Celtic manager, Brendan Rodgers holding the Scottish Cup inside Celtic Park

Every manager in Celtic’s history and their success as Brendan Rodgers chases Scottish Cup glory

As Brendan Rodgers prepares to face Hibs in the Scottish Cup this weekend, the prospect of winning the club’s 121st trophy in its unbroken history looms.

Rodgers is currently enjoying his second spell as the Celtic manager and has the chance to win his eleventh domestic trophy if he wins the Scottish Premiership and the Scottish Cup to join the League Cup trophy, which is already sitting in the Parhead trophy room.

What is also at stake is Celtic’s chance to record a world-record ninth domestic treble so Rodgers is on the brink of creating some serious history for the Bhoys.

If the Irishman can pull it off, how would his record stack against the record of all of the manager’s in Celtic’s history and their total trophy count?

Here, Born Celtic takes a look.

Every manager in Celtic’s history and total silverware won

Celtic have had 22 managers in their history and not all have contributed to the Bhoys’ trophy history. So here is how every manager stacks up.

Willie Maley (1897–1940)

  • 16 League Titles, 14 Scottish Cups

Jimmy McStay (1940–1945)

  • None

Jimmy McGrory (1945–1965)

  • 1 League Title, 2 Scottish Cups, 2 League Cups 4.

Jock Stein (1965–1978)

  • 10 League Titles, 8 Scottish Cups, 6 League Cups, 1 European Cup

Sean Fallon (Caretaker, 1975–1976)

  • None

Billy McNeill (1978–1983, 1987–1991)

  • 4 League Titles, 3 Scottish Cups, 1 League Cup

David Hay (1983–1987)

  • – 1 League Title, 1 Scottish Cup

Liam Brady (1991–1993)

  • None

9. Frank Connor (Caretaker, 1993)

  • None

Lou Macari (1993–1994)

  • None

Tommy Burns (1994–1997)

  • 1 Scottish Cup

Wim Jansen (1997–1998)

  • 1 League Title, 1 League Cup

Jozef Vengloš (1998–1999)

  • None

John Barnes (1999–2000)

  • None

Kenny Dalglish (Caretaker, 2000)

  • 1 League Cup

Martin O’Neill (2000–2005)

  • 3 League Titles, 3 Scottish Cups, 1 League Cup

Gordon Strachan (2005–2009)

  • 3 League Titles, 1 Scottish Cup, 2 League Cups

Tony Mowbray (2009–2010)

  • None

Neil Lennon (2010–2014, 2019–2021)

  • 5 League Titles, 4 Scottish Cups, 2 League Cups

John Kennedy (Caretaker, 2021)

  • None

Ange Postecoglou (2021–2023)

  • 2 League Titles, 1 Scottish Cup, 2 League Cups

Brendan Rodgers (2016–2019, 2023–Present)

  • 3 League Titles, 3 Scottish Cups, 4 League Cups (as of March 5, 2025)
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