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
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By individual
editRank | Name | Wins | Club(s) | Winning Seasons |
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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 |
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
editCountry | Managers | Total |
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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)
editTreble and Double winning managers
editLeague, Scottish Cup and League Cup "domestic" treble
editRank | Name | Wins | Club(s) | Winning Seasons |
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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
editRank | Name | Wins | Club(s) | Winning Seasons |
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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 |
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 |
League and League Cup double
editRank | Name | Wins | Club(s) | Winning Seasons |
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1 | Walter Smith | 4 | Rangers | 1993–94, 1996–97, 2009–10, 2010–11 |
2 | Jock Stein | 3 | Celtic | 1965–66, 1967–68, 1969–70 |
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
editRank | Name | Wins | Club(s) | Winning Seasons |
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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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b c d e 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.
References
edit- ^ a b "Trophy-winning Managers". ScottishLeague.net. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Third Lanark Managers". ScottishLeague.net. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ a b c "Tom Fergusson". Stirling Albion Mad. 11 September 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Danny McLennan". The Independent. 16 May 2004. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "'Class' of 2016 equal club record". FAFC. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2017.