BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award is an award given annually as part of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony each December. The award is given to the coach who was considered to have made the most substantative contribution to British sport in that year. The award is decided by a panel of over 30 sporting journalists. Each panellist votes for their top two choices; their first preference is awarded two points, and their second preference is awarded one point. The winning coach is the one with the largest points total. In the case of a points tie, the person chosen as first preference by the most panellists is the winner. If this is also a tie the award is shared.[1]
The first recipient of the award was association football manager Alex Ferguson, in 1999. The award has been presented to a football manager on five occasions. It has been awarded to four Britons, and five of the other six winners were European. Daniel Anderson, the only winner from the Southern Hemisphere, was in his native Australia at the time of the awards, so the then St Helens captain, Paul Sculthorpe, collected it on his behalf.[2] In 2007, Enzo Calzaghe was the first recipient of the award who had coached an individual and not a team. The most recent award was presented in 2013 to Warren Gatland.
Winners
By year



Year | Nat. | Winner | Sport | Coach of | Rationale | Note |
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1999 | ![]() |
Alex Ferguson | Football | ![]() |
for guiding Manchester United to be "the first side to complete a unique treble" of the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League.[3] | [4] |
2000 | ![]() |
Jürgen Gröbler | Rowing | ![]() |
for guiding "[Steve] Redgrave, Matthew Pinsent, Tim Foster and James Cracknell to their coxless fours gold" at the Olympics.[5] | [6] |
2001 | ![]() |
Sven-Göran Eriksson | Football | ![]() |
for guiding England through qualification for the World Cup, defeating Germany 5–1 in the process.[7] | [8] |
2002 | ![]() |
Arsène Wenger | Football | ![]() |
for guiding Arsenal to the Double of the Premiership and FA Cup.[9] | [10] |
2003 | ![]() |
Clive Woodward | Rugby Union | ![]() |
for guiding "his team to a famous Rugby World Cup victory in Australia."[11] | [12] |
2004 | ![]() |
Arsène Wenger | Football | ![]() |
for guiding Arsenal to a "third Premiership-winning campaign (...) as his side went through the entire season unbeaten."[13] | [14] |
2005 | ![]() |
José Mourinho | Football | ![]() |
for guiding "Chelsea to their first title for 50 years in his first season in charge."[15] | [16] |
2006 | ![]() |
Daniel Anderson | Rugby League | ![]() |
"for guiding the team to Challenge Cup, minor Premiership and Grand Final triumph."[17] | [18] |
2007 | ![]() |
Enzo Calzaghe | Boxing | ![]() |
for training Joe Calzaghe to 44 undefeated fights and 10 years as world champion.[19] | [20] |
2008 | ![]() |
David Brailsford | Cycling | ![]() |
for guiding the British Olympic cycling team to "14 medals in total in Beijing, including eight golds."[21] | [22] |
2009 | ![]() |
Fabio Capello | Football | ![]() |
for guiding "England to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa winning an impressive nine out of the 10 qualifiers played".[23] | |
2010 | ![]() |
Colin Montgomerie | Golf | ![]() |
for guiding Europe to victory in the Ryder Cup. | [24] |
2011 | ![]() |
Andy Flower | Cricket | ![]() |
for guiding England to victory in The Ashes and to the top of the ICC Test Ranking | [25] |
2012 | ![]() |
David Brailsford | Cycling | ![]() |
for guiding the British Olympic cycling team to "12 medals in total in London, including eight golds, and for guiding Bradley Wiggins towards winning the Tour de France" | [26] |
2013 | ![]() |
Warren Gatland | Rugby Union | ![]() ![]() |
for guiding the British and Irish Lions to a 2–1 series victory over Australia, the first series win since 1997. | [27] |
2014 | ![]() |
Paul McGinley | Golf | ![]() |
for guiding Europe to victory in the Ryder Cup. | [28] |
2015 | ![]() |
Michael O'Neill | Football | ![]() |
for guiding Northern Ireland to qualification for Euro 2016, the country's first major finals in 30 years | [28] |
By nationality
This table lists the total number of awards won by coaches of each nationality based on the principle of jus soli.
Nationality | Number of wins |
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2 |
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2 |
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2 |
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2 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
By sport
This table lists the total number of awards won by coaches' sporting profession.
Sporting profession | Number of wins |
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Football | 6 |
Cycling | 2 |
Golf | 2 |
Rugby Union | 2 |
Boxing | 1 |
Cricket | 1 |
Rowing | 1 |
Rugby League | 1 |
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