Four Premier League managers sacked and yet these five in top 11 survivors…


 
 
 
 
 
 

On 28 October 2024, Erik ten Hag was sacked by Manchester United, the first of the Premier League managers to be sacked this season.

Now, less than seven weeks later, we are up to now four Premier League managers sacked this season, so far.

Steve Cooper sacked on 24 November by Leicester.

Then these last 24 hours, Gary O’Neil kicked out by Wolves and Russell Martin by Southampton.

With life so precarious as a top flight manager, you may be surprised by this.

Across all four divisions in England, three of the longest serving current bosses are Premier League managers.

If you extend that, five Premier League managers are amongst the 11 current longest serving.

The longest serving managers across all four divisions (as at 16 December 2024):

21 May 2009 – Simon Weaver (Harrogate Town)

1 July 2016 – Pep Guardiola (Man City)

16 October 2018 – Thomas Frank (Brentford)

22 December 2019 – Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)

1 July 2020 – Ian Evatt (Bolton)

6 November 2020 – Nigel Clough (Mansfield)

29 March 2021 – Andy Woodman (Bromley)

1 July 2021 – Marco Silva (Fulham)

1 July 2021 – Phil Parkinson (Wrexham)

2 November 2021 – Dave Challinor (Stockport)

8 November 2021 – Eddie Howe (Newcastle United)

As you can see, Eddie Howe now at number 11 in terms of longest serving across the four divisions. With former NUFC coach Andy Woodman at number seven, set to come to St James’ Park with Bromley next month in the FA Cup.

As well as five Premier League managers in this top eleven longest serving, there are also four current League One bosses, plus a couple of League Two bosses.

So based on that, I think fair to assume that the Championship looks the most dangerous to manage in! Not a single current second tier manager has been in their current job as long as Eddie Howe has been at Newcastle United.