League One’s longest-serving manager has moved on, with Gareth Ainsworth leaving Wycombe Wanderers to join QPR. 

Ainsworth had been in charge at Adams Park for nearly 11 years but now makes the switch to Loftus Road, becoming Rangers’ third manager of the season so far. He's already been replaced, too, with Matt Bloomfield leaving Colchester to return to Wycombe, where he is a club legend.

The managerial merry-go-round sees Accrington’s John Coleman take over at the top of the third tier’s managerial lists, having bossed Stanley since September 2014, but there is one man sitting above him across the four professional divisions.  

Harrogate’s Simon Weaver has been in place since May 2009, coming on for 14 years, with the 45-year-old leading his side from National League North to League Two during that period.  

Jurgen Klopp of Liverpool and Pep Guardiola of Manchester City are both in the top five, while Kieran McKenna has now risen to 34th on the list, despite having only been in charge at Portman Road for a little over a year. He is the 10th longest-serving manager in League One. 

Across the four leagues, only 37 managers have been in charge of their clubs for more than a year, only 19 for more than two years and 13 for more than three.  

Only five managers – Weaver, Coleman, Klopp, Guardiola and Coventry’s Mark Robins – have been at the helm for more than five years. 

LONGEST-SERVING MANAGERS IN THE TOP FOUR DIVISIONS 

1: Simon Weaver, Harrogate Town – May 2009   

2: John Coleman, Accrington Stanley – September 2014 

3: Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool – October 2015 

4: Pep Guardiola, Manchester City – July 2016 

5: Mark Robins, Coventry City – March 2017 

6: Thomas Frank, Brentford – October 2018 

7: Matt Gray, Sutton United - May 2019 

8: Gary Rowett, Millwall - October 2019 

9: Mikel Arteta, Arsenal - December 2019 

10: David Moyes, West Ham United – December 2019 

11: Mark Bonner, Cambridge United – January 2020 

12: Ian Evatt, Bolton Wanderers – July 2020 

13: Nigel Clough, Mansfield Town – November 2020 

14: Steve Cotterill, Shrewsbury Town – November 2020 

15: Paul Hurst, Grimsby Town – December 2020 

16: Jon Brady, Northampton Town – February 2021 

17: Darrell Clarke, Port Vale – February 2021 

18: Joey Barton, Bristol Rovers – February 2021 

19: Nigel Pearson, Bristol City – February 2021 

20: Darren Moore, Sheffield Wednesday – March 2021 

21: Marco Silva, Fulham – July 2021 

22: Russell Martin, Swansea City – August 2021 

23: Steve Cooper, Nottingham Forest, September 2021 

24: Dave Challinor, Stockport County, November 2021 

25: Eddie Howe, Newcastle United, November 2021 

26: Paul Heckingbottom, Sheffield United, November 2021 

27: Ryan Lowe, Preston North End, December 2021 

28: Steven Schumacher, Plymouth Argyle, December 2021 

29: Kieran McKenna, Ipswich Town, December 2021 

30: Neil Harris, Gillingham – January 2022 

31: Michael Flynn, Walsall – February 2022 

32: Paul Ince, Reading – February 2022 

33: Paul Simpson, Carlisle United – February 2022 

34: Derek Adams, Morecambe – February 2022 

35: Mark Hughes, Bradford City – February 2022 

36: Richie Wellens, Leyton Orient – March 2022 

37: Steve Evans, Stevenage – March 2022 

38: Scott Brown, Fleetwood Town – May 2022 

39: Mark Kennedy, Lincoln City – May 2022 

40: Johnnie Jackson, AFC Wimbledon – May 2022 

41: Neil Wood, Salford City – May 2022 

42: Erik ten Hag, Manchester United – May 2022 

43: Pete Wild, Barrow – May 2022 

44: Jon Dahl Tomasson, Blackburn Rovers – June 2022 

45: Vincent Kompany, Burnley – June 2022 

46: Michael Duff, Barnsley – June 2022 

47: Wade Elliott, Cheltenham Town – June 2022 

48: John Eustace, Birmingham City – July 2022 

49: Alex Neil, Stoke City – August 2022 

50: Gary O’Neill, Bournemouth – August 2022 

51: Tony Mowbray, Sunderland – August 2022 

52: Dino Maamria, Burton Albion – September 2022 

53: Roberto De Zerbi, Brighton & Hove Albion – September 2022 

54: Paul Warne, Derby County – September 2022 

55: Matt Taylor, Rotherham United – October 2022 

56: Danny Schofield, Doncaster Rovers – October 2022 

57: Graham Coughlan, Newport County – October 2022 

58: Gary Caldwell, Exeter City – October 2022 

59: Michael Carrick, Middlesbrough – October 2022 

60: Carlos Corberan, West Bromwich Albion – October 2022 

61: Unai Emery, Aston Villa – November 2022 

62: Liam Rosenior, Hull City – November 2022 

63: Lee Bell, Crewe Alexandra – November 2022 

64: Julen Lopetegui, Wolverhampton Wanderers – November 2022 

65: Rob Edwards, Luton Town – November 2022 

66: Dean Holden, Charlton Athletic – December 2022 

67: Mark Jackson, MK Dons – December 2022 

68: Darren Ferguson, Peterborough United – January 2023 

69: David Wagner, Norwich City – January 2023 

70: Scott Lindsey, Crawley Town – January 2023 

71: Mick McCarthy, Blackpool – January 2023 

72: John Mousinho, Portsmouth – January 2023 

73: Duncan Ferguson, Forest Green Rovers – January 2023 

74: Sabri Lamouchi, Cardiff City – January 2023 

75: Shaun Maloney, Wigan Athletic – January 2023 

76: Sean Dyche, Everton – January 2023 

77: Jody Morris, Swindon Town – January 2023 

79: Ruben Selles, Southampton – February 2023 

80: Neil Warnock, Huddersfield Town – February 2023 

81: Javi Gracia, Leeds United – February 2023

82: Gareth Ainsworth, Queens Park Rangers – February 2023 

83: Matt Bloomfield, Wycombe Wanderers - February 2023

84: John Askey, Hartlepool United - February 2023

85: Ben Garner, Colchester United - March 2023

86: Chris Wilder, Watford - March 2023

87: Liam Manning, Oxford United - March 2023

88: Crystal Palace - Roy Hodgson

89: Rochdale - Jim McNulty (interim)

Tottenham Hotspur - vacant

Rochdale - vacant

Chelsea - vacant