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PFA Scotland Manager of the Year

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PFA Scotland Manager of the Year
Gordon Strachan received two Manager of the Year awards.
Awarded forThe outstanding manager in each given Scottish football season
CountryScotland
Presented byPFA Scotland
First awarded2007
Last awarded2024
Manager of the SeasonJohn McGlynn
Most awardsJohn McGlynn
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]

List of winners

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As of 2024, the award has been presented 17 times and won by 14 different managers. John McGlynn, Ange Postecoglou and Gordon Strachan have won the award twice, and McGlynn is the only manager to have won it with more than one club.

Season Manager Club Notes Ref
2006–07 Gordon Strachan Celtic Also won the SFWA award [3]
2007–08 Billy Reid Hamilton Academical
2008–09 Gordon Strachan (2) 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 (2) Celtic Also won the SFWA award [21]
2023–24 John McGlynn (2) Falkirk [22]

Winners by club

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Club Number of wins Winning seasons
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
Falkirk 1 2023–24

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "McGeady picks up double prize at football awards". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 24 April 2008. Celtic winger Aiden McGeady has pulled off an awards double by winning the PFA Scotland Player Of The Year and Young Player Of The Year awards... McGeady follows in the footsteps of former Parkhead team-mate Shaun Maloney, who won both awards in a single season in 2006. [dead link‍]
  2. ^ "McGeady happy with Hoops". www.teamtalk.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2008-04-24. The only other player to have claimed the PFA Scotland double was Shaun Maloney, the Celtic midfielder who went on to carve out a career in the Premier League with Aston Villa.
  3. ^ a b "Nakamura gets top writers' prize". BBC Sport. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2008.
  4. ^ "Davis crowned player of the year". BBC Sport. 2 May 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  5. ^ "PFA awards for John McGlynn and John Baird". BBC Sport. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Celtic defender Charlie Mulgrew named player of the year". BBC Sport. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Allan Johnston wins Scotland's Manager of the Year award". BBC Sport. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Aberdeen: Derek McInnes and Jonny Hayes win PFA awards". BBC Sport. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  9. ^ Forsyth, Roddy (4 May 2014). "Derek McInnes hits the heights with Aberdeen after suffering pain of failure at Bristol City". Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Inverness: John Hughes named PFA manager of year". BBC Sport. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  11. ^ Gordon, Moira (23 May 2015). "John Hughes still inspired by tragic Craig Gowans". Scotland on Sunday. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Leigh Griffiths: Celtic forward named PFA Scotland Player of the Year". BBC Sport. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  13. ^ "Scott Sinclair named SPFA player of the year as Celtic win four awards". BBC Sport. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Manager of the year award: Rodgers, Lennon, Clarke & Ross nominated". BBC Sport. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  15. ^ Currie, Scott (29 April 2018). "St Mirren's Jack Ross named PFA Scotland manager of the year". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  16. ^ "James Forrest, Steve Clarke & Ryan Kent win PFA Scotland annual awards". BBC Sport. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  17. ^ McKay, Gabriel (19 May 2020). "Celtic and Rangers stars in line for end of season gongs as SFWA awards go ahead as planned". Daily Record. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  18. ^ Berry, Gavin (16 May 2021). "Steven Gerrard completes Rangers Manager of the Year hat-trick after landing PFA Scotland prize". Daily Record. Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Rangers: Steven Gerrard and James Tavernier win PFA Scotland awards". BBC Sport. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Celtic take five prizes at PFA Scotland awards, including manager of the year". BBC Sport. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  21. ^ "Celtic's Kyogo Furuhashi and Caitlin Hayes win PFA Scotland player of the year awards". BBC Sport. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  22. ^ "John McGlynn named manager of the year after unbeaten season". BBC Sport. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
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