# List of Scottish League Cup winning managers

This is a list of Scottish League Cup winning football managers. The Scottish League Cup is a knockout cup competition in Scottish football, organised by the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). It is considered to be the second most important domestic cup competition in Scottish football, after the Scottish Cup. The competition is open to all 42 members of the SPFL, as well as invited sides from the Highland League and Lowland League.
The competition was established in 1947, under a format used by the Southern League Cup which operated as a regional tournament (national for its last season) during World War II. The Scottish League Cup was formed, operated by and named after the Scottish Football League (SFL), who continued to operate it after the top division clubs formed the Scottish Premier League (SPL) in 1998. The competition is now organised by the SPFL, the body formed by the merger of the SPL and SFL in 2013.
Bill Struth, with Rangers in 1946–47, was the first team manager to win the competition. This list gives details of the winning club and their manager in each season since then. Scot Symon, Jock Stein and Walter Smith are the most successful managers in the history of the competition, having each won 6 Scottish League Cups during their careers.

## Winning managers

| Final | Manager | Nationality | Club |
| 1946–47 | Bill Struth | Scotland | Rangers |
| 1947–48 | Scot Symon | Scotland | East Fife |
| 1948–49 | Bill Struth (2) | Scotland | Rangers |
| 1949–50 | Scot Symon (2) | Scotland | East Fife |
| 1950–51 | George Stevenson | Scotland | Motherwell |
| 1951–52 | George Anderson | England | Dundee |
| 1952–53 | George Anderson (2) | England | Dundee |
| 1953–54 | Jerry Dawson | Scotland | East Fife |
| 1954–55 | Tommy Walker | Scotland | Heart of Midlothian |
| 1955–56 | Davie Shaw | Scotland | Aberdeen |
| 1956–57 | Jimmy McGrory | Scotland | Celtic |
| 1957–58 | Jimmy McGrory (2) | Scotland | Celtic |
| 1958–59 | Tommy Walker (2) | Scotland | Heart of Midlothian |
| 1959–60 | Tommy Walker (3) | Scotland | Heart of Midlothian |
| 1960–61 | Scot Symon (3) | Scotland | Rangers |
| 1961–62 | Scot Symon (4) | Scotland | Rangers |
| 1962–63 | Tommy Walker (4) | Scotland | Heart of Midlothian |
| 1963–64 | Scot Symon (5) | Scotland | Rangers |
| 1964–65 | Scot Symon (6) | Scotland | Rangers |
| 1965–66 | Jock Stein | Scotland | Celtic |
| 1966–67 | Jock Stein (2) | Scotland | Celtic |
| 1967–68 | Jock Stein (3) | Scotland | Celtic |
| 1968–69 | Jock Stein (4) | Scotland | Celtic |
| 1969–70 | Jock Stein (5) | Scotland | Celtic |
| 1970–71 | Willie Waddell | Scotland | Rangers |
| 1971–72 | Davie McParland | Scotland | Partick Thistle |
| 1972–73 | Eddie Turnbull | Scotland | Hibernian |
| 1973–74 | David White | Scotland | Dundee |
| 1974–75 | Jock Stein (6) | Scotland | Celtic |
| 1975–76 | Jock Wallace | Scotland | Rangers |
| 1976–77 | Ally MacLeod | Scotland | Aberdeen |
| 1977–78 | Jock Wallace (2) | Scotland | Rangers |
| 1978–79 | John Greig | Scotland | Rangers |
| 1979–80 | Jim McLean | Scotland | Dundee United |
| 1980–81 | Jim McLean (2) | Scotland | Dundee United |
| 1981–82 | John Greig (2) | Scotland | Rangers |
| 1982–83 | Billy McNeill | Scotland | Celtic |
| 1983–84 | Jock Wallace (3) | Scotland | Rangers |
| 1984–85 | Jock Wallace (4) | Scotland | Rangers |
| 1985–86 | Alex Ferguson | Scotland | Aberdeen |
| 1986–87 | Graeme Souness | Scotland | Rangers |
| 1987–88 | Graeme Souness (2) | Scotland | Rangers |
| 1988–89 | Graeme Souness (3) | Scotland | Rangers |
| 1989–90 | Alex Smith and Jocky Scott | Scotland | Aberdeen |
| 1990–91 | Graeme Souness (4) | Scotland | Rangers |
| 1991–92 | Alex Miller | Scotland | Hibernian |
| 1992–93 | Walter Smith | Scotland | Rangers |
| 1993–94 | Walter Smith (2) | Scotland | Rangers |
| 1994–95 | Jimmy Nicholl | Northern Ireland | Raith Rovers |
| 1995–96 | Roy Aitken | Scotland | Aberdeen |
| 1996–97 | Walter Smith (3) | Scotland | Rangers |
| 1997–98 | Wim Jansen | Netherlands | Celtic |
| 1998–99 | Dick Advocaat | Netherlands | Rangers |
| 1999–2000 | Kenny Dalglish | Scotland | Celtic |
| 2000–01 | Martin O'Neill | Northern Ireland | Celtic |
| 2001–02 | Alex McLeish | Scotland | Rangers |
| 2002–03 | Alex McLeish (2) | Scotland | Rangers |
| 2003–04 | David Hay | Scotland | Livingston |
| 2004–05 | Alex McLeish (3) | Scotland | Rangers |
| 2005–06 | Gordon Strachan | Scotland | Celtic |
| 2006–07 | John Collins | Scotland | Hibernian |
| 2007–08 | Walter Smith (4) | Scotland | Rangers |
| 2008–09 | Gordon Strachan (2) | Scotland | Celtic |
| 2009–10 | Walter Smith (5) | Scotland | Rangers |
| 2010–11 | Walter Smith (6) | Scotland | Rangers |
| 2011–12 | Kenny Shiels | Northern Ireland | Kilmarnock |
| 2012–13 | Danny Lennon | Northern Ireland | St Mirren |
| 2013–14 | Derek McInnes | Scotland | Aberdeen |
| 2014–15 | Ronny Deila | Norway | Celtic |
| 2015–16 | Jim McIntyre | Scotland | Ross County |
| 2016–17 | Brendan Rodgers | Northern Ireland | Celtic |
| 2017–18 | Brendan Rodgers (2) | Northern Ireland | Celtic |
| 2018–19 | Brendan Rodgers (3) | Northern Ireland | Celtic |
| 2019–20 | Neil Lennon | Northern Ireland | Celtic |
| 2020–21 | Callum Davidson | Scotland | St Johnstone |
| 2021–22 | Ange Postecoglou | Australia | Celtic |
| 2022–23 | Ange Postecoglou (2) | Australia | Celtic |
| 2023–24 | Philippe Clement | Belgium | Rangers |
| 2024–25 | Brendan Rodgers (4) | Northern Ireland | Celtic |

### By individual

| Rank | Name | Wins | Club(s) | Winning Seasons |
| 1 | Walter Smith | 6 | Rangers | 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11 |
| = | Jock Stein | 6 | Celtic | 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1974–75 |
| = | Scot Symon | 6 | East Fife, Rangers | 1947–48, 1949–50, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65 |
| 4 | Brendan Rodgers | 4 | Celtic | 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2024–25 |
| = | Graeme Souness | 4 | Rangers | 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91 |
| = | Tommy Walker | 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 1954–55, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1962–63 |
| = | Jock Wallace | 4 | Rangers | 1975–76, 1977–78, 1983–84, 1984–85 |
| 8 | Alex McLeish | 3 | Rangers | 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05 |
| 9 | George Anderson | 2 | Dundee | 1951–52, 1952–53 |
| = | John Greig | 2 | Rangers | 1978–79, 1981–82 |
| = | Jimmy McGrory | 2 | Celtic | 1956–57, 1957–58 |
| = | Jim McLean | 2 | Dundee United | 1979–80, 1980–81 |
| = | Ange Postecoglou | 2 | Celtic | 2021–22, 2022–23 |
| = | Gordon Strachan | 2 | Celtic | 2005–06, 2008–09 |
| = | Bill Struth | 2 | Rangers | 1946–47, 1948–49 |

### By nationality

| Country | Managers | Total |
| Scotland | 31 | 62 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 9 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1 |
| England | 1 | 2 |
| Norway | 1 | 1 |
| Australia | 1 | 2 |