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Thursday 3rd September 2015

Factfile: Longest-serving managers

Dick Campbell’s Forfar Athletic narrowly missed out on promotion to the Championship last season and have made an excellent start to 2015/16.

Dick Campbell’s Forfar Athletic narrowly missed out on promotion to the Championship last season and have made an excellent start to 2015/16.

Campbell has been in charge at Station Park since replacing Jim Moffat in May 2008 and is the longest-serving serving SPFL boss by some distance.

Dundee United’s Jackie McNamara is the longest-serving manager in the Ladbrokes Premiership, having taken over from Peter Houston in January 2013.

Longest-serving SPFL managers

1 Dick Campbell (Forfar Athletic) - May 2008

2 Jim McInally (Peterhead) - October 2011

3 Jim Chapman (Annan Athletic) - January 2013

4 Jackie McNamara (Dundee United) - January 2013

5 Alan Archibald (Partick Thistle) - January 2013

6 Derek McInnes (Aberdeen) - March 2013

7 Tommy Wright (St Johnstone) - June 2013

8 Gary Bollan (Airdrieonians) - October 2013

9 John Hughes (Inverness Caley Thistle) - December 2013

10 Gary Naysmith (East Fife) - December 2013

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