Coach World Ranking · Week 45, 2026

Best Northern Irish Managers - Last 12 Months

Coach rating gained from 3 Nov 2025 to 1 Nov 2026 · 20 ranked managers from Northern Ireland

Managers from Northern Ireland - last 12 months

+/− vs Week 44
# World +/− Manager Club Gained Matches Coach rating
199down 12Ruaidhrí HigginsColeraine FC+27.439#98
2175down 65Gary HaveronLarne FC+18.046#216
3178down 112Martin O'NeillCeltic+17.844#103
4212down 93Kieran McKennalast club: Ipswich Town+15.836#364
5234down 151Stephen BaxterCarrick Rangers+13.442#196
6250up 1Michael O'Neilllast club: Blackburn Rovers+12.515#283
7352down 92David HealyLinfield+6.744#117
8422– no changeNeil LennonDunfermline Athletic+3.02#116
9478up 341Declan CaddellCrusaders FC+0.542#946
10506up 118Jim Ervinlast club: Ballymena United−0.53#834
11600down 18David JeffreyPortadown FC−3.815#1,013
12615up 189Jim MagiltonCliftonville FC−4.441#690
13620down 36Declan Devinelast club: Glentoran−4.540#378
14652down 73Grant McCannDoncaster Rovers−6.02#296
15683down 212Oran KearneyBallymena United−7.632#381
16848up 31Niall Currielast club: Portadown FC−16.122#608
17937down 107Steve RobinsonAberdeen−22.837#790
18994down 4Tiernan Lynchlast club: Derry City−32.230#171
191006up 33Lee FeeneyBangor FC−34.239#846
201016up 8Rodney McAreeDungannon Swifts−38.040#211

Gained - how much their coach rating changed over their rated matches of the last 52 weeks: their rating now minus their rating a year ago. It ranks change, not level, so a manager climbing out of a bad spell can top it with a modest coach rating. Matches - rated matches in those 52 weeks. Coach rating - their place in the main ranking. Only ranked managers (30+ rated matches) are listed; once they reach 30, every match in the window counts.

Managers of Northern Irish nationality, wherever they work. # - position in this list. World and +/− - the world table and its change since last week. These pages show the current week only; past weeks are in the world archive.

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nationalities with at least 5 ranked managers this week
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