Eddie Howe ends long wait for an English manager to lift major men’s trophy

Harry Redknapp was the last to do it when Portsmouth won the FA Cup in 2008.

Eddie Howe became the first homegrown manager to win one of English men’s football’s major trophies in almost 17 years when Newcastle beat Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the last English managers to lift each of the major honours available in the men’s game.

Harry Redknapp – FA Cup

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp lifts the FA Cup after victory over Cardiff at Wembley — Harry Redknapp guided Portsmouth to FA Cup success in 2008 (Nick Potts/PA)

Nigeria striker Kanu’s first-half strike sealed a 1-0 win for the Premier League club over Championship Cardiff, although their victorious manager would depart for Tottenham just five months later.

Steve McClaren – League Cup

Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren with the Carling Cup during a victory parade — Steve McClaren won the Carling Cup with Middlesbrough in 2004 (Gareth Copley/PA)

Joseph-Desire Job’s early strike and Bolo Zenden’s scuffed penalty had Boro 2-0 up inside seven minutes under the closed roof at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium and, although Kevin Davies pulled one back for Sam Allardyce’s men, the Teessiders held out.

Howard Wilkinson – Division One

No English manager has won the Premier League title – something Scot Sir Alex Ferguson did on no fewer than 13 occasions – but Wilkinson was the last to preside over a championship-winning side in the final season of the old first division.

Wilkinson’s Leeds held off Ferguson’s Manchester United on the penultimate weekend of the 1991-92 season – they won 3-2 at Sheffield United as United went down 2-0 at Liverpool – and ultimately topped the table by four points.

Sir Bobby Robson – Cup Winners’ Cup

If domestic success has been scarce for Englishmen, European glory has proved even more elusive.

Former England boss Robson enjoyed the most recent triumph when he led Barcelona to the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1997 with Ronaldo’s penalty securing a 1-0 final victory over Paris St Germain.

Joe Fagan – European Cup

Liverpool manager Bob Paisley (left) hands over the reins to his successor Joe Fagan — Joe Fagan emerged from the Liverpool boot room to deliver a fourth European Cup win in seven years (PA)

Having stepped up from Liverpool’s famed boot room to replace Bob Paisley during the summer of 1983, he looked on from the sideline as Alan Kennedy’s spot-kick sealed a penalty shoot-out victory over Roma in the Italian capital and a fourth triumph in seven years.

Keith Burkinshaw – UEFA Cup

Tottenham manager Keith Burkinshaw (left) congratulates goalkeeper Tony Parks after a penalty shoot-out in the 1984 UEFA Cup final — Keith Burkinshaw was Tottenham boss when they won the UEFA Cup in 1984 (PA Photos)

The sides had drawn 1-1 in the first leg in Brussels and captain Graham Roberts’ late equaliser in the second ensured it ended with the same scoreline after extra time.