In the US, the first Monday after the end of the regular NFL season is known as Black Monday, due to the high number of coaches who get the chop on that day. Black Monday this year was 5th January. In the Premier League, Manchester United and Chelsea have also hit the headlines by sacking their managers mid- season, both at lloggerheads with owners and directors.

Research from AJ Bell shows that senior figures at FTSE 100 businesses enjoy a little more time and patience from those above.

In 2025, 14 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and 23 Chief Executive Officers (CFOs) departed at FTSE 100 business. The CEO turnover figures was very close to the longer term average of 13 per annum since 2000.

This compares to 46 changes of manager throughout the 92 clubs in football’s top four tiers during that time. None clubs changed manager more than once in 2025.

The average tenure of a FTSE 100 CEO has been fairly stable at between five and seven years since 2016, but a football manager typically lasts just eighteen months.

The success of the FTSE 100 in 2025 may have helped CEOs and CFOs manage shareholders a little easier than usual, but you can see that the long term trend for management teams offers a lot more stability in blue chip companies than it does at football clubs.