Jimmy Nicholl followed Calderwood when he took over as manager at Aberdeen, again serving as his assistant until the two parted company with the club in May 2009. He resumed his partnership with Calderwood at Kilmarnock in 2010. Nicholl was appointed manager of Cowdenbeath in June 2010, but he left Cowdenbeath at the end of the 2010–11 season after they were relegated from the First Division. Nicholl was then appointed assistant manager of Kilmarnock for a second time, by Kenny Shiels on 15 June 2011. Kilmarnock won the 2011–12 Scottish League Cup under Shiels and Nicholl, but Shiels was sacked by Kilmarnock
Stephen Kenny (footballer) earn a point in the group stages of European competition. This was followed by a historic 1-0 home win over Maccabi Tel Aviv. On 25 November 2018, Kenny was appointed as Republic of Ireland U21 manager following the departure of Noel King. On the same day, Mick McCarthy was appointed Republic of Ireland senior team manager with Kenny set to replace him in 2020. http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/fifeshirecup Stephen Kenny (footballer) Stephen Kenny (born 30 October 1971) is a football manager and former player who is currently manager of the Republic of Ireland U21. He had formerly managed Longford Town, Bohemians, Derry City,