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

ManagerNationalityDate of Birth and AgeClubDivisionCaretaker appointment[note 1]Permanent appointmentTime as manager[note 1]
Jim McInallyScotland19 February 1964PeterheadLeague Two—7 October 2011[1]7 years, 13 days
Derek McInnesScotland5 July 1971AberdeenPremiership—25 March 2013[2]5 years, 209 days
Tommy WrightNorthern Ireland29 August 1963St JohnstonePremiership—10 June 2013[3]5 years, 132 days
Ian McCallScotland30 September 1964Ayr UnitedChampionship—5 January 2015[4]3 years, 288 days
Martin CanningScotland3 December 1981Hamilton AcademicalPremiership9 January 2015[5]23 January 2015[6]3 years, 284 days
Brown FergusonScotland4 June 1981StenhousemuirLeague One3 February 2015[7]2 April 2015[8]3 years, 259 days
Allan JohnstonScotland14 December 1973Dunfermline AthleticChampionship—8 May 2015[9]3 years, 165 days
Darren DodsScotland7 June 1975Brechin CityLeague One—10 June 2015[10]3 years, 132 days
Dick CampbellScotland22 November 1953ArbroathLeague One—8 March 2016[11]2 years, 226 days
Brendan RodgersNorthern Ireland26 January 1973CelticPremiership—20 May 2016[12]2 years, 153 days
Neil LennonNorthern Ireland25 June 1971HibernianPremiership—8 June 2016[13]2 years, 134 days
Jim GoodwinIreland20 November 1981Alloa AthleticChampionship—11 October 2016[14]2 years, 9 days
Stewart PetrieScotland27 February 1970MontroseLeague One—4 December 2016[15]1 year, 320 days
Gary NaysmithScotland16 November 1978Queen of the SouthChampionship—5 December 2016[16]1 year, 319 days
Stephen FarrellScotland8 March 1973StranraerLeague One—20 January 2017[17]1 year, 273 days
Steve Robinson Northern Ireland10 December 1974MotherwellPremiership28 February 2017[18]15 March 2017[19]1 year, 234 days
Neil McCannScotland11 August 1974DundeePremiership18 April 2017[20]1 June 2017[21]1 year, 185 days
Peter MurphyIreland27 October 1980Annan AthleticLeague Two—2 June 2017[22]1 year, 140 days
Darren YoungScotland13 October 1978East FifeLeague One—3 June 2017[23]1 year, 139 days
John RobertsonScotland2 October 1964Inverness Caledonian ThistleChampionship—14 June 2017[24]1 year, 128 days
Craig LeveinScotland22 October 1964Heart of MidlothianPremiership—28 August 2017[25]1 year, 53 days
Jim WeirScotland15 June 1969Forfar AthleticLeague One—1 October 2017[26]1 year, 19 days
Gavin PriceScotland29 October 1974Elgin CityLeague Two1 October 2017[27]12 October 2017[28]1 year, 19 days
James McDonaughScotland16 November 1977Edinburgh CityLeague Two—10 October 2017[29]1 year, 10 days
Steve ClarkeScotland29 August 1963KilmarnockPremiership—14 October 2017[30]1 year, 6 days
Danny LennonScotland6 April 1969ClydeLeague Two—13 November 2017[31]341 days
Gary BollanScotland24 March 1973CowdenbeathLeague Two—14 November 2017[32]340 days
Stuart KettlewellScotland4 June 1984Ross County (co-manager)Championship2 March 2018[33]24 April 2018[34]232 days
Steve FergusonScotland18 May 1977Ross County (co-manager)Championship2 March 2018[33]24 April 2018[34]232 days
John BroganScotland9 March 1954Albion RoversLeague Two—22 May 2018[35]151 days
Steven GerrardEngland30 May 1980RangersPremiership—1 June 2018[36]141 days
Gary HoltScotland9 March 1973LivingstonPremiership—23 August 2018[37]58 days
Ray McKinnonScotland5 August 1970FalkirkChampionship—31 August 2018[38]50 days
Jonatan JohanssonFinland16 August 1975Greenock MortonChampionship—6 September 2018[39]44 days
Oran KearneyNorthern Ireland29 July 1978St MirrenPremiership—7 September 2018[40]43 days
Mark RobertsScotland29 October 1975Queen's ParkLeague Two20 September 2018[41]12 October 2018[42]30 days
John McGlynnScotland19 December 1961Raith RoversLeague One—25 September 2018[43]25 days
Darren BarrScotland17 March 1985Stirling AlbionLeague Two29 September 2018[44]—21 days
Berwick RangersLeague Two——14 days
Gerry BrittonScotland20 October 1970Partick ThistleChampionship6 October 2018[45]—14 days
AirdrieoniansLeague One——12 days
DumbartonLeague One——12 days
Robbie NeilsonScotland19 June 1980Dundee UnitedChampionship—8 October 2018[46]12 days

Notes

  1. 1 2 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

  1. ↑ "Jim McInally becomes Peterhead manager". BBC Sport. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Dewar, Heather (25 March 2013). "Aberdeen confirm Derek McInnes as new manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Tommy Wright is new St Johnstone manager". BBC Sport. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ian McCall named new manager of struggling League 1 side Ayr United". STV Sport. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Hamilton: Martin Canning becomes Accies' interim boss". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Crawford, Kenny (23 January 2015). "Hamilton Academical: Martin Canning becomes new manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "A Statement from the Board of Stenhousemuir Football Club - UPDATED". www.stenhousemuirfc.com. Stenhousemuir FC. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  8. ↑ McMenemy, Iain (2 April 2015). "Brown Ferguson to take the reins for next season". www.stenhousemuirfc.com. Stenhousemuir FC. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Allan Johnston: Dunfermline appoint former Kilmarnock boss". BBC Sport. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Darren Dods installed as Brechin City's new manager". BBC Sport. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  11. ↑ Nicholson, Eric (8 March 2016). "Arbroath appoint Dick Campbell as manager". The Courier. DC Thomson. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Celtic: Brendan Rodgers is appointed manager". BBC Sport. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "Neil Lennon is new manager at Hibernian". BBC Sport. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "Alloa Athletic appoint Jim Goodwin as manager". BBC Sport. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  15. ↑ "Montrose: Stewart Petrie is new manager at Links Park". BBC Sport. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  16. ↑ "Move came out of the blue". Fife Today. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  17. ↑ "Farrell named new Stranraer manager". Scottish Professional Football League. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  18. ↑ "Mark McGhee: Motherwell part with manager after run of bad results". BBC Sport. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  19. ↑ "Motherwell: Stephen Robinson appointed manager at Fir Park". BBC Sport. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  20. ↑ Idessane, Kheredine (18 April 2017). "Dundee: Neil McCann to be appointed interim boss at Premiership club". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  21. ↑ "Dundee appoint Neil McCann as manager". BBC Sport. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  22. ↑ "Annan Athletic appoint new manager". Annan Athletic FC. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  23. ↑ "Darren Young: East Fife name former Aberdeen midfielder as manager". BBC Sport. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  24. ↑ Healey, Derek (14 June 2017). "John Robertson returns as Caley Jags boss 13 years after securing top flight promotion". The Press and Journal. Aberdeen Journals. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  25. ↑ Anderson, Barry (28 August 2017). "Craig Levein appointed new head coach of Hearts". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  26. ↑ "Manager Jim Weir departs Elgin City for Forfar Athletic". BBC Sport. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  27. ↑ "City begin life without Weir against Welsh champs". The Northern Scot. Scottish Provincial Press Ltd. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  28. ↑ "Director's announcement". Elgin City FC. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  29. ↑ "Club statement". Edinburgh City FC. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  30. ↑ Barnes, John (14 October 2017). "Kilmarnock: Steve Clarke is named the club's new manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  31. ↑ "Danny Lennon Appointed". Clyde FC. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  32. ↑ "Bollan for Blue Brazil". Cowdenbeath FC. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  33. 1 2 "Ross County: Stuart Kettlewell and Steven Ferguson take reins until summer". BBC Sport. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  34. 1 2 "Ross County: Steven Ferguson & Stuart Kettlewell to stay on as co-managers". BBC Sport. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  35. ↑ "Albion Rovers Manager News". Albion Rovers FC. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  36. ↑ Murray, Ewan (4 May 2018). "Steven Gerrard appointed as new Rangers manager: 'It was a no-brainer'". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  37. ↑ McLauchlin, Brian (23 August 2018). "Livingston: Gary Holt agrees to replace Kenny Miller as manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  38. ↑ "RAY McKINNON NAMED BAIRNS BOSS". Falkirk FC. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  39. ↑ "Morton: Former Rangers assistant Jonatan Johansson named as manager". BBC Sport. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  40. ↑ Lamont, Alasdair (7 September 2018). "St Mirren appoint Oran Kearney as manager on a three-year deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  41. ↑ "Roberts takes temporary charge". Queen's Park FC. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  42. ↑ "Mark Roberts: Queen's Park appoint replacement for Gus MacPherson". BBC Sport. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  43. ↑ "Raith Rovers: John McGlynn returns to Stark's Park as manager". BBC Sport. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  44. ↑ "Club update: First-team manager". Stirling Abion FC. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  45. ↑ "Partick Thistle: Alan Archibald sacked as manager". BBC Sport. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  46. ↑ "Robbie Neilson: Dundee United appoint former Hearts head coach". BBC Sport. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
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