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 The Spartans League Two — 5 June 2012[1] 13 years, 260 days
Stewart Petrie SCO (1970-02-27) 27 February 1970 Montrose League One — 4 December 2016[2] 9 years, 78 days
Stephen Robinson NIR (1974-12-10) 10 December 1974 St Mirren Premiership — 22 February 2022[3] 3 years, 363 days
John McGlynn SCO (1961-12-19) 19 December 1961 Falkirk Premiership — 4 May 2022[4] 3 years, 292 days
Gary Naysmith SCO (1976-11-16) 16 November 1976 Stenhousemuir League One — 3 January 2023[5] 3 years, 48 days
Paul Hartley SCO (1976-10-19) 19 October 1976 Cove Rangers League One — 5 January 2023[6] 3 years, 46 days
Jim Goodwin IRL (1981-11-20) 20 November 1981 Dundee United Premiership — 1 March 2023[7] 2 years, 356 days
Jordon Brown SCO (1992-11-28) 28 November 1992 Peterhead League One 21 March 2023[8] 25 April 2023[9] 2 years, 336 days
Ryan Strachan SCO (1990-08-01) 1 August 1990
Mick Kennedy SCO (1980-04-19) 19 April 1980 East Kilbride League Two — 22 May 2023[10] 2 years, 274 days
Michael McIndoe SCO (1979-12-02) 2 December 1979 Edinburgh City League Two — 9 October 2023[11] 2 years, 134 days
Andy Graham SCO (1983-09-22) 22 September 1983 Alloa Athletic League One — 15 November 2023[12] 2 years, 97 days
Allan Hale SCO (1987-12-22) 22 December 1987 Elgin City League Two — 5 December 2023[13] 2 years, 77 days
Scott Brown SCO (1985-06-25) 25 June 1985 Ayr United Championship — 23 January 2024[14] 2 years, 28 days
Dick Campbell SCO (1953-11-22) 22 November 1953 East Fife League One — 6 February 2024[15] 2 years, 14 days
Peter Murphy IRL (1980-10-27) 27 October 1980 Queen of the South League One — 9 May 2024[16] 1 year, 287 days
David Gray SCO (1988-05-04) 4 May 1988 Hibernian Premiership 14 May 2024[17] 6 June 2024[18] 1 year, 282 days
Willie Gibson SCO (1984-08-06) 6 August 1984 Annan Athletic League Two — 16 May 2024[19] 1 year, 280 days
Alan Maybury IRL (1978-08-08) 8 August 1978 Stirling Albion League Two — 2 June 2024[20] 1 year, 263 days
David Gold SCO (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 Arbroath Championship 17 August 2024[21] 12 September 2024[22] 1 year, 187 days
Colin Hamilton SCO (1992-05-07) 7 May 1992
Chris Aitken SCO (1979-09-21) 21 September 1979 Stranraer League Two — 30 September 2024[23] 1 year, 143 days
Simo Valakari FIN (1973-04-28) 28 April 1973 St Johnstone Championship — 1 October 2024[24] 1 year, 142 days
Darren Young SCO (1978-10-13) 13 October 1978 Clyde League Two — 23 October 2024[25] 1 year, 120 days
Scott Kellacher SCO (1980-12-05) 5 December 1980 Inverness Caledonian Thistle League One — 23 October 2024[26] 1 year, 120 days
Jim Weir SCO (1969-06-15) 15 June 1969 Forfar Athletic League Two — 20 November 2024[27] 1 year, 92 days
Mark Wilson SCO (1984-06-05) 5 June 1984 Partick Thistle Championship 18 February 2025[28][29] 30 May 2025[30] 1 year, 2 days
Neil Lennon NIR (1971-06-25) 25 June 1971 Dunfermline Athletic Championship — 21 March 2025[31] 336 days
Thomas O'Ware SCO (1993-03-20) 20 March 1993 Kelty Hearts League One 11 April 2025[32] 1 May 2025[33] 315 days
Sean Crighton SCO (1990-03-26) 26 March 1990 Queen's Park Championship — 15 May 2025[34] 281 days
Derek McInnes SCO (1971-07-05) 5 July 1971 Heart of Midlothian Premiership — 19 May 2025[35] 277 days
Steven Pressley SCO (1973-10-11) 11 October 1973 Dundee Premiership — 2 June 2025[36] 263 days
Jens Berthel Askou DEN (1982-08-19) 19 August 1982 Motherwell Premiership — 12 June 2025[37] 253 days
Danny Röhl GER (1989-04-28) 28 April 1989 Rangers Premiership — 20 October 2025[38] 123 days
Aaron Taylor-Sinclair ATG (1991-04-08) 8 April 1991 Airdrieonians Championship 22 October 2025[39][40] 1 January 2026[41] 121 days
Dougie Imrie SCO (1983-08-03) 3 August 1983 Raith Rovers Championship — 25 November 2025[42] 87 days
Darian MacKinnon SCO (1985-10-09) 9 October 1985 Hamilton Academical League One 1 December 2025[43] 3 February 2026[44] 81 days
Frank McKeown SCO (1986-08-18) 18 August 1986 Dumbarton League Two — 5 December 2025[45] 77 days
Stuart Kettlewell SCO (1984-06-04) 4 June 1984 Ross County Championship — 30 December 2025[46] 52 days
Ian Murray SCO (1981-03-20) 20 March 1981 Greenock Morton Championship — 2 January 2026[47] 49 days
Peter Leven SCO (1983-09-27) 27 September 1983 Aberdeen Premiership 4 January 2026[48] — 47 days
Martin O'Neill NIR (1952-03-01) 1 March 1952 Celtic Premiership — 5 January 2026[49] 46 days
Neil McCann SCO (1974-08-11) 11 August 1974 Kilmarnock Premiership — 6 January 2026[50] 45 days
Marvin Bartley ENG (1986-07-04) 4 July 1986 Livingston Premiership — 1 February 2026[51] 19 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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