Elite Group – Top Division Performance

This is a table of managers and their record in the top division. For managers who were in charge in a lower division and the top flight (for example Alex Ferguson or Gus MacPherson) their top division record only is shown here.

Manager	W	D	L
John Morrison	43%	15%	42%
Donald Turner	42%	21%	37%
Ricky McFarlane	40%	28%	32%
John McCartney	39%	24%	37%
Jim Clunie	39%	25%	35%
John Cochrane	38%	22%	40%
Alex Miller	36%	22%	42%
Bobby Rankin	35%	19%	46%
Willie Reid	35%	21%	44%
*Stephen Robinson	34%	25%	41%
Sam Blythe	33%	20%	47%
Jackie Cox	31%	19%	50%
Alex Ferguson	31%	22%	47%
Gary Teale	30%	4%	66%
Willie Fotheringham	30%	19%	51%
Hugh Law	30%	21%	49%
Barry Grieve	27%	9%	64%
Jim Goodwin	27%	33%	40%
Donald Menzies	26%	24%	50%
Bobby Flavell	26%	17%	57%
Doug Millward	26%	13%	61%
Tony Fitzpatrick (1st Spell)	25%	23%	52%
Alex Wright	25%	29%	46%
Alan Stubbs	25%	0%	75%
Danny Lennon	24%	32%	46%
Alex Smith	23%	30%	47%
Gus MacPherson	22%	31%	47%
Tom Hendrie	21%	16%	63%
Wilson Humphries	19%	19%	62%
Oran Kearney	18%	25%	47%
David Hay	14%	27%	59%
Tommy Craig	13%	13%	74%

This table below is based on ‘Points Per Game’ with all wins converted to 3 points. This is for top flight managers only.

Manager	Years	PPG
Rikki McFarlane	1980-1983	1.48
John Morrison	1929-1936	1.43
Jim Clunie	1978-1980	1.43
John McCartney	1894-1910	1.42
John Cochrane	1916-1928	1.37
Donald Turner	1928-1929	1.37
Alex Miller	1983-1986	1.31
*Stephen Robinson	2022-	1.27
Willie Reid	1954-1961	1.25
Bobby Rankin	1945-1954	1.23
Sam Blythe	1936-1941	1.18
Jim Goodwin	2019-2022	1.14
Alex Ferguson	1974-1978	1.14
Jackie Cox	1962-1965	1.11
Hugh Law	1910-1916	1.10
Willie Fotheringham	1942-1945	1.09
Danny Lennon	2010-2014	1.03
Donald Menzies	1941-1942	1.02
Alex Wright	1966-1970	1.02
Tony Fitzpatrick	1988-1991	0.99
Alex Smith	1986-1988	0.98
Gus MacPherson	2003-2010	0.97
Gary Teale	2014-2015	0.96
Bobby Flavell	1961-1962	0.94
Barry Grieve	1910	0.91
Dougie Millward	1965-1966	0.90
Oran Kearney	2018-2019	0.86
Tom Hendrie	1998-2002	0.79
Alan Stubbs	2018	0.75
David Hay	1991-1992	0.69
Tommy Craig	2014	0.53

League Performance – All Divisions

This table shows the performance of a manager throughout their Saints career in the league only, no matter what division they were competing in. For managers who took the team in the lower and top flight, this is their combined percentage.

Manager	W	D	L
Tommy Bryceland	60%	14%	26%
Jack Ross	50%	20%	30%
Alex Ferguson	45%	27%	28%
John Morrison	43%	15%	42%
Donald Turner	42%	21%	37%
Wilson Humphries	41%	14%	45%
Ricky McFarlane	40%	29%	32%
Tony Fitzpatrick (2nd Spell)	40%	21%	40%
John McCartney	39%	23%	37%
Jimmy Bone	39%	23%	38%
Jim Clunie	39%	25%	36%
John Cochrane	38%	22%	40%
Willie Cunnighnam	38%	26%	36%
Tom Hendrie	38%	24%	38%
Alex Wright	38%	27%	35%
Alex Miller	36%	22%	42%
Bobby Rankine	35%	19%	46%
Willie Reid	35%	21%	45%
Alex Rae	35%	23%	42%
*Stephen Robinson	34%	25%	41%
Sam Blythe	33%	20%	48%
Gus MacPherson	32%	31%	37%
Jackie Cox	31%	19%	51%
Gary Teale	30%	4%	65%
Willie Fotheringham	30%	19%	51%
Hugh Law	30%	21%	50%
Barry Grieve	27%	9%	64%
Jim Goodwin	27%	33%	40%
Donald Menzies	26%	24%	50%
Bobby Flavell	26%	17%	57%
Doug Millward	26%	13%	62%
Tony Fitzpatrick (1st Spell)	25%	23%	51%
Alan Stubbs	25%	0%	75%
Danny Lennon	24%	32%	45%
Alex Smith	23%	30%	48%
John Coughlin	22%	33%	44%
Oran Kearney	18%	25%	58%
David Hay	14%	27%	59%
Tommy Craig	13%	13%	73%
Iain Murray	13%	38%	50%

This table below is based on ‘Points Per Game’ with all wins converted to 3 points. This is for league matches only at any level.

Manager	Years	PPG
Tommy Bryceland	1972-1973	1.94
Jack Ross	2016-2018	1.70
Alex Ferguson	1974-1978	1.63
Rikki McFarlane	1980-1983	1.48
John Morrison	1929-1936	1.43
Jim Clunie	1978-1980	1.43
John McCartney	1894-1910	1.42
Jimmy Bone	1992-1996	1.41
Alex Wright	1966-1970	1.41
Willie Cunningham	1973-1974	1.40
Tom Hendrie	1998-2002	1.38
Tony Fitzpatrick	1996-1998	1.38
John Cochrane	1916-1928	1.37
Donald Turner	1928-1929	1.37
Wilson Humphries	1970-1972	1.36
Alex Miller	1983-1986	1.31
Alex Rae	2015-2016	1.27
*Stephen Robinson	2022-	1.27
Gus MacPherson	2003-2010	1.26
Willie Reid	1954-1961	1.25
Bobby Rankin	1945-1954	1.23
Sam Blythe	1936-1941	1.18
Jim Goodwin	2019-2022	1.14
Jackie Cox	1962-1965	1.11
Hugh Law	1910-1916	1.10
Willie Fotheringham	1942-1945	1.09
Danny Lennon	2010-2014	1.03
Donald Menzies	1941-1942	1.02
John Coughlin	2002-2003	1.00
Tony Fitzpatrick	1988-1991	0.99
Alex Smith	1986-1988	0.98
Gary Teale	2014-2015	0.96
Bobby Flavell	1961-1962	0.94
Barry Grieve	1910	0.91
Dougie Millward	1965-1966	0.90
Oran Kearney	2018-2019	0.86
Ian Murray	2015	0.75
Alan Stubbs	2018	0.75
David Hay	1991-1992	0.69
Tommy Craig	2014	0.53

All Competitions

This is a table for every competitive tournament. League, national cup, one off competitions such as the 1919 Victory Cup, and minor trophies like the Challenge Cup.

Manager	W	D	L
Tommy Bryceland	55%	13%	32%
Jack Ross	53%	16%	31%
Donald Turner	47%	19%	35%
John Morrison	44%	15%	41%
Wilson Humphries	44%	14%	42%
Alex Ferguson	44%	24%	32%
Jim Clunie	43%	25%	32%
Ricky McFarlane	41%	28%	31%
Alex Rae	41%	19%	41%
John McCartney	41%	25%	35%
John Cochrane	40%	21%	38%
Willie Cunnighnam	40%	23%	37%
Jimmy Bone	40%	20%	40%
*Stephen Robinson	38%	22%	40%
Tony Fitzpatrick (2nd Spell)	38%	19%	43%
Tom Hendrie	38%	22%	40%
Alex Miller	37%	22%	41%
Alex Wright	36%	25%	39%
Willie Reid	36%	21%	42%
Gus MacPherson	35%	28%	36%
Sam Blythe	35%	18%	47%
Bobby Rankine	33%	20%	47%
Donald Menzies	33%	23%	44%
Jim Goodwin	33%	30%	37%
Bobby Flavell	32%	19%	49%
Hugh Law	31%	21%	49%
Gary Teale	30%	4%	65%
Willie Fotheringham	30%	18%	51%
Jackie Cox	30%	22%	48%
Danny Lennon	28%	30%	42%
Alex Smith	28%	28%	44%
Tony Fitzpatrick (1st Spell)	27%	23%	50%
Barry Grieve	25%	8%	67%
Iain Murray	24%	29%	48%
Doug Millward	23%	12%	65%
John Coughlin	23%	29%	48%
Alan Stubbs	22%	33%	44%
Oran Kearney	19%	23%	49%
Tommy Craig	16%	16%	68%
David Hay	15%	27%	58%

*Current manager. Accurate as of 23/09/23 v Hearts