Arsene Wenger celebrates 20 years as Arsenal manager
By Jocelyn Taub
MANCHESTER – MAY 11: Southampton manager Gordon Strachan during the FA Barclaycard Premiership match between Manchester City and Southampton held on May 11, 2003 at Maine Road, in Manchester, England. Southampton won the match 1-0, with the match being the last league game played at Maine Road for Manchester City before moving to their new stadium for the new season. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
Southampton – 21 managers
Southampton are another club that has been up and down between the lower divisions and the Premier League several times over the past twenty years. This is the club’s fifth straight year in the top flight.
Ronald Koeman led the Saints to a sixth place finish last season and a spot in the Europa league.
Claude Puel was named head coach when Koeman left to take the manager’s role with Everton.
- Graeme Souness 7/3/96-6/1/97
- Dave Jones 6/23/97-1/27/00
- Glenn Hoddle 1/28/00-3/28/01
- Stuart Gray 3/30/01-10/21/01
- Gordon Strachan 10/22/01-2/13/04
- Steve Wigley 2/13/04-3/4/04
- Paul Sturrock 3/4/04-8/23/04
- Steve Wigley 8/23/04-12/8/04
- Harry Redknapp 12/8/04-12/2/05
- Dave Bassett 12/2/0512/23/05
- George Burley 12/23/05-1/24/08
- John Gorman 1/24/08-2/18/08
- Nigel Pearson 2/18/08-5/29/08
- Jan Poortvliet 5/29/08-1/23/09
- Mark Wotte 1/23/09-7/9/09
- Alan Pardew 7/17/09-8/30/10
- Dean Wilkins 8/30/10-9/12/10
- Nigel Adkins 9/12/10-1/18/13
- Mauricio Pochettino 1/18/13-5/27/14
- Ronald Koeman 6/16/14-6/14/16
- Claude Puel 6/30/16-Present