List of Motherwell F.C. managers

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Motherwell Football Club is an association football club from Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They were established on 10 May 1886 following a merger between Glencairn and Alpha. They play their home games at Fir Park Stadium.

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This is an official list of the managers who have managed Motherwell, and the success that they have achieved, since 1911. Before that year, a committee was involved in the management of the club. The Club's first ever manager was John 'Sailor' Hunter, who would go on to become the club's longest-serving manager. It was during his tenure that Motherwell won their first, and to date, only Premier League title, in the 1931-32 season. This was the same year that The Steelmen had their greatest ever team, scoring a record 119 league goals in one season.

George Stevenson, who succeeded Hunter as Motherwell manager, is the club's most successful manager, winning the League Cup and Scottish Cup in 9 years at Fir Park.

Managerial Performances in the League

The following lists are broken down into the level of league that Motherwell were in at the time they were league winners or runners-up. In recent times up till now, the Scottish Premier League would be classed as the 1st tier of the Scottish football league system while the Scottish First Division would be classed as the 2nd, instead of the first as had been the case.

ManagerWinnerRunner-up
John 'Sailor' Hunter 1 (193132)4 (1926-27, 1929-30, 1932-33, 1933-34)
Alex McLeish 01 (1994-95)
Stuart McCall 02 (2012-13, 2013-14)
ManagerWinnerRunner-up
George Stevenson 1 (195354)0
Bobby Howitt 1 (196869)0
David Hay 1 (198182)0
Tommy McLean 1 (198586)0

Managerial Performances in Domestic Cup Competitions

The following lists documents Motherwell's success in the two premier cup competitions in Scotland, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup, as per manager.

ManagerWinnerRunner-up
John 'Sailor' Hunter 03 (1930-31, 1932-33, 1938-39)
George Stevenson 1 (1951-52)1 (1950-51)
Tommy McLean 1 (1990-91)0
Stuart McCall 01 (2010-11)
Steve Robinson 01 (2017-18)
ManagerWinnerRunner-up
George Stevenson 1 (1950-51)1 (1954-55)
Terry Butcher 01 (2004-05)
Steve Robinson 01 (2017-18)

Managerial Statistics in the League

Below is the full Scottish league record of every Motherwell manager. Only league games are stated. [note 1] [note 2]

As of match played 18 May 2025 [note 3]
NameFromToPlayedWonDrewLostGoals ForGoals AgainstWin%
Flag of Scotland.svg John Hunter [1] [note 4] 1911194610645072263312073155847.65
Flag of Scotland.svg George Stevenson [2] 194619552701084311951751540.00
Flag of Scotland.svg Bobby Ancell [3] 195519653401308412653860138.24
Flag of Scotland.svg Bobby Howitt [4] 19651972249955510141639438.15
Flag of Scotland.svg Ian St. John [5] 197219758337173912312644.56
Flag of Scotland.svg Willie McLean [6] 197519789839274215916139.80
Flag of Scotland.svg Roger Hynd [7] 197819793651724338613.89
Flag of Scotland.svg Ally MacLeod [8] 19791981783522211249944.87
Flag of Scotland.svg David Hay [9] 19811982392694923666.66
Flag of Scotland.svg Jock Wallace, Jr. [10] 198219833611520397330.56
Flag of Scotland.svg Bobby Watson [11] 19831984364725317511.11
Flag of Scotland.svg Tommy McLean [12] 1 June 198431 May 199440312311116945052830.52
Flag of Scotland.svg Alex McLeish [13] 13 July 199410 Feb 199813438395512214428.36
Flag of Finland.svg Harri Kampman [14] 25 Feb 19984 Oct 1998215106303223.81
Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Davies [15] 14 Oct 199818 Sept 200110834285513716231.48
Flag of Scotland.svg John Philliben /
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Miodrag Krivokapić
2001200132016466.66
Flag of Scotland.svg Eric Black [16] 16 Oct 200130 June 2002277416245225.93
Flag of England.svg Terry Butcher [17] 24 April 200217 May 200615447367119223230.52
Flag of Scotland.svg Maurice Malpas [18] 17 May 200630 June 20073510718385426.32
Flag of Scotland.svg Mark McGhee [19] 1 July 200712 June 200976311530969740.79
Flag of Ireland.svg Jim Gannon [20] 1 July 200928 Dec 200917485212823.53
Flag of Scotland.svg Craig Brown [21] 29 Dec 200910 Dec 20103516811524245.14
Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Young [22] 12 Dec 201030 Dec 201030032700.00
Flag of Scotland.svg Stuart McCall [23] 30 Dec 20102 November 201414667255420919845.89
Flag of Scotland.svg Kenny Black 2 November 201413 December 201441124625.00
Flag of England.svg Ian Baraclough 13 December 201423 September 20153211521334734.38
Ulster Banner.svg Stephen Craigan 23 September 201513 October 201521013350.00
Flag of Scotland.svg Mark McGhee [19] 13 October 201528 February 2017541810266910333.34
Ulster Banner.svg Steve Robinson 28 February 201731 December 202013750266116318736.49
Flag of Scotland.svg Graham Alexander 7 January 202129 July 202256191321648133.92
Flag of Scotland.svg Steven Hammell 29 July 202211 August 202221012250
Flag of Scotland.svg Steven Hammell 11 August 202211 February 2023224513253618.18
Flag of Scotland.svg Stuart Kettlewell 11 February 202322 February 2022220041100
Flag of Scotland.svg Stuart Kettlewell 22 February 202327 January 20257426192810711035.14
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Frail 27 January 202517 February 20252002160
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Wimmer 17 February 202523 May 202511534161841.67
Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Berthel Askou 12 June 20250000000

Sources

Notes

  1. Wilson 2009 , p. 33
  2. Caretaker managers are in Italics
  3. All records are from Soccerbase and http://www.londonhearts.com.
  4. Does not include the emergency games played as a result of the Second World War.

References

  1. John 'Sailor' Hunter, Motherwell F.C. Official Website
  2. "George Stevenson". Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  3. Bobby Ancell
  4. Bobby Howitt
  5. "Ian St. John". Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  6. Willie McLean
  7. Roger Hynd
  8. Ally McLeod
  9. David Hay
  10. Jock Wallace
  11. Bobby Watson
  12. "Tommy McLean". Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  13. "Alex McLeish". Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  14. Harri Kampman
  15. Billy Davies
  16. Eric Black
  17. Terry Butcher
  18. Maurice Malpas
  19. 1 2 Mark McGhee
  20. Jim Gannon
  21. Craig Brown
  22. Gordon Young Archived 5 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  23. Stuart McCall