# List of Dundee F.C. managers

This is a list of Dundee F.C. managers and all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of Dundee, since its formation in 1893. The club have had 34 permanent managers, with Jocky Scott holding the position three times and both Sandy MacFarlane and Jim Duffy holding it twice.

## Managers

Information correct as of matches played 16 March 2025.
| * | Caretaker manager |
List of Dundee F.C. managers :
| Name | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Honours | Honours | Honours | Honours | Honours | Ref |
| Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win % | LG | FA | LC | L1 | CC | Ref |
| Willie Wallace | April 1899 | February 1919 | 611 | 261 | 143 | 207 | 042.72 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandy MacFarlane | March 1919 | February 1925 | 269 | 119 | 65 | 85 | 044.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec McNair | June 1925 | October 1927 | 91 | 35 | 22 | 34 | 038.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandy MacFarlane (2) | December 1927 | June 1928 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 040.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Bissett | July 1928 | May 1933 | 212 | 75 | 48 | 89 | 035.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy McCandless | June 1933 | June 1937 | 163 | 59 | 41 | 63 | 036.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Cunningham | June 1937 | June 1940 | 110 | 42 | 24 | 44 | 038.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Anderson | May 1944 | July 1954 | 329 | 162 | 64 | 103 | 049.24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Thornton | July 1954 | June 1959 | 222 | 87 | 43 | 92 | 039.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Shankly | July 1959 | February 1965 | 253 | 128 | 45 | 80 | 050.59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sammy Kean$^*$ | February 1965 | March 1965 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 050.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Ancell | March 1965 | June 1968 | 162 | 69 | 35 | 58 | 042.59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Prentice | July 1968 | December 1971 | 153 | 66 | 37 | 50 | 043.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David White | January 1972 | May 1977 | 271 | 123 | 62 | 86 | 045.39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Gemmell | June 1977 | April 1980 | 135 | 69 | 24 | 42 | 051.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hugh Robertson$^*$ | April 1980 | April 1980 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 000.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Mackay | May 1980 | December 1983 | 162 | 62 | 34 | 66 | 038.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Archie Knox | December 1983 | May 1986 | 111 | 44 | 22 | 45 | 039.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocky Scott | August 1986 | May 1988 | 108 | 47 | 25 | 36 | 043.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Smith | August 1988 | January 1989 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 025.93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Blackley$^*$ | January 1989 | February 1989 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 000.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon Wallace | February 1989 | October 1991 | 108 | 45 | 25 | 38 | 041.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| John Blackley$^*$ | October 1991 | October 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iain Munro | October 1991 | January 1992 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 045.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Stainrod | February 1992 | August 1993 | 68 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 026.47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Duffy | August 1993 | December 1996 | 162 | 67 | 43 | 52 | 041.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John McCormack | January 1997 | February 1998 | 47 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 046.81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocky Scott (2) | February 1998 | June 2000 | 95 | 35 | 18 | 42 | 036.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ivano Bonetti | July 2000 | July 2002 | 88 | 29 | 20 | 39 | 032.95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Duffy (2) | July 2002 | August 2005 | 139 | 42 | 36 | 61 | 030.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerry Britton$^*$ | August 2005 | August 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 000.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Kernaghan | September 2005 | April 2006 | 37 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 024.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry Smith$^*$ | April 2006 | April 2006 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Rae | May 2006 | October 2008 | 95 | 42 | 20 | 33 | 044.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Farrell$^*$ | October 2008 | October 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocky Scott (3) | October 2008 | March 2010 | 64 | 31 | 18 | 15 | 048.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gordon Chisholm | March 2010 | October 2010 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 038.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry Smith | October 2010 | February 2013 | 102 | 40 | 26 | 36 | 039.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Brown | February 2013 | February 2014 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 046.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Hartley | February 2014 | April 2017 | 138 | 46 | 36 | 56 | 033.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Neil McCann | April 2017 | October 2018 | 65 | 22 | 9 | 34 | 033.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim McIntyre | October 2018 | May 2019 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 012.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James McPake | May 2019 | February 2022 | 106 | 44 | 25 | 37 | 041.51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark McGhee | February 2022 | May 2022 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 007.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Bowyer | June 2022 | May 2023 | 48 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 054.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tony Docherty | May 2023 | present | 82 | 28 | 19 | 35 | 034.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |