List of Airdrieonians F.C. managers

This is a list of Airdrieonians Football Club's managers, since its formation in 2002. The club have had ten permanent and six caretaker managers.

List of managers

As of 1 January 2026
* Caretaker manager
Name From To
Scotland Sandy Stewart[1]1 July 200213 November 2006
Scotland Kenny Black[2][3]17 November 200620 June 2010
Scotland Jimmy Boyle[4][5]20 June 201020 October 2013
Scotland Gary Bollan[6][7]24 October 201320 December 2015
Scotland Eddie Wolecki Black[8][9]22 December 201531 October 2016
Northern Ireland Danny Lennon[10] 10 March 201630 April 2016
Scotland Kevin McBride[11] 9 May 201631 October 2016
Scotland Mark Wilson[9][12]31 October 201617 June 2017
Scotland Gordon Dalziel[13] 17 June 20174 August 2017
Scotland Willie Aitchison[14] 4 August 201719 August 2017
Scotland Stephen Findlay[15][16]29 September 20178 October 2018
Scotland Marc Fitzpatrick[17] 8 October 201819 October 2018
Scotland Ian Murray[18][19]19 October 201824 May 2022
Scotland Rhys McCabe[20][21]26 May 202215 August 2025
Antigua and Barbuda Aaron Taylor-Sinclair[22] 18 August 201727 August 2025
Northern Ireland Danny Lennon[23] 27 August 202522 October 2025
Antigua and Barbuda Aaron Taylor-Sinclair[24] 1 January 202620 May 2026
Scotland John Rankin[25] 23 May 2026present

References

  1. ↑ "STEWART TAKES OVER AS BOSS WITH NO CLUB; Airdrie pin revival hopes on veteran Sandy". The Free Library. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "Black appointed new Airdrie boss". BBC. 17 November 2006. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Relegated Airdrie sack Black and turn to Boyle". The Scotsman. 20 June 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "Airdrie United appoint Jimmy Boyle as manager on a permanent basis". Daily Record. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "Jimmy Boyle". Airdrieonians F.C. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Airdrieonians turn to Gary Bollan". BBC Sport. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Gary Bollan leaves Airdrieonians post". BBC Sport. 20 December 2015. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Eddie Wolecki Black: Airdrieonians appoint former Glasgow City coach". BBC Sport. 22 December 2015. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Club statement". Airdrieonians FC. 31 October 2016. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Danny Lennon takes temporary charge at Airdrieonians". BBC Sport. 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on 12 July 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "McBride takes over first team coach duties". Airdrieonians F.C. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Mark Wilson: Airdrieonians part with head coach by mutual consent". BBC Sport. 17 June 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  13. ↑ Lindsay, Clive (5 August 2017). "Scottish League One ins and outs - Summer 2017". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  14. ↑ Pirie, Mark (4 August 2017). "Airdrieonians announce Aitchison will assist club in "coaching capacity"". Daily Record. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  15. ↑ "Findlay takes on First Team Coach role". Airdrieonians FC. 29 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  16. ↑ "Airdrieonians: Stephen Findlay leaves 'by mutual consent' as manager". BBC Sport. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  17. ↑ Pirie, Mark (31 August 2017). "Airdrie captain Marc Fitzpatrick admits interest in head coach job amid ex-Rangers star Kevin Thomson link". Daily Record. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  18. ↑ "Ian Murray is new manager at Airdrieonians". BBC Sport. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  19. ↑ "Raith Rovers: Ian Murray leaves Airdrie to become manager at Stark's Park". BBC Sport. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  20. ↑ "Rhys McCabe named new Diamonds manager". airdrie. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  21. ↑ "McCabe steps down as Airdrieonians player-boss". BBC Sport. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  22. ↑ Thomson, Paul (23 August 2025). "Rhys McCabe's Airdrie exit a 'shock to the system', says Taylor-Sinclair as he praises player response in Queen's Park draw". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  23. ↑ "Danny Lennon is new Diamonds boss". Airdrieonians FC. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  24. ↑ "Taylor-Sinclair appointed head coach". Airdrieonians FC. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  25. ↑ "Rankin Appointed Diamonds Head Coach". Airdrieonians F.C. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026.