Most successful managers in Premier League history: Where Pep Guardiola ranks for trophies won

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Pep Guardiola’s time at the helm of Manchester City now over, fans can reflect on what was an all-time great run as manager of the Premier League giants.

Signed in 2016 after stints at Barcelona and Bayern Munich, Guardiola joined City and won every single trophy available to him.

While dominating the Premier League with six league titles in a 10-year span, Guardiola also led City to its first-ever UEFA Champions League title in 2023, a trophy the club craved under City Football Group ownership.

The Sporting News looks at the most decorated managers in English football and where Guardiola falls into the country’s overall history. Spoiler alert: it’s very, very high.

MORE:A full breakdown of every trophy won by Pep Guardiola at Man City

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Most trophies won in English club history

Unsurprisingly, Sir Alex Ferguson and his record 13 Premier League titles stand atop the trophies list in English football history. He also won 10 Community Shield trophies to help prop up his total, while winning the Champions League twice as well.

Modern football legends are on the list just behind him, as Pep Guardiola sits second and Arsene Wenger third. Historical greats like George Ramsay and Brian Clough are next, while Jose Mourinho sits just behind them.

Below is a list of managers with the most trophies won while at the helm of an English top-flight club.

Manager with most Premier League titles

Since the inception of the Premier League in 1993, legendary Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has by far the most Premier League titles in football history, winning 13 of them in his illustrious time at Old Trafford.

That also gives him the most English football league titles throughout the history of the nation too, more than the six of Pep Guardiola, George Ramsay, and Bob Paisley who are all tied on second, although only Guardiola coached in the Premier League era.

Manager with most FA Cup titles

Arsene Wenger won three Premier League titles, but was most successful in the FA Cup where he lifted the trophy a whopping seven times, more than any other manager.

Guardiola, meanwhile, won three FA Cups, which puts him joint-fourth with James Fielding, Charles Foweraker, and Bill Nicholson.

Manager with most League Cup titles

Pep Guardiola has the most English League Cup (now known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons) titles in managerial history, having won a whopping five times during his 10 seasons at Manchester City.

Unlike the Premier League/Division One or FA Cup, this competition has been around for a shorter time, first contested in 1960.