Scotland’s National Football Team Manager’s performance records, stats and comparison chart from 1872 to 2025
Statistics correct to 12th October 2025 (Belarus 1-2 Scotland).
| Name | Scotland career | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win% | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFA Selection Committee | 1872–1954 | 254 | 148 | 48 | 58 | 60.17 | 1.99 |
| 1954–1958 | ||||||||
| Beattie, Andy | 1954 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 43.48 | 1.61 |
| Walker, Dawson | 1958 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16.67 | 0.83 |
| Busby, Matt | 1958 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | 2 |
| Beattie, Andy | 1959-1960 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 25.00 | 1 |
| McColl, Ian | 1960-1965 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 60.71 | 1.93 |
| Stein, Jock | 1965-1966 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 42.86 | 1.43 |
| Prentice, John | 1966 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.25 |
| MacDonald, Malcolm | 1966-1967 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | 2 |
| Brown, Bobby | 1967-1971 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 42.42 | 1.52 |
| Docherty, Tommy | 1971-1972 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 58.33 | 1.92 |
| Ormond, Willie | 1973-1977 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 47.37 | 1.63 |
| MacLeod, Ally | 1977-1978 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 41.18 | 1.53 |
| Stein, Jock | 1978-1985 | 61 | 26 | 12 | 23 | 42.62 | 1.48 |
| Ferguson, Alex | 1985-1986 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 30.00 | 1.3 |
| Roxburgh, Andy | 1986-1993 | 62 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 37.70 | 1.44 |
| Brown, Craig | 1993-2002 | 70 | 32 | 18 | 20 | 45.07 | 1.61 |
| Vogts, Berti | 2002-2004 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 28.13 | 1.06 |
| Burns, Tommy | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Smith, Walter | 2004-2007 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 43.75 | 1.63 |
| McLeish, Alex | 2007 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 70.00 | 2.1 |
| Burley, George | 2008-2009 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21.43 | 0.86 |
| Levein, Craig | 2009–2012 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 41.67 | 1.46 |
| Billy Stark | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 3 |
| Gordon Strachan | 2013–2017 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 47.50 | 1.65 |
| Malky Mackay | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alex McLeish | 2018-2019 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 41.67 | 1.25 |
| Steve Clarke | 2019-2025 | 72 | 32 | 16 | 24 | 44.44 | 1.56 |
| TOTALS | 1872-2025 | 840 | 394 | 182 | 264 | 46.90 | 1.62 | |
Manager Win Percentage
| Manager | Win % |
|---|---|
| Billy Stark | 100.00 |
| Alex McLeish | 70.00 |
| Ian McColl | 60.71 |
| Selection Committee | 60.17 |
| Tommy Docherty | 58.33 |
| Matt Busby | 50.00 |
| Malky McDonald | 50.00 |
| Gordon Strachan | 47.50 |
| Willie Ormond | 47.37 |
| Craig Brown | 45.07 |
| Steve Clarke | 44.44 |
| Walter Smith | 43.75 |
| Selection Committee | 43.48 |
| Jock Stein | 42.86 |
| Jock Stein | 42.62 |
| Bobby Brown | 42.42 |
| Craig Levein | 41.67 |
| Alex McLeish | 41.67 |
| Ally MacLeod | 41.18 |
| Andy Roxburgh | 37.70 |
| Andy Beattie | 33.33 |
| Alex Ferguson | 30.00 |
| Berti Vogts | 28.13 |
| Andy Beattie | 25.00 |
| George Burley | 21.43 |
| Dawson Walker | 16.67 |
| John Prentice | 0.00 |
| Tommy Burns | 0.00 |
| Malky Mackay | 0.00 |
