The well-documented Premier League has seen some of the very best managers grace its presence over three decades of its existence. From those who led with the old-school philosophy of English football to those in recent years who have revolutionised the way the game is played with gegenpress or tiki-taka tactics.

What has been proven throughout the years is that there is no single method for success, as this variety of styles has helped many managers amass an impressive number of points. But who has accrued the most? GIVEMESPORT has the answer as we rank the 20 managers who have won the most points in the Premier League era.

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Before heading into the top ten, let’s pay our respects to those that may not be thought of in the same vein but are perhaps considered the cult heroes of English top flight football – and that starts with Alan Curbishley, Kevin Keegan and Gerard Houlier on 410, 413 and 419 points, respectively. Keegan, especially, is remembered for his stint in charge of Newcastle United, which included his infamous rant at Sir Alex Ferguson.

Back to points tallies and Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta and Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe quickly follow with just 20 points separating the pair, who have the chance to rise up the rankings in years to come.

Unless he returns to manage in England before calling it time on his managerial career, the same cannot be said for ex-Liverpool man Brendan Rodgers, who was replaced by none other than Jurgen Klopp in late 2015. The Northern Irish boss has picked up 488 points throughout his managerial career in the Premier League – but that’s 17 short of Martin O’Neill’s tally of 505.

Roy Hodgson and Mauricio Pochettino, who managed at the likes of Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea, then follow in 13th and 12th, respectively. Unfortunate to miss out on a spot in the top ten is Steve Bruce, who picked up 531 points across spells at Newcastle United and Birmingham City.

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Mark Hughes

601 points

A Premier League winner as a player at Manchester United, Mark Hughes may not have ever reached the same heights on the touchline, but he has still carved out a respectable career for himself as a boss in England’s top flight. Having had stints in charge of the likes of Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, and Stoke City, the former striker has managed to notch up 601 points.

This tally is enough to take the Welshman above former teammate Steve Bruce, who sits in 11th. While it is unlikely that Hughes will get another job in the big time management sphere, there is no immediate threat to his spot in the top 10 as things currently stand. That’s unless Arteta or Howe stick around for the next few years.

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Rafael Benitez

605 points

He may have spent time at four Premier League clubs, but it’s pretty clear that the majority of Rafael Benitez‘s 605 points came during his six-year spell with Liverpool on the red half of Merseyside. While he never won an English league title at Liverpool, Chelsea, Newcastle United, or Everton, the former Valencia boss did manage success in other competitions during this period of his career.

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There have been a whole host of Spanish managers who have gone on to impress at the highest level, and Benitez is up there with them. Ahea of the curve was Benitez and that was proved by his willingness to extract and utilise data, which made him one of the first to introduce that way of thinking to English football. Now 65 years of age and beyond the apex of his career in the dugout, Benitez is in charge of Panathinaikos in Greece.

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Sam Allardyce

680 points

Never forget that, in his final run as a Premier League boss, Sam Allardyce walked into a troubled Leeds team, declared himself the best manager in the division, and oversaw the Elland Road outfit’s relegation back to the Championship. To be fair, Allardyce must have known he was walking into a poisoned chalice with little chance of survival. But if anyone could do it, he could.

During his journeyman career, the former England head honcho (albeit for a singular game) had a knack for pulling a rabbit out of the hat and leading teams to safety after taking over mid-season, seemingly needing a miracle. He also built an incredibly underrated team at Bolton that saw stars like Jay-Jay Okocha and Nicolas Anelka flourish as the Wanderers pushed for Europe. All in a day’s work for Big Sam.

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Jurgen Klopp

705 points

The first manager inside the top 10 to have lifted the famous trophy. Had it not been for the fact that Jurgen Klopp was up against arguably the greatest team in football history when battling for supremacy, he might have won more. The German was an inspirational figure at Liverpool, turning the Reds from a team closer to mid-table finishes than Europe to one that was among the best on the continent.

Perhaps the biggest tip of the hat you can give to the now-Head of Global Soccer at Red Bull is that he left a steady ship for Arne Slot to benefit from, as the Merseysiders had not missed a step since the Dutchman’s appointment. Things have changed nowadays but Slot has every reason to thank Klopp for leaving his squad in such a healthy position.

6

Jose Mourinho

735 points

Very few people have come to the Premier League and immediately dominated quite like the ‘Special One’ did when he first arrived at Chelsea in the summer of 2004. The mercurial Jose Mourinho had that special touch, and was exactly what the west London outfit needed to become an unstoppable force in English football for a two-year period.

Subsequent, and less fruitful, spells at Manchester United and in north London with Spurs followed, and it feels as though, nowadays, top-level football has passed by the current Benfica boss. However, his legacy is one that will remain intact, as the Portuguese remains one of the most recognisable faces in Premier League history.

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Pep Guardiola

828 points

Speaking of Mourinho, one of his biggest managerial rivals has recently overtaken him for a place inside the top five – that man, of course, is Pep Guardiola. The Catalan-born tactician has done the same thing at Manchester City as he did at Barcelona and Bayern Munich: build a well-oiled machine that has rarely been stopped during the decade he has resided in England.

Guardiola is over three-quarters of the way to 1,000 points, which is an unbelievable feat only three men have achieved in the history of the Premier League. Even if he doesn’t manage to reach that tally, which he may not given reports have suggested that 2025/26 will be his concluding campaign with his current employers, he is already one of the best the division has ever seen.

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Harry Redknapp

878 points

A national treasure in England as much as a Premier League legend, it is impossible not to love Harry Redknapp. As a personality, he is one of a kind, and as a manager, he is also incredibly accomplished. Apart from his time at Tottenham Hotspur, Redknapp was never in charge of a team challenging towards the top end of the top flight, yet his record speaks for itself.

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Part of that success is down to his impressive longevity at the top of the managerial food chain. While he was often managing teams that found themselves dwelling in the middle of England’s primary division or below, the wily veteran was able to have a lengthy run in the Premier League and, as a result, racked up a mighty 878 points.

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David Moyes

1,048 points

As mentioned earlier, only three managers have hit the 1000-point mark and David Moyes is the first of the exclusive club. The Scot, now 62 years of age, is often tarnished by his ill-fated reign as Manchester United boss, but that doesn’t take away from the incredible work he did at Everton and the underrated job he managed across his two spells at the London Stadium.

Of the three managers in Premier League history to have picked up north of 1,000 points, Moyes is the only to still be plying his trade as a manager – and should he land himself another job in the English top flight after his Hill Dickinson Stadium spell comes to a close, you could see him extend his the gap between himself and Redknapp.

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Arsene Wenger

1,627 points

Given that he has managed more games in the Premier League than anyone else, it is no surprise that Arsene Wenger is one half of the duo to have not just surpassed but smashed the 1000-point total. The Frenchman’s appointment at Arsenal was a curious one at first, with “Arsene who?” being a common sentiment.

During his tenure, Wenger built some of the best teams in the division, signed some of the greatest players the Premier League has ever seen, and remains the only manager to have completed an invincible campaign. If it weren’t for one other iconic figure, he would no doubt be number one. But it seemed one manager just always found a way to have the beating of him.