This is a list of all managers of Dunfermline Athletic Football Club.
Information correct as of match played 17 November 2024. Only official Scottish League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup and European Competition matches are counted
Key
* | Caretaker manager |
Name | From | To | Duration | P | W | D | L | Win % | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James McPake | 24 May 2022 | Present | 2 years, 177 days | 108 | 48 | 30 | 30 | 49.38 | [1] |
John Hughes | 12 November 2021 | 19 May 2022 | 188 days | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 24 | [2] [3] |
Greg Shields & Steven Whittaker * | 31 October 2021 | 12 November 2021 | 11 days | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | [4] |
Peter Grant | 28 May 2021 | 31 October 2021 | 156 days | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16.67 | [5] [4] |
Stevie Crawford | 10 January 2019 | 18 May 2021 | 2 years, 128 days | 88 | 33 | 21 | 34 | 37.5 | [6] [7] |
Allan Johnston | 8 May 2015 | 9 January 2019 | 3 years, 246 days | 168 | 79 | 44 | 45 | 47.02 | [8] [9] |
John Potter | 16 December 2014 | 30 April 2015 | 135 days | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 25 | [10] |
Jim Jefferies | 21 March 2012 | 16 December 2014 | 2 years, 270 days | 124 | 54 | 22 | 48 | 43.55 | [11] |
Jim McIntyre | 3 January 2008 | 16 March 2012 | 4 years, 73 days | 189 | 73 | 51 | 65 | 38.62 | [12] |
Jim McIntyre * | 4 December 2007 | 3 January 2008 | 30 days | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67 | [12] |
Stephen Kenny | 10 November 2006 | 4 December 2007 | 1 year, 21 days | 50 | 15 | 11 | 24 | 30 | [13] |
Craig Robertson * | 26 October 2006 | 10 November 2006 | 15 days | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | [14] |
Jim Leishman | 3 May 2005 | 26 October 2006 | 1 year, 176 days | 60 | 16 | 12 | 32 | 26.67 | [15] |
David Hay | 17 June 2004 | 3 May 2005 | 320 days | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 19.05 | [16] |
Jimmy Calderwood | 30 November 1999 | 28 May 2004 | 4 years, 180 days | 202 | 77 | 47 | 79 | 38.12 | [17] |
Jimmy Nicholl * | 2 November 1999 | 30 November 1999 | 28 days | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75 | |
Dick Campbell | 6 January 1999 | 2 November 1999 | 300 days | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 29.03 | [18] |
Bert Paton | 10 June 1993 | 6 January 1999 | 5 years, 210 days | 240 | 102 | 68 | 70 | 42.5 | [19] |
Jocky Scott | 20 September 1991 | 19 May 1993 | 1 year, 241 days | 96 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 29.17 | [20] |
Iain Munro | 27 July 1990 | 17 September 1991 | 1 year, 52 days | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 26.19 | [21] |
Jim Leishman | 17 October 1983 | 31 May 1990 | 6 years, 226 days | 314 | 132 | 80 | 102 | 42.04 | [15] |
Tom Forsyth | 20 September 1982 | 17 October 1983 | 1 year, 27 days | 47 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 19.15 | [22] |
Jimmy Thomson * | 2 September 1982 | 20 September 1982 | 18 days | ||||||
Pat Stanton | 16 December 1980 | 2 September 1982 | 1 year, 260 days | 89 | 25 | 23 | 41 | 28.09 | [23] |
Harry Melrose | 20 September 1975 | 9 December 1980 | 5 years, 80 days | 216 | 81 | 70 | 65 | 37.5 | [24] |
Jimmy Thomson * | 31 August 1975 | 20 September 1975 | 20 days | ||||||
George Miller | 22 February 1972 | 31 August 1975 | 3 years, 190 days | 131 | 46 | 31 | 54 | 35.11 | [25] |
Alex Wright | 22 October 1970 | 21 February 1972 | 1 year, 122 days | [26] | |||||
Andy Stevenson* | 1 October 1970 | 22 October 1970 | 21 days | ||||||
George Farm | 17 July 1967 | 1 October 1970 | 3 years, 76 days | 144 | 70 | 26 | 48 | 48.61 | [27] |
Willie Cunningham | 30 March 1964 | 22 June 1967 | 3 years, 84 days | 158 | 86 | 33 | 39 | 54.43 | [28] |
Jock Stein | 14 March 1960 | 30 March 1964 | 4 years, 16 days | 191 | 92 | 37 | 62 | 48.17 | [29] |
Andy Dickson | 1 August 1955 | 13 March 1960 | 4 years, 225 days | 220 | 86 | 42 | 92 | 39.09 | [30] |
Bobby Ancell | 1 August 1952 | 31 July 1955 | 2 years, 364 days | 115 | 51 | 24 | 40 | 44.35 | [31] |
Tom Younger | 1 August 1951 | 31 May 1952 | 304 days | ||||||
Webber Lees | 31 July 1949 | 1 August 1951 | 2 years, 1 day | 80 | 39 | 10 | 31 | 48.75 | [32] |
Sandy Terris | 1 August 1948 | 31 May 1949 | 303 days | 37 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 48.75 | |
Bobby Calder | 1 August 1947 | 31 May 1948 | 304 days | 37 | 14 | 4 | 19 | 37.84 | [33] |
Willie McAndrew | 13 February 1947 | 31 July 1947 | 168 days | [34] | |||||
Sandy Archibald | 12 October 1939 | 19 November 1946 | 7 years, 38 days | [35] | |||||
Peter Wilson | 4 May 1938 | 31 May 1939 | 1 year, 27 days | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 52.63 | [36] |
David Taylor | 5 June 1936 | 10 November 1938 | 2 years, 158 days | 75 | 22 | 17 | 36 | 29.33 | [37] |
Willie Knight | 31 May 1930 | 28 May 1936 | 5 years, 363 days | 231 | 106 | 38 | 87 | 45.89 | [38] |
Sandy Paterson | 31 May 1925 | 31 May 1930 | 5 years, 0 days | 199 | 74 | 33 | 92 | 37.19 | [39] |
Willie Knight | 13 March 1922 | 31 May 1925 | 3 years, 79 days | 120 | 41 | 30 | 49 | 34.17 | [38] |
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