SFWA Manager of the Year
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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 football manager in the top-flight of Scottish football, the Scottish Premier League, whom is seen to have been the best manager of the previous season.
The award was first given in 1987, and was won by Dundee United boss Jim McLean. The latest winner of the award was Walter Smith of Rangers.
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[edit] List of winners
Highlighted players are winning the award for a second time.
[edit] 2000s
| Year | Player | Club | Notes |
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| 2008 |  Walter Smith |
[[]] | First six-time winner of the award |
| 2007 | Gordon Strachan |
Celtic | Winning the award for the second time Winning the award for the second consecutive season |
| 2006 | Gordon Strachan |
Celtic | |
| 2005 |  Tony Mowbray |
Hibernian | |
| 2004 |  Martin O'Neill |
Celtic | Winning the award for the third time |
| 2003 | Alex McLeish |
Rangers | |
| 2002 | Martin O'Neill |
Celtic | Winning the award for the second time Winning the award for the second consecutive season |
| 2001 | Martin O'Neill |
Celtic | |
| 2000 |  Dick Advocaat |
Rangers | Winning the award for the second time Winning the award for the second consecutive season |
[edit] 1990s
| Year | Player | Club | Notes |
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| 1999 | Dick Advocaat |
Rangers | |
| 1998 | Wim Jansen |
Celtic | First winner of the award from outside of the the United Kingdom |
| 1997 | Walter Smith |
Rangers | First five-time winner of the award First two-time winner of the award for two consecutive seasons |
| 1996 | Walter Smith |
Rangers | First four-time winner of the award |
| 1995 | Jimmy Nicholl |
Raith Rovers | First winner of the award from outside of Scotland First winner of the award from outside of Great Britain |
| 1994 | Walter Smith |
Rangers | First three-time winner of the award First winner of the award for three consecutive seasons |
| 1993 | Walter Smith |
Rangers | First two-time winner of the award First winner of the award for two consecutive seasons |
| 1992 | Walter Smith |
Rangers | |
| 1991 | Alex Totten |
St. Johnstone | |
| 1990 | Andy Roxburgh |
Scotland | First winner of the award with the national team |
[edit] 1980s
| Year | Player | Club | Notes |
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| 1989 | Graeme Souness |
Rangers | |
| 1988 | Billy McNeill |
Celtic | |
| 1987 | Jim McLean |
Dundee United | First winner of the award |
[edit] Breakdown of winners
[edit] Winners by team
| Team | Number of wins |
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| Rangers | 10 (1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2008) |
| Celtic | 7 (1988, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007) |
| Hibernian | 1 (2005) |
| Raith Rovers | 1 (1995) |
| St. Johnstone | 1 (1991) |
| Scotland national team | 1 (1990) |
| Dundee United | 1 (1987) |
[edit] Winners by country
| Nationality | Number of wins |
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| Scotland |
14 (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008) |
| Northern Ireland |
4 (1995, 2001, 2002, 2004) |
| Netherlands |
3 (1998, 1999, 2000) |
| England |
1 (2005) |
[edit] Trivia
- In 1998, Wim Jansen became the first manager from outside of Great Britain and the United Kingdom to win the award.
- In 1997, Walter Smith became the first - and so far only - manager to the award five times. In this year, Walter Smith also became the first manager to win the award for two consecutive seasons on two separate occasions.
- In 1996, Walter Smith became the first - and so far only - manager to the award four times.
- In 1995, Jimmy Nichol became the first manager from outside of Scotland to win the award.
- In 1994, Walter Smith became the first manager to the award three times, equaled only by Martin O'Neill in 2004. In this year, Walter Smith also became the first - and so far only - manager to win the award for three consecutive seasons.
- In 1993, Walter Smith became the first manager to win the award twice, equaled by Dick Advocaat in 2000, Martin O'Neill in 2002, and Gordon Strachan in 2007. In this year, Walter Smith also became the first manager to win the award for two consecutive seasons, equaled by Dick Advocaat in 2000, Martin O'Neill in 2002, and Gordon Strachan in 2007.
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SFWA awards
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Footballer of the Year • Young Player of the Year • Manager of the Year |
