A Comprehensive Timeline of Spurs’ Managerial History
Tottenham Hotspur underwent a major rebuild with Daniel Levy and Enic taking over in 2001. Under the new ownership, several managers have come and gone at the Lane through the years. Moreover, having an uncertain system in Mauricio Pochettino’s departure, the list of head coaches has been changed
The sequence of uncertainly still stays at Tottenham as they decided to sack Ange Postecoglou weeks after the UEL 2025 win. Even though the Australian guided Spurs to their first trophy in 17 years, the 22 defeats in the Premier League season could be argued as unforgivable. Here is an overview of how the managerial changes have been made over the past two decades at Tottenham.
Daniel Levy and Enic announced themselves by sacking at the time Tottenham Manager George Graham one month into the takeover. Since 2001, 19 different managers (caretakers included) have worked as the coaching chair of the Spurs.
Here is a table of all the Tottenham Hotspur managers from 2001 to 2025 including the intervals:
| Manager | Tenure | Duration | Type |
| George Graham | Until March 2001 | ~1 month (under Levy) | Permanent |
| David Pleat (Caretaker) | March 2001 – April 2001 | ~1 month | Caretaker |
| Glenn Hoddle | April 2001 – September 2003 | 2 years, 5 months | Permanent |
| David Pleat (Caretaker) | September 2003 – June 2004 | ~9 months | Caretaker |
| Jacques Santini | June 2004 – November 2004 | ~5 months | Permanent |
| Martin Jol | November 2004 – October 2007 | 2 years, 11 months | Permanent |
| Clive Allen & Alex Inglethorpe (Caretaker) | October 2007 | ~1 week | Caretaker |
| Juande Ramos | October 2007 – October 2008 | 1 year | Permanent |
| Clive Allen & Alex Inglethorpe (Caretaker) | October 2008 | ~1 week | Caretaker |
| Harry Redknapp | October 2008 – June 2012 | 3 years, 8 months | Permanent |
| André Villas-Boas | July 2012 – December 2013 | 1 year, 5 months | Permanent |
| Tim Sherwood | December 2013 – May 2014 | ~5 months | Permanent |
| Mauricio Pochettino | May 2014 – November 2019 | 5 years, 6 months | Permanent |
| José Mourinho | November 2019 – April 2021 | 1 year, 5 months | Permanent |
| Ryan Mason (Interim) | April 2021 – June 2021 | ~2 months | Caretaker |
| Nuno Espírito Santo | July 2021 – November 2021 | ~4 months | Permanent |
| Antonio Conte | November 2021 – March 2023 | 1 year, 4 months | Permanent |
| Cristian Stellini (Interim) | March 2023 – April 2023 | ~1 month | Caretaker |
| Ryan Mason (Interim) | April 2023 – June 2023 | ~2 months | Caretaker |
| Ange Postecoglou | June 2023 – June 2025 | 1 year, 11 months | Permanent |
Over the last decade, Tottenham has seen some reputed managers like Mauricio Pochettino, Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho work with the club. Having a rough stint, all three left the Lane on bad terms as instability kept rising.
Tottenham Hotspur ahead of the season are still in search of a new head coach. With Brentford’s Thomas Frank being heavily linked to the club, most speculate his move to be announced this week. Guiding Bremtford to a strong PL finish, Frank has emerged as the most suitable candidate for Levy.
Other than Frank, managers like Simone Inzaghi and Robert De Zerbi were also linked to Tottenham. However, with Inzaghi moving to Al-Ahli and De Zerbi not interested, Tottenham Hotspur might go with Frank. Moreover, with the UCL 2025/26 season in sight, Spurs will also aim for Frank to make some recruitments.
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