List of Scottish Professional Football League managers

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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).

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List of managers

ManagerNationalityDate of Birth and AgeClubDivisionCaretaker appointment [note 1] Permanent appointmentTime as manager [note 1]
Douglas Samuel Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 14 September 1964 (age 60) The Spartans —5 June 2012 [1] 12 years, 117 days
Stewart Petrie Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 27 February 1970 (age 54) Montrose —4 December 2016 [2] 7 years, 301 days
David Martindale Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 13 July 1974 (age 50) Livingston 26 November 2020 [3] 21 December 2020 [4] 3 years, 309 days
Stephen Farrell Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 8 March 1973 (age 51) Dumbarton —29 May 2021 [5] 3 years, 124 days
Dougie Imrie Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 3 August 1983 (age 41) Greenock Morton —21 December 2021 [6] 2 years, 284 days
Derek McInnes Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 5 July 1971 (age 53) Kilmarnock —4 January 2022 [7] 2 years, 270 days
Stephen Robinson Ulster Banner.svg  NIR 10 December 1974 (age 49) St Mirren —22 February 2022 [8] 2 years, 221 days
John McGlynn Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 19 December 1961 (age 62) Falkirk —4 May 2022 [9] 2 years, 149 days
James McPake Ulster Banner.svg  NIR 24 June 1984 (age 40) Dunfermline Athletic —24 May 2022 [10] 2 years, 129 days
Rhys McCabe Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 24 July 1992 (age 32) Airdrieonians —26 May 2022 [11] 2 years, 127 days
John Rankin Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 27 June 1983 (age 41) Hamilton Academical —28 June 2022 [12] 2 years, 94 days
Ray McKinnon Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 5 August 1970 (age 54) Forfar Athletic —10 November 2022 [13] 1 year, 325 days
Gary Naysmith Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 16 November 1976 (age 47) Stenhousemuir —3 January 2023 [14] 1 year, 271 days
Paul Hartley Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 19 October 1976 (age 47) Cove Rangers —5 January 2023 [15] 1 year, 269 days
Stuart Kettlewell Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 4 June 1984 (age 40) Motherwell 11 February 2023 [16] 22 February 2023 [17] 1 year, 232 days
Kris Doolan Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 11 December 1986 (age 37) Partick Thistle 12 February 2023 [18] 3 March 2023 [19] 1 year, 231 days
Jim Goodwin Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL 20 November 1981 (age 42) Dundee United —1 March 2023 [20] 1 year, 213 days
Jordon Brown Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 28 November 1992 (age 31) Peterhead 21 March 2023 [21] 25 April 2023 [22] 1 year, 193 days
Ryan StrachanFlag of Scotland.svg  SCO 1 August 1990 (age 34)
Michael Tidser Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 15 January 1990 (age 34) Kelty Hearts —17 May 2023 [23] 1 year, 136 days
Tony Docherty Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 24 January 1971 (age 53) Dundee —29 May 2023 [24] 1 year, 124 days
Brendan Rodgers Ulster Banner.svg  NIR 26 January 1973 (age 51) Celtic —19 June 2023 [25] 1 year, 103 days
Duncan Ferguson Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 27 December 1971 (age 52) Inverness Caledonian Thistle —26 September 2023 [26] 1 year, 4 days
Michael McIndoe Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 2 December 1979 (age 44) Edinburgh City —9 October 2023 [27] 357 days
Philippe Clement Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL 22 March 1974 (age 50) Rangers —15 October 2023 [28] 351 days
Ian McCall Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 30 September 1964 (age 60) Clyde —15 November 2023 [29] 320 days
Andy Graham Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 22 September 1983 (age 41) Alloa Athletic —15 November 2023 [30] 320 days
Allan HaleFlag of Scotland.svg  SCO 22 December 1987 (age 36) Elgin City —5 December 2023 [31] 300 days
Callum Davidson Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 25 June 1976 (age 48) Queen's Park —9 January 2024 [32] 265 days
Scott Brown Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 25 June 1985 (age 39) Ayr United —23 January 2024 [33] 251 days
Dick Campbell Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 22 November 1953 (age 70) East Fife —6 February 2024 [34] 237 days
Don Cowie Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 15 February 1983 (age 41) Ross County 8 February 2024 [35] 26 May 2024 [36] 235 days
Calum Elliot Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 30 March 1987 (age 37) Bonnyrigg Rose —25 March 2024 [37] 189 days
Peter Murphy Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL 27 October 1980 (age 43) Queen of the South —9 May 2024 [38] 144 days
David Gray Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 4 May 1988 (age 36) Hibernian 14 May 2024 [39] 6 June 2024 [40] 139 days
Willie Gibson Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 6 August 1984 (age 40) Annan Athletic —16 May 2024 [41] 137 days
Alan Maybury Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL 8 August 1978 (age 46) Stirling Albion —2 June 2024 [42] 120 days
Jimmy Thelin Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE 14 March 1978 (age 46) Aberdeen —3 June 2024 [43] 119 days
David Gold Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 1 January 1993 (age 31) Arbroath 17 August 2024 [44] 12 September 2024 [45] 44 days
Colin Hamilton Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 7 May 1992 (age 32)
Neill Collins Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 2 September 1983 (age 41) Raith Rovers —3 September 2024 [46] 27 days
Chris Aitken Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 21 September 1979 (age 45) Stranraer —30 September 2024 [47] 0 days
Vacant St Johnstone —17 September 2024 [48] 13 days
Vacant Heart of Midlothian —22 September 2024 [49] 8 days

Notes

  1. 1 2 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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