25 May 2022
JÜRGEN KLOPP WINS THE SIR ALEX FERGUSON TROPHY FOR THE LMA MANAGER OF THE YEAR
The
League Managers Association is delighted to announce that its members
have voted Jürgen
Klopp (Liverpool) as this year’s recipient of the
Sir Alex Ferguson Trophy for the LMA Manager of the Year. The award,
voted for by the full LMA membership, was presented to the
Liverpool Manager at the 30th LMA Annual Awards Dinner by LMA
President Gareth Southgate OBE and LMA Board member Sir Alex Ferguson
CBE. The five other managers who received the most votes to be in
contention for this award were, in alphabetical order, Steve Cooper (Nottingham
Forest), Pep
Guardiola (Manchester City), Eddie Howe (Newcastle United),
Nathan Jones
(Luton Town) and
David Moyes (West Ham United).
Recently promoted managers Marco
Silva (Sky Bet Championship - Fulham), Leam Richardson (Sky Bet
League One - Wigan Athletic), Matt Taylor (Sky Bet
League Two - Exeter City) and Matt Beard (The FA
Women's Championship - Liverpool FC) were also voted for
by their peers as Manager of the Year in their respective leagues.
Jürgen Klopp
(Liverpool) won the Premier League Manager of the
Year, sponsored by Barclays, following a panel and public vote.
Emma Hayes OBE
(Chelsea) won the Barclays FA WSL Manager of the
Year, following a voting process involving WSL Managers, an esteemed
Barclays panel of respected individuals within women's football and a
public vote.
Dr Sally Harris
(HCA Healthcare UK) was presented with the LMA Special
Recognition Award for her outstanding and ongoing support of the LMA
Wellness programmes.
Kath Phipps
(Manchester United) was presented with the LMA Service to
Football Award for her outstanding long service at Manchester United
Football Club where in September she will have worked for 54 years as the
club receptionist.
Chris Ramsey MBE
and Manisha
Tailor MBE (QPR) were presented with the Kick It Out
and Sky Inclusion Champion Award for changing the face of academy
coaching in football for groups that are underrepresented in many aspects
of football.
On being
presented with the Sir Alex Ferguson Trophy for the LMA Manager of the
Year, Jürgen Klopp said: "To be voted
the winner of the LMA Manager of the Year Award by my colleagues is
really important to me.
"I celebrate this award with my team of coaches and staff. I
believe football is a team sport and I would be nothing without my team.
It's all about what you do together.
"We knew that we would be better this year but I had no idea that we
would be this good consistently. I am really proud of the boys for what
they have achieved."
LMA Chairman,
Howard Wilkinson, said: "Many congratulations to
Jürgen Klopp on winning the LMA Manager of the Year Award for
a second time.
"To have competed until the very end across four competitions in a
season, winning two trophies, and being on the verge of an unprecedented
domestic and continental cup treble shows the relentless consistency
of his team.
"Jürgen's peers have recognised Liverpool's multi-competition
dominance and the quality of football he and his coaching staff have
cultivated, by honouring him with this award."
LMA Executive
Committee member Sir Alex Ferguson CBE added: “Jürgen
Klopp is without doubt one of the most talented managers of our
generation. Season upon season he demonstrates his ability to excel in
both domestic and European football.
"To have already won the FA and League cups, challenged Manchester
City until the very last day of the Premier League season and to be
facing Real Madrid this week in the Champions League Final, it’s little
wonder that the LMA members have named Jürgen as their LMA Manager of the
Year 2022.
"I applaud not only the outstanding football he and his team deliver
but also Jürgen’s fantastic man management skills and the culture he has
instilled at Liverpool. Jürgen has built not just a team of talented
footballers but a club family where his players and staff clearly care
for all of those around them.
"Congratulations Jürgen!"
LMA Chief
Executive Richard Bevan added: "Tonight we came
together again at the Grosvenor House for the first time in three
years to celebrate the achievements of all of our members across the
elite six leagues of the men's and women's game.
"The LMA members voted Jürgen Klopp as a worthy winner of the
Sir Alex Ferguson Trophy for the LMA Manager of the Year award, following
an incredible season in all four major competitions.
"Members also commended the remarkable efforts of Emma Hayes OBE,
Matt Beard, Marco Silva, Leam Richardson and Matt Taylor. Whilst Dr
Sally Harris, Kath Phipps, Chris Ramsey MBE and Manisha Tailor MBE
were worthy recipients of the LMA and Kick It Out's recognition.
"Finally, thank you to our awards partners Premier League,
Castrol, Nike, and Thomas Lyte, who have supplied the
stunning trophies for our managers to cherish."
The full list of
LMA Annual Awards Winners 2020/21 is as follows:
The Sir Alex
Ferguson trophy for the
LMA Manager of the
Year:
Jürgen Klopp (Liverpool)
Premier League
Manager of the Year sponsored by Barclays
Jürgen Klopp (Liverpool)
Barclays FA Women's
Super League Manager of the Year:
Emma Hayes OBE (Chelsea)
The FA Women's
Championship Manager of the Year:
Matt Beard (Liverpool)
Sky Bet Championship
Manager of the Year:
Marco Silva (Fulham)
Sky Bet League One
Manager of the Year:
Leam Richardson (Wigan Athletic)
Sky Bet League Two
Manager of the Year:
Matt Taylor (Exeter City)
LMA Special Recognition
Award
Dr Sally Harris (HCA Healthcare UK)
LMA Service to
Football Award
Kath Phipps (Manchester United)
Kick It Out and Sky
Inclusion Champion Award
Chris Ramsey MBE & Manisha Tailor MBE (QPR)