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 60)	The Spartans	League Two	—	5 June 2012 [1]	12 years, 264 days
Stewart Petrie	SCO	(1970-02-27) 27 February 1970 (age 54)	Montrose	League One	—	4 December 2016 [2]	8 years, 82 days
David Martindale	SCO	(1974-07-13) 13 July 1974 (age 50)	Livingston	Championship	26 November 2020 [3]	21 December 2020 [4]	4 years, 90 days
Stephen Farrell	SCO	(1973-03-08) 8 March 1973 (age 51)	Dumbarton	League One	—	29 May 2021 [5]	3 years, 271 days
Dougie Imrie	SCO	(1983-08-03) 3 August 1983 (age 41)	Greenock Morton	Championship	—	21 December 2021 [6]	3 years, 65 days
Derek McInnes	SCO	(1971-07-05) 5 July 1971 (age 53)	Kilmarnock	Premiership	—	4 January 2022 [7]	3 years, 51 days
Stephen Robinson	NIR	(1974-12-10) 10 December 1974 (age 50)	St Mirren	Premiership	—	22 February 2022 [8]	3 years, 2 days
John McGlynn	SCO	(1961-12-19) 19 December 1961 (age 63)	Falkirk	Championship	—	4 May 2022 [9]	2 years, 296 days
Rhys McCabe	SCO	(1992-07-24) 24 July 1992 (age 32)	Airdrieonians	Championship	—	26 May 2022 [10]	2 years, 274 days
John Rankin	SCO	(1983-06-27) 27 June 1983 (age 41)	Hamilton Academical	Championship	—	28 June 2022 [11]	2 years, 241 days
Gary Naysmith	SCO	(1976-11-16) 16 November 1976 (age 48)	Stenhousemuir	League One	—	3 January 2023 [12]	2 years, 52 days
Paul Hartley	SCO	(1976-10-19) 19 October 1976 (age 48)	Cove Rangers	League One	—	5 January 2023 [13]	2 years, 50 days
Jim Goodwin	IRL	(1981-11-20) 20 November 1981 (age 43)	Dundee United	Premiership	—	1 March 2023 [14]	1 year, 360 days
Jordon Brown	SCO	(1992-11-28) 28 November 1992 (age 32)	Peterhead	League Two	21 March 2023 [15]	25 April 2023 [16]	1 year, 340 days
Ryan Strachan	SCO	(1990-08-01) 1 August 1990 (age 34)
Tony Docherty	SCO	(1971-01-24) 24 January 1971 (age 54)	Dundee	Premiership	—	29 May 2023 [17]	1 year, 271 days
Brendan Rodgers	NIR	(1973-01-26) 26 January 1973 (age 52)	Celtic	Premiership	—	19 June 2023 [18]	1 year, 250 days
Michael McIndoe	SCO	(1979-12-02) 2 December 1979 (age 45)	Edinburgh City	League Two	—	9 October 2023 [19]	1 year, 138 days
Andy Graham	SCO	(1983-09-22) 22 September 1983 (age 41)	Alloa Athletic	League One	—	15 November 2023 [20]	1 year, 101 days
Allan Hale	SCO	(1987-12-22) 22 December 1987 (age 37)	Elgin City	League Two	—	5 December 2023 [21]	1 year, 81 days
Callum Davidson	SCO	(1976-06-25) 25 June 1976 (age 48)	Queen's Park	Championship	—	9 January 2024 [22]	1 year, 46 days
Scott Brown	SCO	(1985-06-25) 25 June 1985 (age 39)	Ayr United	Championship	—	23 January 2024 [23]	1 year, 32 days
Dick Campbell	SCO	(1953-11-22) 22 November 1953 (age 71)	East Fife	League Two	—	6 February 2024 [24]	1 year, 18 days
Don Cowie	SCO	(1983-02-15) 15 February 1983 (age 42)	Ross County	Premiership	8 February 2024 [25]	26 May 2024 [26]	1 year, 16 days
Calum Elliot	SCO	(1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 (age 37)	Bonnyrigg Rose	League Two	—	25 March 2024 [27]	336 days
Peter Murphy	IRL	(1980-10-27) 27 October 1980 (age 44)	Queen of the South	League One	—	9 May 2024 [28]	291 days
David Gray	SCO	(1988-05-04) 4 May 1988 (age 36)	Hibernian	Premiership	14 May 2024 [29]	6 June 2024 [30]	286 days
Willie Gibson	SCO	(1984-08-06) 6 August 1984 (age 40)	Annan Athletic	League One	—	16 May 2024 [31]	284 days
Alan Maybury	IRL	(1978-08-08) 8 August 1978 (age 46)	Stirling Albion	League Two	—	2 June 2024 [32]	267 days
Jimmy Thelin	SWE	(1978-03-14) 14 March 1978 (age 46)	Aberdeen	Premiership	—	3 June 2024 [33]	266 days
David Gold	SCO	(1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 32)	Arbroath	League One	17 August 2024 [34]	12 September 2024 [35]	191 days
Colin Hamilton	SCO	(1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 (age 32)
Chris Aitken	SCO	(1979-09-21) 21 September 1979 (age 45)	Stranraer	League Two	—	30 September 2024 [36]	147 days
Simo Valakari	FIN	(1973-04-28) 28 April 1973 (age 51)	St Johnstone	Premiership	—	1 October 2024 [37]	146 days
Neil Critchley	ENG	(1978-10-18) 18 October 1978 (age 46)	Heart of Midlothian	Premiership	—	15 October 2024 [38]	132 days
Darren Young	SCO	(1978-10-13) 13 October 1978 (age 46)	Clyde	League Two	—	23 October 2024 [39]	124 days
Scott Kellacher	SCO	(1980-12-05) 5 December 1980 (age 44)	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	League One	—	23 October 2024 [40]	124 days
Jim Weir	SCO	(1969-06-15) 15 June 1969 (age 55)	Forfar Athletic	League Two	—	20 November 2024 [41]	96 days
Barry Robson	SCO	(1978-11-07) 7 November 1978 (age 46)	Raith Rovers	Championship	—	29 December 2024 [42]	57 days
Michael Tidser	SCO	(1990-01-15) 15 January 1990 (age 35)	Dunfermline Athletic	Championship	—	17 January 2025 [43]	38 days
Charlie Mulgrew	SCO	(1986-03-06) 6 March 1986 (age 38)	Kelty Hearts	League One	—	17 January 2025 [44]	38 days
Michael Wimmer	GER	(1980-06-18) 18 June 1980 (age 44)	Motherwell	Premiership	—	17 February 2025 [45]	7 days
Brian Graham	SCO	(1987-11-23) 23 November 1987 (age 37)	Partick Thistle	Championship	18 February 2025 [46]	—	6 days
Barry Ferguson	SCO	(1978-02-02) 2 February 1978 (age 47)	Rangers	Premiership	24 February 2025 [47]	–	0 days

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.

References

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