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Hibernian Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Edinburgh. The club was founded in 1875, and played its first match on Christmas Day of that year. Hibernian have won the Scottish league championship four times, most recently in 1952. Three of those four championships were won between 1948 and 1952, when the club had the services of the Famous Five, a notable forward line. The club have won the Scottish Cup three times, in 1887, 1902, and 2016, with the latter victory ending a notorious drought. Hibs have also won the Scottish League Cup three times, in 1972, 1991, and 2007. Hibernian reached the semi-final of the first ever European Cup in 1955–56, becoming the first British side to participate in European competition

This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of manager of the Hibernian first team. The club did not officially appoint a manager until 1903 because they did not incorporate until then. From 1875 until 1903, the club was run by a committee, although Dan McMichael was effectively the manager when the club won the 1901–02 Scottish Cup and the 1902–03 league championship. Phil Kelso took charge for season 1903–04, but left the club in April 1904 and was replaced by Dan McMichael.

As of September 2023, Hibernian have had 36 different full-time managers. McMichael is the longest-serving manager, having run the club for 17 years across two spells. Willie McCartney took charge of part of the league-winning side in 1947–48, but he died in office after a Scottish Cup match in January 1948. Hugh Shaw inherited that team, and went on to win three league championships in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Alan Stubbs won the Scottish Cup in 2015–16, ending a 114-year drought in that competition. Eddie Turnbull, Alex Miller and John Collins all won one Scottish League Cup each. Bobby Templeton, Bertie Auld, Alex McLeish and Neil Lennon all won second tier championships.

Managers

As of the match played on 26 November 2024

Key Key to record:

  • P = Matches played
  • W = Matches won
  • D = Matches drawn
  • L = Matches lost
  • Win % = Win ratio
* Caretaker manager
Name Nationality First game Last game P W D L %W Honours Manner of departure Notes
Dan McMichael  Ireland 17 August 1901 21 February 1903 50 29 11 10 058.00 Scottish Cup (1901–02)
Scottish league (1902–03) 		Club incorporated
Phil Kelso  Scotland 15 August 1903 30 April 1904 28 8 5 15 028.57 Moved to Woolwich Arsenal
Dan McMichael  Ireland 20 August 1904 1 February 1919 548 189 123 236 034.49 Died in office
Davy Gordon  Scotland 8 March 1919 27 April 1921 100 32 22 46 032.00 Resigned
Alex Maley  Scotland 20 August 1921 18 April 1925 177 81 46 50 045.76
Bobby Templeton  Scotland 15 August 1925 8 February 1936 440 164 83 193 037.27 Resigned
Johnny Halligan*  Scotland 15 February 1936 25 April 1936 11 6 1 4 054.55 Caretaker
Willie McCartney  Scotland 8 August 1936 24 January 1948 484 240 92 152 049.59 Died in office
Hugh Shaw  Scotland 31 January 1948 4 November 1961 604 311 101 192 051.49 Scottish league
(1947–48, 1950–51, 1951–52) 		Resigned
Walter Galbraith  Scotland 13 December 1961 7 March 1964 109 41 23 45 037.61 Resigned
Jock Stein  Scotland 4 April 1964 6 March 1965 50 31 8 11 062.00 Moved to Celtic
Bob Shankly  Scotland 10 March 1965 3 September 1969 230 117 36 77 050.87 Resigned
Tom McNiven*  Scotland 6 September 1969 20 September 1969 3 3 0 0 100.00 Caretaker
Willie MacFarlane  Scotland 27 September 1969 5 December 1970 57 28 12 17 049.12 Resigned
Dave Ewing  Scotland 9 December 1970 24 April 1971 26 7 7 12 026.92
Eddie Turnbull  Scotland 14 August 1971 12 April 1980 454 219 110 125 048.24 Scottish League Cup (1972–73) Sacked
Willie Ormond  Scotland 16 April 1980 15 November 1980 31 14 8 9 045.16 Retired
Bertie Auld  Scotland 22 November 1980 1 September 1982 78 30 27 21 038.46 Scottish First Division (1980–81)
Pat Stanton  Scotland 4 September 1982 15 September 1984 91 25 26 40 027.47 Resigned
John Blackley  Scotland 22 September 1984 15 November 1986 98 32 18 48 032.65
Alex Miller  Scotland 6 December 1986 28 September 1996 453 158 140 155 034.88 Scottish League Cup (1991–92) Sacked
Jocky Scott*  Scotland 12 October 1996 28 December 1996 13 3 4 6 023.08 Caretaker
Jim Duffy  Scotland 1 January 1997 31 January 1998 48 10 15 23 020.83 Sacked
Billy McNeill*  Scotland 7 February 1998 7 February 1998 1 0 0 1 000.00 Caretaker
Alex McLeish  Scotland 21 February 1998 8 December 2001 163 77 41 45 047.24 Scottish First Division (1998–99) Moved to Rangers
Donald Park*  Scotland 12 December 2001 12 December 2001 1 0 1 0 000.00 Caretaker
Franck Sauzée  France 15 December 2001 16 February 2002 15 1 6 8 006.67 Sacked
Bobby Williamson  Scotland 2 March 2002 17 April 2004 91 34 20 37 037.36 Moved to Plymouth Argyle
Gerry McCabe*  Scotland 24 April 2004 15 May 2004 5 2 0 3 040.00 Caretaker
Tony Mowbray  England 3 July 2004 30 September 2006 108 52 16 40 048.15 Moved to West Bromwich Albion
Mark Venus*  England 15 October 2006 15 October 2006 1 0 1 0 000.00 Caretaker
Mark Proctor*  England 23 October 2006 30 October 2006 2 1 0 1 050.00 Caretaker
John Collins  Scotland 4 November 2006 15 December 2007 54 23 15 16 042.59 Scottish League Cup (2006–07) Resigned
Tommy Craig*  Scotland 22 December 2007 5 January 2008 4 0 1 3 000.00 Caretaker
Mixu Paatelainen  Finland 12 January 2008 24 May 2009 62 19 18 25 030.65 Left by mutual consent
John Hughes  Scotland 15 August 2009 2 October 2010 54 19 12 23 035.19 Left by mutual consent
Alistair Stevenson*  Scotland 16 October 2010 16 October 2010 1 1 0 0 100.00 Caretaker
Colin Calderwood  Scotland 23 October 2010 5 November 2011 49 12 11 26 024.49 Sacked
Billy Brown*  Scotland 19 November 2011 19 November 2011 1 0 1 0 000.00 Caretaker
Pat Fenlon  Ireland 26 November 2011 30 October 2013 87 31 19 37 035.63 Resigned
Jimmy Nicholl*  Northern Ireland 3 November 2013 9 November 2013 2 0 0 2 000.00 Caretaker
Terry Butcher  England 23 November 2013 25 May 2014 29 6 8 15 020.69 Sacked
Alan Stubbs  England 5 August 2014 21 May 2016 100 58 19 23 058.00 Scottish Cup (2015–16) Moved to Rotherham United
Neil Lennon  Northern Ireland 14 July 2016 23 January 2019 123 59 40 24 047.97 Scottish Championship (2016–17) Left by mutual consent
Eddie May*  Scotland 27 January 2019 9 February 2019 4 2 0 2 050.00 Caretaker
Paul Heckingbottom  England 16 February 2019 2 November 2019 32 11 12 9 034.38 Sacked
Eddie May*  Scotland 9 November 2019 9 November 2019 1 1 0 0 100.00 Caretaker
Jack Ross  Scotland 23 November 2019 9 December 2021 96 47 20 29 048.96 Sacked
David Gray*  Scotland 9 December 2021 20 December 2021 3 1 1 1 033.33 Caretaker
Shaun Maloney  Scotland 20 December 2021 19 April 2022 19 6 6 7 031.58 Sacked
David Gray*  Scotland 19 April 2022 19 May 2022 5 2 1 2 040.00 Caretaker
Lee Johnson  England 19 May 2022 27 August 2023 52 20 8 24 038.46 Sacked
David Gray*  Scotland 27 August 2023 11 September 2023 2 1 0 1 050.00 Caretaker
Nick Montgomery  Scotland 11 September 2023 14 May 2024 37 12 12 13 032.43 Sacked
David Gray  Scotland 14 May 2024 Present 21 5 7 9 023.81

Notes

  1. The club incorporated in 1903 and appointed a manager for the first time. McMichael had previously worked as club secretary, first appointed by the club committee in 1900.
  2. Stevenson was in co-charge with coach Gareth Evans.
  3. Gray was initially the caretaker manager in his fourth spell at Hibernian, until he was appointed on a three-year contract on 6 June 2024. BBC Sport.

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