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.
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.
Entries in italics are caretaker managers.
Only competitive league matches are counted. [1] As of 2 May 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 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 33% | [37] |
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.
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.
Entries in italics are caretaker managers.
Only competitive league matches are counted. [1] As of 2 May 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 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 33% | [37] |