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

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Manager Nationality Date of Birth and Age Club Division Caretaker appointment[note 1] Permanent appointment Time as manager[note 1]
Douglas Samuel   SCO (1964-09-14) 14 September 1964 (age 60) The Spartans League Two 5 June 2012[1] 12 years, 140 days
Stewart Petrie   SCO (1970-02-27) 27 February 1970 (age 54) Montrose League One 4 December 2016[2] 7 years, 324 days
David Martindale   SCO (1974-07-13) 13 July 1974 (age 50) Livingston Championship 26 November 2020[3] 21 December 2020[4] 3 years, 332 days
Stephen Farrell   SCO (1973-03-08) 8 March 1973 (age 51) Dumbarton League One 29 May 2021[5] 3 years, 147 days
Dougie Imrie   SCO (1983-08-03) 3 August 1983 (age 41) Greenock Morton Championship 21 December 2021[6] 2 years, 307 days
Derek McInnes   SCO (1971-07-05) 5 July 1971 (age 53) Kilmarnock Premiership 4 January 2022[7] 2 years, 293 days
Stephen Robinson   NIR (1974-12-10) 10 December 1974 (age 49) St Mirren Premiership 22 February 2022[8] 2 years, 244 days
John McGlynn   SCO (1961-12-19) 19 December 1961 (age 62) Falkirk Championship 4 May 2022[9] 2 years, 172 days
James McPake   NIR (1984-06-24) 24 June 1984 (age 40) Dunfermline Athletic Championship 24 May 2022[10] 2 years, 152 days
Rhys McCabe   SCO (1992-07-24) 24 July 1992 (age 32) Airdrieonians Championship 26 May 2022[11] 2 years, 150 days
John Rankin   SCO (1983-06-27) 27 June 1983 (age 41) Hamilton Academical Championship 28 June 2022[12] 2 years, 117 days
Ray McKinnon   SCO (1970-08-05) 5 August 1970 (age 54) Forfar Athletic League Two 10 November 2022[13] 1 year, 348 days
Gary Naysmith   SCO (1976-11-16) 16 November 1976 (age 47) Stenhousemuir League One 3 January 2023[14] 1 year, 294 days
Paul Hartley   SCO (1976-10-19) 19 October 1976 (age 48) Cove Rangers League One 5 January 2023[15] 1 year, 292 days
Stuart Kettlewell   SCO (1984-06-04) 4 June 1984 (age 40) Motherwell Premiership 11 February 2023[16] 22 February 2023[17] 1 year, 255 days
Kris Doolan   SCO (1986-12-11) 11 December 1986 (age 37) Partick Thistle Championship 12 February 2023[18] 3 March 2023[19] 1 year, 254 days
Jim Goodwin   IRL (1981-11-20) 20 November 1981 (age 42) Dundee United Premiership 1 March 2023[20] 1 year, 236 days
Jordon Brown   SCO (1992-11-28) 28 November 1992 (age 31) Peterhead League Two 21 March 2023[21] 25 April 2023[22] 1 year, 216 days
Ryan Strachan   SCO (1990-08-01) 1 August 1990 (age 34)
Michael Tidser   SCO (1990-01-15) 15 January 1990 (age 34) Kelty Hearts League One 17 May 2023[23] 1 year, 159 days
Tony Docherty   SCO (1971-01-24) 24 January 1971 (age 53) Dundee Premiership 29 May 2023[24] 1 year, 147 days
Brendan Rodgers   NIR (1973-01-26) 26 January 1973 (age 51) Celtic Premiership 19 June 2023[25] 1 year, 126 days
Michael McIndoe   SCO (1979-12-02) 2 December 1979 (age 44) Edinburgh City League Two 9 October 2023[26] 1 year, 14 days
Philippe Clement   BEL (1974-03-22) 22 March 1974 (age 50) Rangers Premiership 15 October 2023[27] 1 year, 8 days
Andy Graham   SCO (1983-09-22) 22 September 1983 (age 41) Alloa Athletic League One 15 November 2023[28] 343 days
Allan Hale   SCO (1987-12-22) 22 December 1987 (age 36) Elgin City League Two 5 December 2023[29] 323 days
Callum Davidson   SCO (1976-06-25) 25 June 1976 (age 48) Queen's Park Championship 9 January 2024[30] 288 days
Scott Brown   SCO (1985-06-25) 25 June 1985 (age 39) Ayr United Championship 23 January 2024[31] 274 days
Dick Campbell   SCO (1953-11-22) 22 November 1953 (age 70) East Fife League Two 6 February 2024[32] 260 days
Don Cowie   SCO (1983-02-15) 15 February 1983 (age 41) Ross County Premiership 8 February 2024[33] 26 May 2024[34] 258 days
Calum Elliot   SCO (1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 (age 37) Bonnyrigg Rose League Two 25 March 2024[35] 212 days
Peter Murphy   IRL (1980-10-27) 27 October 1980 (age 43) Queen of the South League One 9 May 2024[36] 167 days
David Gray   SCO (1988-05-04) 4 May 1988 (age 36) Hibernian Premiership 14 May 2024[37] 6 June 2024[38] 162 days
Willie Gibson   SCO (1984-08-06) 6 August 1984 (age 40) Annan Athletic League One 16 May 2024[39] 160 days
Alan Maybury   IRL (1978-08-08) 8 August 1978 (age 46) Stirling Albion League Two 2 June 2024[40] 143 days
Jimmy Thelin   SWE (1978-03-14) 14 March 1978 (age 46) Aberdeen Premiership 3 June 2024[41] 142 days
David Gold   SCO (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 31) Arbroath League One 17 August 2024[42] 12 September 2024[43] 67 days
Colin Hamilton   SCO (1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 (age 32)
Neill Collins   SCO (1983-09-02) 2 September 1983 (age 41) Raith Rovers Championship 3 September 2024[44] 50 days
Chris Aitken   SCO (1979-09-21) 21 September 1979 (age 45) Stranraer League Two 30 September 2024[45] 23 days
Simo Valakari   FIN (1973-04-28) 28 April 1973 (age 51) St Johnstone Premiership 1 October 2024[46] 22 days
Neil Critchley   ENG (1978-10-18) 18 October 1978 (age 46) Heart of Midlothian Premiership 15 October 2024[47] 8 days
Darren Young   SCO (1978-10-13) 13 October 1978 (age 46) Clyde League Two 23 October 2024[48] 0 days
Scott Kellacher   SCO (1980-12-05) 5 December 1980 (age 43) Inverness Caledonian Thistle League One 23 October 2024[49] 0 days

Notes

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  1. ^ 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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