Managers

How have Aberdeen changed under different managers?

Every boss since 2020-21 on the same yardsticks — results, underlying numbers and style. League matches only.

What this tells us

Barry Robson has the best record of the real samples

Barry Robson leads on points per game (1.44 over 36 games), while Stephen Glass has the best underlying numbers (+0.25 xGD/g). Tenures differ in squad, era and opponents, so read differences as descriptions, not verdicts — and treat anything under 15 games as a lean: Stephen Robinson (9), Neil Warnock (6).

Manager	Record	G	PPG ▼	GF/g	GA/g	xG/g	xGA/g	xGD/g	Shots/g	xG/shot	xGA/shot	Poss%	PPDA	F3/g	BigCh/g	BigCh ag/g
Barry Robson22-–23-24	15-7-14	36	1.44	1.25	1.39	1.23	1.55	-0.32	11.2	0.110	0.110	46	12.7	62	1.6	2.1
Jimmy Thelin24-–25-26	22-12-24	58	1.34	1.17	1.47	1.24	1.58	-0.34	12.3	0.101	0.111	52	13.9	55	1.7	2.4
Peter Leven23-–25-26	7-5-8	20	1.30	1.30	1.15	1.33	1.72	-0.39	11.3	0.117	0.110	51	11.9	56	2.1	2.5
Stephen Robinson25-26small sample	3-2-4	9	1.22	1.22	1.56	1.10	1.10	-0.01	9.8	0.112	0.106	47	13.0	62	1.4	1.7
Stephen Glass20-–21-22	10-7-14	31	1.19	1.13	1.29	1.11	0.86	+0.25	13.2	0.082	0.109	57	14.2	60	1.3	1.5
Derek McInnes20-21	6-8-8	22	1.18	0.68	0.91	—	—	—	10.9	—	—	51	13.9	61	1.0	1.1
Jim Goodwin21-–22-23	11-7-17	35	1.14	1.29	1.60	1.26	1.53	-0.27	12.3	0.102	0.115	52	14.9	56	1.6	2.1
Neil Warnock23-24small sample	0-2-4	6	0.33	1.17	2.17	1.42	1.96	-0.54	13.5	0.105	0.142	44	14.3	72	2.0	3.8

Style vs results — pick any two

Eight managers is far too few for a trend line — grey dots are sub-15-game tenures. Association only: squads, eras and opponents all differ.

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217 matches · data: Sofascore + FotMob · updated 17 May 2026 · league matches only · per-game averages within each tenure · PPDA and possession averaged over matches where tracked · how the numbers work · glossary