Kenny Shiels to League One side Swindon Town In mid-November, Shiels unsuccessfully interviewed for the manager's job at Inverness Caledonian Thistle, after which he complained that Scottish clubs preferred appointing people who had played for either half of the Old Firm. He was appointed manager of Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton in December 2013. Upon his return to Scottish Football, Shiels served a ten-match ban by the SFA. However, unlike his time at Kilmarnock, Shiels says he would instead keep himself distant from giving match-day interviews on advice from his doctor and leave this to his assistant manager David Hopkin. Despite making
Kenny Shiels several signings, the club, remained bottom of the league and a 2-0 loss against Alloa Athletic on 12 April 2014 confirmed relegation for Morton. Despite being relegated, it was initially believed that Shiels would stay on as the Greenock Morton boss for the next season, and attempt to return Morton to the Championship, similar to his experience during his time at Coleraine. However, Shiels resigned on May 2014 following a 10-2 defeat by Hamilton Academical which ended a poor season and relegation from the Scottish Championship. Immediately after the match, Shiels said in the post-match press conference, that he was