England manager Gareth Southgate said his adieu to the England National Football team and stepped down from the head coach position. After England lost the Final of Euro Cup 2024 against Spain, head coach Gareth Southgate resigned from his post.
For the past 8 years, Gareth Southgate has been mentoring England’s National Football Team. He led the team to two Euros finals, one World Cup semifinal and another quarterfinal. These are the most consistent football years of England’s Football team in history.
During his head coaching England’s football team, Gareth Southgate managed 102 games with 64 wins and 18 losses. Sure the stats make Gareth Southgate one of the most successful England Football managers in history.
Throughout football history, the England Team has had many head coaches and managers over the years. Prior to the head coach role, there was an “International Selection Committee” for selecting the players and coaching staff under the Football Association. The role of the manager and or head coach was first established in 1946.
Walter Winterbottom was the very first head coach of the England National Football team appointed on the 31st of January 1946 and was in charge of the 141 games with 78 wins, 34 losses, and 34 draws. Since then, a total of 20 men have been selected as the head coach or manager for the National Football Team of England. Except for Sven-Göran Eriksson (Sweden) and Fabio Capello (Italy), everyone else is the home manager.
List of England Football Managers
The table below has the full list of England football Team head Coach/ Manager from 1946 to 2024-
Joined | Retired | Name | Nationality | Mat | Win | Draw | Lost | PPG |
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Sep 1946 | Nov , 1962 | Walter Winterbottom | English | 141 | 78 | 34 | 29 | 1.9 |
Feb 1963 | May , 1974 | Sir Alf Ramsey | English | 113 | 69 | 27 | 17 | 2.07 |
May , 1974 | Aug , 1974 | Joe Mercer | English | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1.71 |
Jul 1974 | Jul , 1977 | Don Revie Jul | English | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1.72 |
Aug 1977 | Jul , 1982 | Ron Greenwood | English | 54 | 32 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
Jul , 1982 | Jul 1990 | Sir Bobby Robson | English | 94 | 47 | 29 | 18 | 1.81 |
Aug 1990 | Nov 1993 | Graham Taylor | English | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 1.76 |
Jan , 1994 | Jun , 1996 | Terry Venables | English | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1.88 |
Jul , 1996 | Feb 1999 | Glenn Hoddle | English | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 1.96 |
2 Feb 1999 | 17 Feb 1999 | Howard Wilkinson | English | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
Feb 1999 | Oct 2000 | Kevin Keegan | English | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1.56 |
7 Oct 2000 | 22 Oct 2000 | Howard Wilkinson | English | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
Oct 2000 | Jan 2001 | Peter Taylor | English | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
Jan , 2001 | Jul , 2006 | Sven-Göran Eriksson | Swedish | 66 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 2 |
Aug , 2006 | Nov , 2007 | Steve McClaren | English | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1.72 |
Dec , 2007 | Feb , 2012 | Fabio Capello | Italian | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 2.19 |
Feb , 2012 | May , 2012 | Stuart Pearce | English | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
May , 2012 | Jun , 2016 | Roy Hodgson | English | 56 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 2.02 |
Jul 2016 | Sep , 2016 | Sam Allardyce | English | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
Sep , 2016 | Jul , 2024 | Gareth Southgate | English | 102 | 64 | 20 | 18 | 2.08 |
FAQs
Q.1 Who is the Current Head Coach of the England National Football Team?
Ans. Currently, there is no manager or head coach appointed after former head coach Gareth Southgate resigned from his post on 16th July 2024.
Q.2 Why did Gareth Southgate retire from the head coach position?
Ans. After losing to Spain in the Final of Euro Cup 2024, Gareth Southgate decided to resign as the manager of the England National Football team.
Q.3 Who served the longest as the Head Coach of the England football Team?
Ans. Walter Winterbottom was the very first head coach of the England National Football team appointed in 1946 and served for 16 years.
Q.4 When was Gareth Southgate appointed as the head coach?
Ans. The former coach of the England Football Team was appointed on 28 September 2016. Southgate was in charge of the team for 8 years. He recently stepped down from his position of manager after a recent loss against Spain in the Final of the European Cup 2024.