List of Aberdeen F.C. managers

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

The following is a list of Aberdeen F.C. managers since the club's foundation in 1903. As of February 2024, Aberdeen has had 26 full-time managers, including joint managers.

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

Only competitive league & cup matches are counted.[1] As of 4 January 2026.

* Caretaker manager
#FromToNamePWDLFAWin %Source
1 1903 1924 Scotland Jimmy Philip 64422117225181788334%[2]
2 1924 1937 Scotland Paddy Travers 47421410615491673245%[3]
3 1937 1955 Scotland Dave Halliday 3711657113573160244%[4]
4 1955 1959 Scotland Davie Shaw 14866206231628045%[5]
5 1959 1965 Scotland Tommy Pearson 18067427132834137%[6]
6 1965 1971 Scotland Eddie Turnbull 214100427238627847%[7]
7 1971 1975 Scotland Jimmy Bonthrone 14367463026414347%[8]
1975 1975 Scotland George Murray 42025650%[9]
8 1975 1977 Scotland Ally MacLeod 61241918897239%[10]
9 1977 1978 Scotland Billy McNeill 362295682961%[11]
10 July 1, 1978 November 7, 1986 Scotland Alex Ferguson 288167715056422958%[12]
1986 1986 Scotland Alex Ferguson
Scotland Archie Knox		 15753251447%
1986 1986 Scotland Archie Knox 1010000%[13]
11 November 5, 1986 May 16, 1988 Scotland Ian Porterfield 72352710944049%[14]
12 July 31, 1988 September 20, 1991 Scotland Alex Smith
Scotland Jocky Scott		 1176335191818954%[15]
13 September 20, 1991 February 10, 1992 Scotland Alex Smith 23779343130%[16]
14 February, 1992 February 7, 1995 Scotland Willie Miller 12453452618211143%[17]
15 February 7, 1995 November 11, 1997 Scotland Roy Aitken 9935273712513935%[18]
November 11, 1997 November 21, 1997 England Keith Burkinshaw 2020220%[19]
16 November 21, 1997 December 8, 1998 Scotland Alex Miller 38101117395226%[20]
January 1, 1999 May 24, 1999 Scotland Paul Hegarty 197210284337%[21]
17 July 1, 1999 November 29, 2002 Denmark Ebbe Skovdahl 13040315915721431%[22]
December 5, 2002 December 11, 2002 Scotland Gardner Speirs 1010110%[23]
18 December 11, 2002 May 24, 2004 Scotland Steve Paterson 57181128628632%[24]
19 June 1, 2004 May 24, 2009 Scotland Jimmy Calderwood 19079496223621442%[25]
20 July 1, 2009 December 1, 2010 Scotland Mark McGhee 53131228518324%[26]
December 1, 2010 December 10, 2010 Scotland Neil Cooper
Scotland Neil Simpson		 1001050%[27]
21 December 10, 2010 April 6, 2013 Scotland Craig Brown 932729379810729%[28]
22 April 6, 2013 March 8, 2021 Scotland Derek McInnes 295157607843430353%[29]
March 8, 2021 March 23, 2021 Scotland Paul Sheerin 21011150%[30]
23 March 23, 2021 February 13, 2022 Scotland Stephen Glass 299614333931%[31]
February 13, 2022 February 19, 2022 Scotland Barry Robson 1010110%[32]
24 February 19, 2022 January 22, 2023 Republic of Ireland Jim Goodwin 3511717455631%[33]
25 January 29, 2023 January 31, 2024 Scotland Barry Robson 3615714455042%[34]
January 31, 2024 February 5, 2024 Scotland Peter Leven 1010000%[35]
February 5, 2024 March 9, 2024 England Neil Warnock 8224121425%[36]
March 10, 2024 May 31, 2024 Scotland Peter Leven 116320054%[37]
26 June 17, 2024 January 4, 2026 Sweden Jimmy Thelin 8033163110911541%[38]

References

  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 9 March 2024.
  38. ↑ "Jimmy Thelin profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
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