McCall named League 1 Manager of Year

Partick Thistle’s Ian McCall has been named Scottish League 1 Manager of the Season for 2020/21, presented by Glen’s Vodka.

The former Falkirk, Dundee United and Ayr United boss led the Jags to the title, helped by an outstanding run of results in the closing weeks of the season.

Colin Matthews, CEO of Glen’s owner the Loch Lomond Group, said: “Ian McCall has done a fantastic job at Partick Thistle during what has been an incredibly difficult season. It’s clear that he managed to keep his squad well-motivated during the pause caused by lockdown, and they ended their season with an incredible run. They are the worthy champions and Ian is the worthy recipient of the 2020/21 Scottish League 1 Glen’s Manager of the Season award.” 

Ian McCall, Manager for Partick Thistle FC, said: “It is always a big honour to receive awards like this when it is judged over the entire length of a season. This award might have my name on it but it is entirely down to the hard work of all my backroom team and the players we have at Firhill. Without the support of everyone at Thistle, I wouldn’t be able to do what I do best and bring success to our club. 

“This season has been one of the most bizarre I have known in all my time managing football teams. I think all managers throughout Scotland deserve enormous praise for the way they have been able to go about their jobs under incredibly strange circumstances this season. Hopefully, with everything that is progressing throughout the country, we can all get a bit closer to something resembling normality next season.”