List of Scottish Professional Football League managers
This is a list of Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) managers, in order of the date of their appointment. The SPFL has 42 member clubs and is split into four divisions; the Premiership (12 clubs), the Championship (10), League One (10), and League Two (10).
List of managers[]
Manager | Nationality | Date of Birth and Age | Club | Division | Caretaker appointment[note 1] | Permanent appointment | Time as manager[note 1] |
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Jim McInally | SCO | 19 February 1964 | Peterhead | League One | — | 7 October 2011[1] | 10 years, 81 days |
Dick Campbell | SCO | 22 November 1953 | Arbroath | Championship | — | 8 March 2016[2] | 5 years, 294 days |
Stewart Petrie | SCO | 27 February 1970 | Montrose | League One | — | 4 December 2016[3] | 5 years, 23 days |
Peter Murphy | IRL | 27 October 1980 | Annan Athletic | League Two | — | 2 June 2017[4] | 4 years, 208 days |
Gavin Price | SCO | 29 October 1974 | Elgin City | League Two | 1 October 2017[5] | 12 October 2017[6] | 4 years, 87 days |
Danny Lennon | NIR | 6 April 1969 | Clyde | League One | — | 13 November 2017[7] | 4 years, 44 days |
John McGlynn | SCO | 19 December 1961 | Raith Rovers | Championship | — | 25 September 2018[8] | 3 years, 93 days |
Ian Murray | SCO | 20 March 1981 | Airdrieonians | League One | — | 19 October 2018[9] | 3 years, 69 days |
Allan Johnston | SCO | 14 December 1973 | Queen of the South | Championship | — | 6 May 2019[10] | 2 years, 235 days |
James McPake | NIR | 24 June 1984 | Dundee | Premiership | 13 May 2019[11] | 31 May 2019[12] | 2 years, 228 days |
Jim Goodwin | IRL | 20 November 1981 | St Mirren | Premiership | — | 28 June 2019[13] | 2 years, 182 days |
Paul Hartley | SCO | 19 October 1976 | Cove Rangers | League One | — | 2 July 2019[14] | 2 years, 178 days |
Ian McCall | SCO | 30 September 1964 | Partick Thistle | Championship | — | 23 September 2019[15] | 2 years, 95 days |
Brian Reid | SCO | 15 June 1970 | Albion Rovers | League Two | — | 5 June 2020[16] | 1 year, 205 days |
Callum Davidson | SCO | 25 June 1976 | St Johnstone | Premiership | — | 18 June 2020[17] | 1 year, 192 days |
Robbie Neilson | SCO | 19 June 1980 | Heart of Midlothian | Premiership | — | 21 June 2020[18] | 1 year, 189 days |
David Martindale | SCO | 13 July 1974 | Livingston | Premiership | 26 November 2020[19] | 21 December 2020[20] | 1 year, 31 days |
Graham Alexander | SCO | 10 October 1971 | Motherwell | Premiership | — | 7 January 2021[21] | 354 days |
Gary Naysmith | SCO | 16 November 1978 | Edinburgh City | League Two | — | 9 March 2021[22] | 293 days |
Stephen Glass | SCO | 23 May 1976 | Aberdeen | Premiership | — | 23 March 2021[23] | 279 days |
Gary Irvine | SCO | 17 March 1985 | Forfar Athletic | League Two | 9 April 2021[24] | 4 May 2021[25] | 262 days |
Stephen Swift | SCO | 21 July 1980 | Stenhousemuir | League Two | — | 27 April 2021[26] | 244 days |
Laurie Ellis | SCO | 7 November 1979 | Queen's Park | League One | — | 21 May 2021[27] | 220 days |
Malky Mackay | SCO | 19 February 1972 | Ross County | Premiership | — | 26 May 2021[28] | 215 days |
Barry Ferguson | SCO | 2 February 1978 | Alloa Athletic | League One | — | 27 May 2021[29] | 214 days |
Kevin Thomson | SCO | 14 October 1984 | Kelty Hearts | League Two | — | 27 May 2021[30] | 214 days |
Stephen Farrell | SCO | 8 March 1973 | Dumbarton | League One | — | 29 May 2021[31] | 212 days |
Billy Dodds | SCO | 5 February 1969 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Championship | — | 1 June 2021[32] | 209 days |
Jamie Hamill | SCO | 29 July 1984 | Stranraer | League Two | — | 4 June 2021[33] | 206 days |
Tam Courts | SCO | 10 August 1981 | Dundee United | Premiership | — | 7 June 2021[34] | 203 days |
Ange Postecoglou | AUS | 27 August 1965 | Celtic | Premiership | — | 10 June 2021[35] | 200 days |
Stuart Taylor | SCO | 26 November 1974 | Hamilton Academical | Championship | — | 20 August 2021[36] | 129 days |
Maurice Ross | SCO | 3 February 1981 | Cowdenbeath | League Two | — | 2 November 2021[37] | 55 days |
John Hughes | SCO | 9 September 1964 | Dunfermline Athletic | Championship | — | 12 November 2021[38] | 45 days |
Giovanni van Bronckhorst | NED | 5 February 1975 | Rangers | Premiership | — | 18 November 2021[39] | 39 days |
Stevie Crawford | SCO | 9 January 1974 | East Fife | League One | — | 30 November 2021[40] | 27 days |
Martin Rennie | SCO | 22 May 1975 | Falkirk | League One | — | 10 December 2021[41] | 17 days |
James Fowler | SCO | 26 October 1980 | Kilmarnock | Championship | 18 December 2021[42] | — | 9 days |
Shaun Maloney | SCO | 24 January 1983 | Hibernian | Premiership | — | 20 December 2021[43] | 7 days |
David White | SCO | 7 May 1965 | Ayr United | Championship | 20 December 2021[44] | — | 7 days |
Darren Young | SCO | 13 October 1978 | Stirling Albion | League Two | — | 20 December 2021[45] | 7 days |
Dougie Imrie | SCO | 3 August 1983 | Greenock Morton | Championship | — | 21 December 2021[46] | 6 days |
Notes[]
- ^ a b In some cases, managers are appointed as caretaker manager prior to being given the position on a more permanent basis. The date of caretaker appointment is used where applicable.
References[]
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- ^ "Arbroath appoint Dick Campbell as manager". The Courier. 8 March 2016. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ "Montrose: Stewart Petrie is new manager at Links Park". BBC Sport. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
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- ^ "City begin life without Weir against Welsh champs". The Northern Scot. 7 October 2017. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Director's announcement". Elgin City FC. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Danny Lennon Appointed". Clyde FC. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Raith Rovers: John McGlynn returns to Stark's Park as manager". BBC Sport. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Ian Murray is new manager at Airdrieonians". BBC Sport. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Queen of the South: Allan Johnston returns Palmerston Park as manager". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Dundee: James McPake takes temporary charge after Jim McIntyre departure". BBC Sport. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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- ^ "St Mirren: Jim Goodwin appointed two days after Oran Kearney leaves". BBC Sport. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Paul Hartley: Former Dundee manager is new Cove Rangers boss". BBC Sport. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Partick Thistle: Ian McCall appointed manager after Ayr United exit". BBC Sport. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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- ^ "Callum Davidson: St Johnstone appoint former player as boss". BBC Sport. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Robbie Neilson: Hearts name Dundee Utd boss to replace Daniel Stendel". BBC Sport. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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- ^ "Queen's Park: Laurie Ellis is appointed head coach at Scottish League 2 champions". BBC Sport. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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- ^ "Barry Ferguson: Alloa Athletic appoint former Rangers and Scotland captain after Kelty Hearts exit". BBC Sport. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "KEVIN THOMSON TAKES CHARGE OF KELTY HEARTS". Kelty Hearts FC. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
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- ^ "New management team appointed". Stranraer FC. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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- ^ "Celtic appoint Ange Postecoglou as new manager". BBC Sport. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Stuart Taylor returns to Hamilton Accies as head coach". STV Sport. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Managerial Appointments". Cowdenbeath FC. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ McKenzie, Lewis (12 November 2021). "Dunfermline Athletic appoint John Hughes as the club's new manager". STV Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Giovanni van Bronckhorst: Rangers appoint former Arsenal, Barcelona & Netherlands player". BBC Sport. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Stevie Crawford returns to Bayview as East Fife manager". Fife Today. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Martin Rennie appointed Falkirk head coach until end of season". BBC Sport. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "JAMES FOWLER HAILS 'MAGNIFICENT' KILLIE CHARACTER". www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk. Kilmarnock FC. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Shaun Maloney appointed Hibernian manager with Gary Caldwell assistant". BBC Sport. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Ayr United: Jim Duffy: Ayr United manager departs after just two months". BBC Sport. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Stirling Albion Appoints New Manager". Stirling Albion FC. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Dougie Imrie: Greenock Morton appoint former player as manager". BBC Sport. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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