List of Clyde F.C. managers

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This is a list compiling the former managers of Clyde Football Club.

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The team achieved its highest league placing in the top division, which was third-place, in three separate seasons and under three different managers; Walter Jack in 1908–09 (three points behind champions Celtic), Alex Maley in 1911–12 (nine points behind champions Rangers), and Davie White in 1966–67 (twelve points behind champions Celtc). [1]

Alex Maley led the team to its first national cup final in the club's history, the Scottish Cup final in 1910. Later on Joe Miller led the club to its first national cup final in 48 years, the Scottish Challenge Cup final in 2006. [2]

Paddy Travers is the club's most successful manager with two Scottish Cup final wins in 1939 (4–0 v Motherwell) and 1955 (1–0 v Celtic after a replay), losing a third final in between in 1949 (1–4 v Rangers). His four Scottish Cup final appearances (including the 1937 defeat with Aberdeen) led him to being named one of Scottish football's 50 greatest managers by the Scottish Herald . [3] He also led to the club to four trophies in the one season in 1951–52. [4]

Two former Clyde managers have also gone on to become the Scotland national team manager, John Prentice, who went directly from being Clyde to Scotland manager in 1966, [1] and Craig Brown who left Clyde in 1986 to become Scotland national under-21 team manager and assistant manager to Andy Roxburgh for the full team, later replacing him as Scotland manager in 1993. [5]

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Managers

Name [7] NatFromToNotesRef
––– Division Two Champions 1904–05
Division Two Runners-up 1903–04
Graham Cup Winners 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891 [8]
North Eastern Cup Winners 1891, 1893, 1894, 1895 [9]
Glasgow and West of Scotland League Winners 1905		 [nb 1]
[nb 2]
Walter Jack Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland July 1905May 1909Joint-Highest top division finish: Third Place 1908–09
Division Two Runners-up 1905–06 [10]
Glasgow and West of Scotland Shield Winners 1907 [11] 		[nb 3]
[nb 4]
Alex Maley Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 19091912 Scottish Cup Runners-up 1909–10 and 1911–12
Joint-Highest top division finish: Third Place 1911–12
Glasgow Charity Cup Winners 1910
John James ComminsFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland May 1912November 1922 Glasgow Cup Winners 1915
Scottish Second XI Cup Winners 1914–15 [12] 		[nb 5]
[nb 6]
[nb 7]
[13]
Frank Thompson Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Ireland 11 November 192219 January 1935 Division Two Runners-up 1925–26
Glasgow Cup Winners 1926
Russell Moreland Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2 February 193523 October 1937
Paddy Travers Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 27 November 193719 July 1956 Scottish Cup Winners 1938–39 and 1954–55
Scottish Cup Runners-up 1948–49
Division Two Champions 1951–52
Supplementary Cup Winners 1951–52
Southern League Runners-up 1940–41
Summer Cup Runners-up 1943–44
Glasgow Cup Winners 1947, 1952
Glasgow Charity Cup Winners 1940, 1952
Paisley Charity Cup Winners 1939, 1940 [14]
Johnny Haddow Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 19 July 195624 November 1962 Scottish Cup Winners 1957–58
Division Two Champions 1956–57 and 1961–62
Glasgow Cup Winners 1959
Glasgow Charity Cup Winners 1958, 1961
John Prentice Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 17 December 196224 March 1966 Division Two Runners-up 1963–64
Davie White Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 31 March 196610 July 1967 [15] Joint-Highest top division finish: Third Place 1966–67 [16]
Archie Wright Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 196715 December 1967
Archie Robertson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland January 196829 August 1973 Division Two Champions 1972–73
Stan Anderson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 31 August 197329 March 1977
Billy McNeill Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1 April 1977June 1977
Craig Brown Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland July 19771986 Second Division Champions 1977–78 and 1981–82
John Clark Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 30 July 19861992
Alex Smith Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 19929 September 1996 Second Division Champions 1992–93
Gardner Speirs Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 12 September 19967 July 1998
Ronnie McDonald7 July 1998February 2002 [nb 8]
Allan Maitland Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 19987 February 2002 Second Division Champions 1999–2000
Keyline Cup Winners 1999, 2000, 2001		 [nb 9]
Alan Kernaghan Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1 March 200216 June 2004 First Division Runners-up 2002–03 and 2003–04
SPFA First Division Manager of the Year: 2002–03 [17] 		[nb 10]
Billy Reid Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 8 July 200427 April 2005 [nb 11]
Graham Roberts Flag of England.svg  England 19 May 200522 August 2006 Tommy McGrane Cup Winners 2006
Joe Miller Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 22 August 200625 May 2007 Challenge Cup Runners-up 2006–07 [nb 12]
Colin Hendry Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 11 June 200718 January 2008
John Brown Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 26 January 200821 November 2009 First Division Play-off Winners 2007–08
John McCormack Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 30 November 20095 April 2010
Stuart Millar Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 27 April 20101 February 2011 [18] [19]
Jim Duffy Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 7 February 201119 May 2014
Barry Ferguson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 13 June 201426 February 2017 League One Play-off Runners-up 2015–16 [20]
Jim Chapman Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 20 May 201731 October 2017 [21] [22]
Danny Lennon Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 13 November 201725 October 2022 League One Play-off Winners 2018–19
Broadwood Cup Winners 2020 [23]
SPFL League Two Manager of the Season: 2018–19 [24] 		[25]

Caretaker managers

Name [7] NatFromToRef
Jim Rowan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland [nb 13]
Mike ClintonFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 24 September 197631 December 1976 [nb 14]
Bobby Waddell1 January 197731 March 1977 [nb 15]
Billy Reid Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland [nb 16]
Stuart Balmer
Gary Bollan 		Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 		[nb 17]
Dougie Bell Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland [nb 18]
Neil Watt Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland [nb 19]
Neil Watt
Gordon Wylde 		Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 		[nb 20]
Bob Malcolm Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 26 February 2017Feb / Mar 2017 [nb 21] [26]
Jon-Paul McGovern
Peter MacDonald 		Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 		2 March 2017May 2017 [27] [28]

Notes

  1. ↑ There was no promotion for any Scottish Division Two club in 1903–04.
  2. ↑ No promotion in 1904–05 as division winners because Falkirk (runners-up) and Aberdeen (seventh-place) were elected into Scottish Division One instead for the 1905–06 season.
  3. ↑ Walter Jack was possibly the club's first managerial appointment.
  4. ↑ The club were elected for promotion from Scottish Division Two as runners-up along with Hamilon Academical (fourth place) in 1905–06.
  5. ↑ Commins' forename is actually John. His name is sometimes given as Jamie or Jimmy Commins.
  6. ↑ According to The Sunday Post the position of manager was vacant by 4 November 1922.
  7. ↑ The Scottish Second XI Cup was for reserve teams of member clubs of the Scottish 2nd FA XI.
  8. ↑ Ronnie McDonald served as general manager.
  9. ↑ Allan Maitland served as first team coach.
  10. ↑ There was no promotion for team that finished runners-up from second tier in Scottish football via automatic or the play-offs between 2000–01 and 2012–13 excluding Dundee in 2011–12 because of Rangers liquidation.
  11. ↑ Billy Reid was temporarily caretaker manager in 2002, between the departure of Allan Maitland and the appointment of Alan Kernaghan.
  12. ↑ He was player / assistant manager to Graham Roberts while he was manager, before being given the job when Roberts was sacked.
  13. ↑ Jim Rowan was caretaker manager between Archie Robertson's and Stan Anderson's spells as Clyde managers.
  14. ↑ Mike Clinton was caretaker while manager Stan Anderson was ill.
  15. ↑ Bobby Waddell was caretaker manager while manager Stan Anderson was ill.
  16. ↑ Billy Reid was caretaker manager between Allan Maitland's and Alan Kernaghan's spells as Clyde managers.
  17. ↑ Stuart Balmer and Gary Bollan were caretaker managers between Billy Reid;s and Graham Roberts's spells as Clyde managers.
  18. ↑ Dougie Bell was caretaker manager between Colin Hendry's and John Brown's spells as Clyde managers.
  19. ↑ Neil Watt was caretaker manager between John McCormack's and Stuart Millar's spells as Clyde managers.
  20. ↑ Neil Watt and Gordon Wylde were caretaker managers between Stuart Millar's and Jim Duffy's spells as Clyde managers.
  21. ↑ Bob Malcolm left his role after one match.

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