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PFA Scotland Manager of the Year

Field	Value
name	PFA Scotland Manager of the Year
subheader
image	File:Gordon David Strachan.jpg
image_size
caption	Gordon Strachan received two Manager of the Year awards.
awarded_for	The outstanding manager in each given Scottish football season
country	Scotland
presenter	PFA Scotland
year	2007
holder_label	Manager of the Season
holder	John McGlynn
most_awards	John McGlynn
(3 wins)

(3 wins) The PFA Scotland Manager of the Year is awarded by the Professional Footballers' Association Scotland to the football manager in Scottish football who is seen to have been the best manager over the previous season. The award replaced, and is considered a direct continuation of, the SPFA Manager of the Year award which was awarded just once, in the 2006–07 season to Celtic boss Gordon Strachan.

List of winners

As of 2025, the award has been presented 18 times and won by 14 different managers. John McGlynn has won the award three times and is the only manager to have won it with more than one club.

Season	Manager	Club	Notes	Ref
2006–07		Celtic	Also won the SFWA award
2007–08		Hamilton Academical
2008–09	(2)	Celtic
2009–10		Rangers	Also won the SFWA award	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/8657569.stm	date=2 May 2010	access-date=3 May 2010	publisher=BBC Sport	title=Davis crowned player of the year}}
2010–11		Raith Rovers		url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13256009	date=1 May 2011	access-date=2 May 2011	publisher=BBC Sport	title=PFA awards for John McGlynn and John Baird}}
2011–12		Ross County		url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17978181	date=6 May 2012	access-date=7 May 2012	publisher=BBC Sport	title=Celtic defender Charlie Mulgrew named player of the year}}
2012–13		Queen of the South
2013–14		Aberdeen	Also won the SFWA award
2014–15		Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Also won the SFWA award
2015–16		Rangers
2016–17		Celtic	Also won the SFWA award
2017–18		St Mirren
2018–19		Kilmarnock
2019–20			Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, PFA Scotland cancelled their awards for the 2019–20 season.
2020–21		Rangers	Also won the SFWA award
2021–22		Celtic	Also won the SFWA award
2022–23	(2)	Celtic	Also won the SFWA award
2023–24	(2)	Falkirk
2024–25	(3)	Falkirk

Winners by club

Club	Number of wins	Winning seasons
Celtic	5	2006–07, 2008–09, 2016–17, 2021–22, 2022–23
Rangers	3	2009–10, 2015–16, 2020–21
Falkirk	2	2023–24, 2024–25
Hamilton Academical	1	2007–08
Raith Rovers	1	2010–11
Ross County	1	2011–12
Queen of the South	1	2012–13
Aberdeen	1	2013–14
Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1	2014–15
St Mirren	1	2017–18
Kilmarnock	1	2018–19

References

(October 2010). "McGeady picks up double prize at football awards". Herald & Times Group.
"McGeady happy with Hoops". www.teamtalk.com.
(2 May 2007). "Nakamura gets top writers' prize". BBC Sport.
(2 May 2010). "Davis crowned player of the year". BBC Sport.
(1 May 2011). "PFA awards for John McGlynn and John Baird". BBC Sport.
(6 May 2012). "Celtic defender Charlie Mulgrew named player of the year". BBC Sport.
(5 May 2013). "Allan Johnston wins Scotland's Manager of the Year award". BBC Sport.
(27 April 2014). "Aberdeen: Derek McInnes and Jonny Hayes win PFA awards". BBC Sport.
Forsyth, Roddy. (4 May 2014). "Derek McInnes hits the heights with Aberdeen after suffering pain of failure at Bristol City". Telegraph Media Group.
(3 May 2015). "Inverness: John Hughes named PFA manager of year". BBC Sport.
Gordon, Moira. (23 May 2015). "John Hughes still inspired by tragic Craig Gowans". Scotland on Sunday.
(1 May 2016). "Leigh Griffiths: Celtic forward named PFA Scotland Player of the Year". BBC Sport.
(7 May 2017). "Scott Sinclair named SPFA player of the year as Celtic win four awards". BBC Sport.
(27 April 2018). "Manager of the year award: Rodgers, Lennon, Clarke & Ross nominated". BBC Sport.
Currie, Scott. (29 April 2018). "St Mirren's Jack Ross named PFA Scotland manager of the year". BBC Sport.
(5 May 2019). "James Forrest, Steve Clarke & Ryan Kent win PFA Scotland annual awards". BBC Sport.
McKay, Gabriel. (19 May 2020). "Celtic and Rangers stars in line for end of season gongs as SFWA awards go ahead as planned". Daily Record.
Berry, Gavin. (16 May 2021). "Steven Gerrard completes Rangers Manager of the Year hat-trick after landing PFA Scotland prize". Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd.
(16 May 2021). "Rangers: Steven Gerrard and James Tavernier win PFA Scotland awards".
(1 May 2022). "Celtic take five prizes at PFA Scotland awards, including manager of the year".
(14 May 2023). "Celtic's Kyogo Furuhashi and Caitlin Hayes win PFA Scotland player of the year awards".
(5 May 2024). "John McGlynn named manager of the year after unbeaten season".
Wilson, Fraser. (4 May 2025). "Every PFA Scotland award winner as John McGlynn pips Brendan Rodgers to make it 2 in a row". Daily Record.

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