List of Hibernian F.C. managers

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Hibernian Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Edinburgh. The club was founded in 1875, [1] and played its first match on Christmas Day of that year. Hibernian have won the Scottish league championship four times, most recently in 1952. Three of those four championships were won between 1948 and 1952, when the club had the services of the Famous Five, a notable forward line. The club have won the Scottish Cup three times, in 1887, 1902, and 2016, with the latter victory ending a notorious hundred plus year drought. Hibs have also won the Scottish League Cup three times, in 1972, 1991, and 2007. Hibernian reached the semi-final of the first ever European Cup in 1955–56, becoming the first British side to participate in European competition

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This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of manager of the Hibernian first team. The club did not officially appoint a manager until 1903 because they did not incorporate until then. From 1875 until 1903, the club was run by a committee, [2] although Dan McMichael was effectively the manager when the club won the 1901–02 Scottish Cup and the 1902–03 league championship. [3] Phil Kelso took charge for season 1903–04, but left the club in April 1904 and was replaced by Dan McMichael. [3]

As of September 2023, Hibernian have had 36 different full-time managers. McMichael is the longest-serving manager, having run the club for 17 years across two spells. Willie McCartney took charge of part of the league-winning side in 1947–48, but he died in office after a Scottish Cup match in January 1948. [4] Hugh Shaw inherited that team, and went on to win three league championships in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Alan Stubbs won the Scottish Cup in 2015–16, ending a 114-year drought in that competition. Eddie Turnbull, Alex Miller and John Collins all won one Scottish League Cup each. Bobby Templeton, Bertie Auld, Alex McLeish and Neil Lennon all won second tier championships.

Managers

As of the match played on 26 November 2024

Key Key to record:

* Caretaker manager
NameNationalityFirst gameLast gamePWDL%WHonoursManner of departureNotes
Dan McMichael Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 17 August 190121 February 190350291110058.00 Scottish Cup (1901–02)
Scottish league (1902–03)		Club incorporated [note 1] [5] [6]
Phil Kelso Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 15 August 190330 April 1904288515028.57Moved to Woolwich Arsenal [5] [7] [8]
Dan McMichael Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 20 August 19041 February 1919548189123236034.49Died in office [9] [5] [6]
Davy Gordon Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 8 March 191927 April 1921100322246032.00Resigned [9] [10]
Alex Maley Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 20 August 192118 April 1925177814650045.76 [11] [12]
Bobby Templeton Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 15 August 19258 February 193644016483193037.27Resigned [13] [14]
Johnny Halligan *Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 15 February 193625 April 193611614054.55Caretaker [15]
Willie McCartney Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 8 August 193624 January 194848424092152049.59Died in office [16]
Hugh Shaw Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 31 January 19484 November 1961604311101192051.49 Scottish league
(1947–48, 1950–51, 1951–52)		Resigned [17] [18]
Walter Galbraith Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 13 December 19617 March 1964109412345037.61Resigned [17] [19]
Jock Stein Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4 April 19646 March 19655031811062.00Moved to Celtic [20] [21]
Bob Shankly Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 10 March 19653 September 19692301173677050.87Resigned [22]
Tom McNiven*Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 6 September 196920 September 19693300100.00Caretaker [23] [24]
Willie MacFarlane Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 27 September 19695 December 197057281217049.12Resigned [25] [26]
Dave Ewing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 9 December 197024 April 1971267712026.92 [27]
Eddie Turnbull Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 14 August 197112 April 1980454219110125048.24 Scottish League Cup (1972–73)Sacked [28]
Willie Ormond Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 16 April 198015 November 1980error1499045.16Retired [29]
Bertie Auld Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 22 November 19801 September 198278302721038.46 Scottish First Division (1980–81) [30]
Pat Stanton Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4 September 198215 September 198491252640027.47Resigned [31]
John Blackley Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 22 September 198415 November 198698321848032.65 [32]
Alex Miller Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 6 December 198628 September 1996453158140155034.88 Scottish League Cup (1991–92)Sacked [33]
Jocky Scott *Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 12 October 199628 December 199613346023.08Caretaker [34]
Jim Duffy Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1 January 199731 January 199848101523020.83Sacked [35]
Billy McNeill *Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 7 February 19987 February 19981001000.00Caretaker [36]
Alex McLeish Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 21 February 19988 December 2001163774145047.24 Scottish First Division (1998–99)Moved to Rangers [37]
Donald Park *Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 12 December 200112 December 20011010000.00Caretaker [38]
Franck Sauzée Flag of France.svg  France 15 December 200116 February 200215168006.67Sacked [39]
Bobby Williamson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2 March 200217 April 200491342037037.36Moved to Plymouth Argyle [40] [41]
Gerry McCabe *Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 24 April 200415 May 20045203040.00Caretaker [42]
Tony Mowbray Flag of England.svg  England 3 July 200430 September 2006108521640048.15Moved to West Bromwich Albion [43] [44]
Mark Venus *Flag of England.svg  England 15 October 200615 October 20061010000.00Caretaker [45]
Mark Proctor *Flag of England.svg  England 23 October 200630 October 20062101050.00Caretaker [46]
John Collins Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4 November 200615 December 200754231516042.59 Scottish League Cup (2006–07)Resigned [47] [48]
Tommy Craig *Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 22 December 20075 January 20084013000.00Caretaker [49]
Mixu Paatelainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 12 January 200824 May 200962191825030.65Left by mutual consent [50] [51]
John Hughes Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 15 August 20092 October 201054191223035.19Left by mutual consent [52] [53]
Alistair Stevenson*Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 16 October 201016 October 20101100100.00Caretaker [note 2] [54]
Colin Calderwood Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 23 October 20105 November 201149121126024.49Sacked [55] [56]
Billy Brown *Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 19 November 201119 November 20111010000.00Caretaker [57]
Pat Fenlon Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 26 November 201130 October 201387311937035.63Resigned [58] [59]
Jimmy Nicholl *Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 3 November 20139 November 20132002000.00Caretaker [58]
Terry Butcher Flag of England.svg  England 23 November 201325 May 2014296815020.69Sacked [60] [61] [62]
Alan Stubbs Flag of England.svg  England 5 August 201421 May 2016100581923058.00 Scottish Cup (2015–16)Moved to Rotherham United [63] [64]
Neil Lennon Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 14 July 201623 January 2019123594024047.97 Scottish Championship (2016–17)Left by mutual consent [65] [66] [67] [68]
Eddie May *Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 27 January 20199 February 20194202050.00Caretaker [67] [68]
Paul Heckingbottom Flag of England.svg  England 16 February 20192 November 20193211129034.38Sacked [69] [70]
Eddie May *Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 9 November 20199 November 20191100100.00Caretaker [70]
Jack Ross Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 23 November 20199 December 202196472029048.96Sacked [71] [72]
David Gray *Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 9 December 202120 December 20213111033.33Caretaker [72] [73]
Shaun Maloney Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 20 December 202119 April 202219667031.58Sacked [73] [74]
David Gray *Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 19 April 202219 May 20225212040.00Caretaker [74] [75]
Lee Johnson Flag of England.svg  England 19 May 202227 August 20235220824038.46Sacked [75] [76]
David Gray *Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 27 August 202311 September 20232101050.00Caretaker [76] [77]
Nick Montgomery Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 11 September 202314 May 202437121213032.43Sacked [78]
David Gray [note 3] Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 14 May 2024Present21579023.81 [79]

Notes

  1. ↑ The club incorporated in 1903 and appointed a manager for the first time. McMichael had previously worked as club secretary, first appointed by the club committee in 1900.
  2. ↑ Stevenson was in co-charge with coach Gareth Evans.
  3. ↑ Gray was initially the caretaker manager in his fourth spell at Hibernian, until he was appointed on a three-year contract on 6 June 2024. BBC Sport.

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