 Managerial changes saw him leave Starks Park in early 2002 but he found a new position as assistant to former Airdrie teammate Sandy Stewart at Airdrie United, the reincarnation of Airdrieonians, later that year.Black left Airdrie United for Leicester City in 2004, gaining a coaching position under Craig Levein.His contract at the Walkers Stadium ended when Levein was sacked in 2006 and he sealed a return to Airdrie later that year, this time as manager.