Premier League Manager of the Month: Most wins and nominations

Football may be a team game, but there are still plenty of individual awards to divide opinion.

One of those is the Premier League Manager of the Month award, which is handed out to the top boss in England's top flight.

The award has been around for a little over 30 years, with plenty of serial winners over the past three decades, as well as some surprising and forgotten names.

Here's everything you need to know about the Premier League Manager of the Month award.

History of Premier League Manager of the Month

The Premier League's inception may have arrived in 1992 but the Manager of the Month award wasn't introduced until the beginning of the 1993/94 season. The prize precedes the Player of the Month award, with the latter introduced in 1994/95.

How does voting for Manager of the Month work?

The public participate in the selection of Premier League Manager of the Month, representing 10% of the final vote. Those wanting to influence the final decision can vote online on the Premier League's official website.

Combined with the public vote, the Manager of the Month is decided by a panel of experts, including former Premier League players and pundits such as Alan Shearer and Jamie Carragher.

Full list of Premier League Manager of the Month winners

Ferguson regularly scooped the MOTM award / John Peters / Contributor

After spending 26 years at Manchester United - although not all in the Premier League - it's not surprising Sir Alex Ferguson is the coach named Manager of the Month most often, picking up 27 wins.

Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is next up with 15 wins, while the current managerial trio of Pep Guardiola (11), David Moyes (10) and Jurgen Klopp (10) make up the rest of the top five.

Jose Mourinho has just four to his name despite his success in the Premier League, three coming with Chelsea. The Portuguese sits behind the likes of Rafa Benitez (7), Sam Allardyce (6), Mikel Arteta (6) and Eddie Howe (5) in the rankings.

Manager	Nationality	Clubs won with	Wins
Alex Ferguson	Scotland	Man Utd	27
Arsene Wenger	France	Arsenal	15
Pep Guardiola	Spain	Man City	11
David Moyes	Scotland	Everton	10
Jurgen Klopp	Germany	Liverpool	10
Martin O'Neill	Northern Ireland	Leicester, Aston Villa, Sunderland	8
Harry Redknapp	England	Portsmouth, Southampton, Tottenham	8
Rafa Benitez	Spain	Liverpool, Chelsea, Newcastle	7
Sam Allardyce	England	Bolton, West Ham	6
Mikel Arteta	Spain	Arsenal	6
Bobby Robson	England	Newcastle	6
Carlo Ancelotti	Italy	Chelsea, Everton	5
Eddie Howe	England	Bournemouth, Newcastle	5
Kevin Keegan	England	Newcastle	5
Claudio Ranieri	Italy	Chelsea, Leicester	5
Nuno Espirito Santo	Portugal	Wolves, Tottenham	4
Roy Hodgson	England	Blackburn, Fulham	4
Joe Kinnear	Ireland	Wimbledon	4
Jose Mourinho	Portugal	Chelsea, Tottenham	4
Manuel Pellegrini	Chile	Man City	4
Mauricio Pochettino	Argentina	Southampton, Tottenham	4
Gordon Strachan	Scotland	Coventry, Southampton	4
Antonio Conte	Italy	Chelsea	3
Alan Curbishley	England	Charlton	3
Gerard Houllier	France	Liverpool	3
Ronald Koeman	Netherlands	Southampton	3
David O'Leary	Ireland	Leeds	3
Alan Pardew	England	West Ham, Newcastle	3
Stuart Pearce	England	Nottingham Forest, Man City	3
Ange Postecoglou	Australia	Tottenham	3
Brendan Rodgers	Northern Ireland	Swansea, Liverpool	3
Frank Clark	England	Nottingham Forest	2
Steve Coppell	England	Reading	2
Owen Coyle	Ireland	Bolton	2
Kenny Dalglish	Scotland	Blackburn	2
Sean Dyche	England	Burnley	2
Roy Evans	England	Liverpool	2
John Gregory	England	Aston Villa	2
Glenn Hoddle	England	Tottenham	2
Paul Jewell	England	Wigan	2
Roberto Mancini	Italy	Man City	2
Tony Pulis	Wales	Crystal Palace, West Brom	2
Peter Reid	England	Sunderland	2
Graeme Souness	Scotland	Southampton	2
Erik ten Hag	Netherlands	Man Utd	2
Thomas Tuchel	Germany	Chelsea	2
Andre Villas-Boas	Portugal	Tottenham	2
Unai Emery	Spain	Aston Villa	2
Ron Atkinson	England	Coventry	1
Alan Ball	England	Man City	1
Phil Brown	England	Hull City	1
Steve Bruce	England	Newcastle	1
George Burley	Scotland	Ipswich	1
Steve Clarke	Scotland	West Brom	1
Paul Clement	England	Swansea	1
Roberto Di Matteo	Italy	West Brom	1
Sven-Goran Eriksson	Sweden	Man City	1
Gerry Francis	England	Queens Park Rangers	1
Trevor Francis	England	Sheffield Wednesday	1
Javi Gracia	Spain	Watford	1
George Graham	Scotland	Leeds	1
Avram Grant	Israel	Chelsea	1
Ralph Hassenhuttl	Austria	Southampton	1
Mark Hughes	Wales	Blackburn	1
Chris Hughton	Ireland	Brighton	1
Mike Jackson	England	Burnley	1
Martin Jol	Netherlands	Tottenham	1
Howard Kendall	England	Everton	1
Brian Kidd	England	Blackburn	1
Bruno Lage	Portugal	Wolves	1
Frank Lampard	England	Chelsea	1
Brian Little	England	Aston Villa	1
Roberto Martinez	Spain	Wigan	1
Brian McDermott	England	Reading	1
Alex McLeish	Scotland	Birmingham	1
Gary Megson	England	Bolton	1
David Merrington	England	Southampton	1
Darren Moore	Jamaica	West Brom	1
Garry Monk	England	Swansea	1
Nigel Pearson	England	Leicester	1
Mike Phelan	England	Hull City	1
David Pleat	England	Sheffield Wednesday	1
Bryan Robson	England	Middlesbrough	1
Glenn Roeder	England	West Ham	1
Joe Royle	England	Oldham	1
Quique Sanchez Flores	Spain	Watford	1
Dean Smith	England	Aston Villa	1
Jim Smith	England	Derby County	1
Walter Smith	Scotland	Everton	1
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer	Norway	Man Utd	1
Gareth Southgate	England	Middlesbrough	1
Peter Taylor	England	Leicester	1
Terry Veneables	England	Middlesbrough	1
David Wagner	United States	Huddersfield	1
Mike Walker	Wales	Norwich	1
Howard Wilkinson	England	Leeds	1
Danny Wilson	Northern Ireland	Sheffield Wednesday	1

2023/24 Premier League Manager of the Month winners

Month	Manager	Club
August	Ange Postecoglou	Tottenham Hotspur
September	Ange Postecoglou	Tottenham Hotspur
October	Ange Postecoglou	Tottenham Hotspur
November	Erik ten Hag	Manchester United
December	Unai Emery	Aston Villa
January	Jurgen Klopp	Liverpool
February	TBC	TBC
March	TBC	TBC
April	TBC	TBC

Premier League Manager of the Month winners by nationality

Nationality	No. of wins
England	89
Scotland	50
Spain	29
France	18
Italy	16
Northern Ireland	12
Germany	12
Portugal	11
Ireland	10
Netherlands	7
Wales	4
Argentina	4
Chile	4
Australia	3
Austria	1
Israel	1
Jamaica	1
Norway	1
Sweden	1
United States	1

Premier League Manager of the Month wins by club

Manchester United have the most award victories by coaches in charge of the club at the time of winning. Ferguson makes up 27 of their 31, with Erik ten Hag (3) and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (1) the only other United coaches who have won the award at Old Trafford.

Liverpool (23) have the second most, although theirs are spread out among more coaches. Klopp is the biggest winner, but Rafa Benitez, Gerard Houllier, Roy Evans and Brendan Rodgers also add to the Reds' tally.

Manchester City (21), Arsenal (21), Chelsea (17), Newcastle United (17) and Tottenham (16) are next up, with the Manager of the Month table roughly resembling the standings at the top of the Premier League in recent years. Of current Premier League teams, only Brentford, Sheffield United and Luton Town haven't had a winner of the award.

Club	No. of wins
Manchester United	31
Liverpool	23
Manchester City	21
Arsenal	21
Chelsea	17
Newcastle United	17
Tottenham Hotspur	16
Everton	13
Southampton	11
Aston Villa	10
Leicester City	8
Bolton Wanderers	7
Blackburn Rovers	6
West Ham, Leeds	5
West Brom, Wimbledon, Wolves	4
Bournemouth, Burnley, Charlton, Coventry, Middlesbrough, Portsmouth, Nottingham Forest, Reading, Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland, Swansea, Wigan	3
Fulham, Hull, Watford	2
Birmingham, Brighton, Crystal Palace, Derby, Huddersfield, Ipswich, Norwich, Oldham, QPR	1

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