The following is a list offootballmanagers andhead coaches who have won theScottish league championship, currently known as theScottish Premiership.
Some managers have also won the other two major competitions in Scottish football, which are theScottish Cup and theScottish League Cup. This results in a manager winning a "double" (two competitions in one season) or a "treble" (all three in one season). There are also three national lower league championships and a national cup competition for lower league clubs, called theScottish Challenge Cup.
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| Rank | Name | Wins | Club(s) | Winning seasons |
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| 1 | Bill Struth | 18 | Rangers | 1920–21, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1952–53 |
| 2 | Willie Maley | 16 | Celtic | 1897–98, 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1913–14, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1916–17, 1918–19, 1921–22, 1925–26, 1935–36, 1937–38 |
| 3 | Jock Stein | 10 | Celtic | 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77 |
| Walter Smith | 10 | Rangers | 1990–91,[note 3] 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 | |
| 5 | William Wilton | 8 | Rangers | 1899–1900, 1900–01, 1901–02, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1917–18, 1919–20 |
| 6 | Scot Symon | 6 | Rangers | 1955–56, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64 |
| 7 | Brendan Rodgers | 5 | Celtic | 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19,[note 4] 2023–24, 2024–25 |
| Neil Lennon | 5 | Celtic | 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2018–19,[note 4] 2019–20 | |
| 9 | Billy McNeill | 4 | Celtic | 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1987–88 |
| Graeme Souness | 4 | Rangers | 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91[note 3] | |
| 11 | Alex Ferguson | 3 | Aberdeen | 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85 |
| Gordon Strachan | 3 | Celtic | 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 | |
| Hugh Shaw | 3 | Hibernian | 1947–48, 1950–51, 1951–52 | |
| Jock Wallace, Jr. | 3 | Rangers | 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78 | |
| Martin O'Neill | 3 | Celtic | 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04 | |
| 16 | Alex McLeish | 2 | Rangers | 2002–03, 2004–05 |
| Ange Postecoglou | 2 | Celtic | 2021–22, 2022–23 | |
| Dick Advocaat | 2 | Rangers | 1998–99, 1999–2000 | |
| Ronny Deila | 2 | Celtic | 2014–15, 2015–16 | |
| Tommy Walker | 2 | Heart of Midlothian | 1957–58, 1959–60 |
| Country | Managers | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 100 | |
| 3 | 13 | |
| 2 | 3 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 1 |
| Rank | Name | Wins | Club(s) | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Rodgers | 2 | Celtic | 2016–17,2017–18 |
| Jock Stein | 2 | Celtic | 1966–67,1968–69 | |
| Jock Wallace, Jr | 2 | Rangers | 1975–76,1977–78 | |
| 4 | Bill Struth | 1 | Rangers | 1948–49 |
| Scot Symon | 1 | Rangers | 1963–64 | |
| Walter Smith | 1 | Rangers | 1992–93 | |
| Dick Advocaat | 1 | Rangers | 1998–99 | |
| Martin O'Neill | 1 | Celtic | 2000–01 | |
| Alex McLeish | 1 | Rangers | 2002–03 | |
| Neil Lennon | 1 | Celtic | 2019–20 | |
| Ange Postecoglou | 1 | Celtic | 2022–23 |
| Rank | Name | Wins | Club(s) | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Struth | 6 | Rangers | 1927–28,1929–30,1933–34,1934–35,1949–50,1952–53 |
| 2 | Jock Stein | 4 | Celtic | 1970–71,1971–72,1973–74,1976–77 |
| 3 | Willie Maley | 3 | Celtic | 1906–07,1907–08,1913–14 |
| Walter Smith | 3 | Rangers | 1991–92,1995–96,2008–09 | |
| 5 | Neil Lennon | 2 | Celtic | 2012–13,2018–19[note 4] |
| 6 | Alex Ferguson | 1 | Aberdeen | 1983–84 |
| Billy McNeil | 1 | Celtic | 1987–88 | |
| Brendan Rodgers | 1 | Celtic | 2023–24 | |
| Dick Advocaat | 1 | Rangers | 1999–2000 | |
| Gordon Strachan | 1 | Celtic | 2006–07 | |
| Jimmy McGrory | 1 | Celtic | 1953–54 | |
| Martin O'Neill | 1 | Celtic | 2003–04 | |
| Scot Symon | 1 | Rangers | 1962–63 |
| Rank | Name | Wins | Club(s) | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Smith | 4 | Rangers | 1993–94,1996–97,2009–10,2010–11 |
| 2 | Jock Stein | 3 | Celtic | 1965–66,1967–68,1969–70 |
| Graeme Souness | 3 | Rangers | 1986–87,1988–89,1990–91[note 3] | |
| 4 | Brendan Rodgers | 2 | Celtic | 2018–19,[note 4]2024–25 |
| 5 | Bill Struth | 1 | Rangers | 1946–47 |
| Tommy Walker | 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 1959–60 | |
| Scot Symon | 1 | Rangers | 1960–61 | |
| Wim Jansen | 1 | Celtic | 1997–98 | |
| Alex McLeish | 1 | Rangers | 2004–05 | |
| Gordon Strachan | 1 | Celtic | 2005–06 | |
| Ronny Deila | 1 | Celtic | 2014–15 | |
| Ange Postecoglou | 1 | Celtic | 2021–22 |
| Rank | Name | Wins | Club(s) | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scot Symon | 1 | Rangers | 1961–62 |
| Jock Stein | 1 | Celtic | 1974–75 | |
| John Greig | 1 | Rangers | 1978–79 | |
| Alex Ferguson | 1 | Aberdeen | 1985–86 | |
| Alex Smith andJocky Scott | 1 | Aberdeen | 1989–90 | |
| Alex McLeish | 1 | Rangers | 2001–02 | |
| Walter Smith | 1 | Rangers | 2007–08 | |
| Callum Davidson | 1 | St Johnstone | 2020–21 |