Hearts Manager Records by % Losses
By Date By Length of Reign By Games By Win % By Loss % By Youngest By Oldest
Note pre-war dates have not been checked.
Game totals are Competitive only
'Latest' Manager To Date equals date when this table was produced
For Alex MacDonald Len of service for last game based on date of 1st appointmentType No Manager Birthplace Birth
CountryFirst Last Len
in
DaysG W D L W% D% L% F A Age at 1st
GameAge at last
GameLen Service
at last gameTemp Caretaker 1 - - 02 Apr 1908 10 Apr 1908 8 1
0
0
1
0%
0%
100%
1
2
Not Known Not Known 00y 00m 02d Temp John McGlynn and Steven Pressley Musselburgh Scotland 11 May 2005 29 Jun 2005 49 2
0
0
2
0%
0%
100%
1
4
43y 04m 26d 43y 05m 03d 00y 00m 11d Temp Austin MacPhee Dunfermline Scotland 01 Nov 2019 09 Dec 2019 38 6
1
1
4
16%
16%
66%
6
15
40y 00m 23d 40y 01m 26d 00y 01m 06d Temp Caretaker 3 - - 06 Feb 1937 14 Mar 1937 36 5
2
0
3
40%
0%
60%
21
9
Not Known Not Known 00y 01m 00d Man 14 Bobby Moncur Perth Scotland 16 Feb 1980 19 Jun 1981 489 60
17
12
31
28%
20%
51%
58
102
35y 00m 28d 36y 03m 13d 01y 02m 16d Man Caretaker 0 - Scotland 01 Aug 1903 24 Aug 1903 23 2
1
0
1
50%
0%
50%
6
3
39y 01m 10d 39y 01m 17d 00y 00m 21d Temp Eduard Malofeev Kolomna Russia 24 Oct 2006 14 Nov 2006 21 6
0
3
3
0%
50%
50%
3
6
64y 04m 26d 64y 05m 23d 00y 01m 01d Man 33 Ian Cathro Dundee Scotland 05 Dec 2016 01 Aug 2017 239 30
8
7
15
26%
23%
50%
37
43
30y 04m 29d 31y 00m 18d 00y 07m 24d Temp Jon Daly Dublin Ireland 02 Aug 2017 27 Aug 2017 25 4
1
1
2
25%
25%
50%
3
6
34y 06m 28d 34y 07m 18d 00y 00m 24d Temp Peter Houston (Caretaker 1) Baillieston Scotland 08 Nov 2000 30 Nov 2000 22 4
2
0
2
50%
0%
50%
6
9
42y 03m 23d 42y 04m 10d 00y 00m 21d Temp Sandy Clark (Caretaker 2) Airdrie Scotland 04 May 1993 09 May 1993 5 2
0
1
1
0%
50%
50%
2
3
36y 06m 07d 36y 06m 10d 00y 00m 04d Man 31 Gary Locke Edinburgh Scotland 01 Mar 2013 12 May 2014 437 54
15
13
26
27%
24%
48%
67
91
37y 08m 14d 38y 10m 24d 01y 02m 09d Man 20 Tommy McLean Larkhall Scotland 01 Jul 1994 30 Jun 1995 364 43
16
8
19
37%
18%
44%
59
61
47y 01m 28d 47y 11m 11d 00y 10m 12d Man 36 Neil Critchley Crewe England 15 Oct 2024 12 Nov 2024 28 7
3
1
3
42%
14%
42%
10
7
46y 00m 01d 46y 00m 23d 00y 00m 26d Man 3 James McGhee Lugar Ayrshire Scotland 11 Apr 1908 07 Dec 1909 605 54
20
11
23
37%
20%
42%
85
81
46y 00m 09d 47y 08m 02d 01y 07m 23d Temp Anatoly Korobochka Simferopol Soviet Union 02 Mar 2007 31 Dec 2007 304 33
13
6
14
39%
18%
42%
49
46
52y 02m 00d 52y 11m 24d 00y 09m 27d Temp 34 Daniel Stendel Frankfurt (Oder) East Germany 10 Dec 2019 20 Jun 2020 193 17
5
5
7
29%
29%
41%
22
25
45y 08m 10d 45y 11m 07d 00y 03m 01d Man 30 John McGlynn Musselburgh Scotland 26 Jun 2012 28 Feb 2013 247 34
8
12
14
23%
35%
41%
33
45
50y 06m 25d 51y 02m 08d 00y 08m 01d Temp Alex Irvine (Chairman) 06 Aug 1940 12 Jun 1941 310 40
18
6
16
45%
15%
40%
91
84
Not Known Not Known 00y 10m 01d Man 10 John Harvey Wallyford Midlothian Scotland 29 Sep 1966 30 Nov 1970 1523 188
73
40
75
38%
21%
39%
277
274
52y 04m 25d 56y 06m 22d 04y 01m 30d Temp Stephen Frail Glasgow Scotland 01 Jan 2008 09 Jul 2008 190 21
8
5
8
38%
23%
38%
19
25
38y 04m 23d 38y 09m 03d 00y 04m 12d Man 35 Steven Naismith Irvine North Ayrshire Scotland 10 Apr 2023 22 Sep 2024 531 65
28
12
25
43%
18%
38%
89
84
36y 07m 01d 38y 00m 07d 01y 05m 11d Man 23 John Robertson Edinburgh Scotland 03 Nov 2004 09 May 2005 187 35
13
9
13
37%
25%
37%
48
43
40y 01m 02d 40y 07m 05d 00y 06m 04d Man 28 Jim Jefferies 2nd Musselburgh Scotland 30 Jan 2010 01 Aug 2011 548 61
25
13
23
40%
21%
37%
77
76
59y 02m 08d 60y 08m 09d 01y 06m 01d Man 11 Bobby Seith Coatbridge Scotland 01 Dec 1970 11 Oct 1974 1410 185
69
51
65
37%
27%
35%
256
241
38y 08m 23d 42y 06m 26d 03y 10m 04d Man 22 Craig Levein 2nd Dunfermline Scotland 28 Aug 2017 31 Oct 2019 794 105
41
28
36
39%
26%
34%
133
117
52y 10m 18d 55y 00m 08d 02y 02m 02d Man 12 John Hagart Edinburgh Scotland 12 Oct 1974 19 Apr 1977 920 139
50
41
48
35%
29%
34%
205
205
36y 10m 23d 39y 04m 28d 02y 06m 04d Man 8 David McLean Buckhaven Fife Scotland 13 Jun 1941 14 Feb 1951 3533 392
185
73
134
47%
18%
34%
864
692
57y 04m 11d 67y 00m 07d 09y 07m 28d Man 29 Paulo Sergio Estremoz Portugal 02 Aug 2011 07 Jun 2012 310 47
21
10
16
44%
21%
34%
64
54
43y 05m 16d 44y 03m 00d 00y 09m 17d Temp Liam Fox Edinburgh Scotland 23 Sep 2024 14 Oct 2024 21 3
1
1
1
33%
33%
33%
5
5
40y 07m 26d 40y 08m 07d 00y 00m 16d Man 13 William Esplin Ormond Falkirk Scotland 05 May 1977 08 Jan 1980 978 117
50
28
39
42%
23%
33%
182
171
50y 05m 11d 52y 10m 13d 02y 08m 00d Man 4 John McCartney - Scotland 16 Feb 1910 18 Oct 1919 3531 363
172
68
123
47%
18%
33%
596
470
Not Known Not Known 09y 07m 25d Man 27 Csaba Laszlo Odorheiu Secuiesc Romania 11 Jul 2008 29 Jan 2010 567 68
27
19
22
39%
27%
32%
67
69
44y 05m 01d 45y 11m 14d 01y 06m 16d Man 22 Craig Levein Dunfermline Scotland 01 Dec 2000 29 Oct 2004 1428 170
74
41
55
43%
24%
32%
229
205
36y 01m 11d 40y 00m 05d 03y 10m 26d Man 5 William McCartney - Scotland 19 Oct 1919 10 Jun 1935 5713 670
286
163
221
42%
24%
32%
1304
988
Not Known Not Known 15y 06m 26d Man 26 Valdas Ivanauskas Kaunas Lithuanian SSR Soviet Union 23 Mar 2006 23 Oct 2006 214 28
14
5
9
50%
17%
32%
44
25
39y 07m 25d 40y 02m 21d 00y 06m 28d Man 19 Sandy Clark Airdrie Scotland 10 May 1993 20 Jun 1994 406 52
15
20
17
28%
38%
32%
45
54
36y 06m 17d 37y 07m 00d 01y 00m 18d Man 21 Jim Jefferies Musselburgh Scotland 04 Aug 1995 07 Nov 2000 1922 240
108
56
76
45%
23%
31%
373
307
44y 08m 14d 49y 11m 13d 05y 03m 00d Man 32 Robbie Neilson 2nd Paisley Scotland 21 Jun 2020 09 Apr 2023 1022 126
63
24
39
50%
19%
30%
214
156
40y 02m 09d 42y 09m 20d 02y 09m 18d Man 2 Lindsay Waugh - Scotland 25 Aug 1903 01 Apr 1908 1681 162
78
35
49
48%
21%
30%
291
212
39y 01m 20d 43y 08m 23d 04y 07m 03d Man 15 Tony Ford Thornbury England 23 Jun 1981 09 Dec 1981 169 24
9
8
7
37%
33%
29%
25
25
36y 07m 29d 37y 00m 09d 00y 05m 12d Man 18 Joe Jordan Cleland Scotland 21 Sep 1990 03 May 1993 955 141
68
31
42
48%
21%
29%
186
152
38y 09m 07d 41y 04m 16d 02y 07m 10d NA Committee - - 01 Jan 1900 25 Apr 1901 479 302
171
45
86
56%
14%
28%
799
481
Not Known Not Known 01y 03m 19d Man 16 Alex MacDonald Glasgow Scotland 10 Dec 1981 30 Oct 1986 1785 232
110
56
66
47%
24%
28%
365
273
33y 09m 13d 38y 07m 12d 04y 10m 19d Man 16 Alex MacDonald 2nd Glasgow Scotland 01 Dec 1988 09 Sep 1990 647 73
32
20
21
43%
27%
28%
104
78
40y 08m 16d 42y 05m 22d 08y 08m 29d Temp Caretaker 2 - - 08 Dec 1909 15 Feb 1910 69 11
5
3
3
45%
27%
27%
20
12
Not Known Not Known 00y 02m 04d Man 7 Frank Moss Leyland Lancashire England 15 Mar 1937 05 Aug 1940 1239 124
73
17
34
58%
13%
27%
351
219
27y 04m 15d 30y 06m 27d 03y 02m 17d Man 6 David Pratt Lochore Fife Scotland 24 Jun 1935 05 Feb 1937 592 68
40
10
18
58%
14%
26%
169
96
39y 04m 26d 40y 10m 25d 01y 07m 06d Temp John McGlynn (Caretaker) Musselburgh Scotland 22 Oct 2005 07 Nov 2005 16 4
3
0
1
75%
0%
25%
6
2
43y 10m 03d 43y 10m 17d 00y 00m 14d Man 1 Peter Fairley - Scotland 26 Apr 1901 31 Jul 1903 826 53
27
13
13
50%
24%
24%
97
59
32y 05m 28d 34y 06m 27d 02y 01m 01d Man 9 Tommy Walker Livingston Station West Lothian Scotland 18 Feb 1951 28 Sep 1966 5701 712
393
145
174
55%
20%
24%
1679
1031
35y 08m 29d 51y 04m 00d 15y 07m 08d Man 26 Valdas Ivanauskas 2nd Kaunas Lithuanian SSR Soviet Union 02 Dec 2006 01 Mar 2007 89 14
7
4
3
50%
28%
21%
19
10
40y 04m 02d 40y 06m 20d 00y 02m 15d Man 25 Graham Rix Doncaster England 08 Nov 2005 22 Mar 2006 134 19
9
6
4
47%
31%
21%
35
18
48y 00m 28d 48y 04m 24d 00y 04m 11d Man 17 Alex MacDonald and Sandy Jardine Glasgow Scotland 01 Nov 1986 30 Nov 1988 760 113
54
36
23
47%
31%
20%
180
103
38y 07m 15d 40y 08m 09d 06y 11m 16d Man 32 Robbie Neilson Paisley Scotland 13 May 2014 02 Dec 2016 934 106
62
22
22
58%
20%
20%
212
114
34y 00m 14d 36y 05m 11d 02y 06m 17d Man 24 George Burley Cumnock Scotland 30 Jun 2005 22 Oct 2005 114 12
9
2
1
75%
16%
8%
26
8
49y 01m 07d 49y 04m 12d 00y 03m 15d Temp Alex Rennie Falkirk Scotland 09 Jan 1980 15 Feb 1980 37 4
2
2
0
50%
50%
0%
3
1
31y 03m 16d 31y 04m 13d 00y 01m 00d Temp Caretaker 4 - - 15 Feb 1951 17 Feb 1951 2 1
1
0
0
100%
0%
0%
4
0
Not Known Not Known 00y 00m 02d Temp Caretaker 5 - - 20 Apr 1977 04 May 1977 14 3
2
1
0
66%
33%
0%
6
4
Not Known Not Known 00y 00m 10d Temp Sandy Clark (Caretaker 1) Airdrie Scotland 10 Sep 1990 20 Sep 1990 10 2
1
1
0
50%
50%
0%
4
1
33y 10m 18d 33y 10m 22d 00y 00m 09d Temp Peter Houston (Caretaker 2) Baillieston Scotland 30 Oct 2004 02 Nov 2004 3 1
1
0
0
100%
0%
0%
3
0
46y 03m 11d 46y 03m 11d 00y 00m 00d Temp Jon Daly and Andy Kirk Dublin Ireland 03 Dec 2016 04 Dec 2016 1 1
0
1
0
0%
100%
0%
2
2
33y 10m 25d 33y 10m 25d 00y 00m 00d Temp Eamonn Bannon Edinburgh Scotland 01 Jul 1995 03 Aug 1995 33 n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a%
n/a%
n/a%
n/a
n/a
37y 03m 10d 37y 03m 12d 00y 00m 29d
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