10 Shortest-serving managers in the Premier League history

Claudio Ranieri a Premier League-winning manager, also makes it into this list of managers with shortest spells.
Claudio Ranieri a Premier League-winning manager, also makes it into this list of managers with shortest spells.

#8 Claudio Ranieri

Southampton FC v Fulham FC - Premier League
Southampton FC v Fulham FC - Premier League

The latest managerial casualty on our list, Claudio Ranieri's third spell in the Premier League lasted only for 106 days before he was shown the door.

The only league title winning manager in our list, he was only in-charge of Fulham for 17 games before the management decided that a change in the dugout was required.

He only managed 3 wins in the 17 games and as a result was sacked by another PL club in the span of two years.


#7 Tony Adams

Arsenal legend Tony Adams did not last long in the Dugout of his only Premier League club Portsmouth.
Arsenal legend Tony Adams did not last long in the Dugout of his only Premier League club Portsmouth.

Zidane, Guardiola, Luis Enrique are just few of the players who became great managers after their successful careers as professional footballers. But the manager who makes it into our list at #7 is not one of them.

Tony Adams, one of the greatest Arsenal defenders of all time, only got the chance to manager a single club in the PL and that didn't end well for him.

He was appointed as the full-time manager of Portsmouth in October 2008, having joined the club in 2006 as assistant manager to Harry Redknapp.

He was sacked in February 2009 after just 16 games in charge and 104 days, in which Portsmouth picked up only 10 points.

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