Ranking every Chelsea manager since Ranieri by PPG: Potter last…

Planet Football • 03 Apr 2023

Chelsea have gone through plenty of managers over the past two decades but which of them has been the most successful? We’ve ranked all of them since Claudio Ranieri on their points per game (PPG) record to find out…

The most illustrious and successful of those 14 in terms of pure number of trophies is Jose Mourinho. But somewhat surprisingly, the Portuguese tactician does not come out on top when compared to the other 12 by their points per game.

Mourinho does make the top two, though, and is followed by two more Chelsea bosses who won Premier League titles at Stamford Bridge. Thomas Tuchel comes below Luis Felipe Scolari and the unloved Rafael Benitez.

At least Tuchel’s record marked a serious upturn in fortunes from his predecessor Frank Lampard, who does not fare well at all here.

In fairness, Lampard did have to contend with a transfer ban, but his legend will live on at the Bridge more for his achievements on the pitch in his playing pomp than off it as a manager.

The latest man to be ejected from the Stamford Bridge hot-seat, Graham Potter, has the lowest points per game record of any Chelsea boss since the turn of the millennium.

But how do all 14 permanent head coaches at Chelsea in the past 20 years compare, though? We’ve had a look at their records in the Premier League for the Blues and worked out their average points per game based on those results.

Here’s how they all rank. Where tied on points per game, we have placed them by their win rate. You might be surprised by a few of the positions…