Who are the longest-serving Premier League managers?

Almost half the 20 clubs in this season’s Premier League will begin the campaign with a new manager in charge, with the nine coaching changes from the end of last term a new record for the competition.

As such, now feels like a very apt time to run through the top-flight bosses from longest-serving to newest on the block…

Who are the longest-serving Premier League managers?

Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta is the longest-serving Premier League manager, moving to top spot on the list after Pep Guardiola’s departure from Manchester City at the end of last season.

In charge of the Gunners for almost seven years, Arteta is also the only Premier League boss to have been in their job for over four years.

Only two other coaches are three or more years into their tenure: Unai Emery at Aston Villa and Daniel Farke at Leeds.

The top five longest-serving Premier League managers is completed by Sunderland’s Regis Le Bris and Brighton’s Fabian Hurzeler – the youngest boss in the top flight at only 33 years old.

At the other end of the scale, Newcastle’s Matthias Jaissle is the most recently appointed top-flight gaffer, succeeding Eddie Howe at the beginning of August.

He’s one of nine new arrivals in the dugout this summer, along with Marco Rose (Bournemouth), Andoni Iraola (Liverpool), Pierre Sage (Crystal Palace), Gary O’Neil (Ipswich), Enzo Maresca (Man City), Xabi Alonso (Chelsea), Oliver Glasner (Nottingham Forest) and Alvaro Arbeloa (Fulham).

Two other managers have been at the helm for less than 12 months: Roberto De Zerbi at Tottenham and Michael Carrick at Manchester United.

Here is the full list of Premier League managers in order of date appointed:

Who are the longest-serving managers in Premier League history?

Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger holds the record for the longest-ever Premier League managerial reign, leading the Gunners to three titles during his 21 years and eight months in charge.

Wenger is closely followed in that regard by the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson, who managed Man United from the Premier League’s inception in 1992 until his retirement in 2013 (20 years and 11 months) – winning a record 13 titles along the way.

Only two other bosses have ever spent a decade or more in charge of one Premier League club: David Moyes at Everton (11 years and three months) and Guardiola at Man City (10 years).

Here is the full list of longest-serving managers in Premier League history by length of tenure:

Who is the longest-serving manager in English football?

Arteta is also the longest-serving manager in the top four divisions of English football (the Premier League, the Championship, League One and League Two).

The longest-serving boss outside the Premier League is League One Mansfield’s Nigel Clough, who has been in charge for the best part of six years.

Only two other active managers in the top four divisions boast tenures of five years or more: League One Bromley’s Andy Woodman and Championship Wrexham’s Phil Parkinson.