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 59) The Spartans —5 June 2012 [1] 11 years, 346 days
Stewart Petrie Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 27 February 1970 (age 54) Montrose —4 December 2016 [2] 7 years, 164 days
David Martindale Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 13 July 1974 (age 49) Livingston 26 November 2020 [3] 21 December 2020 [4] 3 years, 172 days
Stephen Farrell Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 8 March 1973 (age 51) Dumbarton —29 May 2021 [5] 2 years, 353 days
Dougie Imrie Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 3 August 1983 (age 40) Greenock Morton —21 December 2021 [6] 2 years, 147 days
Derek McInnes Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 5 July 1971 (age 52) Kilmarnock —4 January 2022 [7] 2 years, 133 days
Stephen Robinson Ulster Banner.svg  NIR 10 December 1974 (age 49) St Mirren —22 February 2022 [8] 2 years, 84 days
John McGlynn Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 19 December 1961 (age 62) Falkirk —4 May 2022 [9] 2 years, 12 days
Ian Murray Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 20 March 1981 (age 43) Raith Rovers —24 May 2022 [10] 1 year, 358 days
James McPake Ulster Banner.svg  NIR 24 June 1984 (age 39) Dunfermline Athletic —24 May 2022 [11] 1 year, 358 days
Rhys McCabe Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 24 July 1992 (age 31) Airdrieonians —26 May 2022 [12] 1 year, 356 days
John Rankin Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 27 June 1983 (age 40) Hamilton Academical —28 June 2022 [13] 1 year, 323 days
Ray McKinnon Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 5 August 1970 (age 53) Forfar Athletic —10 November 2022 [14] 1 year, 188 days
Gary Naysmith Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 16 November 1976 (age 47) Stenhousemuir —3 January 2023 [15] 1 year, 134 days
Paul Hartley Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 19 October 1976 (age 47) Cove Rangers —5 January 2023 [16] 1 year, 132 days
Stuart Kettlewell Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 4 June 1984 (age 39) Motherwell 11 February 2023 [17] 22 February 2023 [18] 1 year, 95 days
Kris Doolan Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 11 December 1986 (age 37) Partick Thistle 12 February 2023 [19] 3 March 2023 [20] 1 year, 94 days
Jim Goodwin Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL 20 November 1981 (age 42) Dundee United —1 March 2023 [21] 1 year, 76 days
Jordon Brown Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 28 November 1992 (age 31) Peterhead 21 March 2023 [22] 25 April 2023 [23] 1 year, 56 days
Ryan StrachanFlag of Scotland.svg  SCO 1 August 1990 (age 33)
Steven Naismith Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 14 September 1986 (age 37) Heart of Midlothian 10 April 2023 [24] 7 June 2023 [25] 1 year, 36 days
Scott Agnew Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 11 July 1987 (age 36) Stranraer —17 April 2023 [26] 1 year, 29 days
Michael Tidser Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 15 January 1990 (age 34) Kelty Hearts —17 May 2023 [27] 365 days
Tony Docherty Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 24 January 1971 (age 53) Dundee —29 May 2023 [28] 353 days
Brendan Rodgers Ulster Banner.svg  NIR 26 January 1973 (age 51) Celtic —19 June 2023 [29] 332 days
Duncan Ferguson Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 27 December 1971 (age 52) Inverness Caledonian Thistle —26 September 2023 [30] 233 days
Michael McIndoe Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 2 December 1979 (age 44) Edinburgh City —9 October 2023 [31] 220 days
Philippe Clement Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL 22 March 1974 (age 50) Rangers —15 October 2023 [32] 214 days
Craig Levein Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 22 October 1964 (age 59) St Johnstone —5 November 2023 [33] 193 days
Ian McCall Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 30 September 1964 (age 59) Clyde —15 November 2023 [34] 183 days
Andy Graham Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 22 September 1983 (age 40) Alloa Athletic —15 November 2023 [35] 183 days
Jim McIntyre Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 24 May 1972 (age 51) Arbroath —4 December 2023 [36] 164 days
Allan HaleFlag of Scotland.svg  SCO 22 December 1987 (age 36) Elgin City —5 December 2023 [37] 163 days
Callum Davidson Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 25 June 1976 (age 47) Queen's Park —9 January 2024 [38] 128 days
Scott Brown Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 25 June 1985 (age 38) Ayr United —23 January 2024 [39] 114 days
Dick Campbell Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 22 November 1953 (age 70) East Fife —6 February 2024 [40] 100 days
Don Cowie Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 15 February 1983 (age 41) Ross County 7 February 2024 [41] [42] —99 days
Peter Leven Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 27 September 1983 (age 40) Aberdeen 9 March 2024 [43] [44] —68 days
Calum Elliot Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 30 March 1987 (age 37) Bonnyrigg Rose —25 March 2024 [45] 52 days
Peter Murphy Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL 27 October 1980 (age 43) Queen of the South —9 May 2024 [46] 7 days
Stirling Albion —13 May 2024 [47] 3 days
David Gray Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 4 May 1988 (age 36) Hibernian 14 May 2024 [48] —2 days
Willie Gibson Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO 6 August 1984 (age 39) Annan Athletic —16 May 2024 [49] 0 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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