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 2026, the award has been presented 19 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.
SeasonManagerClubNotesRef 2006–07 Celtic Also won the SFWA award 2007–08 Hamilton Academical 2008–09 (2) Celtic 2009–10 Rangers Also won the SFWA award 2010–11 Raith Rovers 2011–12 Ross County 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 2025–26 (2) Heart of Midlothian Also won the SFWA award
Winners by club ClubNumber of winsWinning 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 Heart of Midlothian 1 2025–26
See also SFWA Manager of the Year
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