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, 206 days
Stewart Petrie  SCO (1970-02-27) 27 February 1970 (age 54) Montrose League One — 4 December 2016[2] 8 years, 24 days
David Martindale  SCO (1974-07-13) 13 July 1974 (age 50) Livingston Championship 26 November 2020[3] 21 December 2020[4] 4 years, 32 days
Stephen Farrell  SCO (1973-03-08) 8 March 1973 (age 51) Dumbarton League One — 29 May 2021[5] 3 years, 213 days
Dougie Imrie  SCO (1983-08-03) 3 August 1983 (age 41) Greenock Morton Championship — 21 December 2021[6] 3 years, 7 days
Derek McInnes  SCO (1971-07-05) 5 July 1971 (age 53) Kilmarnock Premiership — 4 January 2022[7] 2 years, 359 days
Stephen Robinson  NIR (1974-12-10) 10 December 1974 (age 50) St Mirren Premiership — 22 February 2022[8] 2 years, 310 days
John McGlynn  SCO (1961-12-19) 19 December 1961 (age 63) Falkirk Championship — 4 May 2022[9] 2 years, 238 days
Rhys McCabe  SCO (1992-07-24) 24 July 1992 (age 32) Airdrieonians Championship — 26 May 2022[10] 2 years, 216 days
John Rankin  SCO (1983-06-27) 27 June 1983 (age 41) Hamilton Academical Championship — 28 June 2022[11] 2 years, 183 days
Gary Naysmith  SCO (1976-11-16) 16 November 1976 (age 48) Stenhousemuir League One — 3 January 2023[12] 1 year, 360 days
Paul Hartley  SCO (1976-10-19) 19 October 1976 (age 48) Cove Rangers League One — 5 January 2023[13] 1 year, 358 days
Stuart Kettlewell  SCO (1984-06-04) 4 June 1984 (age 40) Motherwell Premiership 11 February 2023[14] 22 February 2023[15] 1 year, 321 days
Kris Doolan  SCO (1986-12-11) 11 December 1986 (age 38) Partick Thistle Championship 12 February 2023[16] 3 March 2023[17] 1 year, 320 days
Jim Goodwin  IRL (1981-11-20) 20 November 1981 (age 43) Dundee United Premiership — 1 March 2023[18] 1 year, 302 days
Jordon Brown  SCO (1992-11-28) 28 November 1992 (age 32) Peterhead League Two 21 March 2023[19] 25 April 2023[20] 1 year, 282 days
Ryan Strachan  SCO (1990-08-01) 1 August 1990 (age 34)
Michael Tidser  SCO (1990-01-15) 15 January 1990 (age 34) Kelty Hearts League One — 17 May 2023[21] 1 year, 225 days
Tony Docherty  SCO (1971-01-24) 24 January 1971 (age 53) Dundee Premiership — 29 May 2023[22] 1 year, 213 days
Brendan Rodgers  NIR (1973-01-26) 26 January 1973 (age 51) Celtic Premiership — 19 June 2023[23] 1 year, 192 days
Michael McIndoe  SCO (1979-12-02) 2 December 1979 (age 45) Edinburgh City League Two — 9 October 2023[24] 1 year, 80 days
Philippe Clement  BEL (1974-03-22) 22 March 1974 (age 50) Rangers Premiership — 15 October 2023[25] 1 year, 74 days
Andy Graham  SCO (1983-09-22) 22 September 1983 (age 41) Alloa Athletic League One — 15 November 2023[26] 1 year, 43 days
Allan Hale  SCO (1987-12-22) 22 December 1987 (age 37) Elgin City League Two — 5 December 2023[27] 1 year, 23 days
Callum Davidson  SCO (1976-06-25) 25 June 1976 (age 48) Queen's Park Championship — 9 January 2024[28] 354 days
Scott Brown  SCO (1985-06-25) 25 June 1985 (age 39) Ayr United Championship — 23 January 2024[29] 340 days
Dick Campbell  SCO (1953-11-22) 22 November 1953 (age 71) East Fife League Two — 6 February 2024[30] 326 days
Don Cowie  SCO (1983-02-15) 15 February 1983 (age 41) Ross County Premiership 8 February 2024[31] 26 May 2024[32] 324 days
Calum Elliot  SCO (1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 (age 37) Bonnyrigg Rose League Two — 25 March 2024[33] 278 days
Peter Murphy  IRL (1980-10-27) 27 October 1980 (age 44) Queen of the South League One — 9 May 2024[34] 233 days
David Gray  SCO (1988-05-04) 4 May 1988 (age 36) Hibernian Premiership 14 May 2024[35] 6 June 2024[36] 228 days
Willie Gibson  SCO (1984-08-06) 6 August 1984 (age 40) Annan Athletic League One — 16 May 2024[37] 226 days
Alan Maybury  IRL (1978-08-08) 8 August 1978 (age 46) Stirling Albion League Two — 2 June 2024[38] 209 days
Jimmy Thelin  SWE (1978-03-14) 14 March 1978 (age 46) Aberdeen Premiership — 3 June 2024[39] 208 days
David Gold  SCO (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 31) Arbroath League One 17 August 2024[40] 12 September 2024[41] 133 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[42] 89 days
Simo Valakari  FIN (1973-04-28) 28 April 1973 (age 51) St Johnstone Premiership — 1 October 2024[43] 88 days
Neil Critchley  ENG (1978-10-18) 18 October 1978 (age 46) Heart of Midlothian Premiership — 15 October 2024[44] 74 days
Darren Young  SCO (1978-10-13) 13 October 1978 (age 46) Clyde League Two — 23 October 2024[45] 66 days
Scott Kellacher  SCO (1980-12-05) 5 December 1980 (age 44) Inverness Caledonian Thistle League One — 23 October 2024[46] 66 days
Jim Weir  SCO (1969-06-15) 15 June 1969 (age 55) Forfar Athletic League Two — 20 November 2024[47] 38 days
Vacant Raith Rovers Championship — 21 December 2024[48] 7 days
Vacant Dunfermline Athletic Championship — 23 December 2024[49] 5 days

Notes

  1. ^ a b 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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