People · the succession
Managers
People · the succession
Managers
Busby and Ferguson span ~44% of matches. Everyone else fills the years between and after.
The secretary-managers
1892–1939 · 10 managers42% W
732W
389D
636L
AlbutA. H. Albut1892–1900 · Secretary-manager44% win+0.3 gd/game273 played
WestJames West1900–1903 · Secretary-manager39% win+0.0 gd/game111 played
MangnallErnest Mangnall51903–1912 · Secretary-manager55% win+0.6 gd/game363 played
BentleyJohn Bentley1912–1914 · Secretary-manager40% win+0.1 gd/game98 played
RobsonJack Robson1915–1921 · Manager31% win−0.1 gd/game121 played- ChapmanJohn Chapman1921–1926 · Manager39% win+0.1 gd/game220 played
- HilditchClarence 'Lal' Hilditch1926–1927 · Player-manager29% win−0.5 gd/game31 played
- BamlettHerbert Bamlett1927–1931 · Manager31% win−0.5 gd/game185 played
- CrickmerWalter Crickmer1931–1939 · Secretary-manager39% win+0.1 gd/game120 played
- DuncanScott Duncan1932–1937 · Manager39% win+0.0 gd/game235 played
The dominant reign
The Busby era
1946–1971 · 2 managers · 1,162 matches
50%
win rate
581W
272D
309L
Between Busby and Ferguson
1969–1986 · 5 managers44% W
396W
258D
240L
McGuinnessWilf McGuinness1969–1970 · Manager36% win+0.2 gd/game87 played- O'FarrellFrank O'Farrell1971–1972 · Manager37% win+0.0 gd/game81 played
DochertyTommy Docherty11972–1977 · Manager47% win+0.4 gd/game229 played
SextonDave Sexton1977–1981 · Manager40% win+0.2 gd/game201 played
AtkinsonRon Atkinson31981–1986 · Manager49% win+0.6 gd/game296 played
The dominant reign
The Ferguson era
1986–2013 · 1 manager · 1,497 matches
60%
win rate
893W
337D
267L
After Ferguson
2013–2026 · 11 managers53% W
380W
161D
175L
MoyesDavid Moyes12013–2014 · Manager53% win+0.6 gd/game51 played
GiggsRyan Giggs2014–2014 · Caretaker50% win+1.3 gd/game4 played
van GaalLouis van Gaal12014–2016 · Manager52% win+0.6 gd/game103 played
MourinhoJosé Mourinho32016–2018 · Manager58% win+0.9 gd/game144 played
SolskjærOle Gunnar Solskjær2018–2021 · Manager54% win+0.7 gd/game168 played
CarrickMichael Carrick2021–2026 · Manager70% win+0.9 gd/game20 played
RangnickRalf Rangnick2021–2022 · Interim manager38% win0.0 gd/game29 played
ten HagErik ten Hag22022–2024 · Manager55% win+0.4 gd/game128 played
van NistelrooyRuud van Nistelrooy2024–2024 · Interim manager75% win+2.0 gd/game4 played
AmorimRúben Amorim2024–2026 · Manager38% win+0.1 gd/game63 played
FletcherDarren Fletcher2026–2026 · Caretaker0% win−0.5 gd/game2 played
Slice: every match under each man, league and cup, since 1892