Ray McKinnon
Manager Profile

Biography

After a playing career that saw him turn out for a host of different clubs across the UK and Northern Ireland, most notably with Dundee United, Nottingham Forest and Aberdeen, Ray took up the managers position with junior side Lochee United in 2004, while also holding a coaching post with the Scottish FA. He was appointed manager of Brechin City in 2012 and enjoyed a successful spell before being appointed Raith Rovers manager in the summer of 2015 where he steered the Fife club into the Championship play-offs, narrowly losing out to Hibs in the semi-final.

In May 2016, having agreed terms with Raith Rovers, Ray returned to his first club to be appointed Dundee United manager on a three year deal, taking charge of the side after the club's final game of the 2015-16, with United’s relegation from the Premiership confirmed. In his first season, Ray took United to the promotion playoffs after being beaten to the Championship title by Hibs. His United side ultimately lost to Hamilton in the playoff final. The only highlight was the winning of the Challenge Cup in March 2017. The following season started slowly and ultimately after a poor run of form that saw United in 4th place come October, Ray left the club by mutual consent.

Six months later, Ray was appointed manager of United’s Championship opponents Greenock Morton, but after just eight games in charge, he surprisingly left to join Falkirk as boss in August 2018, with The Bairns ultimately being relegated to League One at the end of that campaign.