Football League Cup Winning Managers 1960-61 to 2023-24
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Table of Football League Cup Winning Managers from season 1960-61 to 2023-24.
Includes individual table and table by nationalities.
The first 6 editions had Finals played home & away with the first Wembley Final in 1967.
The Football League Cup has been sponsored by several companies and is currently known as the EFL Carabao Cup. See list of EFL sponsors below table.
Pep Guardiola has now won the League Cup on three consecutive occasions (2018, 2019, 2020) – only Alex Ferguson (four), Brian Clough (four) and Jose Mourinho (four) have won the competition more often among managers.
The 2024 Final is on Sunday 25th February between Chelsea & Liverpool
Football League Cup Winning Managers 1960-61 to 2023-24
| Season | Nat | Manager | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960–61 |
| Joe Mercer |
| Aston Villa |
| 1961–62 |
| Willie Reid |
| Norwich City |
| 1962–63 |
| Gil Merrick |
| Birmingham City |
| 1963–64 |
| Matt Gillies |
| Leicester City |
| 1964–65 |
| Tommy Docherty |
| Chelsea |
| 1965–66 |
| Jimmy Hagan |
| West Bromwich Albion |
| 1966–67 |
| Alec Stock |
| Queens Park Rangers |
| 1967–68 |
| Don Revie |
| Leeds United |
| 1968–69 |
| Danny Williams |
| Swindon Town |
| 1969–70 |
| Joe Mercer |
| Manchester City |
| 1970–71 |
| Bill Nicholson |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1971–72 |
| Tony Waddington |
| Stoke City |
| 1972–73 |
| Bill Nicholson |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1973–74 |
| Bill McGarry |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 1974–75 |
| Ron Saunders |
| Aston Villa |
| 1975–76 |
| Tony Book |
| Manchester City |
| 1976–77 |
| Ron Saunders |
| Aston Villa |
| 1977–78 |
| Brian Clough |
| Nottingham Forest |
| 1978–79 |
| Brian Clough |
| Nottingham Forest |
| 1979–80 |
| John Barnwell |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 1980–81 |
| Bob Paisley |
| Liverpool |
| 1981–82 |
| Bob Paisley |
| Liverpool |
| 1982–83 |
| Bob Paisley |
| Liverpool |
| 1983–84 |
| Joe Fagan |
| Liverpool |
| 1984–85 |
| Ken Brown |
| Norwich City |
| 1985–86 |
| Maurice Evans |
| Oxford United |
| 1986–87 |
| George Graham |
| Arsenal |
| 1987–88 |
| Ray Harford |
| Luton Town |
| 1988–89 |
| Brian Clough |
| Nottingham Forest |
| 1989–90 |
| Brian Clough |
| Nottingham Forest |
| 1990–91 |
| Ron Atkinson |
| Sheffield Wednesday |
| 1991–92 |
| Alex Ferguson |
| Manchester United |
| 1992–93 |
| George Graham |
| Arsenal |
| 1993–94 |
| Ron Atkinson |
| Aston Villa |
| 1994–95 |
| Roy Evans |
| Liverpool |
| 1995–96 |
| Brian Little |
| Aston Villa |
| 1996–97 |
| Martin O'Neill |
| Leicester City |
| 1997–98 |
| Gianluca Vialli |
| Chelsea |
| 1998–99 |
| George Graham |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1999–2000 |
| Martin O'Neill |
| Leicester City |
| 2000–01 |
| Gérard Houllier |
| Liverpool |
| 2001–02 |
| Graeme Souness |
| Blackburn Rovers |
| 2002–03 |
| Gérard Houllier |
| Liverpool |
| 2003–04 |
| Steve McClaren |
| Middlesbrough |
| 2004–05 |
| José Mourinho |
| Chelsea |
| 2005–06 |
| Alex Ferguson |
| Manchester United |
| 2006–07 |
| José Mourinho |
| Chelsea |
| 2007–08 |
| Juande Ramos |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
| 2008–09 |
| Alex Ferguson |
| Manchester United |
| 2009–10 |
| Alex Ferguson |
| Manchester United |
| 2010–11 |
| Alex McLeish |
| Birmingham City |
| 2011–12 |
| Kenny Dalglish |
| Liverpool |
| 2012–13 |
| Michael Laudrup |
| Swansea City |
| 2013–14 |
| Manuel Pellegrini |
| Manchester City |
| 2014–15 |
| José Mourinho |
| Chelsea |
| 2015–16 |
| Manuel Pellegrini |
| Manchester City |
| 2016–17 |
| José Mourinho |
| Manchester United |
| 2017–18 |
| Pep Guardiola |
| Manchester City |
| 2018-19 |
| Pep Guardiola |
| Manchester City |
| 2019-20 |
| Pep Guardiola |
| Manchester City |
| 2020-21 |
| Pep Guardiola |
| Manchester City |
| 2021-22 |
| Jurgen Klopp |
| Liverpool |
| 2022-23 |
| Erik ten Hag |
| Manchester United |
| 2023-24 |
| Jurgen Klopp |
| Liverpool |
Football League Cup Titles 1960-61 to 2023-24
Football League Cup by Nationality
