This article lists the winners of the Manager, Player and Young Player monthly awards in the Scottish Premier League (SPL) from the 2000–01 season until the league ceased operating at the end of the 2012–13 season. The Young Player of the Month began being awarded in the 2001–02 season. The Rising Star awards were issued most months in the 2007–08 season.
The awards were presented by the sponsors of the Scottish Premier League (SPL), the Bank of Scotland from 2000 to 2007 and the Clydesdale Bank from 2007 to 2013.
Month | Manager | Player |
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August | ||
September | ||
October [1] | Billy Davies (Motherwell) | Billy Dodds (Dundee United) |
November [2] | Billy Davies (Motherwell) | Craig Moore (Rangers) |
December | ||
January | None awarded due to winter break. | |
February [3] | Ebbe Skovdahl (Aberdeen) | Paul Bernard (Aberdeen) |
March | ||
April [4] | Billy Dodds (Rangers) | |
May |
Month [5] | Manager | Player |
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August | Martin O'Neill (Celtic) | Andy McLaren (Kilmarnock) |
September | Bobby Williamson (Kilmarnock) | Henrik Larsson (Celtic) |
October | Alex McLeish (Hibernian) | Mixu Paatelainen (Hibernian) |
November | Billy Davies (Motherwell) | Barry Ferguson (Rangers) |
December | Martin O'Neill (Celtic) | Barry Ferguson (Rangers) |
January | None awarded due to winter break. | |
February | Martin O'Neill (Celtic) | Claudio Caniggia (Dundee) |
March | Alex Smith (Dundee United) | Neil Lennon (Celtic) |
April | Tom Hendrie (St Mirren) | Antti Niemi (Heart of Midlothian) |
May | Alex Smith (Dundee United) | Jörg Albertz (Rangers) |
Month [5] | Manager | Player | Young Player |
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August | Martin O'Neill (Celtic) | Marvin Andrews (Livingston) | Stephen Hughes (Rangers) |
September | Jim Leishman (Livingston) | Stiliyan Petrov (Celtic) | Peter MacDonald (St Johnstone) |
October | Dick Advocaat (Rangers) | Gavin Rae (Dundee) | Ian Murray (Hibernian) |
November | Jim Leishman (Livingston) | Robert Douglas (Celtic) | Kevin McNaughton (Aberdeen) |
December | Craig Levein (Heart of Midlothian) | Ricardo Fuller (Heart of Midlothian) | Stephen Murray (Kilmarnock) |
January | Alex Smith (Dundee United) | Lorenzo Amoruso (Rangers) | James McFadden (Motherwell) |
February | Alex McLeish (Rangers) | Barry Ferguson (Rangers) | Kevin McNaughton (Aberdeen) |
March | Jimmy Calderwood (Dunfermline Athletic) | Garry O'Connor (Hibernian) | Stephen Crainey (Celtic) |
April | Martin O'Neill (Celtic) | John Hartson (Celtic) | Stuart Duff (Dundee United) |
Month [5] | Manager | Player | Young Player |
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August | John Lambie (Partick Thistle) | Mark de Vries (Heart of Midlothian) | Kris Boyd (Kilmarnock) |
September | Alex McLeish (Rangers) | Jean-Louis Valois (Heart of Midlothian) | Mikel Arteta (Rangers) |
October | Bobby Williamson (Hibernian) | Fernando Ricksen (Rangers) | Ian Murray (Hibernian) |
November | Martin O'Neill (Celtic) | Henrik Larsson (Celtic) | Mark Wilson (Dundee United) |
December | Jim Jefferies (Kilmarnock) | John Hartson (Celtic) | Shaun Dillon (Kilmarnock) |
January | Jim Duffy (Dundee) | Barry Ferguson (Rangers) | Kris Boyd (Kilmarnock) |
February | Alex McLeish (Rangers) | Lee Wilkie (Dundee) | Shaun Maloney (Celtic) |
March | Jim Duffy (Dundee) | Thomas McManus (Hibernian) | Zurab Khizanishvili (Dundee) |
April | Craig Levein (Heart of Midlothian) | Bobo Balde (Celtic) | Andy Webster (Heart of Midlothian) |
Month [5] | Manager | Player | Young Player |
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August | Alex McLeish (Rangers) | Michael Ball (Rangers) | Mikel Arteta (Rangers) |
September | Alex McLeish (Rangers) | Shota Arveladze (Rangers) | Zurab Khizanishvili (Rangers) |
October | Martin O'Neill (Celtic) | Roddy McKenzie (Livingston) | Liam Miller (Celtic) |
November | Martin O'Neill (Celtic) | Chris Sutton (Celtic) | Stephen Hughes (Rangers) |
December | Steve Paterson (Aberdeen) | Craig Brewster (Dunfermline Athletic) | Craig Gordon (Heart of Midlothian) |
January | Jim Duffy (Dundee) | Stiliyan Petrov (Celtic) | David Clarkson (Motherwell) |
February | Terry Butcher (Motherwell) | Steven Pressley (Heart of Midlothian) | Alexander Diamond (Aberdeen) |
March | Ian McCall (Dundee United) | Neil Lennon (Celtic) | David Marshall (Celtic) |
April | Jimmy Calderwood (Dunfermline Athletic) | Barry Nicholson (Dunfermline Athletic) | Derek Riordan (Hibernian) |
Month [5] | Manager | Player | Young Player |
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August | Jimmy Calderwood (Aberdeen) | Alan Thompson (Celtic) | Alexander Diamond (Aberdeen) |
September | Terry Butcher (Motherwell) | Scott McDonald (Motherwell) | Derek Riordan (Hibernian) |
October | John Robertson (Inverness Caledonian Thistle) | Fernando Ricksen (Rangers) | Steven Fletcher (Hibernian) |
November | Alex McLeish (Rangers) | Nacho Novo (Rangers) | Derek Riordan (Hibernian) |
December | Tony Mowbray (Hibernian) | Aiden McGeady (Celtic) | Derek Riordan (Hibernian) |
January | Martin O'Neill (Celtic) | Chris Sutton (Celtic) | Derek Riordan (Hibernian) |
February | Alex McLeish (Rangers) | Dado Pršo (Rangers) | Lee Miller (Heart of Midlothian) |
March | Craig Brewster (Inverness Caledonian Thistle) | Craig Bellamy (Celtic) | Aiden McGeady (Celtic) |
April | Gordon Chisholm (Dundee United) | Burton O'Brien (Livingston) | Lee Miller (Heart of Midlothian) |
May | Tony Mowbray (Hibernian) | Dado Pršo (Rangers) | Derek Riordan (Hibernian) |
Month [5] | Manager | Player | Young Player |
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August | George Burley (Heart of Midlothian) | Rudolf Skácel (Heart of Midlothian) | Steven Naismith (Kilmarnock) |
September | George Burley (Heart of Midlothian) | Andy Webster (Heart of Midlothian) | Kevin Thomson (Hibernian) |
October | Gordon Strachan (Celtic) | Stiliyan Petrov (Celtic) | Darryl Duffy (Falkirk) |
November | Tony Mowbray (Hibernian) | Kris Boyd (Kilmarnock) | Aiden McGeady (Celtic) |
December | Craig Brewster (Inverness Caledonian Thistle) | Peter Løvenkrands (Rangers) | Calum Elliot (Heart of Midlothian) |
January | Alex McLeish (Rangers) | Kris Boyd (Rangers) | Steven Naismith (Kilmarnock) |
February | Jimmy Calderwood (Aberdeen) | Maciej Żurawski (Celtic) | Charlie Mulgrew (Dundee United) |
March | Terry Butcher (Motherwell) | Steven Naismith (Kilmarnock) | Brian McLean (Motherwell) |
April | Jimmy Calderwood (Aberdeen) | Paul Hartley (Heart of Midlothian) | Steven Smith (Rangers) |
Month [5] | Manager | Player | Young Player |
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August | Jim Jefferies (Kilmarnock) | Russell Latapy (Falkirk) | Aiden McGeady (Celtic) |
September | Gordon Strachan (Celtic) | Allan McGregor (Rangers) | Aiden McGeady (Celtic) |
October | Charlie Christie (Inverness Caledonian Thistle) | Lee Naylor (Celtic) | Anthony Stokes (Falkirk) |
November | Craig Levein (Dundee United) | Russell Anderson (Aberdeen) | Anthony Stokes (Falkirk) |
December | John Hughes (Falkirk) | Artur Boruc (Celtic) | Darren Barr (Falkirk) |
January | Gordon Strachan (Celtic) | Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (Celtic) | Christophe Berra (Heart of Midlothian) |
February | Maurice Malpas (Motherwell) | Shunsuke Nakamura (Celtic) | Lewis Stevenson (Hibernian) |
March | Craig Levein (Dundee United) | Alan Hutton (Rangers) | Steven Naismith (Kilmarnock) |
April | Stephen Kenny (Dunfermline Athletic) | Neil Lennon (Celtic) | Mark Reynolds (Motherwell) |
Month [5] | Manager | Player | Young Player | Rising Star |
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August | Walter Smith (Rangers) | Carlos Cuéllar (Rangers) | Steven Fletcher (Hibernian) | Mark Staunton (Falkirk) |
September | John Collins (Hibernian) | Scott McDonald (Celtic) | Andrew Driver (Heart of Midlothian) | Scott Anson (Kilmarnock) [6] |
October | Craig Levein (Dundee United) | Lee Wilkie (Dundee United) | Ross McCormack (Motherwell) | Jack Wilson (Hibernian) [7] |
November | Mark McGhee (Motherwell) | Aiden McGeady (Celtic) | Ross McCormack (Motherwell) | Liam Cusack (Gretna) [8] |
December | Craig Brewster (Inverness Caledonian Thistle) | Marius Niculae (Inverness Caledonian Thistle) | Scott Arfield (Falkirk) | — |
January | Walter Smith (Rangers) | Barry Robson (Dundee United) | Danny Grainger (Dundee United) | — |
February | Mixu Paatelainen (Hibernian) | Aiden McGeady (Celtic) | Steven Fletcher (Hibernian) | Ryan Strachan (Aberdeen) [9] |
March | Walter Smith (Rangers) | Darren Barr (Falkirk) | Garry Kenneth (Dundee United) | Sean Crighton (St Mirren) |
April | Gordon Strachan (Celtic) | Barry Robson (Celtic) | Gary Glen (Heart of Midlothian) | — |
Month [5] | Manager | Player | Young Player |
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August | Jim Jefferies (Kilmarnock) [10] | Pedro Mendes (Rangers) [11] | James McArthur (Hamilton Academical) [12] |
September | Gordon Strachan (Celtic) [13] | Georgios Samaras (Celtic) [13] | Scott Arfield (Falkirk) [14] |
October | Gus MacPherson (St Mirren) [15] | Scott Brown (Celtic) [16] | Steven Fletcher (Hibernian) [17] |
November | Gordon Strachan (Celtic) [18] | Bruno Aguiar (Heart of Midlothian) [19] | Sone Aluko (Aberdeen) [20] |
December | Gus MacPherson (St Mirren) [21] | Lee Miller (Aberdeen) [22] | James McCarthy (Hamilton Academical) [23] |
January | Billy Reid (Hamilton Academical) [24] | Tomas Cerny (Hamilton Academical) [24] | James McCarthy (Hamilton Academical) [24] |
February | Mark McGhee (Motherwell) [25] | Andy Dorman (St Mirren) [26] | Lee Wallace (Heart of Midlothian) [27] |
March | Mixu Paatelainen (Hibernian) [28] | Scott McDonald (Celtic) [29] | Steven Fletcher (Hibernian) [30] |
April | Walter Smith (Rangers) [31] | Andy Dorman (St Mirren) [32] | Calum Elliot (Heart of Midlothian) [33] |
Month [5] | Manager | Player | Young Player |
---|---|---|---|
August | Tony Mowbray (Celtic) [39] | Danny Cadamarteri (Dundee United) [40] | Ross Forbes (Motherwell) [41] |
September | John Hughes (Hibernian) [42] | Derek Riordan (Hibernian) [42] | Craig Thomson (Heart of Midlothian) [43] |
October | Jim Gannon (Motherwell) [44] | Liam Miller (Hibernian) [45] | Lukas Jutkiewicz (Motherwell) [44] |
November | Craig Levein (Dundee United) [46] | Andy Webster (Dundee United) [46] | Peter Pawlett (Aberdeen) [47] |
December | Walter Smith (Rangers) [48] | Kris Boyd (Rangers) [48] | Anthony Stokes (Hibernian) [49] |
January | Craig Brown (Motherwell) [50] | Steven Davis (Rangers) [51] | Fraser Fyvie (Aberdeen) [52] |
February | Craig Brown (Motherwell) [53] | David Weir (Rangers) [54] | Chris Maguire (Kilmarnock) [55] |
March | Peter Houston (Dundee United) | Robbie Keane (Celtic) [56] | Ryan Flynn (Falkirk) |
April | Billy Reid (Hamilton Academical) | Kenny Miller (Rangers) | Graham Carey (St Mirren) |
Month [5] | Manager | Player | Young Player |
---|---|---|---|
August | Walter Smith (Rangers) [57] | Kenny Miller (Rangers) [57] | James Forrest (Celtic) [58] |
September | Neil Lennon (Celtic) [59] | Kenny Miller (Rangers) [60] | Chris Maguire (Aberdeen) [61] |
October | Terry Butcher (Inverness Caledonian Thistle) [62] | Steven Naismith (Rangers) [63] | Ki Sung-Yueng (Celtic) [64] |
November | Jim Jefferies (Heart of Midlothian) [65] | Alexei Eremenko (Kilmarnock) [66] | David Templeton (Heart of Midlothian) [67] |
December | Mixu Paatelainen (Kilmarnock) [68] | Marius Zaliukas (Heart of Midlothian) [69] | David Templeton (Heart of Midlothian) [70] |
January | Neil Lennon (Celtic) [71] | Beram Kayal (Celtic) [71] | Jamie Ness (Rangers) [72] |
February | Colin Calderwood (Hibernian) [73] | Marian Kello (Heart of Midlothian) [74] | Callum Booth (Hibernian) [73] |
March | Peter Houston (Dundee United) [75] | David Goodwillie (Dundee United) [76] | Johnny Russell (Dundee United) [75] |
April | Neil Lennon (Celtic) [77] | Allan McGregor (Rangers) [78] | Jamie Murphy (Motherwell) [79] |
Month [5] | Manager | Player | Young Player |
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July / August | Stuart McCall (Motherwell) [81] | Paul Gallacher (Dunfermline Athletic) [82] | Johnny Russell (Dundee United) [83] |
September | Ally McCoist (Rangers) [84] | Steven Davis (Rangers) [84] | James Forrest (Celtic) [85] |
October | Stuart McCall (Motherwell) [86] | Keith Lasley (Motherwell) [87] | Kenny McLean (St Mirren) [88] |
November | Neil Lennon (Celtic) [89] | Gary Hooper (Celtic) [89] | James Forrest (Celtic) [89] |
December | Neil Lennon (Celtic) [90] | Paul McGowan (St Mirren) [91] | Victor Wanyama (Celtic) [90] |
January | Craig Brown (Aberdeen) [92] | Scott Brown (Celtic) [93] | Henrik Ojamaa (Motherwell) [94] |
February | Neil Lennon (Celtic) [95] | Charlie Mulgrew (Celtic) [96] | Gary Mackay-Steven (Dundee United) [97] |
March | Peter Houston (Dundee United) [98] | Jon Daly (Dundee United) [99] | Gary Mackay-Steven (Dundee United) [100] |
April | Neil Lennon (Celtic) [101] | Charlie Mulgrew (Celtic) [102] | Shaun Hutchinson (Motherwell) [103] |
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