List of Scottish football championship-winning managers
The following is a list of football managers and head coaches who have won the Scottish league championship, currently known as the Scottish Premiership.
Some managers have also won the other two major competitions in Scottish football, which are the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. This results in a manager winning a "double" (two competitions in one season) or a "treble" (all three in one season). There are also three national lower league championships and a national cup competition for lower league clubs, called the Scottish Challenge Cup.
League
Scottish League Championship
By individual
Rank | Name | Wins | Club(s) | Winning Seasons |
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1 | Bill Struth | 18 | Rangers | 1920–21, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1952–53 |
2 | Willie Maley | 16 | Celtic | 1897–98, 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1913–14, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1916–17, 1918–19, 1921–22, 1925–26, 1935–36, 1937–38 |
3 | Jock Stein | 10 | Celtic | 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77 |
Walter Smith | 10 | Rangers | 1990–91,[note 3] 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 | |
5 | William Wilton | 8 | Rangers | 1899–1900, 1900–01, 1901–02, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1917–18, 1919–20 |
6 | Scot Symon | 6 | Rangers | 1955–56, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64 |
7 | Neil Lennon | 5 | Celtic | 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2018–19,[note 4] 2019–20 |
8 | Billy McNeill | 4 | Celtic | 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1987–88 |
Graeme Souness | 4 | Rangers | 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91[note 3] | |
10 | Alex Ferguson | 3 | Aberdeen | 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85 |
Gordon Strachan | 3 | Celtic | 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 | |
Hugh Shaw | 3 | Hibernian | 1947–48, 1950–51, 1951–52 | |
Jock Wallace | 3 | Rangers | 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78 | |
Martin O'Neill | 3 | Celtic | 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04 | |
15 | Brendan Rodgers | 2 | Celtic | 2016–17, 2017–18 |
Alex McLeish | 2 | Rangers | 2002–03, 2004–05 | |
Dick Advocaat | 2 | Rangers | 1998–99, 1999–2000 | |
Ronny Deila | 2 | Celtic | 2014–15, 2015–16 | |
Tommy Walker | 2 | Heart of Midlothian | 1957–58, 1959–60 |
By nationality
Country | Managers | Total |
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Scotland | 22 | 98 |
Northern Ireland | 3 | 11 |
Netherlands | 2 | 3 |
Norway | 1 | 2 |
England | 1 | 1 |
Ireland | 1 | 1 |
Total | 29 | 112 |
Lower Leagues (Tiers 2–4)
Season | Second tier | Third tier | Fourth tier | |||
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Manager | Club | Manager | Club | Manager | Club | |
1899–1900 | Partick Thistle | division was not founded | division was not founded | |||
1900–01 | St Bernard's | |||||
1901–02 | Port Glasgow Athletic | |||||
1902–03 | Airdrieonians | |||||
1903–04 | Hamilton Academical | |||||
1904–05 | Clyde | |||||
1905–06 | Leith Athletic | |||||
1906–07 | St Bernard's | |||||
1907–08 | Raith Rovers | |||||
1908–09 | Abercorn | |||||
1909–10 | Leith Athletic | |||||
1910–11 | Dumbarton | |||||
1911–12 | Ayr United | |||||
1912–13 | Ayr United | |||||
1913–14 | Sandy Paterson (1/3) | Cowdenbeath | ||||
1914–15 | Sandy Paterson (2/3) | Cowdenbeath | ||||
1915–16 | division did not exist | |||||
1916–17 | ||||||
1917–18 | ||||||
1918–19 | ||||||
1919–20 | ||||||
1920–21 | ||||||
1921–22 | Alloa Athletic | |||||
1922–23 | Queen's Park | |||||
1923–24 | St Johnstone | Arthurlie | ||||
1924–25 | Jimmy Brownlie (1/2) | Dundee United | Nithsdale Wanderers | |||
1925–26 | Sandy Paterson (3/3) | Dunfermline Athletic | season not completed | |||
1926–27 | Bo'ness United | division did not exist | ||||
1927–28 | Ayr United | |||||
1928–29 | Jimmy Brownlie (2/2) | Dundee United | ||||
1929–30 | Leith Athletic | |||||
1930–31 | Russell Moreland | Third Lanark | ||||
1931–32 | East Stirlingshire | |||||
1932–33 | Bobby Templeton | Hibernian | ||||
1933–34 | Albion Rovers | |||||
1934–35 | Tom Jennings | Third Lanark | ||||
1935–36 | Tully Craig | Falkirk | ||||
1936–37 | Ayr United | |||||
1937–38 | Raith Rovers | |||||
1938–39 | Bill Hodge | Cowdenbeath | ||||
1946–47 | George Anderson | Dundee | Tom Fergusson[3] | Stirling Albion | ||
1947–48 | Scot Symon | East Fife | Alex McLuckie | East Stirlingshire | ||
1948–49 | Bert Herdman | Raith Rovers | Forfar Athletic | |||
1949–50 | Jimmy Davies | Greenock Morton | NE: Hibernian 'A' | |||
SW: Clyde 'A' | ||||||
1950–51 | Jimmy McKinnell Jr | Queen of the South | NE: Heart of Midlothian 'A' | |||
SW: Clyde 'A' | ||||||
1951–52 | Paddy Travers | Clyde | NE: Dundee 'A' | |||
SW: Rangers 'A' | ||||||
1952–53 | Tom Fergusson (1/2)[3] | Stirling Albion | NE: Aberdeen 'A' | |||
SW: Rangers 'A' | ||||||
1953–54 | George Stevenson | Motherwell | NE: Brechin City | |||
SW: Rangers 'A' | ||||||
1954–55 | Willie Steel | Airdrieonians | NE: Aberdeen 'A' | |||
SW: Partick Thistle 'A' | ||||||
1955–56 | Willie Gibson | Queen's Park | division did not exist | |||
1956–57 | Johnny Haddow (1/2) | Clyde | ||||
1957–58 | Tom Fergusson (2/2)[3] | Stirling Albion | ||||
1958–59 | Jackie Cox | Ayr United | ||||
1959–60 | Bobby Brown | St Johnstone | ||||
1960–61 | Danny McLennan[4] | Stirling Albion | ||||
1961–62 | Johnny Haddow (2/2) | Clyde | ||||
1962–63 | Bobby Brown | St Johnstone | ||||
1963–64 | Hal Stewart (1/2) | Greenock Morton | ||||
1964–65 | Sammy Baird | Stirling Albion | ||||
1965–66 | Ally MacLeod | Ayr United | ||||
1966–67 | Hal Stewart (2/2) | Greenock Morton | ||||
1967–68 | Alex Wright | St Mirren | ||||
1968–69 | Bobby Howitt | Motherwell | ||||
1969–70 | Willie Cunningham | Falkirk | ||||
1970–71 | Davie McParland | Partick Thistle | ||||
1971–72 | Jackie Stewart | Dumbarton | ||||
1972–73 | Archie Robertson | Clyde | ||||
1973–74 | Ian McMillan | Airdrieonians | ||||
1974–75 | John Prentice | Falkirk | ||||
1975–76 | Bertie Auld (1/2) | Partick Thistle | Bill Munro | Clydebank | ||
1976–77 | Alex Ferguson | St Mirren | Alex Smith | Stirling Albion | ||
1977–78 | Benny Rooney | Greenock Morton | Craig Brown (1/2) | Clyde | ||
1978–79 | Tommy Gemmell | Dundee | Dave Smith | Berwick Rangers | ||
1979–80 | Bobby Moncur | Heart of Midlothian | John Hagart | Falkirk | ||
1980–81 | Bertie Auld (2/2) | Hibernian | Eddie Hunter | Queen's Park | ||
1981–82 | David Hay | Motherwell | Craig Brown (2/2) | Clyde | ||
1982–83 | Alex Rennie | St Johnstone | Ian Fleming | Brechin City | ||
1983–84 | Tommy McLean (1/2) | Greenock Morton | Doug Houston | Forfar Athletic | ||
1984–85 | Tommy McLean (2/2) | Motherwell | Ian Stewart | Montrose | ||
1985–86 | John Lambie (1/3) | Hamilton Academical | Jim Leishman | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
1986–87 | Allan McGraw | Greenock Morton | Terry Christie | Meadowbank Thistle | ||
1987–88 | John Lambie (2/3) | Hamilton Academical | Ally MacLeod | Ayr United | ||
1988–89 | Jim Leishman (1/2) | Dunfermline Athletic | David Provan | Albion Rovers | ||
1989–90 | Alex Totten | St Johnstone | John Ritchie | Brechin City | ||
1990–91 | Jim Jeffries (1/2) | Falkirk | John Brogan | Stirling Albion | ||
1991–92 | Iain Munro | Dundee | Billy Lamont | Dumbarton | ||
1992–93 | Jimmy Nicholl (1/2) | Raith Rovers | Alex Smith | Clyde | ||
1993–94 | Jim Jeffries (2/2) | Falkirk | Alex McAnespie | Stranraer | ||
1994–95 | Jimmy Nicholl (2/2) | Raith Rovers | Allan McGraw | Greenock Morton | Tommy Campbell[5] | Forfar Athletic |
1995–96 | Bert Paton | Dunfermline Athletic | Kevin Drinkell | Stirling Albion | Jim Leishman | Livingston |
1996–97 | Paul Sturrock | St Johnstone | Gordon Dalziel | Ayr United | Steve Paterson | Inverness CT |
1997–98 | Jocky Scott | Dundee | Campbell Money | Stranraer | Tom Hendrie | Alloa Athletic |
1998–99 | Alex McLeish | Hibernian | Ray Stewart | Livingston | Neale Cooper | Ross County |
1999–2000 | Tom Hendrie | St Mirren | Allan Maitland | Clyde | John McCormack (1/2) | Queen's Park |
2000–01 | Jim Leishman (2/2) | Livingston | John Lambie | Partick Thistle | Ally Dawson | Hamilton Academical |
2001–02 | John Lambie (3/3) | Partick Thistle | John Connolly | Queen of the South | Dick Campbell (1/2) | Brechin City |
2002–03 | Owen Coyle and John Hughes (1/2) |
Falkirk | Antonio Calderon | Raith Rovers | John McCormack (2/2) | Greenock Morton |
2003–04 | John Robertson | Inverness CT | Sandy Stewart | Airdrie United | Neil Watt | Stranarer |
2004–05 | John Hughes (2/2) | Falkirk | Ian Campbell | Brechin City | Rowan Alexander | Gretna |
2005–06 | Gus McPherson | St Mirren | Rowan Alexander | Gretna | Mixu Paatelainen | Cowdenbeath |
2006–07 | Davie Irons | Gretna | Jim McInally | Greenock Morton | John Coughlin | Berwick Rangers |
2007–08 | Billy Reid | Hamilton Academical | Derek Adams | Ross County | David Baikie | East Fife |
2008–09 | Derek McInnes | St Johnstone | John McGlynn (1/2) | Raith Rovers | Jim Chapman | Dumbarton |
2009–10 | Terry Butcher | Inverness CT | Allan Moore | Stirling Albion | Gary Bollan | Livingston |
2010–11 | Jim McIntyre | Dunfermline Athletic | Gary Bollan | Livingston | Paul Sheerin | Arbroath |
2011–12 | Derek Adams | Ross County | Colin Cameron | Cowdenbeath | Paul Hartley (1/2) | Alloa Athletic |
2012–13 | Alan Archibald | Partick Thistle | Allan Johnston (1/2) | Queen of the South | Ally McCoist | Rangers |
2013–14 | Paul Hartley | Dundee | Ally McCoist | Rangers | Jim McInally (1/2) | Peterhead |
2014–15 | Robbie Neilson | Heart of Midlothian (1/2) | Jim Duffy | Greenock Morton | Darren Young | Albion Rovers |
2015–16 | Mark Warburton | Rangers | Allan Johnston (2/2) | Dunfermline Athletic | Gary Naysmith | East Fife |
2016–17 | Neil Lennon | Hibernian | David Hopkin | Livingston | Dick Campbell (2/2) | Arbroath |
2017–18 | Jack Ross | St Mirren | Ian McCall | Ayr United | Stewart Petrie | Montrose |
2018–19 | Stuart Kettlewell / Steven Ferguson |
Ross County | Dick Campbell | Arbroath | Jim McInally (2/2) | Peterhead |
2019–20 | Robbie Neilson (2/2) | Dundee United | John McGlynn (2/2) | Raith Rovers | Paul Hartley (2/2) | Cove Rangers |
Treble and Double winning managers
League, Scottish Cup and League Cup "domestic" treble
Rank | Name | Wins | Club(s) | Winning Seasons |
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1 | Brendan Rodgers | 2 | Celtic | 2016–17, 2017–18 |
Jock Stein | 2 | Celtic | 1966–67, 1968–69 | |
Jock Wallace, Jr | 2 | Rangers | 1975–76, 1977–78 | |
Walter Smith | 2 | Rangers | 1992–93, 1998–99 | |
2 | Bill Struth | 1 | Rangers | 1948–49 |
Scot Symon | 1 | Rangers | 1963–64 | |
Martin O'Neill | 1 | Celtic | 2000–01 | |
Alex McLeish | 1 | Rangers | 2002–03 | |
Neil Lennon | 1 | Celtic | 2019–20 | |
League and Scottish Cup double
Rank | Name | Wins | Club(s) | Winning Seasons |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bill Struth | 6 | Rangers | 1927–28, 1929–30, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1949–50, 1952–53 |
2 | Jock Stein | 4 | Celtic | 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1976–77 |
3 | Willie Maley | 3 | Celtic | 1906–07, 1907–08, 1913–14 |
Walter Smith | 3 | Rangers | 1991–92, 1995–96, 2008–09 | |
5 | Neil Lennon | 3 | Celtic | 2012–13, 2018–19,[note 4] |
6 | Alex Ferguson | 1 | Aberdeen | 1983–84 |
Billy McNeil | 1 | Celtic | 1987–88 | |
Dick Advocaat | 1 | Rangers | 1999–2000 | |
Gordon Strachan | 1 | Celtic | 2006–07 | |
Jimmy McGrory | 1 | Celtic | 1953–54 | |
Martin O'Neill | 1 | Celtic | 2003–04 | |
Scot Symon | 1 | Rangers | 1962–63 |
League and League Cup double
Rank | Name | Wins | Club(s) | Winning Seasons |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Walter Smith | 4 | Rangers | 1993–94, 1996–97, 2009–10, 2010–11 |
2 | Jock Stein | 3 | Celtic | 1965–66, 1967–68, 1969–70 |
Graeme Souness | 3 | Rangers | 1986–87, 1988–89, 1990–91[note 3] | |
4 | Bill Struth | 1 | Rangers | 1946–47 |
Tommy Walker | 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 1959–60 | |
Scot Symon | 1 | Rangers | 1960–61 | |
Wim Jansen | 1 | Celtic | 1997–98 | |
Alex McLeish | 1 | Rangers | 2004–05 | |
Gordon Strachan | 1 | Celtic | 2005–06 | |
Ronny Deila | 1 | Celtic | 2014–15 | |
Brendan Rodgers | 1 | Celtic | 2018–19[note 4] | |
Scottish Cup and League Cup double
Rank | Name | Wins | Club(s) | Winning Seasons |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Scot Symon | 1 | Rangers | 1961–62 |
Jock Stein | 1 | Celtic | 1974–75 | |
John Greig | 1 | Rangers | 1978–79 | |
Alex Ferguson | 1 | Aberdeen | 1985–86 | |
Alex Smith and Jocky Scott | 1 | Aberdeen | 1989–90 | |
Alex McLeish | 1 | Rangers | 2001–02 | |
Walter Smith | 1 | Rangers | 2007–08 |
Total honours won
Rank | Name | Club(s) | League Championship | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total Honours |
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1 | Bill Struth | Rangers | 18 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
Willie Maley | Celtic | 16 | 14 | - | 30 | |
3 | Jock Stein | Celtic (24), Dunfermline Athletic (1) | 10 | 9 | 6 | 25 |
4 | Walter Smith | Rangers | 10 | 5 | 6 | 21 |
5 | Scot Symon | Rangers (15), East Fife (2) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
6 | Neil Lennon | Celtic | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
7 | William Wilton | Rangers | 8 | 1 | - | 9 |
Jock Wallace Jr. | Rangers | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
9 | Graeme Souness | Rangers | 4 | - | 4 | 8 |
Alex Ferguson | Aberdeen | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
Martin O'Neill | Celtic | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
Notes
- In the early years of organised football, many clubs did not appoint a manager. A management committee or board of directors (if the club had been incorporated) would pick the team instead.
- Willie McCartney died in January of the 1947–48 season, while he was the manager of Hibernian. Hugh Shaw who was the trainer at the time at the club was appointed as McCartney's replacement within a week.
- Graeme Souness left Rangers to become manager of Liverpool in April of the 1990–91 season. Walter Smith who was the assistant manager to Souness at the time at the club was appointed interim manager, before being given the job permanently in May 1991.
- Brendan Rodgers left Celtic to become manager of Leicester City in February of the 2018–19 season. Neil Lennon was appointed interim manager, before being given the job permanently in May 2019.
References
- "Trophy-winning Managers". ScottishLeague.net. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- "Third Lanark Managers". ScottishLeague.net. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- "Tom Fergusson". Stirling Albion Mad. 11 September 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- "Danny McLennan". The Independent. 16 May 2004. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- "'Class' of 2016 equal club record". FAFC. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
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