The invention discloses a method for manufacturing an antimicrobial calcium alginate fibre. A sodium alginate is used as spinning stock solution; in a solidification bath containing an antimicrobial agent, the antimicrobial calcium alginate fibre is obtained by a wet-method spinning process; and the antimicrobial agent is a cationic compound which is combined with large molecules of the calcium alginate fibre through ionic bonds. The antimicrobial calcium alginate fibre obtained by the method has no toxicity and no side effect on human body; the antimicrobial agent and the large molecules of the fibre are combined by the ionic bonds in order that the antimicrobial agent has long-lasting antimicrobial function; in addition, the fibre retains the excellent quality of the calcium alginate fibre, has excellent hygroscopic property and good mechanical property, can be used for manufacturing medical dressings, has the advantages of convenient use, comfortable application and good ventilation, the acceleration of the healing of wound, the relieving of the pains of patients and the like, can be also used for manufacturing clothing and industrial textiles by pure spinning or blended spinning with cotton, mucilage glue, bamboo pulp, fur, ramie, soybean protein fibre and the like.