| Manager | Season | League | Position | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Top Scorer |
| 1886/87 | n/a | n/a | Qualifying | n/a | n/a | ||
| 1887/88 | n/a | n/a | Qualifying | n/a | n/a | ||
| 1888/89 | n/a | n/a | Qualifying | n/a | n/a | ||
| 1889/90 | n/a | n/a | Qualifying | n/a | n/a | ||
| 1890/91 | n/a | n/a | Qualifying | n/a | n/a | ||
| 1891/92 | Federation | 11th | Qualifying | n/a | n/a | ||
| 1892/93 | Federation | 2nd | Qualifying | n/a | n/a | ||
| 1893/94 | Division Two | 4th | Qualifying | n/a | n/a | Cowan | |
| 1894/95 | Division Two | 2nd | Qualifying | n/a | n/a | Cowan | |
| 1895/96 | Division Two | 8th | Qualifying | n/a | n/a | Edgar | |
| 1896/97 | Division Two | 9th | First Round | n/a | n/a | Edgar | |
| 1897/98 | Division Two | 10th | First Round | n/a | n/a | Calderwood | |
| 1898/99 | Division Two | 4th | Qualifying | n/a | n/a | Smith | |
| 1899/00 | Division Two | 4th | Second Round | n/a | n/a | M. Smith | |
| 1900/01 | Division Two | 10th | Qualifying | n/a | n/a | Duffin | |
| 1901/02 | Division Two | 3rd | First Round | n/a | n/a | Forrest | |
| 1902/03 | Division Two | 2nd | Second Round | n/a | n/a | Andrew Sharp | |
| 1903/04 | Division One | 13th | Second Round | n/a | n/a | Andrew Sharp | |
| 1904/05 | Division One | 14th | Second Round | n/a | n/a | James Haxton | |
| 1905/06 | Division One | 10th | First Round | n/a | n/a | Tom Findlay | |
| 1906/07 | Division One | 10th | First Round | n/a | n/a | William Reid | |
| 1907/08 | Division One | 10th | Second Round | n/a | n/a | William Reid | |
| 1908/09 | Division One | 13th | Second Round | n/a | n/a | James Stewart | |
| 1909/10 | Division One | 10th | Third Round | n/a | n/a | John Murray | |
| 1910/11 | Division One | 17th | Third Round | n/a | n/a | Wattie Brand | |
| John Hunter | 1911/12 | Division One | 14th | Third Round | n/a | n/a | John Robertson |
| 1912/13 | Division One | 7th | Second Round | n/a | n/a | Hugh Kelly | |
| 1913/14 | Division One | 17th | Quarter Final | n/a | n/a | George Whitehead | |
| 1914/15 | Division One | 18th | n/a | n/a | n/a | John Waugh | |
| 1915/16 | Division One | 14th | n/a | n/a | n/a | John Neil | |
| 1916/17 | Division One | 8th | n/a | n/a | n/a | Hugh Ferguson | |
| 1917/18 | Division One | 5th | n/a | n/a | n/a | Hugh Ferguson | |
| 1918/19 | Division One | 5th | n/a | n/a | n/a | Hugh Ferguson | |
| 1919/20 | Division One | 3rd | First Round | n/a | n/a | Hugh Ferguson | |
| 1920/21 | Division One | 5th | Quarter Final | n/a | n/a | Hugh Ferguson | |
| 1921/22 | Division One | 13th | Quarter Final | n/a | n/a | Hugh Ferguson | |
| 1922/23 | Division One | 13th | Semi Final | n/a | n/a | Hugh Ferguson | |
| 1923/24 | Division One | 10th | Third Round | n/a | n/a | Hugh Ferguson | |
| 1924/25 | Division One | 18th | Third Round | n/a | n/a | Hugh Ferguson | |
| 1925/26 | Division One | 5th | First Round | n/a | n/a | Hugh Ferguson | |
| 1926/27 | Division One | 2nd | First Round | n/a | n/a | Bobby Ferrier | |
| 1927/28 | Division One | 3rd | Quarter Final | n/a | n/a | Bobby Ferrier | |
| 1928/29 | Division One | 3rd | Quarter Final | n/a | n/a | Bobby Ferrier | |
| 1929/30 | Division One | 2nd | Third Round | n/a | n/a | Bobby Ferrier | |
| 1930/31 | Division One | 3rd | Final | n/a | n/a | Willie McFadyen | |
| 1931/32 | Division One | 1st | Quarter Final | n/a | n/a | Willie McFadyen | |
| 1932/33 | Division One | 2nd | Final | n/a | n/a | Willie McFadyen | |
| 1933/34 | Division One | 2nd | Semi Final | n/a | n/a | Willie McFadyen | |
| 1934/35 | Division One | 7th | Quarter Final | n/a | n/a | Willie McFadyen | |
| 1935/36 | Division One | 4th | Quarter Final | n/a | n/a | Tom Wylie | |
| 1936/37 | Division One | 4th | Quarter Final | n/a | n/a | Alex Stewart | |
| 1937/38 | Division One | 5th | Quarter Final | n/a | n/a | Duncan Ogilvie | |
| 1938/39 | Division One | 12th | Final | n/a | n/a | Davie Mathie | |
| 1939/40 | Western Division | 4th | n/a | n/a | n/a | Daniel Wood | |
| 1940/41 | Southern League | 8th | n/a | Sectional | n/a | Hutton Bremner | |
| 1941/42 | Southern League | 4th | n/a | Sectional | n/a | Davie Mathie | |
| 1942/43 | Southern League | 5th | n/a | n/a | n/a | Joe Reid | |
| 1943/44 | Southern League | 6th | n/a | n/a | n/a | Davie Mathie | |
| 1944/45 | Southern League | 3rd | n/a | Final | n/a | Davie Mathie | |
| 1945/46 | A Division | 6th | n/a | n/a | n/a | Jimmy Brown | |
| George Stevenson | 1946/47 | Division One | 8th | Semi Final | Sectional | n/a | Jimmy Brown |
| 1947/48 | Division One | 8th | Third Round | Sectional | n/a | Wilson Humphries | |
| 1948/49 | Division One | 12th | Second Round | Sectional | n/a | Davie Mathie | |
| 1949/50 | Division One | 10th | First Round | Sectional | n/a | Archie Kelly | |
| 1950/51 | Division One | 9th | Final | Winners | n/a | Jim Forrest | |
| 1951/52 | Division One | 7th | Winners | Semi Final | n/a | Archie Kelly | |
| 1952/53 | Division One | 15th | Third Round | Sectional | n/a | Archie Kelly | |
| 1953/54 | Division Two | 1st | Semi Final | Sectional | n/a | Jackie Hunter | |
| 1954/55 | Division One | 15th | Quarter Final | Final | n/a | Charlie Aitken | |
| Bobby Ancell | 1955/56 | Division One | 10th | Fifth Round | Semi Final | n/a | Ian Gardiner |
| 1956/57 | Division One | 7th | Sixth Round | Sectional | n/a | Ian Gardiner | |
| 1957/58 | Division One | 8th | Semi Final | Sectional | n/a | Ian Gardiner | |
| 1958/59 | Division One | 3rd | Third Round | Sectional | n/a | Ian St John | |
| 1959/60 | Division One | 4th | Third Round | Quarter Final | n/a | Ian St John | |
| 1960/61 | Division One | 5th | Fourth Round | Sectional | n/a | Pat Quinn | |
| 1961/62 | Division One | 9th | Semi Final | Quarter Final | n/a | Pat Quinn | |
| 1962/63 | Division One | 10th | First Round | Sectional | n/a | Bobby Russell | |
| 1963/64 | Division One | 11th | Fourth Round | Quarter Final | n/a | Joe McBride | |
| Bobby Howitt | 1964/65 | Division One | 14th | Semi Final | Sectional | n/a | Joe McBride |
| 1965/66 | Division One | 13th | Second Round | Sectional | n/a | Ian Thomson | |
| 1966/67 | Division One | 10th | First Round | Sectional | n/a | Bobby Campbell | |
| 1967/68 | Division One | 17th | First Round | Sectional | n/a | Dixie Deans | |
| 1968/69 | Division Two | 1st | First Round | Sectional | n/a | Dixie Deans | |
| 1969/70 | Division One | 11th | Third Round | Semi Final | n/a | Dixie Deans, Jackie McInally | |
| 1970/71 | Division One | 10th | Third Round | Sectional | n/a | Dixie Deans | |
| 1971/72 | Division One | 10th | Quarter Final | Sectional | n/a | Brian Heron | |
| 1972/73 | Division One | 8th | Fourth Round | Second Round | n/a | Jim McCabe | |
| Ian St John | 1973/74 | Division One | 9th | Quarter Final | Second Round | n/a | Bobby Graham, John Goldthorp |
| Willie McLean | 1974/75 | Division One | 11th | Semi Final | Sectional | n/a | Willie Pettigrew |
| 1975/76 | Premier League | 4th | Semi Final | Sectional | n/a | Willie Pettigrew | |
| 1976/77 | Premier League | 7th | Quarter Final | Sectional | n/a | Willie Pettigrew | |
| Roger Hynd | 1977/78 | Premier League | 6th | Fourth Round | Second Round | n/a | Vic Davidson |
| Ally MacLeod | 1978/79 | Premier League | 10th | Third Round | Third Round | n/a | Willie Pettigrew |
| 1979/80 | First Division | 6th | Third Round | Second Round | n/a | Willie Irvine | |
| 1980/81 | First Division | 5th | Quarter Final | Third Round | n/a | Albert Kidd | |
| Davie Hay | 1981/82 | First Division | 1st | Third Round | Sectional | n/a | Brian McLaughlin |
| Jock Wallace | 1982/83 | Premier League | 8th | Third Round | Sectional | n/a | Brian McClair |
| Tommy McLean | 1983/84 | Premier League | 10th | Quarter Final | Sectional | n/a | Andy Harrow |
| 1984/85 | First Division | 1st | Semi Final | Second Round | n/a | Andy Harrow | |
| 1985/86 | Premier League | 9th | Quarter Final | Third Round | n/a | John Reilly | |
| 1986/87 | Premier League | 8th | Quarter Final | Semi Final | n/a | Paul Smith, Andy Walker | |
| 1987/88 | Premier League | 8th | Fourth Round | Semi Final | n/a | Stevie Cowan | |
| 1988/89 | Premier League | 9th | Fourth Round | Third Round | n/a | Stevie Kirk | |
| 1989/90 | Premier League | 6th | Fourth Round | Third Round | n/a | Nicky Cusack | |
| 1990/91 | Premier League | 6th | Winners | Quarter Finals | n/a | Dougie Arnott | |
| 1991/92 | Premier League | 10th | Fourth Round | Second Round | First Round | Stevie Kirk | |
| 1992/93 | Premier League | 8th | Third Round | Third Round | n/a | Stevie Kirk | |
| 1993/94 | Premier League | 3rd | Fourth Round | Third Round | n/a | Tommy Coyne | |
| Alex McLeish | 1994/95 | Premier League | 2nd | Fourth Round | Third Round | First Round | Tommy Coyne |
| 1995/96 | Premier League | 8th | Third Round | Quarter Final | Qualifying | Dougie Arnott | |
| 1996/97 | Premier League | 8th | Quarter Final | Second Round | n/a | Tommy Coyne | |
| 1997/98 | Premier League | 9th | Fourth Round | Quarter Final | n/a | Tommy Coyne | |
| Harri Kampman | 1998/99 | SPL | 7th | Quarter Final | Third Round | n/a | Owen Coyle |
| Billy Davies | 1999/00 | SPL | 4th | Fourth Round | Fourth Round | n/a | Lee McCulloch |
| 2000/01 | SPL | 8th | Second Round | Third Round | n/a | Stuart Elliott | |
| Eric Black | 2001/02 | SPL | 11th | Third Round | Second Round | n/a | Stuart Elliott |
| Terry Butcher | 2002/03 | SPL | 12th | Semi Final | Third Round | n/a | James McFadden |
| 2003/04 | SPL | 6th | Quarter Final | Second Round | n/a | David Clarkson | |
| 2004/05 | SPL | 6th | Third Round | Final | n/a | Scott McDonald | |
| 2005/06 | SPL | 8th | Third Round | Semi Final | n/a | Scott McDonald, Richie Foran | |
| Maurice Malpas | 2006/07 | SPL | 10th | Quarter Final | Quarter Final | n/a | Scott McDonald |
| Mark McGhee | 2007/08 | SPL | 3rd | Fourth Round | Quarter Final | n/a | Chris Porter |
| 2008/09 | SPL | 7th | Fourth Round | Third Round | First Round | David Clarkson | |
| Jim Gannon | 2009/10 | SPL | 5th | Fourth Round | Quarter Final | Qualifying | John Sutton |
| Craig Brown | 2010/11 | SPL | 7th | Final | Semi Final | Playoff Round | John Sutton |
| Stuart McCall | 2011/12 | SPL | 3th | Quarter Final | Third Round | n/a | Michael Higdon |
| 2012/13 | SPL | 2nd | Fourth Round | Third Round | Playoff Round | Michael Higdon | |
| 2013/14 | Premiership | 2nd | Fourth Round | Quarter Final | Qualifying | John Sutton | |
| 2014/15 | Premiership | 11th | Fourth Round | Third Round | Qualifying | John Sutton | |
| Ian Baraclough | 2015/16 | Premiership | 5th | Fifth Round | Third Round | n/a | Louis Moult |
| Mark McGhee | 2016/17 | Premiership | 9th | Fourth Round | Second Round | n/a | Louis Moult |
| Stephen Robinson | 2017/18 | Premiership | 7th | Final | Final | n/a | Louis Moult |
| 2018/19 | Premiership | 8th | Fourth Round | Quarter Final | n/a | David Turnbull | |
| 2019/20 | Premiership | 3rd | Fifth Round | Second Round | n/a | Liam Donnelly, Chris Long | |
| 2020/21 | Premiership | 8th | Quarter Final | Second Round | Qualifying | Devante Cole | |
| Graham Alexander | 2021/22 | Premiership | 5th | Quarter Final | Second Round | n/a | Kevin Van Veen |
| 2022/23 | Premiership | – | – | – | Qualifying | – |