{"id":29171,"date":"2025-11-26T23:39:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T23:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/?p=29171"},"modified":"2025-11-26T23:39:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T23:39:12","slug":"the-5-longest-serving-managers-in-premier-league-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/sports\/football\/premier-league\/the-5-longest-serving-managers-in-premier-league-history\/","title":{"rendered":"The 7 Longest Serving Managers in Premier League History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The life expectancy of a Premier League manager is notoriously short. Clubs rarely hesitate to roll the dice in search of a spark\u2014be it to stay in the title hunt, push for Europe, or simply keep their heads above water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you need proof of how ruthless Premier League management has become, look no further than Nottingham Forest, who have rattled through three bosses in just the opening months of the 2025\/26 campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, a select few bosses have managed to defy the revolving door. Here, we take a look at the five longest uninterrupted reigns in Premier League history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Harry Redknapp – West Ham 1994-2001 – 2,464 Days<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n

Long before Harry Redknapp was known for jam roly-polys and being crowned ‘King of the Jungle’, he was also one of the most recognisable managers of his generation, taking charge of 1,391 matches during a career that spanned 34 years, seven clubs and a brief spell with the Jordan national team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Redknapp’s most memorable stint arguably came at West Ham, the team where he also made his name as a player, as he spent seven largely successful seasons in the dugout at Upton Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 74-year-old led the Hammers to fifth place during the 1998-99 campaign, still their highest ever finish in the Premier League, while the following season he guided them to Intertoto Cup glory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only that, Redknapp was also responsible for signing West Ham greats like Paolo Di Canio, as well as nurturing the talents of future world stars such as Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard and Joe Cole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Joe Kinnear – Wimbledon 1992-99 – 2,698 Days<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Joe Kinnear perhaps does not get the credit he deserves for his time at Wimbledon, where he embodied the ‘Crazy Gang’ spirit and regularly had the London club punching above their weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is hard to imagine now, but Kinnear not only kept Wimbledon in the Premier League during his seven years at the helm, but he led them to regular top-half finishes during that time, including sixth place in 1993-94.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps what is even more telling, is the season after Kinnear left, Wimbledon were relegated from the Premier League and have never returned, with matters off the pitch (including a relocation to Milton Keynes and subsequent forming of AFC Wimbledon) instead dominating the headlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Jurgen Klopp \u2013 Liverpool 2015-2024 \u2013 3,288 Days<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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"Saying goodbye I don't think is ever nice"

Jurgen Klopp on his final farewell to Liverpool and how it's going to be tough for him on Sunday \ud83e\udd15 pic.twitter.com\/fCOWYrwNXm<\/a><\/p>— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 17, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>