Coach World Ranking · Week 45, 2026

Best Scottish Managers - Last 12 Months

Coach rating gained from 3 Nov 2025 to 1 Nov 2026 · 15 ranked managers from Scotland

Managers from Scotland - last 12 months

+/− vs Week 44
# World +/− Manager Club Gained Matches Coach rating
153up 49John McGlynnFalkirk FC+37.937#356
2138up 59Steven PressleyDundee FC+22.236#447
3330down 271Ian CathroSaint-Étienne+8.134#383
4336down 3Stuart McCalllast club: Preston North End+7.63#1,032
5338down 3Alan Irvinelast club: Everton+7.41#345
6367down 71Neil McCannKilmarnock+5.627#980
7404up 100Stevie Grievelast club: SJK+3.82#325
8518up 30Derek McInnesRangers−0.741#68
9552down 1Russell MartinLeicester City−1.91#920
10633up 70David MoyesEverton−5.340#40
11676up 99Alex NeilMillwall−7.451#732
12755up 208Stuart Kettlewelllast club: Kilmarnock−11.56#901
13789down 79Graham AlexanderPreston North End−12.85#897
14879up 85David Graylast club: Hibernian−18.437#439
15948down 14David Martindalelast club: Livingston−24.513#983

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 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
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