List of Clyde F.C. managers

This is a list compiling the former managers of Clyde Football Club.

The team achieved its highest league placing in the top division, which was third-place, in three separate seasons and under three different managers; Walter Jack in 1908–09 (three points behind champions Celtic), Alex Maley in 1911–12 (nine points behind champions Rangers), and Davie White in 1966–67 (twelve points behind champions Celtc)[1].

Alex Maley lead the team to its first national cup final in the club's history, the Scottish Cup final in 1910. Later on Joe Miller led the club to its first national cup final in 48 years, the Scottish Challenge Cup final in 2006.[2]

Paddy Travers is the club's most successful manager with two Scottish Cup final wins in 1939 (4–0 v Motherwell) and 1955 (1–0 v Celtic after a replay), losing a third final in between in 1949 (1–4 v Rangers). His four Scottish Cup final appearances (including the 1937 defeat with Aberdeen) lead him to being named one of Scottish football's 50 greatest managers by the Scottish Herald.[3] He also lead to the club to four trophies in the one season in 1951–52.[4]

Two former Clyde managers have also gone on to become the Scotland national team manager, John Prentice, who went directly from being Clyde to Scotland manager in 1966,[1] and Craig Brown who left Clyde in 1986 to become Scotland national under-21 team manager and assistant manager to Andy Roxburgh for the full team, later replacing him as Scotland manager in 1993.[5]

Managers

Name[6]	Nat	From	To	Notes	Ref
–––				Scottish Division Two Champions 1904–05 Scottish Division Two Runners 1903–04 Graham Cup Winners 1889, 1890 and 1891[7] Glasgow North Eastern Cup Winners 1891, 1893, 1894 and 1895 Glasgow and West of Scotland League Winners 1905	[nb 1] [nb 2]
Walter Jack	Scotland	July 1905	May 1909	Joint-Highest top division finish: Third Place 1908–09 Scottish Division Two Runners-up 1905–06 Glasgow and West of Scotland Shield Winners 1907	[nb 3] [nb 4]
Alex Maley	Scotland	1909	1912	Scottish Cup Runners-up 1909–10 and 1911–12 Joint-Highest top division finish: Third Place 1911–12 Glasgow Merchants' Charity Cup Winners 1910
John James Commins	Scotland	May 1912	November 1922	Glasgow Cup Winners 1915 Scottish Second XI Cup Winners 1914–15[8]	[nb 5] [nb 6][nb 7]
Frank Thompson	Ireland	11 November 1922	19 January 1935	Scottish Division Two Runners-up 1925–26 Glasgow Cup Winners 1926
Russell Moreland	Scotland	2 February 1935	23 October 1937
Paddy Travers	Scotland	27 November 1937	19 July 1956	Scottish Cup Winners 1938–39 and 1954–55 Scottish Cup Runners-up 1948–49 Scottish Division Two Champions 1951–52 Supplementary Cup Winners 1951–52 Southern League Runners-up 1940–41 Summer Cup Runners-up 1943–44 Glasgow Cup Winners 1947 and 1952 Glasgow Merchants' Charity Cup Winners 1940 and 1952 Paisley Charity Cup Winners 1939 and 1940[9]
Johnny Haddow	Scotland	19 July 1956	24 November 1962	Scottish Cup Winners 1957–58 Scottish Division Two Champions 1956–57 and 1961–62 Glasgow Cup Winners 1959 Glasgow Merchants' Charity Cup Winners 1958 and 1961
John Prentice	Scotland	17 December 1962	24 March 1966	Scottish Division Two Runners-up 1963–64
Davie White	Scotland	31 March 1966	June 1967	Joint-Highest top division finish: Third Place 1966–67
Archie Wright	Scotland	1967	15 December 1967
Archie Robertson	Scotland	January 1968	29 August 1973	Scottish Division Two Champions 1972–73
Stan Anderson	Scotland	31 August 1973	29 March 1977
Billy McNeill	Scotland	1 April 1977	June 1977
Craig Brown	Scotland	July 1977	1986	Scottish Second Division Champions 1977–78 and 1981–82
John Clark	Scotland	30 July 1986	1992
Alex Smith	Scotland	1992	9 September 1996	Scottish Second Division Champions 1992–93
Gardner Speirs	Scotland	12 September 1996	7 July 1998
Ronnie McDonald		7 July 1998	February 2002		[nb 8]
Allan Maitland	Scotland	1998	7 February 2002	Scottish Second Division Champions 1999–2000 Keyline Challenge Cup Winners 1999, 2000 and 2001	[nb 9]
Alan Kernaghan	Ireland	1 March 2002	16 June 2004	Scottish First Division Runners-up 2002–03 and 2003–04 Scottish PFA First Division Manager of the Year: 2002–03[10]	[nb 10]
Billy Reid	Scotland	8 July 2004	27 April 2005		[nb 11]
Graham Roberts	England	19 May 2005	22 August 2006	Tommy McGrane Memorial Cup Winners 2006
Joe Miller	Scotland	22 August 2006	25 May 2007	Scottish Challenge Cup Runners-up 2006–07	[nb 12]
Colin Hendry	Scotland	11 June 2007	18 January 2008
John Brown	Scotland	26 January 2008	21 November 2009	Scottish First Division Play-off Winners 2007–08
John McCormack	Scotland	30 November 2009	5 April 2010
Stuart Millar	Scotland	27 April 2010	1 February 2011		[11][12]
Jim Duffy	Scotland	7 February 2011	19 May 2014
Barry Ferguson	Scotland	13 June 2014	26 February 2017	Scottish League Two Play-off Runners-up 2015–16	[13]
Jim Chapman	Scotland	20 May 2017	31 October 2017		[14][15]
Danny Lennon	Scotland	13 November 2007	PRESENT	Scottish League One Play-off Winners 2018–19 SPFL League Two Manager of the Season: 2018–19[16]	[17]

Caretaker managers

Name[6]	Nat	From	To	Ref
Jim Rowan	Scotland			[nb 13]
Mike Clinton	Scotland	24 September 1976	31 December 1976	[nb 14]
Bobby Waddell		1 January 1977	31 March 1977	[nb 15]
Billy Reid	Scotland			[nb 16]
Stuart Balmer Gary Bollan	Scotland  Scotland			[nb 17]
Dougie Bell	Scotland			[nb 18]
Neil Watt	Scotland			[nb 19]
Neil Watt Gordon Wylde	Scotland  Scotland			[nb 20]
Bob Malcolm	Scotland	26 February 2017	Feb / Mar 2017	[nb 21][18]
Jon-Paul McGovern Peter MacDonald	Scotland  Scotland	2 March 2017	May 2017	[19][20]

Notes

1. There was no promotion full stop for any Scottish Division Two club in 1903–04.
2. No promotion in 1904–05 as division winners because Falkirk (runners-up) and Aberdeen (seventh-place) were elected into Scottish Division One instead for the 1905–06 season.
3. Walter Jack might or might not be the club's first managerial appointment.
4. The club were finally promoted from Scottish Division Two as runners-up along with Hamilon Academical (fourth place) in 1905–06.
5. Jamie Commins' actual first name is John. His name is sometimes given as Jimmy Commins also.
6. According to The Sunday Post the position of manager was vacant by 4 November 1922.
7. The Scottish Second XI Cup was for reserve teams of member clubs of the Scottish 2nd FA XI.
8. Ronnie McDonald served as general manager.
9. Allan Maitland served as first team coach.
10. There was no promotion for team that finished runners-up from second tier in Scottish football via automatic or the play-offs between 2000–01 and 2012–13 excluding Dundee in 2011–12 because of Rangers liquidation.
11. Billy Reid was temporarily caretaker manager in 2002, between the departure of Allan Maitland and the appointment of Alan Kernaghan.
12. He was player / assistant manager to Graham Roberts while he was manager, before being given the job when Roberts was sacked.
13. Jim Rowan was caretaker manager between Archie Robertson's and Stan Anderson's spells as Clyde managers.
14. Mike Clinton was caretaker while manager Stan Anderson was ill.
15. Bobby Waddell was caretaker manager while manager Stan Anderson was ill.
16. Billy Reid was caretaker manager between Allan Maitland's and Alan Kernaghan's spells as Clyde managers.
17. Stuart Balmer and Gary Bollan were caretaker managers between Billy Reid;s and Graham Roberts's spells as Clyde managers.
18. Dougie Bell was caretaker manager between Colin Hendry's and John Brown's spells as Clyde managers.
19. Neil Watt was caretaker manager between John McCormack's and Stuart Millar's spells as Clyde managers.
20. Neil Watt and Gordon Wylde were caretaker managers between Stuart Millar's and Jim Duffy's spells as Clyde managers.
21. Bob Malcolm left his role after one match.

References

1. "John Prentice Dies". Clyde FC. 10 February 2006. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
2. "Clyde 3 V 1 Morton". Clyde FC. 27 September 2006. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
3. "Scotland's 50 Greatest Managers". Highbeam. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
4. "Clyde FC Hall of Fame: Harry Haddock". Clyde FC. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
5. "Aberdeen boss Craig Brown to retire in the summer". BBC. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
6. "Club Managers". ScottishLeague.net. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
7. "Graham Cup". SFHA. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
8. "Club Receives 1914-15 Medal". Clyde FC. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
9. "Paisley Charity Cup". SFHA. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
10. "Award For Kernaghan". Clyde FC. 20 May 2003. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
11. "Ross County's Stuart Millar appointed Clyde head coach". BBC. 27 April 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
12. "Clyde sack manager Stuart Millar after poor run". BBC. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
13. "Barry Ferguson resigns as Clyde manager". BBC. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
14. "Jim Chapman Appointed". 20 May 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
15. "Clyde part with manager Jim Chapman after poor run of results". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
16. "LENNON LANDS LEAGUE 2 AWARD". SPFL. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
17. "Clyde: Danny Lennon becomes manager after impressive analysis of Stirling game". BBC. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
18. "Tuesday Night's Match". Clyde FC. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
19. "First Team Update". Clyde FC. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
20. "McGovern and MacDonald Interview". Clyde FC. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2019.

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