List of Airdrieonians F.C. managers

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For the 1878−2002 club, see Category:Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) managers.

This is a list of Airdrieonians Football Club's managers, since its formation in 2002. The club have had ten permanent and six caretaker managers.

List of managers

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As of 21 October 2025
* Caretaker manager
Name From To Tenure
Scotland Sandy Stewart[1] 1 July 2002 13 November 2006 4 years, 135 days
Scotland Kenny Black[2][3] 17 November 2006 20 June 2010 3 years, 215 days
Scotland Jimmy Boyle[4][5] 20 June 2010 20 October 2013 3 years, 122 days
Scotland Gary Bollan[6][7] 24 October 2013 20 December 2015 2 years, 57 days
Scotland Eddie Wolecki Black[8][9] 22 December 2015 31 October 2016 313 days
Northern Ireland Danny Lennon[10] 10 March 2016 30 April 2016 51 days
Scotland Kevin McBride[11] 9 May 2016 31 October 2016 175 days
Scotland Mark Wilson[9][12] 31 October 2016 17 June 2017 229 days
Scotland Gordon Dalziel[13] 17 June 2017 4 August 2017 48 days
Scotland Willie Aitchison[14] 4 August 2017 19 August 2017 15 days
Scotland Stephen Findlay[15][16] 29 September 2017 8 October 2018 1 year, 9 days
Scotland Marc Fitzpatrick[17] 8 October 2018 19 October 2018 11 days
Scotland Ian Murray[18][19] 19 October 2018 24 May 2022 3 years, 217 days
Scotland Rhys McCabe[20][21] 26 May 2022 15 August 2025 3 years, 81 days
Antigua and Barbuda Aaron Taylor-Sinclair[22] 18 August 2017 27 August 2025 9 days
Northern Ireland Danny Lennon[23] 27 August 2025 22 October 2025 56 days

References

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  1. ^ "STEWART TAKES OVER AS BOSS WITH NO CLUB; Airdrie pin revival hopes on veteran Sandy". The Free Library. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Black appointed new Airdrie boss". BBC. 17 November 2006. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Relegated Airdrie sack Black and turn to Boyle". The Scotsman. 20 June 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Airdrie United appoint Jimmy Boyle as manager on a permanent basis". Daily Record. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Jimmy Boyle". Airdrieonians F.C. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Airdrieonians turn to Gary Bollan". BBC Sport. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Gary Bollan leaves Airdrieonians post". BBC Sport. 20 December 2015. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Eddie Wolecki Black: Airdrieonians appoint former Glasgow City coach". BBC Sport. 22 December 2015. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Club statement". Airdrieonians FC. 31 October 2016. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Danny Lennon takes temporary charge at Airdrieonians". BBC Sport. 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on 12 July 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  11. ^ "McBride takes over first team coach duties". Airdrieonians F.C. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  12. ^ "Mark Wilson: Airdrieonians part with head coach by mutual consent". BBC Sport. 17 June 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  13. ^ Lindsay, Clive (5 August 2017). "Scottish League One ins and outs - Summer 2017". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  14. ^ Pirie, Mark (4 August 2017). "Airdrieonians announce Aitchison will assist club in "coaching capacity"". Daily Record. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  15. ^ "Findlay takes on First Team Coach role". Airdrieonians FC. 29 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Airdrieonians: Stephen Findlay leaves 'by mutual consent' as manager". BBC Sport. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  17. ^ Pirie, Mark (31 August 2017). "Airdrie captain Marc Fitzpatrick admits interest in head coach job amid ex-Rangers star Kevin Thomson link". Daily Record. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  18. ^ "Ian Murray is new manager at Airdrieonians". BBC Sport. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  19. ^ "Raith Rovers: Ian Murray leaves Airdrie to become manager at Stark's Park". BBC Sport. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  20. ^ "Rhys McCabe named new Diamonds manager". airdrie. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  21. ^ "McCabe steps down as Airdrieonians player-boss". BBC Sport. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  22. ^ Thomson, Paul (23 August 2025). "Rhys McCabe's Airdrie exit a 'shock to the system', says Taylor-Sinclair as he praises player response in Queen's Park draw". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  23. ^ "Danny Lennon is new Diamonds boss". Airdrieonians FC. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.