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Club Football - England
*EFL Cup*

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Most Appearances (Manager)

This list features the managers that have the most match appearances in the history of the English Football League Cup.

RANK

MANAGERS

APPEARANCES

TROPHIES

CLUB(s)

YEARS

1

Alex Ferguson

98

4

Manchester United

1986-2013

2

Brian Clough

85

4

Derby County, Nottingham Forest

1967-1993

3

Arsène Wenger

73

0

Arsenal

1996-2018

4

George Graham

63

3

Millwall, Arsenal, Leeds United, Tottenham Hotspur

1982-2001

5

Steve Bruce

61

0

Sheffield United, Huddersfield Town, Crystal Palace, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic, Sunderland, Hull City

Aston Villa, Newcastle United, West Bromwich Albion

1998-2022

6

David Moyes

59

0

Preston North End, Everton, Manchester United, Sunderland, West Ham United

1998-present

7

Kenny Dalglish

57

1

Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United

1985-2012

8

Bob Paisley

52

3

Liverpool

1974-1983

9

Sam Allardyce

51

0

Notts County, Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers, West Ham United

1997-2015

10

Eddie Howe

50

0

Bournemouth, Burnley, Newcastle United

2008-present


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References

Transfermarkt. (2025). EFL Cup – Most successful managers. Available at: https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/efl-cup/erfolgreicheTrainer/pokalwettbewerb/CGB (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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