Next England Manager Odds

After defeat in back-to-back European Championship Finals, Gareth Southgate resigned from his role as England manager. The Three Lions will be looking for new management as they look forward to the 2026 World Cup in North America.

Eddie Howe has always been among the names when it comes to the shortlist for a new England manager, but has never been the one chosen by the FA.

Howe is currently working his magic at Newcastle where under new ownership, The Magpies have returned to being heavy hitters in the Premier League.

The Englishman started his managerial career at Bournemouth in 2008. His first stint with The Cherries saw him take charge of 102 games, grabbing 51 wins, 18 draws and 33 losses - giving him a 50% win rate.

Howe moved on to Burnley in 2011 and for one year he took charge of 87 games, picking up 34 wins, 19 draws and 34 losses. However, it was his return to Bournemouth that made him a hot prospect.

In eight years with The Cherries, Howe won promotion from League Two and League One and then brought Bournemouth all the way to the Premier League back in 2015. In 356 games with Bournemouth, Howe managed 143 wins, 77 draws and 136 losses.

Howe made his move to his current team of Newcastle in 2021 and in 125 games, Howe picked up 60 wins, 30 draws and 35 losses as well as a return to the Champions League.

Graham Potter is another name that has become somewhat synonymous with the England job.

Potter started his managerial career with Swedish team Ostersund back in 2011. Potter stayed in Sweden for seven years where in 249 games he picked up 127 wins, 60 draws and 62 losses and won both the first and second division and the Svenska Cupen.

Following this successful stint with Ostersund, Potter made his move to Swansea and the Championship. In 51 games, Potter grabbed 21 wins, 11 draws and 19 losses, finishing 10th and reaching the FA Cup Quarter-finals.

Potter made his step up to the Premier League with Brighton where he first came on the FA’s radar. In 135 games with The Seagulls, Potter picked up 42 wins, 46 draws and 47 losses.

The most recent club to host Potter was a stuttering Chelsea. In just 31 games with The Blues, Potter managed 12 wins, eight draws and 11 losses before being dismissed.

Potter is currently without a club, making him a prime candidate for the England job.

Lee Carsley is a good candidate for the England vacancy as the current England U21 manager.

Carsley started his managerial career as caretaker manager for Coventry City back in 2012. In just two months, Carsley took charge of six games, picking up one win, one draw and four losses. Carsley returned to Coventry as caretaker manager once again in 2013 for just over a month where in five games he won three and lost two.

His first role as permanent manager came at Brentford. However, this lasted just two months again where in ten games he picked up five wins, two draws and three losses.

Carsley’s last club role was as caretaker manager of Birmingham for two months in 2017. In three games, Carsley managed one win, one draw and one loss.

The next step for Carsley was with the England U20 team where he only took charge of two games, one win and one loss, before he made the jump to the U21 team.

Carsley has been with the U21 team since 2021 and in 29 games he has picked up 23 wins, one draw and five losses also winning the European U21 Championship in 2023.

Jurgen Klopp shocked the world when he announced he would leave Liverpool at the end of the 2023/24 season.

Klopp started his managerial career in 2001 at Mainz. In his seven years at the club he won promotion to the Bundesliga and in 270 games he picked up 109 wins, 78 draws and 83 losses.

His move to Borussia Dortmund came in 2008, where he spent another seven years at a club. In 319 games with the club, Klopp picked up 180 wins, 69 draws and 70 losses along with two Bundesliga titles, a DFB Pokal and two DFL Supercups.

His most recent club was Liverpool, where in a nine year stint, Klopp picked up 299 wins, 109 draws and 83 losses in 491 games and one Premier League title, one FA Cup, two League Cups, a Community Shield, one Champions League title, a Super Cup and a Club World Cup title.

Klopp is a free agent that could be enticed by the less frequent international breaks.

Another manager to recently leave Chelsea, enter free agency and get on England’s radar is Mauricio Pochettino.

Pochettino started his managerial career at Espanyol in 2009. In three years in Spain, Pochettino picked up 53 wins, 38 draws and 70 losses in 161 games. This granted him a move to the Premier League with Southampton. In just over a year with The Saints, Pochettino took charge of 60 games, picking up 23 wins, 18 draws and 19 losses.

A subsequent move to Tottenham saw him manage 293 games over five years, picking up 159 wins, 62 draws and 72 losses before moving along to PSG. In France, Pochettino picked up 55 wins, 15 draws and 14 losses in 84 games and a Ligue 1 title, a Coupe de France and a Trophee des Champions.

His most recent job was with Chelsea. In 51 games with The Blues, Pochettino picked up 26 wins, 11 draws and 14 losses before leaving this summer.

Pep Guardiola’s contract with Manchester City finishes at the end of this season, and England will hope to lure him into international football.

Guardiola started his managerial career at Barcelona B in 2007 where in 42 games he picked up 28 wins, nine draws and five losses, as well as the third division title. His promotion to first team manager at Barcelona saw 247 games, 179 wins, 47 draws and 21 losses along with three La Liga titles, two Copa del Reys, three Supercopa de Espana, two Champions Leagues, two Super Cups and two Club World Cups.

In 2013 Guardiola moved to Bayern Munich. In 161 games, he picked up 121 wins, 21 draws and 19 losses, winning three Bundesliga titles, two DFB Pokals, a Super Cup and a Club World Cup.

His current role is at Manchester City, where he started in 2016. In 472 games, Guardiola has picked up 343 wins, 66 draws and 63 losses, six Premier League titles, two FA Cups, four League Cups, two Community Shields, a Champions League, a Super Cup and a Club World Cup.

A successful player for England, as a free agent Frank Lampard is a potential candidate to take over from Gareth Southgate.

Lampard started his managerial career in 2018 with Derby County. In 57 games, Lampard managed 24 wins, 17 draws and 16 losses. This led to him being given the jump up to the Premier League with Chelsea. In two years with The Blues, Lampard managed 44 wins, 17 draws and 23 losses in 84 games.

Everton was Lampard’s next destination and in 44 games, Lampard picked up 12 wins, eight draws and 24 losses. Most recently Lampard took a caretaker role with Chelsea, winning once, drawing twice and losing eight times in 11 games.

Another manager England may be looking to lure away from his current role is Ange Postecoglou.

Postecoglou has had a long managerial career starting back in 1996 in Australia. However, after leaving the Australia national team, Postecoglou moved to Japan. In 161 games with Yokohama F. Marinos Postecoglou managed 79 wins, 39 draws and 51 losses.

A move to Europe saw Postecoglou move to Celtic. In two years in Scotland, Postecoglou managed 83 wins, 12 draws and 18 losses in 113 games and two Premiership titles, a Scottish Cup and two Scottish League Cups.

Postecoglou is currently at Tottenham where in 41 games he has 21 wins, seven draws and 13 losses.