List of Dundee F.C. managers

Last updated January 21, 2025

This is a list of Dundee F.C. managers and all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of Dundee, since its formation in 1893. The club have had 34 permanent managers, with Jocky Scott holding the position three times and both Sandy MacFarlane and Jim Duffy holding it twice.

Managers

Information correct as of matches played 20 January 2025.

Key to record:

P = Matches played
W = Matches won
D = Matches drawn
L = Matches lost
Win % = Win ratio

Key to honours:

*	Caretaker manager

List of Dundee F.C. managers^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
Name	From	To	Record					Honours					Ref
Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %	LG	FA	LC	L1	CC	Ref
Willie Wallace^[6]	April 1899	February 1919	611	261	143	207	042.72	0	1	0	0	0
Sandy MacFarlane	March 1919	February 1925	269	119	65	85	044.24	0	0	0	0	0
Alec McNair	June 1925	October 1927	91	35	22	34	038.46	0	0	0	0	0
Sandy MacFarlane (2)	December 1927	June 1928	22	9	5	8	040.91	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Bissett	July 1928	May 1933	212	75	48	89	035.38	0	0	0	0	0
Billy McCandless	June 1933	June 1937	163	59	41	63	036.20	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Cunningham	June 1937	June 1940	110	42	24	44	038.18	0	0	0	0	0
George Anderson	May 1944	July 1954	329	162	64	103	049.24	0	0	2	1	0
Willie Thornton	July 1954	June 1959	222	87	43	92	039.19	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Shankly	July 1959	February 1965	253	128	45	80	050.59	1	0	0	0	0	^[7]
Sammy Kean ^*	February 1965	March 1965	4	2	1	1	050.00	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Ancell	March 1965	June 1968	162	69	35	58	042.59	0	0	0	0	0
John Prentice	July 1968	December 1971	153	66	37	50	043.14	0	0	0	0	0
David White	January 1972	May 1977	271	123	62	86	045.39	0	0	1	0	0
Tommy Gemmell	June 1977	April 1980	135	69	24	42	051.11	0	0	0	1	0
Hugh Robertson^*	April 1980	April 1980	2	0	0	2	000.00	0	0	0	0	0
Don Mackay	May 1980	December 1983	162	62	34	66	038.27	0	0	0	0	0
Archie Knox	December 1983	May 1986	111	44	22	45	039.64	0	0	0	0	0
Jocky Scott	August 1986	May 1988	108	47	25	36	043.52	0	0	0	0	0	^[7]
Dave Smith	August 1988	January 1989	27	7	9	11	025.93	0	0	0	0	0
John Blackley^*	January 1989	February 1989	3	0	0	3	000.00	0	0	0	0	0
Gordon Wallace	February 1989	October 1991	108	45	25	38	041.67	0	0	0	0	1	^[7]
John Blackley^*	October 1991	October 1991	1	0	0	1	000.00	0	0	0	0	0
Iain Munro	October 1991	January 1992	20	9	7	4	045.00	0	0	0	0	0
Simon Stainrod	February 1992	August 1993	68	18	20	30	026.47	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Duffy	August 1993	December 1996	162	67	43	52	041.36	0	0	0	0	0
John McCormack	January 1997	February 1998	47	22	15	10	046.81	0	0	0	0	0
Jocky Scott (2)	February 1998	June 2000	95	35	18	42	036.84	0	0	0	1	0	^[7]
Ivano Bonetti	July 2000	July 2002	88	29	20	39	032.95	0	0	0	0	0	^[8]
Jim Duffy (2)	July 2002	August 2005	139	42	36	61	030.22	0	0	0	0	0	^[9]
Gerry Britton ^*	August 2005	August 2005	2	0	2	0	000.00	0	0	0	0	0
Alan Kernaghan	September 2005	April 2006	37	9	16	12	024.32	0	0	0	0	0	^[10]
Barry Smith ^*	April 2006	April 2006	2	1	0	1	050.00	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Rae	May 2006	October 2008	95	42	20	33	044.21	0	0	0	0	0	^[11]
David Farrell ^*	October 2008	October 2008	1	0	0	1	000.00	0	0	0	0	0
Jocky Scott (3)	October 2008	March 2010	64	31	18	15	048.44	0	0	0	0	1	^[7]
Gordon Chisholm	March 2010	October 2010	21	8	6	7	038.10	0	0	0	0	0	^[12]
Barry Smith	October 2010	February 2013	102	40	26	36	039.22	0	0	0	0	0	^[13]
John Brown	February 2013	February 2014	41	19	8	14	046.34	0	0	0	0	0	^[14]
Paul Hartley	February 2014	April 2017	138	46	36	56	033.33	0	0	0	1	0	^[15]
Neil McCann	April 2017	October 2018	65	22	9	34	033.85	0	0	0	0	0	^[16]
Jim McIntyre	October 2018	May 2019	31	4	7	20	012.90	0	0	0	0	0	^[17]
James McPake	May 2019	February 2022	106	44	25	37	041.51	0	0	0	0	0	^[18]^[19]
Mark McGhee	February 2022	May 2022	14	1	5	8	007.14	0	0	0	0	0	^[20]
Gary Bowyer	June 2022	May 2023	48	26	14	8	054.17	0	0	0	1	0	^[21]
Tony Docherty	May 2023	present	73	26	18	29	035.62	0	0	0	0	0	^[22]

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References

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↑ "Dundee FC - Manager history". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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↑ Graham, Ewing (21 October 2008). "Dundee in hurry to find successor for Alex Rae". Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 20 June 2018.
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Duthie, Tom (20 June 2018). "125 of Dundee FC: There's only one winner in battle of dark blue bosses". Evening Telegraph. DC Thomson. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

External links

Dundee F.C. website - history

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[1] "Dundee Manager History | Past & Present | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.

[2] "Dundee FC - Manager history". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 May 2018.

[3] "Dundee Managerial Timeline". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

[4] "Our Story - Dundee Football Club - Official Website". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[5] "Team Managers | Dundee (Dee Archive)". www.deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

[6] "William Wallace - Manager Profile". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

[Hall_of_Fame-7] 1 2 3 4 5 "Hall of Fame - Dundee Football Club - Official Website". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

[8] "125 of Dundee FC: There's only one winner in battle of dark blue bosses". Evening Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 20 June 2018.

[9] Lomax, Andrew (3 December 2003). "Duffy rejects Partick - for the time being". Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 20 June 2018.

[10] "Dundee part with boss Kernaghan". 20 April 2006. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

[11] Graham, Ewing (21 October 2008). "Dundee in hurry to find successor for Alex Rae". Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 20 June 2018.

[12] "Dundee appoint Chisholm as boss". 22 March 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

[13] Sport, Telegraph (20 February 2013). "Dundee sack manager Barry Smith". Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 19 June 2018.

[14] "Dundee: John Brown leaves manager post after talks". BBC Sport. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[15] "Dundee install Paul Hartley as manager at Dens Park". BBC Sport. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[16] "Dundee appoint Neil McCann as full-time manager after U-turn". BBC Sport. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[17] "Jim McIntyre: Dundee appoint former Ross County boss as new manager". BBC Sport. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

[18] "Dundee: James McPake takes temporary charge after Jim McIntyre departure". 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

[19] "Dundee: James McPake confirmed as club's new manager". 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.

[20] "Mark McGhee: Dundee appoint new manager upon Gordon Strachan advice". 17 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.

[21] "Gary Bowyer: Dundee appoint former Salford City boss as manager". 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

[22] "Dundee appoint Tony Docherty as manager as Kilmarnock lose assistant". 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

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