# SFWA Manager of the Year

The Scottish Football Writers' Association Manager of the Year (often called the SFWA Manager of the Year, or simply the Scottish 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 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 2024, the award has been presented 38 times and won by 24 different managers. Walter Smith (7), Neil Lennon (3), Martin O'Neill (2), Dick Advocaat (2), Steve Clarke (2), Derek McInnes (2) and Ange Postecoglou (2) have won the award more than once. McInnes is the only manager to have won the award with more than one club.
| Season | Manager | Club | Notes |
| 1986–87 | Jim McLean | Dundee United | |
| 1987–88 | Billy McNeill | Celtic | |
| 1988–89 | Graeme Souness | Rangers | |
| 1989–90 | Andy Roxburgh | Scotland | |
| 1990–91 | Alex Totten | St Johnstone | |
| 1991–92 | Walter Smith | Rangers | |
| 1992–93 | Walter Smith | Rangers | |
| 1993–94 | Walter Smith | Rangers | |
| 1994–95 | Jimmy Nicholl | Raith Rovers | |
| 1995–96 | Walter Smith | Rangers | |
| 1996–97 | Walter Smith | Rangers | |
| 1997–98 | Wim Jansen | Celtic | |
| 1998–99 | Dick Advocaat | Rangers | |
| 1999–00 | Dick Advocaat | Rangers | |
| 2000–01 | Martin O'Neill | Celtic | |
| 2001–02 | John Lambie | Partick Thistle | |
| 2002–03 | Alex McLeish | Rangers | |
| 2003–04 | Martin O'Neill | Celtic | |
| 2004–05 | Tony Mowbray | Hibernian | |
| 2005–06 | Gordon Strachan | Celtic | |
| 2006–07 | Gordon Strachan | Celtic | Also won the PFA Scotland award |
| 2007–08 | Walter Smith | Rangers | |
| 2008–09 | Csaba László | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 2009–10 | Walter Smith | Rangers | Also won the PFA Scotland award |
| 2010–11 | Mixu Paatelainen | Kilmarnock | |
| 2011–12 | Neil Lennon | Celtic | |
| 2012–13 | Neil Lennon | Celtic | |
| 2013–14 | Derek McInnes | Aberdeen | Also won the PFA Scotland award |
| 2014–15 | John Hughes | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Also won the PFA Scotland award |
| 2015–16 | Jim McIntyre | Ross County | |
| 2016–17 | Brendan Rodgers | Celtic | Also won the PFA Scotland award |
| 2017–18 | Steve Clarke | Kilmarnock | |
| 2018–19 | Steve Clarke | Kilmarnock | Also won the PFA Scotland award |
| 2019–20 | Neil Lennon | Celtic | |
| 2020–21 | Steven Gerrard | Rangers | Also won the PFA Scotland award |
| 2021–22 | Ange Postecoglou | Celtic | Also won the PFA Scotland award |
| 2022–23 | Ange Postecoglou | Celtic | Also won the PFA Scotland award |
| 2023–24 | Derek McInnes | Kilmarnock | |

## Winners by club

| Club | Number of wins | Winning seasons |
| Celtic | 13 | 1987–88, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23 |
| Rangers | 12 | 1988–89, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2020–21 |
| Kilmarnock | 4 | 2010–11, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2023–24 |
| Aberdeen | 1 | 2013–14 |
| Dundee United | 1 | 1986–87 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 1 | 2008–09 |
| Hibernian | 1 | 2004–05 |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 | 2014–15 |
| Raith Rovers | 1 | 1994–95 |
| Ross County | 1 | 2015–16 |
| Scotland national team | 1 | 1989–90 |
| St Johnstone | 1 | 1990–91 |