List of Aberdeen F.C. managers

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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Alex Ferguson, the most successful manager in the history of Aberdeen F.C.

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 edit

Entries in italics are caretaker managers.

Only competitive league matches are counted.[1] As of 1 April 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 3 2 0 1 3 2 66% [37]

References edit

  1. ^ "Scottish League - Scottish Football Archive". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 27 January 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
  2. ^ "Jimmy Philip profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Paddy Travers profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Dave Halliday profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Davie Shaw profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  6. ^ "Tommy Pearson profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  7. ^ "Eddie Turnbull profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  8. ^ "Jimmy Bonthrone profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  9. ^ "George Murray profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  10. ^ "Ally McLeod profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  11. ^ "Billy McNeill profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  12. ^ "Alex Ferguson profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  13. ^ "Archie Knox profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  14. ^ "Ian Porterfield profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  15. ^ "Jocky Scott profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  16. ^ "Alex Smith profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  17. ^ "Willie Miller profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  18. ^ "Roy Aitken profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  19. ^ "Keith Burkinshaw profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  20. ^ "Alex Miller profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  21. ^ "Paul Hegarty profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  22. ^ "Ebbe Skovdahl profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  23. ^ "Gardner Spiers profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  24. ^ "Steve Paterson profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  25. ^ "Jimmy Calderwood profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  26. ^ "Mark McGhee profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  27. ^ "Neil Cooper profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  28. ^ "Craig Brown profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  29. ^ "Derek McInnes profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  30. ^ "Paul Sheerin profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  31. ^ "Stephen Glass profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  32. ^ "Barry Robson profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  33. ^ "Jim Goodwin profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  34. ^ "Barry Robson profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  35. ^ "Neil Warnock profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  36. ^ "Neil Warnock profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  37. ^ "Neil Warnock profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 18 March 2024.