Graham Potter Former Manager

A retrospective look at Graham Potter’s tenure at West Ham United, documenting his win percentages, career achievements, and spell at the London Stadium.

Tactical Identity

Fluid Possession / Back-Three Systems

Tenure

2025 (8-Month Spell)

Status

Former Head Coach

Graham Potter a failed West Ham United experiment

West Ham United had real diffculty replacing David Moyes, with Julen Lopetegui coming and going in the space of a few short months. In the Spaniard’s place came Graham Potter, who was looking to rebuild his reputation after a failed spell at Chelsea. But the experiment with Potter was a failed one. Lacking the personnel to really play his style of football, his stint lasted just eight months before the Hammers opted to replace him with Nuno Espirito Santo in September 2025.

Graham Potter: Road to West Ham United

Potter’s path was not a particularly well-trodden on, given he made his name as a coach with Ostersund in Sweden. He would later take the Swansea City job for less than a year before jumping ship to Brighton. He did a decent job at the Amex Stadium, which earned him a move to Chelsea where things just never got going for him. But that paled in comparison to the dismal eight-month spell he endured at the London Stadium between January and September 2025.

Graham Potter | Managerial Record

Club Career Summary & Tenure Analysis (Pre-Sweden)

Team	From – To	P	W	D	L	Win %
Östersund	24 Jan 2011 – 11 Jun 2018	249	127	60	62	51.00
Swansea City	11 Jun 2018 – 20 May 2019	51	21	11	19	41.18
Brighton & Hove Albion	20 May 2019 – 8 Sep 2022	135	42	46	47	31.11
Chelsea	8 Sep 2022 – 2 Apr 2023	31	12	8	11	38.71
West Ham United	9 Jan 2025 – 27 Sep 2025	25	6	5	14	24.00
Total Club Career (Pre-Sweden)		491	208	130	153	42.36%

*Record includes all permanent club managerial positions up to and including his tenure at West Ham United. Correct as of .

Graham Potter: Career achievements

Potter came onto the radar of several clubs in England following his success with Ostersund in Sweden. He has never really been able to truly replicate that success in English football, and he has now returned to Sweden to coach the national team.

Achievement Portfolio