2020– | [65] |
Jamie Sherwood | England | Yeovil Town | 22 September 2014 | 21 May 2018 | 3 years, 241 days | 2017–18 | [66][67] |
Lee Burch | England | Yeovil Town | 14 June 2018 | 19 June 2019 | 1 year, 5 days | 2018–19 | [68][69] |
Notes:
- Assumed interim managerial role ahead of incumbent head coach Gemma Davies.
- Originally managed as Bristol Academy, renamed Bristol City in 2016.
- Maternity cover for incumbent manager.
- Originally managed as Lincoln, team relocated in 2014.
- Part of a joint managerial team.
By club
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By nationality
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Records
- As of the end of the 2019–20 season.
Managers listed in bold are currently managing in the WSL. Does not include caretaker/interim managers who never took on a permanent role.
Most games
Rank | Manager | Games | Club(s) |
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1 | Emma Hayes | 124 | Chelsea (124) |
2 | Matt Beard | 105 | Liverpool (48) West Ham United (34) Chelsea (23) |
3 | Nick Cushing | 104 | Manchester City (104) |
4 | David Parker | 86 | Birmingham City (86) |
5 | Kelly Chambers | 76 | Reading (76) |
6 | Willie Kirk | 62 | Bristol City (36) Everton (26) |
7 | Rick Passmoor | 58 | Notts County (44) Lincoln (14) |
8 | Andy Spence | 52 | Everton (52) |
9 | Joe Montemurro | 48 | Arsenal (48) |
10 | Pedro Martínez Losa | 46 | Arsenal (46) |
Most wins
Rank | Manager | Wins | Club(s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Emma Hayes | 78 | Chelsea (78) |
2 | Nick Cushing | 72 | Manchester City (72) |
3 | Matt Beard | 42 | Liverpool (23) West Ham United (12) Chelsea (7) |
4 | Joe Montemurro | 38 | Arsenal (38) |
5 | David Parker | 37 | Birmingham City (37) |
6 | Pedro Martínez Losa | 27 | Arsenal (27) |
7 | Kelly Chambers | 26 | Reading (26) |
8 | Laura Harvey | 20 | Arsenal (20) |
Scott Rogers | 20 | Liverpool (20) | |
10 | Mark Sampson | 18 | Bristol Academy (18) |
Marc Skinner | 18 | Birmingham City (18) |
Highest win percentage
Rank | Manager | Wins (games) | Club(s) | Win % |
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1 | Joe Montemurro | 38 (48) | Arsenal (2017– ) | 79.17 |
2 | Laura Harvey | 20 (28) | Arsenal (2010–12) | 71.43 |
3 | Nick Cushing | 72 (104) | Manchester City (2013–20) | 69.23 |
4 | Emma Hayes | 78 (124) | Chelsea (2012– ) | 62.9 |
5 | Pedro Martínez Losa | 27 (46) | Arsenal (2014–17) | 58.7 |
6 | Shelley Kerr | 10 (18) | Arsenal (2013–14) | 55.56 |
7 | Mo Marley | 14 (28) | Everton (2002–12) | 50 |
Casey Stoney | 7 (14) | Manchester United (2018– ) | 50 | |
9 | Scott Rogers | 20 (42) | Liverpool (2015–18) | 47.62 |
10 | Marc Skinner | 18 (39) | Birmingham City (2016–19) | 46.15 |
Lowest win percentage
Rank | Manager | Wins (games) | Club(s) | Win % |
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1 | Jamie Sherwood | 0 (26) | Yeovil Town (2014–18) | |
Neil Redfearn | 0 (1) | Liverpool (2018) | ||
3 | Emma Coates | 1 (13) | Doncaster Rovers (2016–17) | 7.69 |
4 | Robbie Johnson | 2 (20) | Liverpool (2008–12) | 10 |
Lee Burch | 2 (20) | Yeovil Town (2018–19) | 10 | |
6 | John Buckley | 6 (42) | Doncaster Rovers (2003–13) | 14.29 |
7 | Andy Spence | 8 (52) | Everton (2012–18) | 15.38 |
8 | Vicky Jepson | 5 (29) | Liverpool (2018– ) | 17.24 |
9 | Hope Powell | 7 (36) | Brighton & Hove Albion (2017– ) | 19.44 |
10 | Rick Passmoor | 14 (58) | Lincoln (2013) Notts County (2014–17) | 24.14 |
Achievements
Title winning managers
By season
Season | Name | Club | Ref. |
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2011 | Laura Harvey | Arsenal | [70] |
2012 | Laura Harvey | Arsenal | [71] |
2013 | Matt Beard | Liverpool | [72] |
2014 | Matt Beard | Liverpool | [73] |
2015 | Emma Hayes | Chelsea | [74] |
2016 | Nick Cushing | Manchester City | [75] |
2017–18 | Emma Hayes | Chelsea | [76] |
2018–19 | Joe Montemurro | Arsenal | [77] |
2019–20 | Emma Hayes | Chelsea | [78] |
By manager
Rank | Name | Titles | Club(s) | Seasons |
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1 | Emma Hayes | 3 | Chelsea | 2015, 2017–18, 2019–20 |
2 | Laura Harvey | 2 | Arsenal | 2011, 2012 |
Matt Beard | Liverpool | 2013, 2014 | ||
4 | Nick Cushing | 1 | Manchester City | 2016 |
Joe Montemurro | Arsenal | 2018–19 |
Manager of the Year awards
Below is a list of all the recipients named as WSL manager of the year either at the The FA Women's Football Awards (2011–18), by the League Managers Association (2019) or Women's Super League awards (2020–present):
Number of wins in brackets.
Year | Name | Club | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2011 | Laura Harvey | Arsenal | [79] |
2012 | Mark Sampson | Bristol Academy | [80] |
2013 | Matt Beard | Liverpool | [81] |
2014 | David Parker | Birmingham | [82] |
2015 | Emma Hayes | Chelsea | [83] |
2016 | Nick Cushing | Manchester City | [84] |
2017 | Andy Spence | Everton | [85] |
2018 | Emma Hayes (2) | Chelsea | [86] |
2019 | Joe Montemurro | Arsenal | [87] |
2020 | Emma Hayes (3) | Chelsea | [88] |
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