The League Managers Association Awards is an annual award ceremony inEnglish football, awarded by theLeague Managers Association. The most prestigious award is the LMA Manager of the Year award. It is presented to amanager from any division for his achievements in the prior season. The award is voted by fellow professional managers and as a result consideration is also given to managers who inherit poor sides or financial difficulties and not only those managers who do not have such financial constraints and have won trophies. On only five occasions has the Premier League winning manager won the award compared with the Premier League Manager of the Year award which has been won on all but four occasions by the manager of the team who were league champions. Trophies for the event are hand-crafted by silversmithThomas Lyte, which also makes trophies for the LG Performance of the Week Award throughout the league season.[1]
The LMA Manager of the Year Award is voted by fellow managers and the winner can come from any of the four professional leagues. To date seven have come from outside the Premier League: 1996 winner Peter Reid, who led Sunderland to the Division One title; 1997 winner Danny Wilson, who guided Barnsley into the Premier League; 2000 winner Alan Curbishley who led Charlton to the Division One title; 2006 winner Steve Coppell, who led Reading to win the Championship; 2015 winner Eddie Howe, who guidedAFC Bournemouth into the Premier League; 2019 winner Chris Wilder, who took Sheffield United up from the Championship;[2] and 2024 winnerKieran McKenna who guided Ipswich Town to back-to-back promotions from League One to the Premier League.[3]
| Manager Name | Wins | Winning years | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Alex Ferguson | 5 | 1993, 1999, 2008, 2011, 2013 |
 | Pep Guardiola | 3 | 2018, 2021, 2023 |
| David Moyes | 3 | 2003, 2005, 2009 |
 | Jürgen Klopp | 2 | 2020, 2022 |
 | Arsène Wenger | 2 | 2002, 2004 |
 | Steve Coppell | 2 | 2006, 2007 |
 | Joe Kinnear | 1 | 1994 |
| Frank Clark | 1 | 1995 |
| Peter Reid | 1 | 1996 |
 | Danny Wilson | 1 | 1997 |
| Dave Jones | 1 | 1998 |
| Alan Curbishley | 1 | 2000 |
| George Burley | 1 | 2001 |
| Roy Hodgson | 1 | 2010 |
| Alan Pardew | 1 | 2012 |
| Brendan Rodgers | 1 | 2014 |
| Eddie Howe | 1 | 2015 |
 | Claudio Ranieri | 1 | 2016 |
| Antonio Conte | 1 | 2017 |
| Chris Wilder | 1 | 2019 |
| Kieran McKenna | 1 | 2024 |
 | Arne Slot | 1 | 2025 |
| Country | Individuals | Total wins |
|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 10 |
| Scotland | 3 | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 3 |
| Italy | 2 | 2 |
| Spain | 1 | 3 |
| France | 1 | 2 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | 1 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 |
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The divisional award winners are voted by a panel.
| Year | Manager | Nationality | Club | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Roberto Di Matteo | Italy | Chelsea | [38] |
| 2013 | Roberto Martínez | Spain | Wigan Athletic | [39] |
| 2014 | Nigel Clough | England | Sheffield United | [40] |
| 2015 | Phil Parkinson | England | Bradford City | [41] |
The following managers have won two or more awards.
| Manager Name | Total Wins | LMA Manager of the Year | Premier League / Premiership | Championship / Division One | League One / Division Two | League Two / Division Three | FA Cup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ferguson | 16 | 5 | 11 | ||||
| Pep Guardiola | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| David Moyes | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Arsène Wenger | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Chris Wilder | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Jürgen Klopp | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Steve Coppell | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
 | José Mourinho | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Chris Hughton | 3 | 3 | |||||
| George Burley | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Alan Pardew | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Claudio Ranieri | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Antonio Conte | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Arne Slot | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Eddie Howe | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Peter Reid | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Alan Curbishley | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Danny Wilson | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Kieran McKenna | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Harry Redknapp | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
 | Tony Pulis | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Mick McCarthy | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Daniel Farke | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Paul Lambert | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Martin O'Neill | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Russell Slade | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Paul Sturrock | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Steve Tilson | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Roberto Martínez | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Total country wins | Wins by Managers | LMA Manager of the Year | Premier League / Premiership | Championship / Division One | League One / Division Two | League Two / Division Three | FA Cup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 62 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 2 |
| Scotland | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| Spain | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Ireland | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||
| France | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Germany | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Italy | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Portugal | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Wales | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
 Argentina | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Gibraltar | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Also referred to as Service to Football Award.
| Year | Nationality | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | England | Bobby Robson | |
| 2004 | England | Don Howe[42] | Service to youth coaching. |
| 2006 | Spain | Rafael Benítez | Champions League win in first season atLiverpool. |
| 2007 | England | Dario Gradi | Long service toCrewe Alexandra. |
| 2009 | Scotland | Alex Ferguson[12] | Champions League win,Club World Cup win and third league title in a row. |
| 2010 | England | Steve McClaren[13] | Winning the Eredivisie withFC Twente, their first championship in their 45-year history. |
| 2011 | Scotland | Alex Ferguson[14] | Surpassing 2,000 competitive games and becoming Manchester United's longest serving manager. |
| 2012 | England | Lee Clark[43] | Record 42 Football League games unbeaten |
| 2013 | Italy | Roberto Di Matteo[44] | Winning the FA Cup and Champions League with Chelsea |
| 2013 | England | Phil Parkinson[45] | Taking Bradford toLeague Two play-off promotion and theLeague Cup Final. |
Awarded to an individual chosen by the LMA board who has accomplished something significant in the field of football, or represents the passion and service to football that it was saidJohn Duncan personified.
| Year | Nationality | Name | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Scotland | Lou Macari[26] | Awarded for Macari's work creating theMacari Foundation which is helping people impacted by homelessness in Stoke-on-Trent. |
| 2024 | England | Roy Hodgson[3] | Awarded for reaching 1250 games in professional management. |
| 2025 |  Austria | Oliver Glasner | Awarded for winning a first major trophy withCrystal Palace. |