List of Scottish football championship–winning managers

Last updated October 29, 2024

The following is a list of football managers and head coaches who have won the Scottish league championship, currently known as the Scottish Premiership.

Some managers have also won the other two major competitions in Scottish football, which are the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. This results in a manager winning a "double" (two competitions in one season) or a "treble" (all three in one season). There are also three national lower league championships and a national cup competition for lower league clubs, called the Scottish Challenge Cup.

League

Scottish League Championship

Season	Manager^[1]	Club	Ref
1897–98	Willie Maley (1/16)	Celtic
1898–99	—^{[note 1]}	Rangers
1899–1900	William Wilton (1/8)	Rangers
1900–01	William Wilton (2/8)	Rangers
1901–02	William Wilton (3/8)	Rangers
1902–03	Dan McMichael	Hibernian
1903–04	Frank Heaven	Third Lanark	^[2]
1904–05	Willie Maley (2/16)	Celtic
1905–06	Willie Maley (3/16)	Celtic
1906–07	Willie Maley (4/16)	Celtic
1907–08	Willie Maley (5/16)	Celtic
1908–09	Willie Maley (6/16)	Celtic
1909–10	Willie Maley (7/16)	Celtic
1910–11	William Wilton (4/8)	Rangers
1911–12	William Wilton (5/8)	Rangers
1912–13	William Wilton (6/8)	Rangers
1913–14	Willie Maley (8/16)	Celtic
1914–15	Willie Maley (9/16)	Celtic
1915–16	Willie Maley (10/16)	Celtic
1916–17	Willie Maley (11/16)	Celtic
1917–18	William Wilton (7/8)	Rangers
1918–19	Willie Maley (12/16)	Celtic
1919–20	William Wilton (8/8)	Rangers
1920–21	Bill Struth (1/18)	Rangers
1921–22	Willie Maley (13/16)	Celtic
1922–23	Bill Struth (2/18)	Rangers
1923–24	Bill Struth (3/18)	Rangers
1924–25	Bill Struth (4/18)	Rangers
1925–26	Willie Maley (14/16)	Celtic
1926–27	Bill Struth (5/18)	Rangers
1927–28	Bill Struth (6/18)	Rangers
1928–29	Bill Struth (7/18)	Rangers
1929–30	Bill Struth (8/18)	Rangers
1930–31	Bill Struth (9/18)	Rangers
1931–32	John Hunter	Motherwell
1932–33	Bill Struth (10/18)	Rangers
1933–34	Bill Struth (11/18)	Rangers
1934–35	Bill Struth (12/18)	Rangers
1935–36	Willie Maley (15/16)	Celtic
1936–37	Bill Struth (13/18)	Rangers
1937–38	Willie Maley (16/16)	Celtic
1938–39	Bill Struth (14/18)	Rangers
1946–47	Bill Struth (15/18)	Rangers
1947–48	Willie McCartney / Hugh Shaw (1/3)^{[note 2]}	Hibernian
1948–49	Bill Struth (16/18)	Rangers
1949–50	Bill Struth (17/18)	Rangers
1950–51	Hugh Shaw (2/3)	Hibernian
1951–52	Hugh Shaw (3/3)	Hibernian
1952–53	Bill Struth (18/18)	Rangers
1953–54	Jimmy McGrory	Celtic
1954–55	Dave Halliday	Aberdeen
1955–56	Scot Symon (1/6)	Rangers
1956–57	Scot Symon (2/6)	Rangers
1957–58	Tommy Walker (1/2)	Heart of Midlothian
1958–59	Scot Symon (3/6)	Rangers
1959–60	Tommy Walker (2/2)	Heart of Midlothian
1960–61	Scot Symon (4/6)	Rangers
1961–62	Bob Shankly	Dundee
1962–63	Scot Symon (5/6)	Rangers
1963–64	Scot Symon (6/6)	Rangers
1964–65	Willie Waddell	Kilmarnock

Season	Manager^[1]	Club
1965–66	Jock Stein (1/10)	Celtic
1966–67	Jock Stein (2/10)	Celtic
1967–68	Jock Stein (3/10)	Celtic
1968–69	Jock Stein (4/10)	Celtic
1969–70	Jock Stein (5/10)	Celtic
1970–71	Jock Stein (6/10)	Celtic
1971–72	Jock Stein (7/10)	Celtic
1972–73	Jock Stein (8/10)	Celtic
1973–74	Jock Stein (9/10)	Celtic
1974–75	Jock Wallace (1/3)	Rangers
1975–76	Jock Wallace (2/3)	Rangers
1976–77	Jock Stein (10/10)	Celtic
1977–78	Jock Wallace (3/3)	Rangers
1978–79	Billy McNeill (1/4)	Celtic
1979–80	Alex Ferguson (1/3)	Aberdeen
1980–81	Billy McNeill (2/4)	Celtic
1981–82	Billy McNeill (3/4)	Celtic
1982–83	Jim McLean	Dundee United
1983–84	Alex Ferguson (2/3)	Aberdeen
1984–85	Alex Ferguson (3/3)	Aberdeen
1985–86	David Hay	Celtic
1986–87	Graeme Souness (1/4)	Rangers
1987–88	Billy McNeill (4/4)	Celtic
1988–89	Graeme Souness (2/4)	Rangers
1989–90	Graeme Souness (3/4)	Rangers
1990–91	Graeme Souness (4/4)/ Walter Smith (1/10)^{[note 3]}	Rangers
1991–92	Walter Smith (2/10)	Rangers
1992–93	Walter Smith (3/10)	Rangers
1993–94	Walter Smith (4/10)	Rangers
1994–95	Walter Smith (5/10)	Rangers
1995–96	Walter Smith (6/10)	Rangers
1996–97	Walter Smith (7/10)	Rangers
1997–98	Wim Jansen	Celtic
1998–99	Dick Advocaat (1/2)	Rangers
1999–2000	Dick Advocaat (2/2)	Rangers
2000–01	Martin O'Neill (1/3)	Celtic
2001–02	Martin O'Neill (2/3)	Celtic
2002–03	Alex McLeish (1/2)	Rangers
2003–04	Martin O'Neill (3/3)	Celtic
2004–05	Alex McLeish (2/2)	Rangers
2005–06	Gordon Strachan (1/3)	Celtic
2006–07	Gordon Strachan (2/3)	Celtic
2007–08	Gordon Strachan (3/3)	Celtic
2008–09	Walter Smith (8/10)	Rangers
2009–10	Walter Smith (9/10)	Rangers
2010–11	Walter Smith (10/10)	Rangers
2011–12	Neil Lennon (1/5)	Celtic
2012–13	Neil Lennon (2/5)	Celtic
2013–14	Neil Lennon (3/5)	Celtic
2014–15	Ronny Deila (1/2)	Celtic
2015–16	Ronny Deila (2/2)	Celtic
2016–17	Brendan Rodgers (1/4)	Celtic
2017–18	Brendan Rodgers (2/4)	Celtic
2018–19	Brendan Rodgers (3/4)/ Neil Lennon (4/5)^{[note 4]}	Celtic
2019–20	Neil Lennon (5/5)	Celtic
2020–21	Steven Gerrard	Rangers
2021–22	Ange Postecoglou (1/2)	Celtic
2022–23	Ange Postecoglou (2/2)	Celtic
2023–24	Brendan Rodgers (4/4)	Celtic

By individual

Rank	Name	Wins	Club(s)	Winning Seasons
1	Bill Struth	18	Rangers	1920–21, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1952–53
2	Willie Maley	16	Celtic	1897–98, 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1913–14, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1916–17, 1918–19, 1921–22, 1925–26, 1935–36, 1937–38
3	Jock Stein	10	Celtic	1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77
3	Walter Smith	10	Rangers	1990–91,^{[note 3]} 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
5	William Wilton	8	Rangers	1899–1900, 1900–01, 1901–02, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1917–18, 1919–20
6	Scot Symon	6	Rangers	1955–56, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64
7	Neil Lennon	5	Celtic	2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2018–19,^{[note 4]} 2019–20
8	Billy McNeill	4	Celtic	1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1987–88
	Brendan Rodgers	4	Celtic	2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19,^{[note 4]} 2023–24
	Graeme Souness	4	Rangers	1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91^{[note 3]}
11	Alex Ferguson	3	Aberdeen	1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85
	Gordon Strachan	3	Celtic	2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
	Hugh Shaw	3	Hibernian	1947–48, 1950–51, 1951–52
	Jock Wallace, Jr.	3	Rangers	1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78
	Martin O'Neill	3	Celtic	2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04
16	Alex McLeish	2	Rangers	2002–03, 2004–05
	Ange Postecoglou	2	Celtic	2021–22, 2022–23
	Dick Advocaat	2	Rangers	1998–99, 1999–2000
	Ronny Deila	2	Celtic	2014–15, 2015–16
	Tommy Walker	2	Heart of Midlothian	1957–58, 1959–60

By nationality

Country	Managers	Total
Scotland	22	100
Northern Ireland	3	12
Netherlands	2	3
England	2	2
Norway	1	2
Australia	1	2
Ireland	1	1

Lower Leagues (Tiers 2–4)

Season	Second tier		Third tier		Fourth tier
Season	Manager	Club	Manager	Club	Manager	Club
1899–1900		Partick Thistle	division was not founded		division was not founded
1900–01		St Bernard's
1901–02		Port Glasgow Athletic
1902–03		Airdrieonians
1903–04		Hamilton Academical
1904–05		Clyde
1905–06		Leith Athletic
1906–07		St Bernard's
1907–08		Raith Rovers
1908–09		Abercorn
1909–10		Leith Athletic
1910–11		Dumbarton
1911–12		Ayr United
1912–13		Ayr United
1913–14	Sandy Paterson (1/3)	Cowdenbeath
1914–15	Sandy Paterson (2/3)	Cowdenbeath
1915–16	division did not exist
1916–17
1917–18
1918–19
1919–20
1920–21
1921–22		Alloa Athletic
1922–23		Queen's Park
1923–24		St Johnstone		Arthurlie
1924–25	Jimmy Brownlie (1/2)	Dundee United		Nithsdale Wanderers
1925–26	Sandy Paterson (3/3)	Dunfermline Athletic	season not completed
1926–27		Bo'ness United	division did not exist
1927–28		Ayr United
1928–29	Jimmy Brownlie (2/2)	Dundee United
1929–30		Leith Athletic
1930–31	Russell Moreland	Third Lanark
1931–32		East Stirlingshire
1932–33	Bobby Templeton	Hibernian
1933–34		Albion Rovers
1934–35	Tom Jennings	Third Lanark
1935–36	Tully Craig	Falkirk
1936–37		Ayr United
1937–38		Raith Rovers
1938–39	Bill Hodge	Cowdenbeath
1946–47	George Anderson	Dundee	Tom Fergusson^[3]	Stirling Albion
1947–48	Scot Symon	East Fife	Alex McLuckie	East Stirlingshire
1948–49	Bert Herdman	Raith Rovers		Forfar Athletic
1949–50	Jimmy Davies	Greenock Morton		NE: Hibernian 'A'
1949–50	Jimmy Davies	Greenock Morton		SW: Clyde 'A'
1950–51	Jimmy McKinnell Jr	Queen of the South		NE: Heart of Midlothian 'A'
1950–51	Jimmy McKinnell Jr	Queen of the South		SW: Clyde 'A'
1951–52	Paddy Travers	Clyde		NE: Dundee 'A'
1951–52	Paddy Travers	Clyde		SW: Rangers 'A'
1952–53	Tom Fergusson (1/2)^[3]	Stirling Albion		NE: Aberdeen 'A'
1952–53	Tom Fergusson (1/2)^[3]	Stirling Albion		SW: Rangers 'A'
1953–54	George Stevenson	Motherwell		NE: Brechin City
1953–54	George Stevenson	Motherwell		SW: Rangers 'A'
1954–55	Willie Steel	Airdrieonians		NE: Aberdeen 'A'
1954–55	Willie Steel	Airdrieonians		SW: Partick Thistle 'A'
1955–56	Willie Gibson	Queen's Park	division did not exist
1956–57	Johnny Haddow (1/2)	Clyde
1957–58	Tom Fergusson (2/2)^[3]	Stirling Albion
1958–59	Jackie Cox	Ayr United
1959–60	Bobby Brown	St Johnstone
1960–61	Danny McLennan ^[4]	Stirling Albion
1961–62	Johnny Haddow (2/2)	Clyde
1962–63	Bobby Brown	St Johnstone
1963–64	Hal Stewart (1/2)	Greenock Morton
1964–65	Sammy Baird	Stirling Albion
1965–66	Ally MacLeod	Ayr United
1966–67	Hal Stewart (2/2)	Greenock Morton
1967–68	Alex Wright	St Mirren
1968–69	Bobby Howitt	Motherwell
1969–70	Willie Cunningham	Falkirk
1970–71	Davie McParland	Partick Thistle
1971–72	Jackie Stewart	Dumbarton
1972–73	Archie Robertson	Clyde
1973–74	Ian McMillan	Airdrieonians
1974–75	John Prentice	Falkirk
1975–76	Bertie Auld (1/2)	Partick Thistle	Bill Munro	Clydebank
1976–77	Alex Ferguson	St Mirren	Alex Smith	Stirling Albion
1977–78	Benny Rooney	Greenock Morton	Craig Brown (1/2)	Clyde
1978–79	Tommy Gemmell	Dundee	Dave Smith	Berwick Rangers
1979–80	Bobby Moncur	Heart of Midlothian	John Hagart	Falkirk
1980–81	Bertie Auld (2/2)	Hibernian	Eddie Hunter	Queen's Park
1981–82	David Hay	Motherwell	Craig Brown (2/2)	Clyde
1982–83	Alex Rennie	St Johnstone	Ian Fleming	Brechin City
1983–84	Tommy McLean (1/2)	Greenock Morton	Doug Houston	Forfar Athletic
1984–85	Tommy McLean (2/2)	Motherwell	Ian Stewart	Montrose
1985–86	John Lambie (1/3)	Hamilton Academical	Jim Leishman	Dunfermline Athletic
1986–87	Allan McGraw	Greenock Morton	Terry Christie	Meadowbank Thistle
1987–88	John Lambie (2/3)	Hamilton Academical	Ally MacLeod	Ayr United
1988–89	Jim Leishman (1/2)	Dunfermline Athletic	David Provan	Albion Rovers
1989–90	Alex Totten	St Johnstone	John Ritchie	Brechin City
1990–91	Jim Jeffries (1/2)	Falkirk	John Brogan	Stirling Albion
1991–92	Iain Munro	Dundee	Billy Lamont	Dumbarton
1992–93	Jimmy Nicholl (1/2)	Raith Rovers	Alex Smith	Clyde
1993–94	Jim Jeffries (2/2)	Falkirk	Alex McAnespie	Stranraer
1994–95	Jimmy Nicholl (2/2)	Raith Rovers	Allan McGraw	Greenock Morton	Tommy Campbell^[5]	Forfar Athletic
1995–96	Bert Paton	Dunfermline Athletic	Kevin Drinkell	Stirling Albion	Jim Leishman	Livingston
1996–97	Paul Sturrock	St Johnstone	Gordon Dalziel	Ayr United	Steve Paterson	Inverness CT
1997–98	Jocky Scott	Dundee	Campbell Money	Stranraer	Tom Hendrie	Alloa Athletic
1998–99	Alex McLeish	Hibernian	Ray Stewart	Livingston	Neale Cooper	Ross County
1999–2000	Tom Hendrie	St Mirren	Allan Maitland	Clyde	John McCormack (1/2)	Queen's Park
2000–01	Jim Leishman (2/2)	Livingston	John Lambie	Partick Thistle	Ally Dawson	Hamilton Academical
2001–02	John Lambie (3/3)	Partick Thistle	John Connolly	Queen of the South	Dick Campbell (1/2)	Brechin City
2002–03	Owen Coyle and John Hughes (1/2)	Falkirk	Antonio Calderon	Raith Rovers	John McCormack (2/2)	Greenock Morton
2003–04	John Robertson	Inverness CT	Sandy Stewart	Airdrie United	Neil Watt	Stranarer
2004–05	John Hughes (2/2)	Falkirk	Ian Campbell	Brechin City	Rowan Alexander	Gretna
2005–06	Gus McPherson	St Mirren	Rowan Alexander	Gretna	Mixu Paatelainen	Cowdenbeath
2006–07	Davie Irons	Gretna	Jim McInally	Greenock Morton	John Coughlin	Berwick Rangers
2007–08	Billy Reid	Hamilton Academical	Derek Adams	Ross County	David Baikie	East Fife
2008–09	Derek McInnes (1/2)	St Johnstone	John McGlynn (1/3)	Raith Rovers	Jim Chapman	Dumbarton
2009–10	Terry Butcher	Inverness CT	Allan Moore	Stirling Albion	Gary Bollan	Livingston
2010–11	Jim McIntyre	Dunfermline Athletic	Gary Bollan	Livingston	Paul Sheerin	Arbroath
2011–12	Derek Adams	Ross County	Colin Cameron	Cowdenbeath	Paul Hartley (1/2)	Alloa Athletic
2012–13	Alan Archibald	Partick Thistle	Allan Johnston (1/2)	Queen of the South	Ally McCoist	Rangers
2013–14	Paul Hartley	Dundee	Ally McCoist	Rangers	Jim McInally (1/2)	Peterhead
2014–15	Robbie Neilson (1/3)	Heart of Midlothian	Jim Duffy	Greenock Morton	Darren Young (1/2)	Albion Rovers
2015–16	Mark Warburton	Rangers	Allan Johnston (2/2)	Dunfermline Athletic	Gary Naysmith (1/2)	East Fife
2016–17	Neil Lennon	Hibernian	David Hopkin	Livingston	Dick Campbell (2/2)	Arbroath
2017–18	Jack Ross	St Mirren	Ian McCall (1/2)	Ayr United	Stewart Petrie	Montrose
2018–19	Stuart Kettlewell / Steven Ferguson	Ross County	Dick Campbell	Arbroath	Jim McInally (2/2)	Peterhead
2019–20	Robbie Neilson (2/3)	Dundee United	John McGlynn (2/3)	Raith Rovers	Paul Hartley (2/2)	Cove Rangers
2020–21	Robbie Neilson (3/3)	Heart of Midlothian	Ian McCall (2/2)	Partick Thistle	Ray McKinnon	Queen's Park
2021–22	Derek McInnes (2/2)	Kilmarnock	Paul Hartley	Cove Rangers	Kevin Thomson	Kelty Hearts
2022–23	Gary Bowyer	Dundee	James McPake	Dunfermline Athletic	Darren Young (2/2)	Stirling Albion
2023–24	Jim Goodwin	Dundee United	John McGlynn (3/3)	Falkirk	Gary Naysmith (2/2)	Stenhousemuir

Treble and Double winning managers

League, Scottish Cup and League Cup "domestic" treble

Rank	Name	Wins	Club(s)	Winning Seasons
1	Brendan Rodgers	2	Celtic	2016–17, 2017–18
	Jock Stein	2	Celtic	1966–67, 1968–69
	Jock Wallace, Jr	2	Rangers	1975–76, 1977–78
4	Bill Struth	1	Rangers	1948–49
	Scot Symon	1	Rangers	1963–64
	Walter Smith	1	Rangers	1992–93
	Dick Advocaat	1	Rangers	1998–99
	Martin O'Neill	1	Celtic	2000–01
	Alex McLeish	1	Rangers	2002–03
	Neil Lennon	1	Celtic	2019–20
	Ange Postecoglou	1	Celtic	2022–23

League and Scottish Cup double

Rank	Name	Wins	Club(s)	Winning Seasons
1	Bill Struth	6	Rangers	1927–28, 1929–30, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1949–50, 1952–53
2	Jock Stein	4	Celtic	1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1976–77
3	Willie Maley	3	Celtic	1906–07, 1907–08, 1913–14
3	Walter Smith	3	Rangers	1991–92, 1995–96, 2008–09
5	Neil Lennon	2	Celtic	2012–13, 2018–19 ^{[note 4]}
6	Alex Ferguson	1	Aberdeen	1983–84
	Billy McNeil	1	Celtic	1987–88
	Dick Advocaat	1	Rangers	1999–2000
	Gordon Strachan	1	Celtic	2006–07
	Jimmy McGrory	1	Celtic	1953–54
	Martin O'Neill	1	Celtic	2003–04
	Scot Symon	1	Rangers	1962–63
	Brendan Rodgers	1	Celtic	2023-24

League and League Cup double

Rank	Name	Wins	Club(s)	Winning Seasons
1	Walter Smith	4	Rangers	1993–94, 1996–97, 2009–10, 2010–11
2	Jock Stein	3	Celtic	1965–66, 1967–68, 1969–70
2	Graeme Souness	3	Rangers	1986–87, 1988–89, 1990–91 ^{[note 3]}
4	Bill Struth	1	Rangers	1946–47
	Tommy Walker	1	Heart of Midlothian	1959–60
	Scot Symon	1	Rangers	1960–61
	Wim Jansen	1	Celtic	1997–98
	Alex McLeish	1	Rangers	2004–05
	Gordon Strachan	1	Celtic	2005–06
	Ronny Deila	1	Celtic	2014–15
	Brendan Rodgers	1	Celtic	2018–19 ^{[note 4]}
	Ange Postecoglou	1	Celtic	2021–22

Scottish Cup and League Cup double

Rank	Name	Wins	Club(s)	Winning Seasons
1	Scot Symon	1	Rangers	1961–62
	Jock Stein	1	Celtic	1974–75
	John Greig	1	Rangers	1978–79
	Alex Ferguson	1	Aberdeen	1985–86
	Alex Smith and Jocky Scott	1	Aberdeen	1989–90
	Alex McLeish	1	Rangers	2001–02
	Walter Smith	1	Rangers	2007–08
	Callum Davidson	1	St Johnstone	2020–21

Notes

↑ In the early years of organised football, many clubs did not appoint a manager. A management committee or board of directors (if the club had been incorporated) would pick the team instead.
↑ Willie McCartney died in January of the 1947–48 season, while he was the manager of Hibernian. Hugh Shaw who was the trainer at the time at the club was appointed as McCartney's replacement within a week.
1 2 3 4 Graeme Souness left Rangers to become manager of Liverpool in April of the 1990–91 season. Walter Smith who was the assistant manager to Souness at the time at the club was appointed interim manager, before being given the job permanently in May 1991.
1 2 3 4 5 Brendan Rodgers left Celtic to become manager of Leicester City in February of the 2018–19 season. Neil Lennon was appointed interim manager, before being given the job permanently in May 2019.

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Alan Archibald is a Scottish football coach and former player, who is currently a first-team coach at Kilmarnock. Archibald, who played as a defender, has been associated with Partick Thistle for most of his career. Beginning his professional career with the club as a teenager, he went on to make 423 appearances for Thistle in two spells, placing him tenth on the club's all-time list of most appearances. His only other professional club was Dundee United, where he played between 2003 and 2007 before rejoining Thistle. Archibald also played five times for the Scotland national under-21 team.

Hugh Shaw was a Scottish football player and manager. He played as a half-back for Hibernian, Rangers, Heart of Midlothian, East Fife and Leith Athletic in the Scottish Football League, winning a Scottish league championship with Rangers in 1927. After retiring as a player he became a coach with Hibernian, assisting manager Willie McCartney. Shaw became Hibs manager in 1948, and guided the team to league championships in 1948, 1951 and 1952. Shaw managed Hibs until 1961, and then had a brief spell as Raith Rovers manager.

William McCartney was a Scottish football referee and manager. He managed both of the Edinburgh derby rivals, Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) and Hibernian (Hibs).

The role of a Scotland national football team manager was first established in May 1954, when Andy Beattie was appointed. Beattie took charge of six matches before and during the 1954 FIFA World Cup, when Scotland competed at their first major tournament. Twenty-four men have occupied the post since its inception, with Beattie, Jock Stein and Alex McLeish occupying it in two spells. Six of those managers were in caretaker or interim roles. Craig Brown held the position for the longest to date; a tenure of 9 years, comprising two major tournaments and a total of 71 matches.

Frankie McAvoy is a Scottish professional football coach who is currently the assistant coach at Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian.

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[committee-2] In the early years of organised football, many clubs did not appoint a manager. A management committee or board of directors (if the club had been incorporated) would pick the team instead.

[4] Willie McCartney died in January of the 1947–48 season, while he was the manager of Hibernian. Hugh Shaw who was the trainer at the time at the club was appointed as McCartney's replacement within a week.

[Souness-5] 1 2 3 4 Graeme Souness left Rangers to become manager of Liverpool in April of the 1990–91 season. Walter Smith who was the assistant manager to Souness at the time at the club was appointed interim manager, before being given the job permanently in May 1991.

[Rodgers-6] 1 2 3 4 5 Brendan Rodgers left Celtic to become manager of Leicester City in February of the 2018–19 season. Neil Lennon was appointed interim manager, before being given the job permanently in May 2019.

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[Tom_Fergusson-7] 1 2 3 "Tom Fergusson". Stirling Albion Mad. 11 September 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

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Premier League era	1999: Advocaat 2000: Advocaat 2001: O'Neill 2002: O'Neill 2003: McLeish 2004: O'Neill 2005: McLeish 2006: Strachan 2007: Strachan 2008: Strachan 2009: Smith 2010: Smith 2011: Smith 2012: Lennon 2013: Lennon
Premiership era	2014: Lennon 2015: Deila 2016: Deila 2017: Rodgers 2018: Rodgers 2019: Lennon 2020: Lennon 2021: Gerrard 2022: Postecoglou 2023: Postecoglou 2024: Rodgers

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