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 Club Ref. 1897–98 Willie Maley (1/16) Celtic 1898–99 —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. Rangers 1899–1900 William Wilton (1/8) Rangers 1900–01 William Wilton (2/8) Rangers 1901–02 William Wilton (3/8) Rangers 1902–03 Dan McMichael Hibernian 1903–04 Frank Heaven Third Lanark 1904–05 Willie Maley (2/16) Celtic 1905–06 Willie Maley (3/16) Celtic 1906–07 Willie Maley (4/16) Celtic 1907–08 Willie Maley (5/16) Celtic 1908–09 Willie Maley (6/16) Celtic 1909–10 Willie Maley (7/16) Celtic 1910–11 William Wilton (4/8) Rangers 1911–12 William Wilton (5/8) Rangers 1912–13 William Wilton (6/8) Rangers 1913–14 Willie Maley (8/16) Celtic 1914–15 Willie Maley (9/16) Celtic 1915–16 Willie Maley (10/16) Celtic 1916–17 Willie Maley (11/16) Celtic 1917–18 William Wilton (7/8) Rangers 1918–19 Willie Maley (12/16) Celtic 1919–20 William Wilton (8/8) Rangers 1920–21 Bill Struth (1/18) Rangers 1921–22 Willie Maley (13/16) Celtic 1922–23 Bill Struth (2/18) Rangers 1923–24 Bill Struth (3/18) Rangers 1924–25 Bill Struth (4/18) Rangers 1925–26 Willie Maley (14/16) Celtic 1926–27 Bill Struth (5/18) Rangers 1927–28 Bill Struth (6/18) Rangers 1928–29 Bill Struth (7/18) Rangers 1929–30 Bill Struth (8/18) Rangers 1930–31 Bill Struth (9/18) Rangers 1931–32 John Hunter Motherwell 1932–33 Bill Struth (10/18) Rangers 1933–34 Bill Struth (11/18) Rangers 1934–35 Bill Struth (12/18) Rangers 1935–36 Willie Maley (15/16) Celtic 1936–37 Bill Struth (13/18) Rangers 1937–38 Willie Maley (16/16) Celtic 1938–39 Bill Struth (14/18) Rangers 1946–47 Bill Struth (15/18) Rangers 1947–48 Willie McCartney / Hugh Shaw (1/3)Willie McCartney died in January 1948. Hugh Shaw, who had been the trainer, was appointed as his successor. Hibernian 1948–49 Bill Struth (16/18) Rangers 1949–50 Bill Struth (17/18) Rangers 1950–51 Hugh Shaw (2/3) Hibernian 1951–52 Hugh Shaw (3/3) Hibernian 1952–53 Bill Struth (18/18) Rangers 1953–54 Jimmy McGrory Celtic 1954–55 Dave Halliday Aberdeen 1955–56 Scot Symon (1/6) Rangers 1956–57 Scot Symon (2/6) Rangers 1957–58 Tommy Walker (1/2) Heart of Midlothian 1958–59 Scot Symon (3/6) Rangers 1959–60 Tommy Walker (2/2) Heart of Midlothian 1960–61 Scot Symon (4/6) Rangers 1961–62 Bob Shankly Dundee 1962–63 Scot Symon (5/6) Rangers 1963–64 Scot Symon (6/6) Rangers 1964–65 Willie Waddell Kilmarnock

Season Manager 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)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. 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 (1/4) Celtic 2001–02 Martin O'Neill (2/4) Celtic 2002–03 Alex McLeish (1/2) Rangers 2003–04 Martin O'Neill (3/4) 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 Neil Lennon (4/5) 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 (3/4) Celtic 2024–25 Brendan Rodgers (4/4) Celtic 2025–26 Martin O'Neill (4/4)Brendan Rodgers resigned in October 2025. O'Neill then had two spells as interim manager, either side of the month-long tenure of Wilfried Nancy. Celtic

By individual Rank Name Wins Club(s) Winning seasons 1 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 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 10 Celtic 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77 10 Rangers 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 4 8 Rangers 1899–1900, 1900–01, 1901–02, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1917–18, 1919–20 5 6 Rangers 1955–56, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64 6 5 Celtic 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2018–19,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. 2019–20 7 4 Celtic 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2025–26 4 Celtic 2016–17, 2017–18, 2023–24, 2024–25 4 Celtic 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1987–88 11 3 Rangers 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90 3 Aberdeen 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85 3 Celtic 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 3 Hibernian 1947–48, 1950–51, 1951–52 3 Rangers 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78 16 2 Rangers 2002–03, 2004–05 2 Celtic 2021–22, 2022–23 2 Rangers 1998–99, 1999–2000 2 Celtic 2014–15, 2015–16 2 Heart of Midlothian 1957–58, 1959–60

By nationality

Country Managers Total 22 100 3 13 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1

Lower Leagues (Tiers 2–4)