2008–09 in Scottish football
Managerial changes
Columns: Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment
Albion Rovers | John McCormack | Resigned | 28 June | Paul Martin | 9 July | Heart of Midlothian | Stephen Frail | Sacked | 9 July | Csaba László | 11 July | Dundee | Alex Rae | Sacked | 20 October | Jocky Scott | 30 October | Montrose | Jim Weir | Sacked | 19 October | Steven Tweed | 15 January | Berwick Rangers | Alan McGonigal | Resigned | 13 November | Jimmy Crease | 26 December | Livingston | Roberto Landi | Sacked | 1 December | Paul Hegarty | 5 December | Brechin City | Michael O'Neill | Resigned | 15 December | Jim Duffy | 9 January | Elgin City | Robbie Williamson | Resigned | 20 December | Ross Jack | 23 January | Inverness CT | Craig Brewster | Sacked | 19 January | Terry Butcher | 27 January | Stranraer | Derek Ferguson | Resigned | 24 January | Keith Knox | 17 February | East Fife | Dave Baikie | Resigned | 14 April | Stevie Crawford | 14 April | Livingston | Paul Hegarty | Suspended | 25 April | John Murphy | 30 June | Aberdeen | Jimmy Calderwood | Mutual consent | 24 May | Mark McGhee | 12 June | Celtic | Gordon Strachan | Resigned | 25 May | Tony Mowbray | 16 June | Hibernian | Mixu Paatelainen | Resigned | 29 May | John Hughes | 8 June | Falkirk | John Hughes | Resigned | 8 June | Eddie May | 23 June | Motherwell | Mark McGhee | Resigned | 12 June | Jim Gannon | 30 June