Hibernian Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Edinburgh. The club was founded in 1875,^[1] 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,^[2] although Dan McMichael was effectively the manager when the club won the 1901–02 Scottish Cup and the 1902–03 league championship.^[3] Phil Kelso took charge for season 1903–04, but left the club in April 1904 and was replaced by Dan McMichael.^[3]

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.^[4] 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.

As of the match played on 12 May 2024

Key Key to record:

• P = Matches played
• W = Matches won
• D = Matches drawn
• L = Matches lost
• Win % = Win ratio

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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[note 1]	[5][6]
Phil Kelso	Scotland	15 August 1903	30 April 1904	28	8	5	15	028.57		Moved to Woolwich Arsenal	[5][7][8]
Dan McMichael	Ireland	20 August 1904	1 February 1919	548	189	123	236	034.49		Died in office	[9][5][6]
Davy Gordon	Scotland	8 March 1919	27 April 1921	100	32	22	46	032.00		Resigned	[9][10]
Alex Maley	Scotland	20 August 1921	18 April 1925	177	81	46	50	045.76			[11][12]
Bobby Templeton	Scotland	15 August 1925	8 February 1936	440	164	83	193	037.27		Resigned	[13][14]
Johnny Halligan*	Scotland	15 February 1936	25 April 1936	11	6	1	4	054.55		Caretaker	[15]
Willie McCartney	Scotland	8 August 1936	24 January 1948	484	240	92	152	049.59		Died in office	[16]
Hugh Shaw	Scotland	31 January 1948	4 November 1961	604	311	101	192	051.49	Scottish league (1947–48, 1950–51, 1951–52)	Resigned	[17][18]
Walter Galbraith	Scotland	13 December 1961	7 March 1964	109	41	23	45	037.61		Resigned	[17][19]
Jock Stein	Scotland	4 April 1964	6 March 1965	50	31	8	11	062.00		Moved to Celtic	[20][21]
Bob Shankly	Scotland	10 March 1965	3 September 1969	230	117	36	77	050.87		Resigned	[22]
Tom McNiven*	Scotland	6 September 1969	20 September 1969	3	3	0	0	100.00		Caretaker	[23][24]
Willie MacFarlane	Scotland	27 September 1969	5 December 1970	57	28	12	17	049.12		Resigned	[25][26]
Dave Ewing	Scotland	9 December 1970	24 April 1971	26	7	7	12	026.92			[27]
Eddie Turnbull	Scotland	14 August 1971	12 April 1980	454	219	110	125	048.24	Scottish League Cup (1972–73)	Sacked	[28]
Willie Ormond	Scotland	16 April 1980	15 November 1980	31	14	8	9	045.16		Retired	[29]
Bertie Auld	Scotland	22 November 1980	1 September 1982	78	30	27	21	038.46	Scottish First Division (1980–81)		[30]
Pat Stanton	Scotland	4 September 1982	15 September 1984	91	25	26	40	027.47		Resigned	[31]
John Blackley	Scotland	22 September 1984	15 November 1986	98	32	18	48	032.65			[32]
Alex Miller	Scotland	6 December 1986	28 September 1996	453	158	140	155	034.88	Scottish League Cup (1991–92)	Sacked	[33]
Jocky Scott*	Scotland	12 October 1996	28 December 1996	13	3	4	6	023.08		Caretaker	[34]
Jim Duffy	Scotland	1 January 1997	31 January 1998	48	10	15	23	020.83		Sacked	[35]
Billy McNeill*	Scotland	7 February 1998	7 February 1998	1	0	0	1	000.00		Caretaker	[36]
Alex McLeish	Scotland	21 February 1998	8 December 2001	163	77	41	45	047.24	Scottish First Division (1998–99)	Moved to Rangers	[37]
Donald Park*	Scotland	12 December 2001	12 December 2001	1	0	1	0	000.00		Caretaker	[38]
Franck Sauzée	France	15 December 2001	16 February 2002	15	1	6	8	006.67		Sacked	[39]
Bobby Williamson	Scotland	2 March 2002	17 April 2004	91	34	20	37	037.36		Moved to Plymouth Argyle	[40][41]
Gerry McCabe*	Scotland	24 April 2004	15 May 2004	5	2	0	3	040.00		Caretaker	[42]
Tony Mowbray	England	3 July 2004	30 September 2006	108	52	16	40	048.15		Moved to West Bromwich Albion	[43][44]
Mark Venus*	England	15 October 2006	15 October 2006	1	0	1	0	000.00		Caretaker	[45]
Mark Proctor*	England	23 October 2006	30 October 2006	2	1	0	1	050.00		Caretaker	[46]
John Collins	Scotland	4 November 2006	15 December 2007	54	23	15	16	042.59	Scottish League Cup (2006–07)	Resigned	[47][48]
Tommy Craig*	Scotland	22 December 2007	5 January 2008	4	0	1	3	000.00		Caretaker	[49]
Mixu Paatelainen	Finland	12 January 2008	24 May 2009	62	19	18	25	030.65		Left by mutual consent	[50][51]
John Hughes	Scotland	15 August 2009	2 October 2010	54	19	12	23	035.19		Left by mutual consent	[52][53]
Alistair Stevenson*	Scotland	16 October 2010	16 October 2010	1	1	0	0	100.00		Caretaker	[note 2][54]
Colin Calderwood	Scotland	23 October 2010	5 November 2011	49	12	11	26	024.49		Sacked	[55][56]
Billy Brown*	Scotland	19 November 2011	19 November 2011	1	0	1	0	000.00		Caretaker	[57]
Pat Fenlon	Ireland	26 November 2011	30 October 2013	87	31	19	37	035.63		Resigned	[58][59]
Jimmy Nicholl*	Northern Ireland	3 November 2013	9 November 2013	2	0	0	2	000.00		Caretaker	[58]
Terry Butcher	England	23 November 2013	25 May 2014	29	6	8	15	020.69		Sacked	[60][61][62]
Alan Stubbs	England	5 August 2014	21 May 2016	100	58	19	23	058.00	Scottish Cup (2015–16)	Moved to Rotherham United	[63][64]
Neil Lennon	Northern Ireland	14 July 2016	23 January 2019	123	59	40	24	047.97	Scottish Championship (2016–17)	Left by mutual consent	[65][66][67][68]
Eddie May*	Scotland	27 January 2019	9 February 2019	4	2	0	2	050.00		Caretaker	[67][68]
Paul Heckingbottom	England	16 February 2019	2 November 2019	32	11	12	9	034.38		Sacked	[69][70]
Eddie May*	Scotland	9 November 2019	9 November 2019	1	1	0	0	100.00		Caretaker	[70]
Jack Ross	Scotland	23 November 2019	9 December 2021	96	47	20	29	048.96		Sacked	[71][72]
David Gray*	Scotland	9 December 2021	20 December 2021	3	1	1	1	033.33		Caretaker	[72][73]
Shaun Maloney	Scotland	20 December 2021	19 April 2022	19	6	6	7	031.58		Sacked	[73][74]
David Gray*	Scotland	19 April 2022	19 May 2022	5	2	1	2	040.00		Caretaker	[74][75]
Lee Johnson	England	19 May 2022	27 August 2023	52	20	8	24	038.46		Sacked	[75][76]
David Gray*	Scotland	27 August 2023	11 September 2023	2	1	0	1	050.00		Caretaker	[76][77]
Nick Montgomery	Scotland	11 September 2023	14 May 2024	37	12	12	13	032.43		Sacked	[78]
David Gray*	Scotland	14 May 2024								Caretaker

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