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
Scottish League Championship
Season | Manager[1] | Club | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
1965–66 | Jock Stein (1/10) | Celtic | |
1966–67 | Jock Stein (2/10) | Celtic | |
1967–68 | Jock Stein (3/10) | Celtic | |
1968–69 | Jock Stein (4/10) | Celtic | |
1969–70 | Jock Stein (5/10) | Celtic | |
1970–71 | Jock Stein (6/10) | Celtic | |
1971–72 | Jock Stein (7/10) | Celtic | |
1972–73 | Jock Stein (8/10) | Celtic | |
1973–74 | Jock Stein (9/10) | Celtic | |
1974–75 | Jock Wallace (1/3) | Rangers | |
1975–76 | Jock Wallace (2/3) | Rangers | |
1976–77 | Jock Stein (10/10) | Celtic | |
1977–78 | Jock Wallace (3/3) | Rangers | |
1978–79 | Billy McNeill (1/4) | Celtic | |
1979–80 | Alex Ferguson (1/3) | Aberdeen | |
1980–81 | Billy McNeill (2/4) | Celtic | |
1981–82 | Billy McNeill (3/4) | Celtic | |
1982–83 | Jim McLean | Dundee United | |
1983–84 | Alex Ferguson (2/3) | Aberdeen | |
1984–85 | Alex Ferguson (3/3) | Aberdeen | |
1985–86 | David Hay | Celtic | |
1986–87 | Graeme Souness (1/4) | Rangers | |
1987–88 | Billy McNeill (4/4) | Celtic | |
1988–89 | Graeme Souness (2/4) | Rangers | |
1989–90 | Graeme Souness (3/4) | Rangers | |
1990–91 | Graeme Souness (4/4)/ Walter Smith (1/10)[note 3] | Rangers | |
1991–92 | Walter Smith (2/10) | Rangers | |
1992–93 | Walter Smith (3/10) | Rangers | |
1993–94 | Walter Smith (4/10) | Rangers | |
1994–95 | Walter Smith (5/10) | Rangers | |
1995–96 | Walter Smith (6/10) | Rangers | |
1996–97 | Walter Smith (7/10) | Rangers | |
1997–98 | Wim Jansen | Celtic | |
1998–99 | Dick Advocaat (1/2) | Rangers | |
1999–2000 | Dick Advocaat (2/2) | Rangers | |
2000–01 | Martin O'Neill (1/3) | Celtic | |
2001–02 | Martin O'Neill (2/3) | Celtic | |
2002–03 | Alex McLeish (1/2) | Rangers | |
2003–04 | Martin O'Neill (3/3) | Celtic | |
2004–05 | Alex McLeish (2/2) | Rangers | |
2005–06 | Gordon Strachan (1/3) | Celtic | |
2006–07 | Gordon Strachan (2/3) | Celtic | |
2007–08 | Gordon Strachan (3/3) | Celtic | |
2008–09 | Walter Smith (8/10) | Rangers | |
2009–10 | Walter Smith (9/10) | Rangers | |
2010–11 | Walter Smith (10/10) | Rangers | |
2011–12 | Neil Lennon (1/5) | Celtic | |
2012–13 | Neil Lennon (2/5) | Celtic | |
2013–14 | Neil Lennon (3/5) | Celtic | |
2014–15 | Ronny Deila (1/2) | Celtic | |
2015–16 | Ronny Deila (2/2) | Celtic | |
2016–17 | Brendan Rodgers (1/4) | Celtic | |
2017–18 | Brendan Rodgers (2/4) | Celtic | |
2018–19 | Brendan Rodgers (3/4)/ Neil Lennon (4/5)[note 4] | Celtic | |
2019–20 | Neil Lennon (5/5) | Celtic | |
2020–21 | Steven Gerrard | Rangers | |
2021–22 | Ange Postecoglou (1/2) | Celtic | |
2022–23 | Ange Postecoglou (2/2) | Celtic | |
2023–24 | Brendan Rodgers (4/4) | Celtic |
By individual
Rank | Name | Wins | Club(s) | Winning Seasons |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
Country | Managers | Total |
---|---|---|
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)
Treble and Double winning managers
League, Scottish Cup and League Cup "domestic" treble
Rank | Name | Wins | Club(s) | Winning Seasons |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
Rank | Name | Wins | Club(s) | Winning Seasons |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 3 | 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
Rank | Name | Wins | Club(s) | Winning Seasons |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
Rank | Name | Wins | Club(s) | Winning Seasons |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
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