The 12 Greatest Liverpool FC Managers of All Time

By YPB Team

From the founding fathers who transformed Liverpool into English football royalty to the modern-day revolutionaries who brought Champions League and Premier League glory, every era of Anfield management is represented. Which boss left the deepest mark on the club?

Bob Paisley

Liverpool's most decorated manager, winning 20 trophies in nine seasons including three European Cups and six First Division titles between 1974 and 1983.

1000pts

Joe Fagan

Won a remarkable treble of European Cup, First Division, and League Cup in his very first season as Liverpool manager in 1983-84.

779pts

Rafael Benitez

Spanish tactician who orchestrated the miraculous Istanbul comeback to win the 2005 Champions League and also delivered the FA Cup in 2006.

681pts

Kenny Dalglish

Club legend who managed Liverpool as player-manager 1985–1991 winning three league titles and two FA Cups, then returned briefly in 2011-12.

436pts

Gerard Houllier

Frenchman who stabilized and revitalized Liverpool in the late 1990s, guiding the club to a historic 2001 treble of UEFA Cup, FA Cup, and League Cup.

436pts

Arne Slot

Dutch manager who succeeded Klopp and immediately won the 2024-25 Premier League title in his debut season, maintaining Liverpool's elite status.

436pts

Tom Watson

Liverpool's longest-serving early manager (1896-1915) who won two First Division titles and established the club's winning foundations.

436pts

Phil Taylor

Transitional manager who bridged the post-war era and the Shankly revolution, keeping Liverpool competitive in the First Division from 1956 to 1959.

436pts

Jurgen Klopp

Charismatic German manager who won the Champions League in 2019, ended Liverpool's 30-year league title wait in 2020, and transformed the club's DNA between 2015 and 2024.

272pts

Roy Evans

Anfield stalwart who managed Liverpool 1994-1998, delivering attractive passing football and the 1995 League Cup but narrowly missing the league title.

272pts