The following is a list of Aberdeen F.C. managers since the club's foundation in 1903. As of February 2024, Aberdeen has had 26 full-time managers, including joint managers.
The most successful Aberdeen manager is Sir Alex Ferguson, who won three Scottish Premier Division titles, four Scottish Cup trophies, one Scottish League Cup, one European Cup Winners' Cup and one UEFA Super Cup in an eight-year spell at the club.
Only competitive league & cup matches are counted. [1] As of 31 August 2025.
* | Caretaker manager |
# | From | To | Name | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win % | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1903 | 1924 | ![]() | 644 | 221 | 172 | 251 | 817 | 883 | 34% | [2] |
2 | 1924 | 1937 | ![]() | 474 | 214 | 106 | 154 | 916 | 732 | 45% | [3] |
3 | 1937 | 1955 | ![]() | 371 | 165 | 71 | 135 | 731 | 602 | 44% | [4] |
4 | 1955 | 1959 | ![]() | 148 | 66 | 20 | 62 | 316 | 280 | 45% | [5] |
5 | 1959 | 1965 | ![]() | 180 | 67 | 42 | 71 | 328 | 341 | 37% | [6] |
6 | 1965 | 1971 | ![]() | 214 | 100 | 42 | 72 | 386 | 278 | 47% | [7] |
7 | 1971 | 1975 | ![]() | 143 | 67 | 46 | 30 | 264 | 143 | 47% | [8] |
1975 | 1975 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 50% | [9] | |
8 | 1975 | 1977 | ![]() | 61 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 89 | 72 | 39% | [10] |
9 | 1977 | 1978 | ![]() | 36 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 68 | 29 | 61% | [11] |
10 | July 1, 1978 | November 7, 1986 | ![]() | 288 | 167 | 71 | 50 | 564 | 229 | 58% | [12] |
1986 | 1986 | ![]() ![]() | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 47% | ||
1986 | 1986 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | [13] | |
11 | November 5, 1986 | May 16, 1988 | ![]() | 72 | 35 | 27 | 10 | 94 | 40 | 49% | [14] |
12 | July 31, 1988 | September 20, 1991 | ![]() ![]() | 117 | 63 | 35 | 19 | 181 | 89 | 54% | [15] |
13 | September 20, 1991 | February 10, 1992 | ![]() | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 30% | [16] |
14 | February, 1992 | February 7, 1995 | ![]() | 124 | 53 | 45 | 26 | 182 | 111 | 43% | [17] |
15 | February 7, 1995 | November 11, 1997 | ![]() | 99 | 35 | 27 | 37 | 125 | 139 | 35% | [18] |
November 11, 1997 | November 21, 1997 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | [19] | |
16 | November 21, 1997 | December 8, 1998 | ![]() | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 52 | 26% | [20] |
January 1, 1999 | May 24, 1999 | ![]() | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 43 | 37% | [21] | |
17 | July 1, 1999 | November 29, 2002 | ![]() | 130 | 40 | 31 | 59 | 157 | 214 | 31% | [22] |
December 5, 2002 | December 11, 2002 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | [23] | |
18 | December 11, 2002 | May 24, 2004 | ![]() | 57 | 18 | 11 | 28 | 62 | 86 | 32% | [24] |
19 | June 1, 2004 | May 24, 2009 | ![]() | 190 | 79 | 49 | 62 | 236 | 214 | 42% | [25] |
20 | July 1, 2009 | December 1, 2010 | ![]() | 53 | 13 | 12 | 28 | 51 | 83 | 24% | [26] |
December 1, 2010 | December 10, 2010 | ![]() ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0% | [27] | |
21 | December 10, 2010 | April 6, 2013 | ![]() | 93 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 98 | 107 | 29% | [28] |
22 | April 6, 2013 | March 8, 2021 | ![]() | 295 | 157 | 60 | 78 | 434 | 303 | 53% | [29] |
March 8, 2021 | March 23, 2021 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50% | [30] | |
23 | March 23, 2021 | February 13, 2022 | ![]() | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 39 | 31% | [31] |
February 13, 2022 | February 19, 2022 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | [32] | |
24 | February 19, 2022 | January 22, 2023 | ![]() | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 56 | 31% | [33] |
25 | January 29, 2023 | January 31, 2024 | ![]() | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 50 | 42% | [34] |
January 31, 2024 | February 5, 2024 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | [35] | |
February 5, 2024 | March 9, 2024 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0% | [36] | |
March 10, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | ![]() | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54% | [37] | |
26 | June 17, 2024 | Present | ![]() | 56 | 26 | 10 | 20 | 86 | 81 | 46% | [38] |