List of Scottish Professional Football League managers

This is a list of Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) managers, in order of the date of their appointment. The SPFL has 42 member clubs and is split into four divisions: the Premiership (12 clubs), the Championship (10), League One (10), and League Two (10).

List of managers

Manager	Nationality	Date of birth and Age	Club	Division	Caretaker appointment [note 1]	Permanent appointment	Time as manager [note 1]
Douglas Samuel	SCO	(1964-09-14) 14 September 1964 (age 61)	The Spartans	League Two	—	5 June 2012 [1]	13 years, 216 days
Stewart Petrie	SCO	(1970-02-27) 27 February 1970 (age 55)	Montrose	League One	—	4 December 2016 [2]	9 years, 34 days
David Martindale	SCO	(1974-07-13) 13 July 1974 (age 51)	Livingston	Premiership	26 November 2020 [3]	21 December 2020 [4]	5 years, 42 days
Stephen Robinson	NIR	(1974-12-10) 10 December 1974 (age 51)	St Mirren	Premiership	—	22 February 2022 [5]	3 years, 319 days
John McGlynn	SCO	(1961-12-19) 19 December 1961 (age 64)	Falkirk	Premiership	—	4 May 2022 [6]	3 years, 248 days
Gary Naysmith	SCO	(1976-11-16) 16 November 1976 (age 49)	Stenhousemuir	League One	—	3 January 2023 [7]	3 years, 4 days
Paul Hartley	SCO	(1976-10-19) 19 October 1976 (age 49)	Cove Rangers	League One	—	5 January 2023 [8]	3 years, 2 days
Jim Goodwin	IRL	(1981-11-20) 20 November 1981 (age 44)	Dundee United	Premiership	—	1 March 2023 [9]	2 years, 312 days
Jordon Brown	SCO	(1992-11-28) 28 November 1992 (age 33)	Peterhead	League One	21 March 2023 [10]	25 April 2023 [11]	2 years, 292 days
Ryan Strachan	SCO	(1990-08-01) 1 August 1990 (age 35)
Mick Kennedy	SCO	(1980-04-19) 19 April 1980 (age 45)	East Kilbride	League Two	—	22 May 2023 [12]	2 years, 230 days
Michael McIndoe	SCO	(1979-12-02) 2 December 1979 (age 46)	Edinburgh City	League Two	—	9 October 2023 [13]	2 years, 90 days
Andy Graham	SCO	(1983-09-22) 22 September 1983 (age 42)	Alloa Athletic	League One	—	15 November 2023 [14]	2 years, 53 days
Allan Hale	SCO	(1987-12-22) 22 December 1987 (age 38)	Elgin City	League Two	—	5 December 2023 [15]	2 years, 33 days
Scott Brown	SCO	(1985-06-25) 25 June 1985 (age 40)	Ayr United	Championship	—	23 January 2024 [16]	1 year, 349 days
Dick Campbell	SCO	(1953-11-22) 22 November 1953 (age 72)	East Fife	League One	—	6 February 2024 [17]	1 year, 335 days
Peter Murphy	IRL	(1980-10-27) 27 October 1980 (age 45)	Queen of the South	League One	—	9 May 2024 [18]	1 year, 243 days
David Gray	SCO	(1988-05-04) 4 May 1988 (age 37)	Hibernian	Premiership	14 May 2024 [19]	6 June 2024 [20]	1 year, 238 days
Willie Gibson	SCO	(1984-08-06) 6 August 1984 (age 41)	Annan Athletic	League Two	—	16 May 2024 [21]	1 year, 236 days
Alan Maybury	IRL	(1978-08-08) 8 August 1978 (age 47)	Stirling Albion	League Two	—	2 June 2024 [22]	1 year, 219 days
David Gold	SCO	(1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 33)	Arbroath	Championship	17 August 2024 [23]	12 September 2024 [24]	1 year, 143 days
Colin Hamilton	SCO	(1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 (age 33)
Chris Aitken	SCO	(1979-09-21) 21 September 1979 (age 46)	Stranraer	League Two	—	30 September 2024 [25]	1 year, 99 days
Simo Valakari	FIN	(1973-04-28) 28 April 1973 (age 52)	St Johnstone	Championship	—	1 October 2024 [26]	1 year, 98 days
Darren Young	SCO	(1978-10-13) 13 October 1978 (age 47)	Clyde	League Two	—	23 October 2024 [27]	1 year, 76 days
Scott Kellacher	SCO	(1980-12-05) 5 December 1980 (age 45)	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	League One	—	23 October 2024 [28]	1 year, 76 days
Jim Weir	SCO	(1969-06-15) 15 June 1969 (age 56)	Forfar Athletic	League Two	—	20 November 2024 [29]	1 year, 48 days
Mark Wilson	SCO	(1984-06-05) 5 June 1984 (age 41)	Partick Thistle	Championship	18 February 2025 [30] [31]	30 May 2025 [32]	323 days
Neil Lennon	NIR	(1971-06-25) 25 June 1971 (age 54)	Dunfermline Athletic	Championship	—	21 March 2025 [33]	292 days
Thomas O'Ware	SCO	(1993-03-20) 20 March 1993 (age 32)	Kelty Hearts	League One	11 April 2025 [34]	1 May 2025 [35]	271 days
Sean Crighton	SCO	(1990-03-26) 26 March 1990 (age 35)	Queen's Park	Championship	—	15 May 2025 [36]	237 days
Derek McInnes	SCO	(1971-07-05) 5 July 1971 (age 54)	Heart of Midlothian	Premiership	—	19 May 2025 [37]	233 days
Steven Pressley	SCO	(1973-10-11) 11 October 1973 (age 52)	Dundee	Premiership	—	2 June 2025 [38]	219 days
Jens Berthel Askou	DEN	(1982-08-19) 19 August 1982 (age 43)	Motherwell	Premiership	—	12 June 2025 [39]	209 days
Danny Röhl	GER	(1989-04-28) 28 April 1989 (age 36)	Rangers	Premiership	—	20 October 2025 [40]	79 days
Aaron Taylor-Sinclair	ATG	(1991-04-08) 8 April 1991 (age 34)	Airdrieonians	Championship	22 October 2025 [41] [42]	1 January 2026 [43]	77 days
Dougie Imrie	SCO	(1983-08-03) 3 August 1983 (age 42)	Raith Rovers	Championship	—	25 November 2025 [44]	43 days
Darian MacKinnon	SCO	(1985-10-09) 9 October 1985 (age 40)	Hamilton Academical	League One	1 December 2025 [45]	—	37 days
Frank McKeown	SCO	(1986-08-18) 18 August 1986 (age 39)	Dumbarton	League Two	—	5 December 2025 [46]	33 days
Stuart Kettlewell	SCO	(1984-06-04) 4 June 1984 (age 41)	Ross County	Championship	—	30 December 2025 [47]	8 days
Ian Murray	SCO	(1981-03-20) 20 March 1981 (age 44)	Greenock Morton	Championship	—	2 January 2026 [48]	5 days
Peter Leven	SCO	(1983-09-27) 27 September 1983 (age 42)	Aberdeen	Premiership	4 January 2026 [49]	—	3 days
Martin O'Neill	NIR	(1952-03-01) 1 March 1952 (age 73)	Celtic	Premiership	—	5 January 2026 [50]	2 days
Neil McCann	SCO	(1974-08-11) 11 August 1974 (age 51)	Kilmarnock	Premiership	—	6 January 2026 [51]	1 day

Notes

1. In some cases, managers are appointed as caretaker manager prior to being given the position on a more permanent basis. The date of caretaker appointment is used where applicable.

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