 On 15 July 2010 it was announced that Kenny Black had been appointed as an assistant coach at the Scotland national team, and that he had come to an agreement with Airdrie United over compensation.On 19 January 2011 Black was appointed assistant manager at Motherwell.Black and manager Stuart McCall guided Motherwell to high league finishes in 2011/12 (third), 2012/13 (second) and 2013/14 (second).