SFWA Manager of the Year

The Scottish Football Writers' Association Manager of the Year (often called the SFWA Manager of the Year, or simply the Scottish Manager of the Year) award is given to the manager in Scottish football who is seen to have been the best manager of the previous season. The award is voted for by the members of the Scottish Football Writers' Association.

SFWA Manager of the Year
Martin O'Neill won the award three times during his five seasons with Celtic
Awarded forThe outstanding manager in each given Scottish football season
CountryScotland
Presented byScottish Football Writers' Association
First awarded1987
Last awarded2020
Manager of the SeasonNeil Lennon
Most awardsWalter Smith (7)

The award was first given in 1987, and was won by Dundee United boss Jim McLean. The award has been won by a manager in the top division of the Scottish football league system in all but two years, 1990, when the award went to Scotland manager Andy Roxburgh and 1995 when the award was given to Jimmy Nicholl who managed Raith Rovers in the First Division. There is a similar award made by PFA Scotland, the PFA Scotland Manager of the Year, which was first given in 2007.

List of winners

As of 2020, the award has been presented 34 times and won by 22 different managers. Walter Smith (7), Neil Lennon (3), Martin O'Neill (3), Dick Advocaat (2) and Steve Clarke (2) are the managers who have won the award more than once.

SeasonManagerClubNotesRef
1986–87Jim McLeanDundee United
1987–88Billy McNeillCeltic
1988–89Graeme SounessRangers
1989–90Andy RoxburghScotland
1990–91Alex TottenSt Johnstone
1991–92Walter SmithRangers
1992–93Walter SmithRangers
1993–94Walter SmithRangers
1994–95Jimmy NichollRaith Rovers
1995–96Walter SmithRangers
1996–97Walter SmithRangers
1997–98Wim JansenCeltic
1998–99Dick AdvocaatRangers
1999–00Dick AdvocaatRangers
2000–01Martin O'NeillCeltic
2001–02Martin O'NeillCeltic
2002–03Alex McLeishRangers
2003–04Martin O'NeillCeltic
2004–05Tony MowbrayHibernian[1]
2005–06Gordon StrachanCeltic[2]
2006–07Gordon StrachanCelticAlso won the PFA Scotland award[3]
2007–08Walter SmithRangers
2008–09Csaba LászlóHeart of Midlothian[4]
2009–10Walter SmithRangersAlso won the PFA Scotland award[5]
2010–11Mixu PaatelainenKilmarnock[6]
2011–12Neil LennonCeltic[7]
2012–13Neil LennonCeltic[8]
2013–14Derek McInnesAberdeenAlso won the PFA Scotland award[9]
2014–15John HughesInverness Caledonian ThistleAlso won the PFA Scotland award[10]
2015–16Jim McIntyreRoss County[11]
2016–17Brendan RodgersCelticAlso won the PFA Scotland award
2017–18Steve ClarkeKilmarnock[12]
2018–19Steve ClarkeKilmarnockAlso won the PFA Scotland award[13]
2019–20 Neil Lennon Celtic [14][15]

Winners by club
Club Number of wins Winning seasons
Rangers111988–89, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2007–08, 2009–10
Celtic111987–88, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2019–20
Kilmarnock32010–11, 2017–18, 2018–19
Inverness Caledonian Thistle12014–15
Aberdeen12013–14
Heart of Midlothian12008–09
Hibernian12004–05
Raith Rovers11994–95
Ross County12015–16
St Johnstone11990–91
Scotland national team11989–90
Dundee United11986–87

See also

References
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  2. "Strachan is writers' boss of year". BBC Sport. 13 April 2006.
  3. "Nakamura gets top writers' prize". BBC Sport. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  4. Forsyth, Roddy (13 May 2009). "Csaba Laszlo gets second Scotland manager of the year award". Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  5. "Davis crowned player of the year". BBC Sport. 2 May 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  6. "More awards for Izaguirre, Goodwillie and Paatelainen". BBC Sport. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  7. Fisher, Stewart (6 May 2012). "Title just the start for Lennon". Sunday Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  8. Smith, Andrew (12 May 2013). "Lennon says winning manager of year 'a privilege'". Scotland on Sunday. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  9. Forsyth, Roddy (4 May 2014). "Derek McInnes hits the heights with Aberdeen after suffering pain of failure at Bristol City". Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  10. Gordon, Moira (23 May 2015). "John Hughes still inspired by tragic Craig Gowans". Scotland on Sunday. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  11. McArthur, Euan (13 May 2016). "Paatelainen's fate not lost on McIntyre as Ross County manager counts his blessings". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  12. "Steve Clarke wins SWFA Manager of the Year award". Kilmarnock FC. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  13. @scottishfwa (9 May 2019). "SFWA Awards shortlist - Manager of the Year sponsored by William Hill - Dick Campbell, Steve Clarke, Gary Holt, Shelley Kerr. #SFWA #Footballwriters" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via Twitter.
  14. "Shankland, Edouard, McGregor & Morelos in writers' award frame". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  15. "Neil Lennon is manager of the year". SFWA. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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