Top 5 successful managerial reigns in English football

4. John Coleman

John Coleman is another manager who is not popular but has achieved quite a lot in his career, albeit at one club. His first full-time managerial role was with Accrington Stanley, where he was manager for 13 long years, 1999 to 2012.

In this long period, he has managed to gain 3 promotions for the club, with all 3 as champions. They started in the Northern Premier League First Division and finally entered the Football League in 2006. He’s the longest serving manager for Accrington Stanley and in fact is the 3rd longest serving manager for a single club in English football, behind Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger.

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