# List of Falkirk F.C. managers

This chronological list of managers of Falkirk Football Club comprises all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of Falkirk since the position was created in 1905. Prior to 1905 all manager appointments were assigned to the person in the position of club secretary. The most successful person to manage the club is Jim Jefferies, who won two First Division championships and one Scottish Challenge Cup during his five years as manager. However, Willie Nicol has managed Falkirk to their highest league ranking, runners-up in Scotland in both 1907–08 and 1909–10. To date, every person to have managed the club has been from the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland.

## Managers

This list does not include caretaker managers or those who managed in a temporary capacity
Information correct as of January 2022. Only competitive matches are counted
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win % | Honours |
| Willie Nicol | Scotland | July 1905 | February 1924 | 732 | 285 | 187 | 260 | 038.93 | 1 Scottish Cup, 2 Division One runners-up, 1 Division Two runners-up |
| David Reid | Scotland | February 1924 | October 1927 | 155 | 61 | 37 | 57 | 039.35 | – |
| John Richardson | Scotland | November 1927 | May 1932 | 197 | 75 | 35 | 87 | 038.07 | – |
| Willie Orr | Scotland | August 1932 | March 1935 | 115 | 42 | 17 | 56 | 036.52 | – |
| Tully Craig | Scotland | April 1935 | May 1950 | 577 | 262 | 112 | 203 | 045.41 | 1 Division Two championship, 1 Scottish League Cup runners-up |
| Bob Shankly | Scotland | August 1950 | December 1956 | 257 | 88 | 50 | 119 | 034.24 | 1 Division Two runners-up |
| Reg Smith | England | January 1957 | May 1959 | 104 | 38 | 23 | 43 | 036.54 | 1 Scottish Cup |
| Tommy Younger | Scotland | August 1959 | March 1960 | 39 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 038.46 | – |
| Alex McCrae | Scotland | April 1960 | April 1965 | 216 | 77 | 36 | 103 | 035.65 | 1 Division Two runners-up |
| Sammy Kean | Scotland | July 1965 | December 1966 | 61 | 21 | 7 | 33 | 034.43 | – |
| John Prentice | Scotland | December 1966 | September 1968 | 74 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 024.32 | – |
| Willie Cunningham | Northern Ireland | October 1968 | April 1973 | 207 | 80 | 47 | 80 | 038.65 | 1 Division Two championship |
| John Prentice | Scotland | August 1973 | August 1975 | 95 | 40 | 18 | 37 | 042.11 | 1 Division Two championship |
| George Miller | Scotland | September 1975 | March 1977 | 64 | 19 | 12 | 33 | 029.69 | – |
| Billy Little | Scotland | April 1977 | May 1979 | 91 | 36 | 31 | 24 | 039.56 | – |
| John Hagart | Scotland | August 1979 | November 1982 | 152 | 51 | 40 | 61 | 033.55 | 1 Second Division championship |
| Alex Totten | Scotland | November 1982 | November 1983 | 41 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 048.78 | – |
| Gregor Abel | Scotland | November 1982 | November 1983 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 027.27 | – |
| Billy Lamont | Scotland | February 1984 | February 1987 | 131 | 48 | 30 | 53 | 036.64 | 1 First Division runners-up |
| Dave Clarke | Scotland | February 1987 | August 1988 | 65 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 018.46 | – |
| Jim Duffy | Scotland | September 1988 | October 1989 | 53 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 050.94 | 1 First Division runners-up |
| Billy Lamont | Scotland | November 1989 | April 1990 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 042.86 | – |
| Jim Jefferies | Scotland | August 1990 | August 1995 | 237 | 98 | 61 | 78 | 041.35 | 2 First Division championships, 1 Scottish Challenge Cup |
| John Lambie | Scotland | August 1995 | March 1996 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 021.88 | – |
| Eamonn Bannon | Scotland | May 1996 | December 1996 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 045.00 | – |
| Alex Totten | Scotland | December 1996 | April 2002 | 240 | 114 | 53 | 73 | 047.50 | 1 Scottish Cup runners-up, 1 Scottish Challenge Cup, 2 First Division runners-up |
| Ian McCall | Scotland | May 2002 | January 2003 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 066.67 | – |
| Owen Coyle John Hughes | Ireland Scotland | January 2003 | May 2003 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 063.16 | 1 First Division championship |
| John Hughes | Scotland | May 2003 | June 2009 | 263 | 105 | 57 | 101 | 039.92 | 1 First Division championship, 1 Scottish Challenge Cup, 1 Scottish Cup runners-up |
| Eddie May | Scotland | June 2009 | February 2010 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 014.81 | – |
| Steven Pressley | Scotland | February 2010 | March 2013 | 105 | 44 | 28 | 33 | 041.90 | 1 Scottish Challenge Cup |
| Gary Holt | Scotland | April 2013 | June 2014 | 52 | 25 | 11 | 16 | 048.08 | – |
| Peter Houston | Scotland | June 2014 | September 2017 | 153 | 71 | 42 | 40 | 046.41 | 1 Scottish Cup runners-up |
| Paul Hartley | Scotland | October 2017 | August 2018 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 041.46 | – |
| Ray McKinnon | Scotland | August 2018 | November 2019 | 55 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 030.91 | – |
| David McCracken & Lee Miller | Scotland | November 2019 | April 2021 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 053.49 | – |
| Paul Sheerin | Scotland | May 2021 | December 2021 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 034.78 | – |