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