# List of Aberdeen F.C. managers

The following is a list of managers of Aberdeen F.C. since its foundation in 1903. As of February 2024, Aberdeen have had 26 full-time managers, including joint managers.
The most successful Aberdeen manager is Sir Alex Ferguson, who won three Scottish Premier Division titles, four Scottish Cup trophies, one Scottish League Cup, one European Cup Winners' Cup and one UEFA Super Cup in an eight-year spell at the club.

## Statistics

Only competitive league & cup matches are counted. As of 02 December 2024.
| * | Caretaker manager |
| # | From | To | Name | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win % |
| 1 | 1903 | 1924 | Jimmy Philip | 644 | 221 | 172 | 251 | 817 | 883 | 34% |
| 2 | 1924 | 1937 | Paddy Travers | 474 | 214 | 106 | 154 | 916 | 732 | 45% |
| 3 | 1937 | 1955 | Dave Halliday | 371 | 165 | 71 | 135 | 731 | 602 | 44% |
| 4 | 1955 | 1959 | Davie Shaw | 148 | 66 | 20 | 62 | 316 | 280 | 45% |
| 5 | 1959 | 1965 | Tommy Pearson | 180 | 67 | 42 | 71 | 328 | 341 | 37% |
| 6 | 1965 | 1971 | Eddie Turnbull | 214 | 100 | 42 | 72 | 386 | 278 | 47% |
| 7 | 1971 | 1975 | Jimmy Bonthrone | 143 | 67 | 46 | 30 | 264 | 143 | 47% |
| | 1975 | 1975 | George Murray | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 50% |
| 8 | 1975 | 1977 | Ally MacLeod | 61 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 89 | 72 | 39% |
| 9 | 1977 | 1978 | Billy McNeill | 36 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 68 | 29 | 61% |
| 10 | July 1, 1978 | November 7, 1986 | Alex Ferguson | 288 | 167 | 71 | 50 | 564 | 229 | 58% |
| | 1986 | 1986 | Alex Ferguson Archie Knox | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 47% |
| | 1986 | 1986 | Archie Knox | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 11 | November 5, 1986 | May 16, 1988 | Ian Porterfield | 72 | 35 | 27 | 10 | 94 | 40 | 49% |
| 12 | July 31, 1988 | September 20, 1991 | Alex Smith Jocky Scott | 117 | 63 | 35 | 19 | 181 | 89 | 54% |
| 13 | September 20, 1991 | February 10, 1992 | Alex Smith | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 30% |
| 14 | February, 1992 | February 7, 1995 | Willie Miller | 124 | 53 | 45 | 26 | 182 | 111 | 43% |
| 15 | February 7, 1995 | November 11, 1997 | Roy Aitken | 99 | 35 | 27 | 37 | 125 | 139 | 35% |
| | November 11, 1997 | November 21, 1997 | Keith Burkinshaw | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% |
| 16 | November 21, 1997 | December 8, 1998 | Alex Miller | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 52 | 26% |
| | January 1, 1999 | May 24, 1999 | Paul Hegarty | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 43 | 37% |
| 17 | July 1, 1999 | November 29, 2002 | Ebbe Skovdahl | 130 | 40 | 31 | 59 | 157 | 214 | 31% |
| | December 5, 2002 | December 11, 2002 | Gardner Speirs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| 18 | December 11, 2002 | May 24, 2004 | Steve Paterson | 57 | 18 | 11 | 28 | 62 | 86 | 32% |
| 19 | June 1, 2004 | May 24, 2009 | Jimmy Calderwood | 190 | 79 | 49 | 62 | 236 | 214 | 42% |
| 20 | July 1, 2009 | December 1, 2010 | Mark McGhee | 53 | 13 | 12 | 28 | 51 | 83 | 24% |
| | December 1, 2010 | December 10, 2010 | Neil Cooper Neil Simpson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 21 | December 10, 2010 | April 6, 2013 | Craig Brown | 93 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 98 | 107 | 29% |
| 22 | April 6, 2013 | March 8, 2021 | Derek McInnes | 295 | 157 | 60 | 78 | 434 | 303 | 53% |
| | March 8, 2021 | March 23, 2021 | Paul Sheerin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 23 | March 23, 2021 | February 13, 2022 | Stephen Glass | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 39 | 31% |
| | February 13, 2022 | February 19, 2022 | Barry Robson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| 24 | February 19, 2022 | January 22, 2023 | Jim Goodwin | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 56 | 31% |
| 25 | January 29, 2023 | January 31, 2024 | Barry Robson | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 50 | 42% |
| | January 31, 2024 | February 5, 2024 | Peter Leven | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| | February 5, 2024 | March 9, 2024 | Neil Warnock | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0% |
| | March 10, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | Peter Leven | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 26 | June 17, 2024 | Present | Jimmy Thelin | 33 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 41 | 51% |