List of Head Coaches Winning the Scottish Football Cup

Below is a list of the coaches who won the Scottish Football Cup .

The Scottish National Cup has been played since the 1873/1874 Scottish Football Cup season. Until the 90s of the XIX century, football in Scotland was not a professional sport. This meant that all the management of the club, from the composition of the match to financial matters, was carried out through the so-called Management Committee or Board of Directors. The position of head coach began to appear at the end of the century.

The first coach to win the Scottish Cup in 1899 was the mentor of the Celtic Glasgow club, Willy Maily . To this day, he remains the champion in the number of won titles of the holder of the national trophy as the head coach - he managed to achieve this success 14 times.

Content

1 List of winners by year
- 1.1 Head Coaches
- 1.2 Country Head Coaches
2 See also
3 notes

Winner List by Years

Jock Stein is one of two head coaches in the history of Scottish football who managed to win the national Cup with more than one club. Stein celebrated his victory eight times as a coach at Glasgow 's Celtic ; once more, he led to the success of Dunfermline Athletic in 1961.

Former Celtic captain Billy McNill, on the Celts' coaching bridge, led the team three times in the seasons of winning the Scottish Cup.

Alex Ferguson is the only manager who has led his team to victory in the Scottish National Cup more than twice, not being the head coach of one of the Old Firm clubs. His " Aberdeen " four times became the owner of a trophy in the period from 1982 to 1986.

Dick Advocaat won the Scottish Cup with the Rangers in 1999 and 2000.

Gordon Strakan led the Celtic to victory in 2007.

Peter Houston lifts the Cup of the country over his head after the 2010 final, where his club Dundee United beat Ross County .

As head coach of Celtic , Neil Lennon won the national Cup three times - in 2011, 2013 and 2019.

The final	Winning Coach	A country	Club	Note
1899	Maily, Willie, Willie Maily	Scotland	Celtic
1900	Maily, Willie, Willie Maily	Scotland	Celtic
1901	-	-	Heart of Midlothian	^[one]
1902	McMichael, Dan Dan McMichael	Ireland	Hibernian	^[2]
1903	Wilton, William William Wilton	Scotland	Rangers
1904	Maily, Willie, Willie Maily	Scotland	Celtic
1905	Willie, Samuel Samuel Willie	Scotland	Terd Lanark
1906	Waugh William Waugh	Scotland	Heart of Midlothian
1907	Maily, Willie, Willie Maily	Scotland	Celtic
1908	Maily, Willie, Willie Maily	Scotland	Celtic
1909	-	-	-	^[3]
1910	Wallace, Willie, Willie Wallace	Scotland	Dundee
1911	Maily, Willie, Willie Maily	Scotland	Celtic
1912	Maily, Willie, Willie Maily	Scotland	Celtic
1913	Nichol, Willy, Willy Nichol	Scotland	Falkirk
1914	Maily, Willie, Willie Maily	Scotland	Celtic
1920	Spence, Hugh Hugh Spence	Scotland	Kilmarnock
1921	Easton George George Easton	Scotland	Partis Thistle
1922	Cochrane, Bob Bob Cochrane	Scotland	Morton
1923	Maily, Willie, Willie Maily	Scotland	Celtic
1924	Orr, Willie, Willie Orr	Scotland	Airdrionians
1925	Maily, Willie, Willie Maily	Scotland	Celtic
1926	Cochrane, Johnny Johnny Cochrane	Scotland	Saint Mirren
1927	Maily, Willie, Willie Maily	Scotland	Celtic
1928	Strut, Bill Bill Strut	Scotland	Rangers
1929	Spence, Hugh Hugh Spence	Scotland	Kilmarnock
1930	Strut, Bill Bill Strut	Scotland	Rangers
1931	Maily, Willie, Willie Maily	Scotland	Celtic
1932	Strut, Bill Bill Strut	Scotland	Rangers
1933	Maily, Willie, Willie Maily	Scotland	Celtic
1934	Strut, Bill Bill Strut	Scotland	Rangers
1935	Strut, Bill Bill Strut	Scotland	Rangers
1936	Strut, Bill Bill Strut	Scotland	Rangers
1937	Maily, Willie, Willie Maily	Scotland	Celtic
1938	Maclean, David David Maclean	Scotland	East Fife
1939	Traverse, Paddy Paddy Traverse	Scotland	Clyde
1947	Halliday, Dave Dave Halliday	Scotland	Aberdeen
1948	Strut, Bill Bill Strut	Scotland	Rangers
1949	Strut, Bill Bill Strut	Scotland	Rangers
1950	Strut, Bill Bill Strut	Scotland	Rangers
1951	McGrory, Jimmy Jimmy McGrory	Scotland	Celtic
1952	Stevenson, George George Stevenson	Scotland	Motherwell
1953	Strut, Bill Bill Strut	Scotland	Rangers
1954	McGrory, Jimmy Jimmy McGrory	Scotland	Celtic
1955	Traverse, Paddy Paddy Traverse	Scotland	Clyde
1956	Walker, Tommy Tommy Walker	Scotland	Heart of Midlothian
1957	Smith, Reg Reg Smith	England	Falkirk
1958	Haddow, Johnny Johnny Haddow	Scotland	Clyde
1959	Reed, Willie Willie Reed	Scotland	Saint Mirren
1960	Simon, Scott Cattle Simon	Scotland	Rangers
1961	Stein, Jock Jock Stein	Scotland	Dunfermline Athletic
1962	Simon, Scott Cattle Simon	Scotland	Rangers
1963	Simon, Scott Cattle Simon	Scotland	Rangers
1964	Simon, Scott Cattle Simon	Scotland	Rangers
1965	Stein, Jock Jock Stein	Scotland	Celtic
1966	Simon, Scott Cattle Simon	Scotland	Rangers
1967	Stein, Jock Jock Stein	Scotland	Celtic
1968	Farm, George George Farm	Scotland	Dunfermline Athletic
1969	Stein, Jock Jock Stein	Scotland	Celtic
1970	Turnbull, Eddie Eddie Turnbull	Scotland	Aberdeen
1971	Stein, Jock Jock Stein	Scotland	Celtic
1972	Stein, Jock Jock Stein	Scotland	Celtic
1973	Wallace, Jock Jock Wallace	Scotland	Rangers
1974	Stein, Jock Jock Stein	Scotland	Celtic
1975	Stein, Jock Jock Stein	Scotland	Celtic
1976	Wallace, Jock Jock Wallace	Scotland	Rangers
1977	Stein, Jock Jock Stein	Scotland	Celtic
1978	Wallace, Jock Jock Wallace	Scotland	Rangers
1979	Greig, John John Greig	Scotland	Rangers
1980	McNill, Billy Billy McNill	Scotland	Celtic
1981	Greig, John John Greig	Scotland	Rangers
1982	Ferguson, Alex Alex Ferguson	Scotland	Aberdeen
1983	Ferguson, Alex Alex Ferguson	Scotland	Aberdeen
1984	Ferguson, Alex Alex Ferguson	Scotland	Aberdeen
1985	Hay david david hay	Scotland	Celtic
1986	Ferguson, Alex Alex Ferguson	Scotland	Aberdeen
1987	Smith Alex Alex Smith	Scotland	Saint Mirren
1988	McNill, Billy Billy McNill	Scotland	Celtic
1989	McNill, Billy Billy McNill	Scotland	Celtic
1990	Smith Alex Alex Smith	Scotland	Aberdeen
1991	Maclean, Tommy Tommy Maclean	Scotland	Motherwell
1992	Smith, Walter Walter Smith	Scotland	Rangers
1993	Smith, Walter Walter Smith	Scotland	Rangers
1994	Golach, Ivan Ivan Golach	Yugoslavia	Dundee united
1995	Burns, Tommy Tommy Burns	Scotland	Celtic
1996	Smith, Walter Walter Smith	Scotland	Rangers
1997	Williamson, Bobby Bobby Williamson	Scotland	Kilmarnock
1998	Jeffries, Jim Jim Jeffries	Scotland	Heart of Midlothian
1999	Lawyer, Dick Dick Lawyer	Netherlands	Rangers
2000	Lawyer, Dick Dick Lawyer	Netherlands	Rangers
2001	O'Neill, Martin Martin O'Neal	Northern Ireland	Celtic
2002	McLeish, Alex Alex McLeish	Scotland	Rangers
2003	McLeish, Alex Alex McLeish	Scotland	Rangers
2004	O'Neill, Martin Martin O'Neal	Northern Ireland	Celtic
2005	O'Neill, Martin Martin O'Neal	Northern Ireland	Celtic
2006	Ivanauskas, Valdas Valdas Ivanauskas	Lithuania	Heart of Midlothian
2007	Stracan, Gordon Gordon Stracan	Scotland	Celtic
2008	Smith, Walter Walter Smith	Scotland	Rangers	^[four]
2009	Smith, Walter Walter Smith	Scotland	Rangers	^[5]
2010	Houston, Peter Peter Houston	Scotland	Dundee united	^[6]
2011	Lennon, Neil Neil Lennon	Northern Ireland	Celtic	^[7]
2012	Sergio Brito Bento, Paulo Paulo Sergio Brito Bento	Portugal	Heart of Midlothian	^[8]
2013	Lennon, Neil Neil Lennon	Northern Ireland	Celtic	^[9]
2014	Wright, Tommy Tommy Wright	Northern Ireland	St. Johnstone	^[10]
2015	Hughes John John Hughes	Scotland	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	^[eleven]
2016	Stubbs, Alan Alan Stubbs	England	Hibernian	^[12]
2017	Rogers, Brendan Brendan Rogers	Northern Ireland	Celtic	^[13]
2018	Rogers, Brendan Brendan Rogers	Northern Ireland	Celtic	^[fourteen]
2019	Lennon, Neil Neil Lennon	Northern Ireland	Celtic	^[fifteen]

Head Coaches on Victories

A place	Trainer	Number of victories	Club (s)	Years of victory
one	Willie Maily	fourteen	Celtic	1899, 1900, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1931, 1933, 1937
2	Bill strut	10	Rangers	1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953
3	Jock stein	9	Dunfermline Athletic , Celtic	1961, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977
4-5	Scott Simon	5	Rangers	1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966
4-5	Walter Smith	5	Rangers	1992, 1993, 1996, 2008, 2009
6	Alex Ferguson	four	Aberdeen	1982, 1983, 1984, 1986
7-10	Neil Lennon	3	Celtic	2011, 2013, 2019
	Billy McNill		Celtic	1980, 1988, 1989
	Martin O'Neill		Celtic	2001, 2004, 2005
	Jock wallace		Rangers	1973, 1976, 1978
11-18	Dick Lawyer	2	Rangers	1999, 2000
	John Greig		Rangers	1979, 1981
	Jimmy McGrory		Celtic	1951, 1954
	Alex McLeish		Rangers	2002, 2003
	Brendan Rogers		Celtic	2017, 2018
	Alex smith		St. Mirren , Aberdeen	1987, 1990
	Hugh spence		Kilmarnock	1920, 1929
	Paddy Traverse		Clyde	1939, 1955
19-50	William Waugh	one	Heart of Midlothian	1906
	Tommy Burns		Celtic	1995
	Paolo Sergio Brito Bento		Heart of Midlothian	2012
	Ivan Golach		Dundee united	1994
	Jim Jeffries		Heart of Midlothian	1998
	Valdas Ivanauskas		Heart of Midlothian	2006
	George Easton		Partis Thistle	1921
	Bob Cochrane		Morton	1922
	Johnny cochrane		Saint Mirren	1926
	David macklin		East Fife	1938
	Tommy Macklin		Motherwell	1991
	Dan McMichael		Hibernian	1902
	Willie Nichol		Falkirk	1913
	Willie Orr		Airdrionians	1924
	Tommy Wright		St. Johnstone	2014
	Willie reid		Saint Mirren	1959
	Reg Smith		Falkirk	1957
	Alan Stubbs		Hibernian	2016
	George Stevenson		Motherwell	1952
	Gordon Stracan		Celtic	2007
	Eddie turnbull		Aberdeen	1970
	Samuel Willie		Terd Lanark	1905
	William Wilton		Rangers	1903
	Bobby Williamson		Kilmarnock	1997
	Tommy Walker		Heart of Midlothian	1956
	Willie Wallace		Dundee	1910
	George Farm		Dunfermline Athletic	1968
	Dave Halliday		Aberdeen	1947
	David hay		Celtic	1985
	John Hughes		Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2015
	Peter Houston		Dundee united	2010
	Johnny Haddow		Clyde	1958

Country Coaches

A country	Trainers	Total
Scotland	39	90
Northern Ireland	four	9
England	2	2
Netherlands	one	2
Ireland	one	one
Lithuania	one	one
Portugal	one	one
Yugoslavia	one	one

Notes

↑ In the early years of organized football, many clubs did not appoint a head coach. The composition of the team was determined by the Management Committee or Board of Directors
↑ Dale Miller. Tribute to Hibs' Scottish Cup boss Dan McMichael (Neopr.) . Edinburgh Evening News (November 25, 2013). Date of treatment January 22, 2015. (English)
↑ James Dart, Tom Lutz. Why no one won the Scottish Cup in 1909 (neopr.) . The Guardian (March 21, 2007). Date of treatment January 22, 2015. (English)
↑ Queen of the South 2 - 3 Rangers (neopr.) . Soccerway . Date of treatment January 23, 2015. (English)
↑ Rangers 1 - 0 Falkirk (neopr.) . Soccerway . Date of treatment January 23, 2015. (English)
↑ Ross County 0 - 3 Dundee United (Neopr.) . Soccerway . Date of treatment January 23, 2015. (English)
↑ Motherwell 0 - 3 Celtic (Neopr.) . Soccerway . Date of treatment January 23, 2015. (English)
↑ Hibernian 1 - 5 Heart of Midlothian (neopr.) . Soccerway . Date of treatment January 23, 2015. (English)
↑ Hibernian 0 - 3 Celtic (neopr.) . Soccerway . Date of treatment January 23, 2015. (English)
↑ Saint Johnstone 2 - 0 Dundee United (neopr.) . Soccerway . Date of treatment January 23, 2015. (English)
↑ Inverness CT 2 - 1 Falkirk (Neopr.) . Soccerway . Date of treatment June 1, 2015. (English)
↑ Rangers 2 - 3 Hibernian . Soccerway . Date of treatment June 7, 2016.
↑ Tom English. Celtic 2 - 1 Aberdeen (English) . BBC Sport . Date of appeal October 26, 2017.
↑ Celtic 2 - 0 Motherwell . Soccerway . Date of treatment July 26, 2019.
↑ Hearts 1 - 2 Celtic . Soccerway . Date of treatment July 26, 2019.

[1] In the early years of organized football, many clubs did not appoint a head coach. The composition of the team was determined by the Management Committee or Board of Directors

[2] Dale Miller. Tribute to Hibs' Scottish Cup boss Dan McMichael (Neopr.) . Edinburgh Evening News (November 25, 2013). Date of treatment January 22, 2015. (English)

[3] James Dart, Tom Lutz. Why no one won the Scottish Cup in 1909 (neopr.) . The Guardian (March 21, 2007). Date of treatment January 22, 2015. (English)

[4] Queen of the South 2 - 3 Rangers (neopr.) . Soccerway . Date of treatment January 23, 2015. (English)

[5] Rangers 1 - 0 Falkirk (neopr.) . Soccerway . Date of treatment January 23, 2015. (English)

[6] Ross County 0 - 3 Dundee United (Neopr.) . Soccerway . Date of treatment January 23, 2015. (English)

[7] Motherwell 0 - 3 Celtic (Neopr.) . Soccerway . Date of treatment January 23, 2015. (English)

[8] Hibernian 1 - 5 Heart of Midlothian (neopr.) . Soccerway . Date of treatment January 23, 2015. (English)

[9] Hibernian 0 - 3 Celtic (neopr.) . Soccerway . Date of treatment January 23, 2015. (English)

[10] Saint Johnstone 2 - 0 Dundee United (neopr.) . Soccerway . Date of treatment January 23, 2015. (English)

[11] Inverness CT 2 - 1 Falkirk (Neopr.) . Soccerway . Date of treatment June 1, 2015. (English)

[12] Rangers 2 - 3 Hibernian . Soccerway . Date of treatment June 7, 2016.

[13] Tom English. Celtic 2 - 1 Aberdeen (English) . BBC Sport . Date of appeal October 26, 2017.

[14] Celtic 2 - 0 Motherwell . Soccerway . Date of treatment July 26, 2019.

[15] Hearts 1 - 2 Celtic . Soccerway . Date of treatment July 26, 2019.