PFA Scotland Manager of the Year


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, the SPFA Manager of the Year award which was awarded just once, in the 2006-07 season to Celtic boss Gordon Strachan.

List of winners

As of 2025, the award has been presented 18 times and won by 14 different managers. John McGlynn has won the award three times and is the only manager to have won it with more than one club.
SeasonManagerClubNotesRef
2006-07CelticAlso won the SFWA award
2007-08Hamilton Academical
2008-09 Celtic
2009-10RangersAlso won the SFWA award
2010-11Raith Rovers
2011-12Ross County
2012-13Queen of the South
2013-14AberdeenAlso won the SFWA award
2014-15Inverness Caledonian ThistleAlso won the SFWA award
2015-16Rangers
2016-17CelticAlso won the SFWA award
2017-18St Mirren
2018-19Kilmarnock
2019-20Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, PFA Scotland cancelled their awards for the 2019-20 season.
2020-21RangersAlso won the SFWA award
2021-22CelticAlso won the SFWA award
2022-23 CelticAlso won the SFWA award
2023-24 Falkirk
2024-25 Falkirk