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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).

List of managers

Manager Nationality Date of Birth and Age Club Division Caretaker appointment[note 1] Permanent appointment Time as manager[note 1]
Gary Jardine Scotland Edinburgh City League Two — 2010 13–14
Jim McInally Scotland (1964-02-19) 19 February 1964 (age 60) Peterhead League One — 7 October 2011[1] 12 years, 337 days
Jim Chapman Scotland (1965-07-26) 26 July 1965 (age 59) Annan Athletic League Two — 12 January 2013[2] 11 years, 240 days
Alan Archibald Scotland (1977-12-13) 13 December 1977 (age 46) Partick Thistle Premiership 30 January 2013[3] 22 March 2013[4] 11 years, 222 days
Derek McInnes Scotland (1971-07-05) 5 July 1971 (age 53) Aberdeen Premiership — 25 March 2013[5] 11 years, 167 days
Tommy Wright Northern Ireland (1963-08-29) 29 August 1963 (age 61) St Johnstone Premiership — 10 June 2013[6] 11 years, 90 days
Gary Naysmith Scotland (1978-11-16) 16 November 1978 (age 45) East Fife League One 25 November 2013[7] 18 December 2013[8] 10 years, 288 days
Gus MacPherson Scotland (1968-10-11) 11 October 1968 (age 55) Queen's Park League One — 22 January 2014[9] 10 years, 230 days
Paul Hartley Scotland (1976-10-19) 19 October 1976 (age 47) Dundee Premiership — 5 February 2014[10] 10 years, 216 days
Jim Duffy Scotland (1959-04-27) 27 April 1959 (age 65) Greenock Morton Championship — 19 May 2014[11] 10 years, 112 days
Darren Young Scotland (1978-10-13) 13 October 1978 (age 45) Albion Rovers League One — 10 June 2014[12] 10 years, 90 days
Peter Houston Scotland (1958-07-19) 19 July 1958 (age 66) Falkirk Championship — 12 June 2014[13] 10 years, 88 days
Barry Ferguson Scotland (1978-02-02) 2 February 1978 (age 46) Clyde League Two — 13 June 2014[14] 10 years, 87 days
Jim McIntyre Scotland (1972-05-24) 24 May 1972 (age 52) Ross County Premiership — 9 September 2014[15] 9 years, 365 days
Jim Weir Scotland (1969-06-15) 15 June 1969 (age 55) Elgin City League Two — 27 November 2014[16] 9 years, 286 days
Ian McCall Scotland (1964-09-30) 30 September 1964 (age 59) Ayr United Championship — 5 January 2015[17] 9 years, 247 days
Martin Canning Scotland (1981-12-03) 3 December 1981 (age 42) Hamilton Academical Premiership 9 January 2015[18] 23 January 2015[19] 9 years, 243 days
Brown Ferguson Scotland (1981-06-04) 4 June 1981 (age 43) Stenhousemuir League One 3 February 2015[20] 2 April 2015[21] 9 years, 218 days
Allan Johnston Scotland (1973-12-14) 14 December 1973 (age 50) Dunfermline Athletic Championship — 8 May 2015[22] 9 years, 123 days
Stephen Aitken Scotland (1976-09-25) 25 September 1976 (age 47) Dumbarton Championship — 27 May 2015[23] 9 years, 104 days
Brian Reid Scotland (1970-06-15) 15 June 1970 (age 54) Stranraer League One — 29 May 2015[24] 9 years, 102 days
Darren Dods Scotland (1975-06-07) 7 June 1975 (age 49) Brechin City League One — 10 June 2015[25] 9 years, 90 days
Mark Warburton England (1962-09-06) 6 September 1962 (age 62) Rangers Premiership — 14 June 2015[26] 9 years, 86 days
Mark McGhee Scotland (1957-05-25) 25 May 1957 (age 67) Motherwell Premiership — 13 October 2015[27] 8 years, 331 days
John Coughlin Scotland (1963-04-11) 11 April 1963 (age 61) Berwick Rangers League Two — 6 November 2015[28] 8 years, 307 days
Gary Bollan Scotland (1973-03-24) 24 March 1973 (age 51) Forfar Athletic League Two — 21 December 2015[29] 8 years, 262 days
David Hopkin Scotland (1970-08-21) 21 August 1970 (age 54) Livingston League One 22 December 2015[30] 5 January 2016[31] 8 years, 261 days
Lee Clark England (1972-10-27) 27 October 1972 (age 51) Kilmarnock Premiership — 15 February 2016[32] 8 years, 206 days
Dick Campbell Scotland (1953-11-22) 22 November 1953 (age 70) Arbroath League Two — 8 March 2016[33] 8 years, 184 days
Ray McKinnon Scotland (1970-08-05) 5 August 1970 (age 54) Dundee United Championship — 12 May 2016[34] 8 years, 119 days
Gary Locke Scotland (1975-06-16) 16 June 1975 (age 49) Raith Rovers Championship — 20 May 2016[35] 8 years, 111 days
Brendan Rodgers Northern Ireland (1973-01-26) 26 January 1973 (age 51) Celtic Premiership — 20 May 2016[36] 8 years, 111 days
Liam Fox Scotland (1984-02-02) 2 February 1984 (age 40) Cowdenbeath League Two — 23 May 2016[37] 8 years, 108 days
Richie Foran Ireland (1980-06-16) 16 June 1980 (age 44) Inverness Caledonian Thistle Premiership — 30 May 2016[38] 8 years, 101 days
Neil Lennon Northern Ireland (1971-06-25) 25 June 1971 (age 53) Hibernian Championship — 8 June 2016[39] 8 years, 92 days
Jack Ross Scotland (1976-06-05) 5 June 1976 (age 48) St Mirren Championship — 4 October 2016[40] 7 years, 340 days
Jim Goodwin Ireland (1981-11-20) 20 November 1981 (age 42) Alloa Athletic League One — 11 October 2016[41] 7 years, 333 days
Mark Wilson Scotland (1984-06-05) 5 June 1984 (age 40) Airdrieonians League One — 31 October 2016[42] 7 years, 313 days
Jim Thomson Scotland (1971-05-15) 15 May 1971 (age 53) Queen of the South Championship 7 November 2016[43] — 7 years, 306 days
Dave Mackay Scotland (1980-05-02) 2 May 1980 (age 44) Stirling Albion League Two — 9 November 2016[44] 7 years, 304 days
Jon Daly
Andy Kirk		 Ireland
Scotland		 (1983-01-08) 8 January 1983 (age 41)
(1979-05-29) 29 May 1979 (age 45)		 Heart of Midlothian Premiership 2 December 2016[45] — 7 years, 281 days
Stewart Petrie Scotland (1970-02-27) 27 February 1970 (age 54) Montrose League Two — 4 December 2016[46] 7 years, 279 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.

References

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