List of Scottish League Cup winning managers

This is a list of Scottish League Cup winning football managers. The Scottish League Cup is a knockout cup competition in Scottish football, organised by the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). It is considered to be the second most important domestic cup competition in Scottish football, after the Scottish Cup. The competition is open to all 42 members of the SPFL, as well as invited sides from the Highland League and Lowland League.

The competition was established in 1947, under a format used by the Southern League Cup which operated as a regional tournament (national for its last season) during World War II. The Scottish League Cup was formed, operated by and named after the Scottish Football League (SFL), who continued to operate it after the top division clubs formed the Scottish Premier League (SPL) in 1998. The competition is now organised by the SPFL, the body formed by the merger of the SPL and SFL in 2013.

Bill Struth, with Rangers in 1946–47, was the first team manager to win the competition. This list gives details of the winning club and their manager in each season since then. Scot Symon, Jock Stein and Walter Smith are the most successful managers in the history of the competition, having each won 6 Scottish League Cups during their careers.

Winning managers
Final Manager Nationality Club Ref
1946–47 Bill Struth  Scotland Rangers
1947–48 Scot Symon  Scotland East Fife
1948–49 Bill Struth (2)  Scotland Rangers
1949–50 Scot Symon (2)  Scotland East Fife
1950–51 George Stevenson  Scotland Motherwell
1951–52 George Anderson  England Dundee
1952–53 George Anderson (2)  England Dundee
1953–54 Jerry Dawson  Scotland East Fife
1954–55 Tommy Walker  Scotland Heart of Midlothian
1955–56 Davie Shaw  Scotland Aberdeen
1956–57 Jimmy McGrory  Scotland Celtic
1957–58 Jimmy McGrory (2)  Scotland Celtic
1958–59 Tommy Walker (2)  Scotland Heart of Midlothian
1959–60 Tommy Walker (3)  Scotland Heart of Midlothian
1960–61 Scot Symon (3)  Scotland Rangers
1961–62 Scot Symon (4)  Scotland Rangers
1962–63 Tommy Walker (4)  Scotland Heart of Midlothian
1963–64 Scot Symon (5)  Scotland Rangers
1964–65 Scot Symon (6)  Scotland Rangers
1965–66 Jock Stein  Scotland Celtic
1966–67 Jock Stein (2)  Scotland Celtic
1967–68 Jock Stein (3)  Scotland Celtic
1968–69 Jock Stein (4)  Scotland Celtic
1969–70 Jock Stein (5)  Scotland Celtic
1970–71 Willie Waddell  Scotland Rangers
1971–72 Davie McParland  Scotland Partick Thistle
1972–73 Eddie Turnbull  Scotland Hibernian
1973–74 David White  Scotland Dundee
1974–75 Jock Stein (6)  Scotland Celtic
1975–76 Jock Wallace  Scotland Rangers
1976–77 Ally MacLeod  Scotland Aberdeen
1977–78 Jock Wallace (2)  Scotland Rangers
1978–79 John Greig  Scotland Rangers
1979–80 Jim McLean  Scotland Dundee United
1980–81 Jim McLean (2)  Scotland Dundee United
1981–82 John Greig (2)  Scotland Rangers
1982–83 Billy McNeill  Scotland Celtic
1983–84 Jock Wallace (3)  Scotland Rangers
1984–85 Jock Wallace (4)  Scotland Rangers
1985–86 Alex Ferguson  Scotland Aberdeen
1986–87 Graeme Souness  Scotland Rangers
1987–88 Graeme Souness (2)  Scotland Rangers
1988–89 Graeme Souness (3)  Scotland Rangers
1989–90 Alex Smith and Jocky Scott  Scotland Aberdeen [note 1]
1990–91 Graeme Souness (4)  Scotland Rangers
1991–92 Alex Miller  Scotland Hibernian
1992–93 Walter Smith  Scotland Rangers
1993–94 Walter Smith (2)  Scotland Rangers
1994–95 Jimmy Nicholl  Northern Ireland Raith Rovers [1]
1995–96 Roy Aitken  Scotland Aberdeen
1996–97 Walter Smith (3)  Scotland Rangers
1997–98 Wim Jansen  Netherlands Celtic
1998–99 Dick Advocaat  Netherlands Rangers
1999–2000 Kenny Dalglish  Scotland Celtic
2000–01 Martin O'Neill  Northern Ireland Celtic
2001–02 Alex McLeish  Scotland Rangers
2002–03 Alex McLeish (2)  Scotland Rangers
2003–04 David Hay  Scotland Livingston
2004–05 Alex McLeish (3)  Scotland Rangers
2005–06 Gordon Strachan  Scotland Celtic
2006–07 John Collins  Scotland Hibernian
2007–08 Walter Smith (4)  Scotland Rangers
2008–09 Gordon Strachan (2)  Scotland Celtic
2009–10 Walter Smith (5)  Scotland Rangers
2010–11 Walter Smith (6)  Scotland Rangers
2011–12 Kenny Shiels  Northern Ireland Kilmarnock [2]
2012–13 Danny Lennon  Northern Ireland St Mirren [3]
2013–14 Derek McInnes  Scotland Aberdeen
2014–15 Ronny Deila  Norway Celtic
2015–16 Jim McIntyre  Scotland Ross County [4]
2016–17 Brendan Rodgers  Northern Ireland Celtic
2017–18 Brendan Rodgers (2)  Northern Ireland Celtic
2018–19 Brendan Rodgers (3)  Northern Ireland Celtic
2019–20 Neil Lennon  Northern Ireland Celtic

By individual
Rank Name Wins Club(s) Winning Seasons
1 Walter Smith 6 Rangers 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11
= Jock Stein 6 Celtic 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1974–75
= Scot Symon 6 East Fife, Rangers 1947–48, 1949–50, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65
4 Graeme Souness 4 Rangers 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91
= Tommy Walker 4 Heart of Midlothian 1954–55, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1962–63
= Jock Wallace 4 Rangers 1975–76, 1977–78, 1983–84, 1984–85
7 Alex McLeish 3 Rangers 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05
= Brendan Rodgers 3 Celtic 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
9 George Anderson 2 Dundee 1951–52, 1952–53
= John Greig 2 Rangers 1978–79, 1981–82
= Jimmy McGrory 2 Celtic 1956–57, 1957–58
= Jim McLean 2 Dundee United 1979–80, 1980–81
= Gordon Strachan 2 Celtic 2005–06, 2008–09
= Bill Struth 2 Rangers 1946–47, 1948–49

By nationality
Country Managers Total
 Scotland 30 61
 Northern Ireland 6 8
 Netherlands 2 2
 England 1 2
 Norway 1 1

See also

Notes
  1. Alex Smith and Jocky Scott were "co-managers" of Aberdeen.

References
  1. Wilson, Richard (27 November 2014). "Year the streets of Raith truly danced after League Cup win". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. "Kilmarnock part company with manager Kenny Shiels". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. "Clyde: Danny Lennon becomes manager after impressive analysis of Stirling game". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  4. "Ross County sack manager Jim McIntyre and assistant Billy Dodds". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
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