List of Scottish Professional Football League managers

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

Manager Nationality Date of Birth and Age Club Division Caretaker appointment[note 1] Permanent appointment Time as manager[note 1]
Campbell, DickDick Campbell Scotland 22 November 1953 Forfar Athletic 3League One — 8 May 2008[1] 6 years, 357 days
McInally, JimJim McInally Scotland 19 February 1964 Peterhead 3League One — 7 October 2011[2] 3 years, 205 days
McKinnon, RayRay McKinnon Scotland 5 August 1970 Brechin City 3League One — 9 October 2012[3] 2 years, 203 days
Aitken, StephenStephen Aitken Scotland 25 September 1976 Stranraer 3League One 23 October 2012[4] 27 October 2012[5] 2 years, 189 days
Murray, IanIan Murray Scotland 20 March 1981 Dumbarton 2Championship — 22 November 2012[6] 2 years, 159 days
Chapman, JimJim Chapman Scotland 26 July 1965 Annan Athletic 4League Two — 12 January 2013[7] 2 years, 108 days
McNamara, JackieJackie McNamara Scotland 24 October 1973 Dundee United 1Premiership — 30 January 2013[8] 2 years, 90 days
Archibald, AlanAlan Archibald Scotland 13 December 1977 Partick Thistle 1Premiership 30 January 2013[9] 22 March 2013[10] 2 years, 90 days
McInnes, DerekDerek McInnes Scotland 5 July 1971 Aberdeen 1Premiership — 25 March 2013[11] 2 years, 36 days
Wright, TommyTommy Wright Northern Ireland 29 August 1963 St. Johnstone 1Premiership — 10 June 2013[12] 1 years, 324 days
Bollan, GaryGary Bollan Scotland 24 March 1973 Airdrieonians 3League One — 25 October 2013[13] 1 years, 187 days
Naysmith, GaryGary Naysmith Scotland 16 November 1978 East Fife 4League Two 25 November 2013[14] 18 December 2013[15] 1 years, 156 days
Nicholl, JimmyJimmy Nicholl Northern Ireland 28 December 1956 Cowdenbeath 2Championship — 30 November 2013[16] 1 years, 151 days
Hughes, JohnJohn Hughes Scotland 9 September 1964 Inverness CT 1Premiership — 4 December 2013[17] 1 years, 147 days
Cameron, ColinColin Cameron Scotland 23 October 1972 Berwick Rangers 4League Two — 14 January 2014[18] 1 years, 106 days
MacPherson, GusGus MacPherson Scotland 11 October 1968 Queen's Park 4League Two — 22 January 2014[19] 1 years, 98 days
Hartley, PaulPaul Hartley Scotland 19 October 1976 Dundee 1Premiership — 5 February 2014[20] 1 years, 84 days
Tully, CraigCraig Tully Scotland 7 January 1976 East Stirlingshire 4League Two — 28 April 2014[21][22][23] 1 years, 2 days
Neilson, RobbieRobbie Neilson Scotland 19 June 1980 Heart of Midlothian 2Championship — 12 May 2014[24] 353 days
Duffy, JimJim Duffy Scotland 27 April 1959 Greenock Morton 3League One — 19 May 2014[25] 346 days
Deila, RonnyRonny Deila Norway 21 September 1975 Celtic 1Premiership — 6 June 2014[26] 328 days
Young, DarrenDarren Young Scotland 13 October 1978 Albion Rovers 4League Two — 10 June 2014[27] 324 days
Houston, PeterPeter Houston Scotland 19 July 1958 Falkirk 2Championship — 12 June 2014[28] 322 days
Ferguson, BarryBarry Ferguson Scotland 2 February 1978 Clyde 4League Two — 13 June 2014[29] 321 days
Stubbs, AlanAlan Stubbs England 6 October 1971 Hibernian 2Championship — 24 June 2014[30] 310 days
McIntyre, JimJim McIntyre Scotland 24 May 1972 Ross County 1Premiership — 9 September 2014[31] 233 days
Fowler, JamesJames Fowler Scotland 26 October 1980 Queen of the South 2Championship 9 September 2014[32] 30 September 2014[33] 233 days
McLaren, StuartStuart McLaren Scotland 28 August 1975 Stirling Albion 3League One — 2 November 2014[34] 179 days
Weir, JimJim Weir Scotland 15 June 1969 Elgin City 4League Two — 27 November 2014[35] 154 days
Teale, GaryGary Teale Scotland 21 July 1978 St. Mirren 1Premiership 9 December 2014[36] 29 January 2015[37] 142 days
Baraclough, IanIan Baraclough England 4 December 1970 Motherwell 1Premiership — 13 December 2014[38] 138 days
Burchill, MarkMark Burchill Scotland 18 August 1980 Livingston 2Championship 16 December 2014[39] — 135 days
McCall, IanIan McCall Scotland 30 September 1964 Ayr United 3League One — 5 January 2015[40] 115 days
Canning, MartinMartin Canning Scotland 3 December 1981 Hamilton Academical 1Premiership 9 January 2015[41] 23 January 2015[42] 111 days
Ferguson, BrownBrown Ferguson Scotland 4 June 1981 Stenhousemuir 3League One 3 February 2015[43] 2 April 2015[44] 86 days
Locke, GaryGary Locke Scotland 16 June 1975 Kilmarnock 1Premiership 6 February 2015[45] 3 April 2015[46] 83 days
Hegarty, PaulPaul Hegarty Scotland 25 July 1954 Montrose 4League Two — 19 February 2015[47] 70 days
McCall, StuartStuart McCall Scotland 10 June 1964 Rangers 2Championship — 12 March 2015[48] 49 days
Lennon, DannyDanny Lennon Scotland 6 April 1969 Alloa Athletic 2Championship — 7 April 2015[49] 23 days
Lumsden, ToddTodd Lumsden England 6 February 1978 Arbroath 4League Two 13 April 2015[50] 30 April 2015[51] 17 days
Ellis, LaurieLaurie Ellis Scotland 25 August 1975 Raith Rovers 2Championship 27 April 2015[52] — 3 days
Dunfermline Athletic 3League One — — 0 days

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Campbell takes the helm at Forfar". BBC Sport (BBC). 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
  2. ↑ "Jim McInally becomes Peterhead manager". BBC Sport (BBC). 7 October 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Spence, Jim (9 October 2012). "Ray McKinnon becomes Brechin City manager". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Stranraer part company with manager Keith Knox". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Aitken Takes Charge". www.stranraerfc.org. Stranraer FC. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Ian Murray is named as new Dumbarton player-manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  7. ↑ "JIM CHAPMAN APPOINTED ANNAN ATH GAFFER". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton FC. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  8. ↑ Spence, Jim (30 January 2013). "Jackie McNamara named as new Dundee United manager". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Partick Thistle name player-coach Alan Archibald as interim boss". BBC Sport (BBC). 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
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  11. ↑ Dewar, Heather (25 March 2013). "Aberdeen confirm Derek McInnes as new manager". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  12. ↑ "Tommy Wright is new St Johnstone manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  13. ↑ "Airdrieonians turn to Gary Bollan". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  14. ↑ Tait, Chris (26 November 2013). "Lack of progress on pitch results in Aitchison 'sacking'". The Herald (Herald & Times Group). Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  15. ↑ "East Fife name Gary Naysmith as manager of the League One club". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  16. ↑ "Cowdenbeath: Jimmy Nicholl returns for second manager spell". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  17. ↑ "Inverness CT: John Hughes confirmed as new manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  18. ↑ "Colin Cameron chosen as new Berwick Rangers manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  19. ↑ Young, Chick (21 January 2014). "Queen's Park: Gus MacPherson to take over as manager". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  20. ↑ "Dundee: Paul Hartley installed as new Dens Park manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  21. ↑ "Craig Tully Is New Head Coach". East Stirlingshire F.C. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
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  23. ↑ "“Winner” Craig Tully is new East Stirlingshire manager". Falkirk Herald. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
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  25. ↑ "Jim Duffy leaves Clyde to 'join Morton as manager'". BBC Sport (BBC). 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  26. ↑ "Celtic confirm Ronny Deila as new manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  27. ↑ "Darren Young replaces James Ward as Albion Rovers boss". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  28. ↑ McLauchlin, Brian (11 June 2014). "Peter Houston becomes Falkirk manager after leaving Celtic role". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  29. ↑ Idessane, Kheredine (13 June 2014). "Barry Ferguson appointed player-manager of League Two Clyde". BBC Sport (BBC). Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  30. ↑ "Hibernian name Alan Stubbs as their new head coach". BBC Sport (BBC). 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  31. ↑ "Ross County: Jim McIntyre joins from Queen of the South". BBC Sport (BBC). 9 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  32. ↑ "Queen of the South set to name new manager within a week". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  33. ↑ "Queen of the South appoint Fowler as new manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  34. ↑ "Stirling Albion name Stuart McLaren and Martyn Corrigan as management duo". STV Sport. STV. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  35. ↑ "Elgin name Weir as new manager". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  36. ↑ "St Mirren: Tommy Craig exits as manager after 19 games". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  37. ↑ "St Mirren: Gary Teale gets manager's job until end of season". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  38. ↑ "Motherwell: Ian Baraclough is new manager at Fir Park". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  39. ↑ "Manager John McGlynn departs Livingston 'by mutual consent'". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  40. ↑ "Ian McCall named new manager of struggling League 1 side Ayr United". STV Sport. STV. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  41. ↑ "Hamilton: Martin Canning becomes Accies' interim boss". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  42. ↑ Crawford, Kenny (23 January 2015). "Hamilton Academical: Martin Canning becomes new manager". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  43. ↑ "A Statement from the Board of Stenhousemuir Football Club - UPDATED". www.stenhousemuirfc.com. Stenhousemuir FC. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  44. ↑ McMenemy, Iain (2 April 2015). "Brown Ferguson to take the reins for next season". www.stenhousemuirfc.com. Stenhousemuir FC. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  45. ↑ "Allan Johnston: Kilmarnock manager relieved of duties". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
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  47. ↑ Robertson, Neil (19 February 2015). "Montrose appoint Paul Hegarty as new boss". The Courier (DC Thomson). Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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  49. ↑ Crawford, Kenny (7 April 2015). "Alloa Athletic appoint Danny Lennon as new manager". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
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  51. ↑ "Arbroath appoint Todd Lumsden as full-time manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  52. ↑ "Raith Rovers: Grant Murray sacked after three years in charge". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.