PFA Scotland Manager of the Year | |
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Awarded for | The outstanding manager in each given Scottish football season |
Country | Scotland |
Presented by | PFA Scotland |
First awarded | 2007 |
Last awarded | 2023 |
Manager of the Season | Ange Postecoglou |
Most awards | Ange Postecoglou Gordon Strachan (2 wins each) |
The PFA Scotland Manager of the Year is awarded by the Professional Footballers' Association Scotland to the football manager in Scottish football who is seen to have been the best manager over the previous season. The award replaced, and is considered a direct continuation of,[1][2] the SPFA Manager of the Year award which was awarded just once, in the 2006–07 season to Celtic boss Gordon Strachan.[3]
As of 2023, the award has been presented 16 times and won by 14 different managers. Ange Postecoglou and Gordon Strachan are the only managers to have won the award more than once.
Season | Manager | Club | Notes | Ref |
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2006–07 | Gordon Strachan | Celtic | Also won the SFWA award | [3] |
2007–08 | Billy Reid | Hamilton Academical | ||
2008–09 | Gordon Strachan | Celtic | ||
2009–10 | Walter Smith | Rangers | Also won the SFWA award | [4] |
2010–11 | John McGlynn | Raith Rovers | [5] | |
2011–12 | Derek Adams | Ross County | [6] | |
2012–13 | Allan Johnston | Queen of the South | [7] | |
2013–14 | Derek McInnes | Aberdeen | Also won the SFWA award | [8][9] |
2014–15 | John Hughes | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Also won the SFWA award | [10][11] |
2015–16 | Mark Warburton | Rangers | [12] | |
2016–17 | Brendan Rodgers | Celtic | Also won the SFWA award | [13] |
2017–18 | Jack Ross | St Mirren | [14][15] | |
2018–19 | Steve Clarke | Kilmarnock | [16] | |
2019–20 | — | — | Due to the covid-19 pandemic, PFA Scotland cancelled their awards for the 2019–20 season. | [17] |
2020–21 | Steven Gerrard | Rangers | Also won the SFWA award | [18][19] |
2021–22 | Ange Postecoglou | Celtic | Also won the SFWA award | [20] |
2022–23 | Ange Postecoglou | Celtic | Also won the SFWA award | [21] |
Club | Number of wins | Winning seasons |
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Celtic | 5 | 2006–07, 2008–09, 2016–17, 2021–22, 2022–23 |
Rangers | 3 | 2009–10, 2015–16, 2020–21 |
Hamilton Academical | 1 | 2007–08 |
Raith Rovers | 1 | 2010–11 |
Ross County | 1 | 2011–12 |
Queen of the South | 1 | 2012–13 |
Aberdeen | 1 | 2013–14 |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 | 2014–15 |
St Mirren | 1 | 2017–18 |
Kilmarnock | 1 | 2018–19 |