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This is a chronological list of Manchester City managers, comprising all those who have held the position of manager for the first team and its predecessors West Gorton (St. Marks) and Ardwick. In the Football League era the club has appointed 47 managers; including pre-league managers and temporary caretakers more than 40 men have held responsibility for team selection. Nine of them have won major silverware.
The longest serving manager was Wilf Wild, who was in charge from 1932 to 1946, for a total length of 14 years and 9 months. However, as Wild's tenure covered the entire length of the Second World War, in which no competitive football was played, he is not the man with the most games served as manager. Les McDowall, who was in charge from 1950 to 1963, a period of 13 years, managed the club for the most competitive games, a total of 592 matches – a full 240 more than Wild, who recorded the second most.
As of 2024, the most successful manager of Manchester City is incumbent Pep Guardiola, who has won 18 trophies in his eight years in charge, and is the leading manager in terms of games won and % of games won.