The following is a list of managers of Aberdeen F.C. since its foundation in 1903. As of February 2024, Aberdeen have had 26 full-time managers, including joint managers.
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The most successful Aberdeen manager is Sir Alex Ferguson, who won three Scottish Premier Division titles, four Scottish Cup trophies, one Scottish League Cup, one European Cup Winners' Cup and one UEFA Super Cup in an eight-year spell at the club.
Statistics
editEntries in italics are caretaker managers.
Only competitive league matches are counted.[1] As of 2 May 2024.
From | To | Name | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win % | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1903 | 1924 | Jimmy Philip | 644 | 221 | 172 | 251 | 817 | 883 | 34% | [2] |
1924 | 1937 | Paddy Travers | 474 | 214 | 106 | 154 | 916 | 732 | 45% | [3] |
1937 | 1955 | Dave Halliday | 371 | 165 | 71 | 135 | 731 | 602 | 44% | [4] |
1955 | 1959 | Davie Shaw | 148 | 66 | 20 | 62 | 316 | 280 | 45% | [5] |
1959 | 1965 | Tommy Pearson | 180 | 67 | 42 | 71 | 328 | 341 | 37% | [6] |
1965 | 1971 | Eddie Turnbull | 214 | 100 | 42 | 72 | 386 | 278 | 47% | [7] |
1971 | 1975 | Jimmy Bonthrone | 143 | 67 | 46 | 30 | 264 | 143 | 47% | [8] |
1975 | 1975 | George Murray | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 50% | [9] |
1975 | 1977 | Ally MacLeod | 61 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 89 | 72 | 39% | [10] |
1977 | 1978 | Billy McNeill | 36 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 68 | 29 | 61% | [11] |
1978 | 1986 | Alex Ferguson | 288 | 167 | 71 | 50 | 564 | 229 | 58% | [12] |
1986 | 1986 | Alex Ferguson Archie Knox |
15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 47% | |
1986 | 1986 | Archie Knox | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | [13] |
1986 | 1988 | Ian Porterfield | 72 | 35 | 27 | 10 | 94 | 40 | 49% | [14] |
1988 | 1991 | Alex Smith Jocky Scott |
117 | 63 | 35 | 19 | 181 | 89 | 54% | [15] |
1991 | 1992 | Alex Smith | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 30% | [16] |
1992 | 1995 | Willie Miller | 124 | 53 | 45 | 26 | 182 | 111 | 43% | [17] |
1995 | 1997 | Roy Aitken | 99 | 35 | 27 | 37 | 125 | 139 | 35% | [18] |
1997 | 1997 | Keith Burkinshaw | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | [19] |
21 Nov 1997 | 1 Nov 1998 | Alex Miller | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 52 | 26% | [20] |
1 Jan 1999 | 24 May 1999 | Paul Hegarty | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 43 | 37% | [21] |
1 July 1999 | 29 November 2002 | Ebbe Skovdahl | 130 | 40 | 31 | 59 | 157 | 214 | 31% | [22] |
2002 | 2002 | Gardner Speirs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | [23] |
11 Dec 2002 | 24 May 2004 | Steve Paterson | 57 | 18 | 11 | 28 | 62 | 86 | 32% | [24] |
1 June 2004 | 24 May 2009 | Jimmy Calderwood | 190 | 79 | 49 | 62 | 236 | 214 | 42% | [25] |
1 July 2009 | 1 Dec 2010 | Mark McGhee | 53 | 13 | 12 | 28 | 51 | 83 | 24% | [26] |
1 Dec 2010 | 10 Dec 2010 | Neil Cooper Neil Simpson |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0% | [27] |
10 Dec 2010 | 6 Apr 2013 | Craig Brown | 93 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 98 | 107 | 29% | [28] |
6 Apr 2013 | 8 Mar 2021 | Derek McInnes | 295 | 157 | 60 | 78 | 434 | 303 | 53% | [29] |
8 Mar 2021 | 23 Mar 2021 | Paul Sheerin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50% | [30] |
23 Mar 2021 | 13 Feb 2022 | Stephen Glass | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 39 | 31% | [31] |
13 Feb 2022 | 19 Feb 2022 | Barry Robson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | [32] |
19 Feb 2022 | 28 Jan 2023 | Jim Goodwin | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 56 | 31% | [33] |
29 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | Barry Robson | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 50 | 42% | [34] |
31 Jan 2024 | 5 Feb 2024 | Peter Leven | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | [35] |
5 Feb 2024 | 9 Mar 2024 | Neil Warnock | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0% | [36] |
9 Mar 2024 | Present | Peter Leven | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 33% | [37] |
References
edit- ^ "Scottish League - Scottish Football Archive". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 27 January 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
- ^ "Jimmy Philip profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Paddy Travers profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Dave Halliday profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Davie Shaw profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Tommy Pearson profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Eddie Turnbull profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Jimmy Bonthrone profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "George Murray profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Ally McLeod profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Billy McNeill profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Alex Ferguson profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Archie Knox profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Ian Porterfield profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Jocky Scott profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Alex Smith profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Willie Miller profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Roy Aitken profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Keith Burkinshaw profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Alex Miller profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Paul Hegarty profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Ebbe Skovdahl profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Gardner Spiers profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Steve Paterson profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Jimmy Calderwood profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Mark McGhee profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Neil Cooper profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Craig Brown profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Derek McInnes profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Paul Sheerin profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Stephen Glass profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Barry Robson profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Jim Goodwin profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Barry Robson profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Neil Warnock profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Neil Warnock profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Neil Warnock profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 18 March 2024.