SFWA Manager of the Year


The Scottish Football Writers' Association Manager of the Year award is given to the manager in Scottish football who is seen to have been the best manager of the previous season. The award is voted for by the members of the Scottish [Football Writers' Association].
The award was first given in 1986–87 in [Scottish football|1987], and was won by Dundee United boss Jim McLean. The award has been won by a manager in the top division of the Scottish football league system in all but two years, 1990, when the award went to Scotland manager Andy Roxburgh and 1995 when the award was given to Jimmy Nicholl who managed Raith Rovers in the First Division. There is a similar award made by PFA Scotland, the PFA Scotland [Manager of the Year], which was first given in 2007.

List of winners

As of 2025, the award has been presented 39 times and won by 24 different managers. Walter Smith, Neil Lennon, Martin O'Neill, Dick Advocaat, Steve Clarke, Derek McInnes, Ange Postecoglou and Brendan Rodgers have won the award more than once. McInnes is the only manager to have won the award with more than one club.
SeasonManagerClubNotesRef
1986–87Dundee United
1987–88Celtic
1988–89Rangers
1989–90Scotland
1990–91St Johnstone
1991–92Rangers
1992–93Rangers
1993–94Rangers
1994–95Raith Rovers
1995–96Rangers
1996–97Rangers
1997–98Celtic
1998–99Rangers
1999–00Rangers
2000–01Celtic
2001–02Partick Thistle
2002–03Rangers
2003–04Celtic
2004–05Hibernian
2005–06Celtic
2006–07CelticAlso won the PFA Scotland award
2007–08Rangers
2008–09Heart of Midlothian
2009–10RangersAlso won the PFA Scotland award
2010–11Kilmarnock
2011–12Celtic
2012–13Celtic
2013–14AberdeenAlso won the PFA Scotland award
2014–15Inverness Caledonian ThistleAlso won the PFA Scotland award
2015–16Ross County
2016–17CelticAlso won the PFA Scotland award
2017–18Kilmarnock
2018–19KilmarnockAlso won the PFA Scotland award
2019–20Celtic
2020–21RangersAlso won the PFA Scotland award
2021–22CelticAlso won the PFA Scotland award
2022–23CelticAlso won the PFA Scotland award
2023–24Kilmarnock
2024–25Celtic