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Current Celtic Manager
| Manager |
Dates |
Notes |
| Brendan Rodgers |
19 Jun 2023 – Present |
Second stint; |
Previous Celtic Managers
| Manager |
Dates |
Notes |
| Willie Maley |
1897 – 1940 | Celtic’s longest tenure as manager |
| Jimmy McStay | 1940 – 1945 | First not to win any major trophies with Celtic as manager |
| Jimmy McGrory | 1945 – 1965 | Won Coronation Cup, domestic double, two League Cups |
| Jock Stein | 1965 – 1978 | Celtic’s greatest ever manager |
| Billy McNeill | 1978 – 1983 | First stint |
| Davie Hay | 1983 – 1987 | |
| Billy McNeill | 1987 – 1991 | Second stint; Won Centenary Double |
| Liam Brady | Jun 1991 – Oct 1993 | First not to have previously played for Celtic’s first team |
| Lou Macari | Oct 1993 – Jun 1994 | |
| Tommy Burns | Jul 1994 – May 1997 | First manager after Celtic Takeover |
| Wim Jansen | Jul 1997 – May 1998 | First non-UK/Irish manager, managed Celtic to One-in-a-Row to “Stop The Ten” |
| Jozef Venglos | Jun 1998 – May 1999 | |
| John Barnes | Jun 1999 – Feb 2000 | First non-white manager of a major club in Scotland (and one of the first in Europe); Shortest reign of any Celtic manager to date |
| Martin O’Neill | May 2000 – Jun 2005 | Won a domestic Treble, and took Celtic to the UEFA Cup final. |
| Gordon Strachan | Jun 2005 – May 2009 | First to take Celtic past group stages in Champions League (done twice) |
| Tony Mowbray | Jun 2009 – Mar 2010 | |
| Neil Lennon | Mar 2010 – May 2014 |
First stint; Started as interim in Mar 2010, perm in Jun 2010 |
| Ronny Deila | Jun 2014 – May 2016 | First Scandinavian manager |
| Brendan Rodgers | May 2016 – Feb 2019 | First stint; Achieved Treble-Treble, and led the ‘InVIncibles‘ in 2016/17. |
| Neil Lennon | Mar 2019 – Feb 2021 |
Second stint; Started as interim in Mar 2019, perm in Jun 2019. Sealed the Quadruple-Treble |
| Ange Postecoglou |
Jun 2021 – Jun 2023 | Celtic’s first Australian and/or Greek manager. Sealed Celtic’s record eighth domestic Treble. |
Interim & Caretaker Managers
- Caretakers & Temporary Managers
- Tom Maley, 1931 – during Celtic’s USA tour
- Sean Fallon, 1975 – 76
- Frank Connor, 1993
- Billy Stark, 1997
- Kenny Dalglish, 2000
- Neil Lennon, Feb 2010 – Jun 2010
- Neil Lennon, Mar 2019 – Jun 2019
- John Kennedy, Feb 2020 – 10 Jun 2021, 5 Jun 2023 – 19 Jun 2023
Awards
Links
Others
- Jock Brown, Celtic Board General Manager (June 1997 -November 1998)
May 2017
(picture taken at Lisbon Lions celebration evening)
