Coach World Ranking · Week 45, 2026

Best Scottish Managers of 2026

Coach rating gained in 2026, games up to Sun 1 Nov · 12 ranked managers from Scotland · updated every Monday

Managers from Scotland - 2026

+/− vs Week 44, the race since 1 Jan
# World +/− Manager Club Gained Matches Coach rating
168up 117John McGlynnFalkirk FC+31.029#356
2131up 34Steven PressleyDundee FC+20.527#447
3314up 3Alan Irvinelast club: Everton+7.41#345
4324up 86Alex NeilMillwall+6.740#732
5329down 5Derek McInnesRangers+6.633#68
6342down 72Neil McCannKilmarnock+5.627#980
7404down 217Ian CathroSaint-Étienne+2.528#383
8508down 4Russell MartinLeicester City−1.91#920
9607down 10David Martindalelast club: Livingston−6.25#983
10742down 78Graham AlexanderPreston North End−12.85#897
11814up 42David MoyesEverton−17.630#40
12920down 10David Graylast club: Hibernian−27.328#439

Gained - how much their coach rating changed over their rated matches since 1 January 2026. The table updates every Monday and starts again in the first week of 2027; each finished year keeps its final table (2025). Matches - rated matches in 2026. Coach rating - their place in the main ranking. Only ranked managers (30+ rated matches) are listed.

Managers of Scottish 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.

Rankings by nationality

nationalities with at least 5 ranked managers this week
Descriptive, not predictive. The coach rating measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. It doesn't forecast results. How the rating works ›