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1 Shall we alleviate #lockdown boredom with a L----O----N----G thread on #ScottishCup managers? Why not? This is advance warning to take cover/unfollow if for some inexplicable reason you& #39;re not totally gripped by the (occasionally less than) wonderful world of Scottish fitba.
2 Most successful #Aberdeen boss was one A Ferguson who won the trophy four times. Most matches has Dons& #39; first two gaffers Jimmy Philip & Pat Travers equal with 58. Philip never got past the semis while Travers took them to their first (losing) final in 1937.
3 William Orr is the only #Airdrie boss to win (1924). David Martyn led them on 36 occasions, reaching one semi (1932). Steve Archibald has a 100% record - admittedly from just one match - they were disqualified in the next round (2001)
4 Lots of bosses with that kind of perfect record but to assess who has had the best record at any club I& #39;m going to take a minimum of ten games in charge. By that measure Fergie is still stop at Pittodrie as is Orr at Airdrie.
5 Successful Albion Rovers bosses? Well, Simon Scott reached and lost the 1920 final (we all know who won, don& #39;t we?) while bottom of the league. Best record though is George Caldwell with a PPG of 1.8
6 Yet Caldwell& #39;s best was making the last sixteen and that just once. Cup format explains why he has such a good record - five wins, three draws, two defeats. Although there have been times when the cup daw has been all-in entry is usually a staggered process
7 & #39;Big& #39; clubs don& #39;t join till last 32 so if for example a & #39;wee& #39; team loses to Celtic at that stage they could have as high as a 75% record for the season (& a guaranteed 50%) while a & #39;big& #39; side going out to Rangers at the same stage would (if not in a replay)have zero
8 James Saunders, inter-war secretary/manager has most games at #AlloaAthletic with 32 never getting past the third round. Best record is Tom Hendrie with a PPG of 1.6429 from 14 games. He reached the last sixteen once (2005)
9 Jim Chapman led #AnnanAthletic sixteen times, has the best PPG - 1.625 with the last sixteen in 2016 his best
