| Paul Sturrock | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Paul Whitehead Sturrock | |
| Date of birth | October 10, 1956 | |
| Place of birth | Ellon, Scotland | |
| Playing position | Striker (retired) | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Plymouth Argyle (manager) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1974–1989 | Dundee United | 385 (109) |
| National team | ||
| 1977–1982 1981–1987 |
Scotland under-21 Scotland |
9 (0) 20 (3) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1993–1998 1998–2000 2000–2004 2004 2004–2006 2006–2007 2007– |
St. Johnstone Dundee United Plymouth Argyle Southampton Sheffield Wednesday Swindon Town Plymouth Argyle |
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Paul Whitehead Sturrock (born 10 October 1956 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) is the current manager of Plymouth Argyle and the former manager of Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton, Plymouth Argyle, Dundee United, Swindon and St Johnstone. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ellon is a sizeable town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 16 Miles north of Aberdeen, lying on the River Ythan (pronounced Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. For details of the current season see Plymouth Argyle FC season 2008-09 Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. For details of the current season see Plymouth Argyle FC season 2008-09 Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle Swindon Town Football Club is an English football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, who currently play in League One. St Johnstone Football Club is a professional football club based in Perth Scotland. He was also a Scotland international footballer. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered He is known by fans as Luggy (from the Scots language word lugs, Eng: ears). Scots ( The Scots leid) refers to Anglic varieties derived from early northern Middle English spoken in parts of Scotland and Northern He is renowned for his use of the slang word "pointage", which refers to the grinding out, and the concomitant implicit necessity thereof, of points in league competition.
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Playing career
Early days
He was educated at Pitlochry primary and secondary schools and played for junior side Grandtully Vale. In 1972 he joined Vale of Atholl of the Perthshire Amateur First Division, and in the 1972–73 season he scored approximately 100 goals. He then moved on to Bankfoot Athletic, and in the 1973–74 season he scored 53 goals as they finished 2nd in the Scottish Junior FA First Division. Bankfoot Athletic FC are a Scottish junior football club based in Bankfoot, near Perth, Perth and Kinross.
He had trials with Morton and St. Johnstone, but was signed for Dundee United by then manager Jim McLean on 1 July 1974. James (Jim Yuille McLean (born 1937 is a Scottish former football player and manager. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar.
Dundee United
He made his debut in the European Cup Winners' Cup match v Juil Petrosani of Romania on 18 September 1974 and his league debut on 28 December 1974 as a substitute against Motherwell. Based in the city of Petroşani, Jiul Petroşani is a Romanian Football club currently playing in Liga 2. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club is a Scottish football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire.
In his first season at Tannadice he made nine League appearances and came on from the substitutes’ bench for three more and in the process he scored six goals. His first goal for Dundee United was one of two he scored in a 2–2 draw with Rangers at Tannadice on 5 April 1975. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dundee United finished fourth in the League that year. In the following season, he made 18 League appearances, eight as sub, and scored three times. He was also played as a substitute in two of the three Scottish Cup ties and was on from the start in five out of six League Cup games and scored once. He also started in three of the four UEFA Cup games netting one in that competition, too. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA.
1976–77 not only saw Dundee United consolidate their Premier League position but throughout the campaign Paul Sturrock was an ever-present, playing in all 36 League games and incredibly, scoring 15 times. Adding that total to one each in the Scottish Cup and League Cup he was top scorer at the Club that year. He played in United’s only Scottish Cup tie, a 4–1 defeat at Paisley. He also appeared four times plus once as sub out of the six League Cup ties. In a short-lived Anglo Scottish Cup campaign he was brought on as sub in one leg of the tie against Aberdeen. This season was also significant in international terms for Paul as he made his Under-21 debut against Czechoslovakia in a 0–0 draw on 12 October 1976 in the first ever Scotland Under-21 side. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Four months later on 9 February 1977 he netted his first international goal in an Under-21 game in which Scotland beat Wales 3–2. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays
He continued to be a regular in Dundee United’s side and featured regularly in European competition. The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football.
1982–83 was to prove to be, arguably, the pinnacle of Paul’s career at Dundee United (although some might say that his World Cup Finals appearance three years later was his zenith). In a season that saw United lose only four League games, they won the Scottish League Championship and Sturrock contributed to this success with eight goals in his 28 appearances. He also set up Ralph Milne for his spectacular fourth minute opener against Dundee in the final League game and set the side on the final steps to the ultimate reward. Ralph Milne (born 13 May 1961) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Dundee United, Charlton Athletic, Bristol The Scottish Cup that year had been yet another early exit at the hands of St. Mirren. Saint Mirren Football Club (commonly known by the shortening St Paul scored seven in the nine games he turned out in on the way to a League Cup quarter-final exit. He also played in seven of the eight games and scored once in a UEFA Cup run that ended with an exit in Prague. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic.
His playing career ended in 1989. In 385 league appearances from 1974 to 1989 he scored 109 goals for the club. His final tally of 576 games in which he scored 171 goals makes him Dundee United’s top attacking player of all time.
Sturrock stayed at Tannadice for the next five years, passing on his knowledge in the role of coach. He left the Club in 1993 after twenty years continuous service.
He once held the record for the most goals in a Scottish Premier League fixture, scoring five times for Dundee United against Morton on 17 November 1984. The Scottish Premier League, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for sponsorship reasons and often known as the Premier League or SPL Greenock Morton Football Club are a football team who currently play in the Irn-Bru sponsored Scottish Football League First Division. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers This has since been equalled in 1997 by Marco Negri for Rangers against Dundee United, by Kenny Miller in 2000 for the Ibrox club against St. Mirren and by Kris Boyd for Kilmarnock against Dundee United in 2004. Marco Negri (born 27 October, 1970 in Milan) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a Striker Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. Kenneth "Kenny" Miller (born 23 December 1979 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer playing for Scottish Ibrox Stadium, originally Ibrox Park, is the Stadium of Rangers F Saint Mirren Football Club (commonly known by the shortening St Kris Boyd (born August 18 1983 in Irvine Ayrshire) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.
Scotland
He made his full international debut for Scotland against Wales on 16 May 1981, and on 8 November 1981, he scored his first goal for Scotland in the 2–1 World Cup qualifier defeat v Portugal in Lisbon. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal.
Sturrock won 20 caps for his country, scoring 3 goals. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports He was a non-playing member of the Scotland squad for the 1982 World Cup finals in Spain and appeared twice in Mexico in 1986. The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29.
Management
Since retirement as a player in 1989, he has become a coach and latterly a first team manager. He is one of the most qualified coaches in Europe, and he assessed former Chelsea manager José Mourinho at one point. José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho, GOIH (ʒuˈzɛ moˈɾiɲu (born 26 January 1963 in Setúbal) is a Portuguese
St. Johnstone and Dundee United
In 1993, he became the manager of a First Division team, St Johnstone. Sponsorship On July 20, 2007, it was announced that Scottish Football League would be sponsored by Scottish soft drink Irn-Bru St Johnstone Football Club is a professional football club based in Perth Scotland. During this time, he is reported to have suffered a heart attack, although he claims that he only suffered hyperventilation, brought on by tiredness and stress; nonetheless he guided them to promotion in 1996–97. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply In Medicine, hyperventilation (or overbreathing) is the state of Breathing faster and/or deeper than necessary bringing about lightheadedness and other
In September 1998 Sturrock was appointed manager at Dundee United. He made a bright start to his time as manager at Tannadice, where he was feted by the fans for his excellent spell as a player. His United team failed to recover from the sale of top scorer Billy Dodds in December 1999, when they were lying third in the table. William "Billy" Dodds (born February 5 1969) is a Scottish former professional footballer, currently working as strikers coach The team scored few goals following Dodds' departure, and Sturrock resigned after two games of the 2000–01 season.
Plymouth Argyle
Sturrock shocked Dundee United fans by resigning from the club in August 2000. [1] Perhaps more surprisingly, he made a bold move to manage Plymouth Argyle, a club which had reached the lowest ebb in its history, struggling in the English Football League Third Division. For details of the current season see Plymouth Argyle FC season 2008-09 Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest A shake-up at boardroom level took place, Sturrock began to build his own squad and the rest is history. The following season, he guided them to the Third Division title breaking numerous records in the process, including a club and league points total of 102. In October 2003, Sturrock had successfully taken Argyle back to the top of the Football League Second Division and left when Plymouth had just 12 games to play in what would prove to be another season when they would finish as divisional champions and return to the Football League Championship, formly known as the First Division. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between As a result of his success at Home Park he has remained a folk hero and legend amongst Argyle supporters, and was named as the manager of Argyle's Team of the Century. Home Park is an Association Football stadium located in Plymouth, England, and is home to Plymouth Argyle F
Southampton
Sturrock was named as the successor to Gordon Strachan as manager of Southampton on 4 March 2004. This page is about the footballer and manager Gordon C Strachan was indicted in the Watergate scandal Gordon David Strachan (/strɔn/ Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " On 23 August 2004 it was announced that Sturrock was leaving the club 'by mutual consent', after a disappointing run of form and rumours of player unrest and boardroom dissatisfaction with his management. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire [1]
Sheffield Wednesday
He was then appointed by League One club Sheffield Wednesday languishing in 14th place on September 23, 2004, and he guided the club to the League One play-offs. Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons is the second-highest division of The Football Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " After beating Brentford in the semi-final with an aggregate score of 3–1, Sturrock took Wednesday to the play-off final at the Millennium Stadium and beat Hartlepool United 4–2 after extra-time, winning promotion to the Championship. Brentford Football Club are an English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. The Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm is the National stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff. Hartlepool United Football Club are an English football team from Hartlepool playing in League One. The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons Despite numerous injuries to key players he helped Wednesday to finish 10 points clear of relegation in their first season back in The Championship.
A slow start to the 2006–07 season sparked rumours that Wednesday were about to sack Sturrock, but this speculation looked to be false when he agreed a new four-year contract on 14 September. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. But he was sacked on the evening of 19 October,[2] just five weeks and 3 games after agreeing this new deal. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. The new contract was agreed while the club were at the bottom of the League, while he was sacked when they were fourth from bottom.
Swindon Town
In late October 2006, Swindon Town allowed their management team of Dennis Wise and Gustavo Poyet to join Leeds United. Swindon Town Football Club is an English football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, who currently play in League One. Dennis Frank Wise (born 16 December 1966 in Kensington, West London) is an English former football manager and player and is Gustavo Augusto "Gus" Poyet Domínguez (born November 15, 1967 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a former Uruguay international Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football Swindon pounced at the opportunity to acquire the services of Sturrock and on November 7, 2006 Sturrock was confirmed as manager with Kevin Summerfield and John Blackley following him from Wednesday. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Kevin Summerfield (born 7 January 1959) is an English former professional footballer who made nearly 400 appearances in The Football League John Henderson Blackley (born 12 May 1948) is a Scottish football coach and former player currently First Team Coach at Plymouth Argyle [3] Sturrock's first season in charge at Swindon was a success, achieving promotion from League Two to League One. Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons is the second-highest division of The Football
In September 2007 Sturrock was linked with the vacant managerial position at Championship side Leicester City, but this was denied by Swindon. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here [4] Swindon made a decent start to the 2007-2008 season, maintaining their position in the top half of the league table after the first 8 games.
Return to Plymouth
After a week of speculation Sturrock resigned his post as Swindon Town manager after just over a year with the club to rejoin previous club Plymouth Argyle. For details of the current season see Plymouth Argyle FC season 2008-09 Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle Sturrock also brought back to the club assistants Kevin Summerfield and John Blackley, who were previously with him during his first successful spell as manager. Kevin Summerfield (born 7 January 1959) is an English former professional footballer who made nearly 400 appearances in The Football League John Henderson Blackley (born 12 May 1948) is a Scottish football coach and former player currently First Team Coach at Plymouth Argyle Sturrock then proceeded to take the club to its highest league position in 20 years: tenth in The Championship, although they were fourth when he took over. The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons
Honours
As a player
(All with Dundee United)
- Scottish League Cup – 1979–80, 1980–81
- Scottish Premier League – 1982–83
- UEFA Cup Runner-up - 1986–87
- Scottish Cup Runner up 1980–81 1983–84 1986–87 1987–88
- Scottish League Cup runner up 1981–82 1984–85
- Full Scottish caps 20
- Full Scottish International Goals 3
As a manager
- Scottish First Division – (St Johnstone) – 1996–97
- Football League Third Division – (Plymouth Argyle) – 2001–02
- Football League One play-off winner – (Sheffield Wednesday) – 2004-05
- Football League Two promotion – (Swindon Town) – 2006-07
Note: Sturrock was in charge for the first 40 games of Plymouth Argyle's 2003–04 Second Division success. The Scottish Football League Cup is an Association football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs The Scottish Premier League, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for sponsorship reasons and often known as the Premier League or SPL The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national football cup competition of Scotland The Scottish Football League Cup is an Association football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Sponsorship On July 20, 2007, it was announced that Scottish Football League would be sponsored by Scottish soft drink Irn-Bru From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons is the second-highest division of The Football Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.
In January 2004, Sturrock came top of the Tissot Managers Performance League, which is run by the League Managers Association. Tissot is a Swiss Watchmaker company founded in 1853. History Tissot was founded by Charles-Felicien Tissot and his son Charles-Emile The League Managers Association (LMA is the organisation which collectively represents all Premiership and Football League managers in English football
Career statistics
| Club Performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1974-75 | Dundee United | Division One | 12 | 6 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 1975-76 | Premier Division | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | 27 | 5 | ||
| 1976-77 | 36 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | 42 | 17 | |||
| 1977-78 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 8 | ||
| 1978-79 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 7 | ||
| 1979-80 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 11 | ||
| 1980-81 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 23 | ||
| 1981-82 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 54 | 24 | ||
| 1982-83 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 16 | ||
| 1983-84 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 6 | ||
| 1984-85 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 20 | ||
| 1985-86 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 13 | ||
| 1986-87 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 50 | 6 | ||
| 1987-88 | 9 | 3 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | |||
| 1988-89 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Total | Scotland | 384 | 109 | 48 | 12 | 79 | 38 | 60 | 11 | 571 | 170 | |
| Career Total | 384 | 109 | 48 | 12 | 79 | 38 | 60 | 11 | 571 | 170 | ||
Managerial stats
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| St Johnstone |  |
August 1, 1993 | September 5, 1998 | 197 | 90 | 51 | 56 | 45. The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national football cup competition of Scotland The Scottish Football League Cup is an Association football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. Statistics of Scottish Football League in season 1974 / 1975. The Scottish Premier League, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for sponsorship reasons and often known as the Premier League or SPL Statistics of Scottish Football League in season 1975 / 1976. The Scottish Premier League, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for sponsorship reasons and often known as the Premier League or SPL Statistics of Scottish Football League in season 1976 / 1977. Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1977&ndash78. Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1978&ndash79. Statistics of Scottish Football League in season 1979 / 1980. Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1980&ndash81. Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1981&ndash82. Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1982&ndash83. Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1983&ndash84. Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1984&ndash85. Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1985&ndash86. Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1986&ndash87. Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1987&ndash88. Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1988&ndash89. St Johnstone Football Club is a professional football club based in Perth Scotland. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) 68 |
| Dundee United | |
September 5, 1998 | August 7, 2000 | 85 | 27 | 39 | 19 | 31. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. 76 |
| Plymouth Argyle |  |
October 31, 2000 | March 4, 2004 | 178 | 85 | 46 | 47 | 47. For details of the current season see Plymouth Argyle FC season 2008-09 Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 75 |
| Southampton | |
March 4, 2004 | August 23, 2004 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 38. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 46 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | |
September 23, 2004 | October 19, 2006 | 104 | 35 | 40 | 29 | 33. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 65 |
| Swindon Town | |
November 7, 2006 | November 27, 2007 | 51 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 49. Swindon Town Football Club is an English football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, who currently play in League One. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 02 |
| Plymouth Argyle | |
November 27, 2007 | Present | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 38. For details of the current season see Plymouth Argyle FC season 2008-09 Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 88 |
References
- ^ "Sturrock leaves Saints", BBC Sport, 2004-08-23. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Retrieved on 2007-10-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal.
- ^ "Sturrock axed by Owls", football. co. uk, 2006-10-19. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Retrieved on 2007-10-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge.
- ^ "Sturrock takes charge at Swindon", BBC Sport, 2006-11-07. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Retrieved on 2007-10-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal.
- ^ "Swindon deny Leicester approach", BBC Sport, 2007-09-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Retrieved on 2007-10-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal.
See also
- One-club man. A one-club man is a term used to describe a football player who has played his entire professional Career with only one club
External links
- Article on Dundee United club website
- Fansite
- Paul Sturrock career stats at Soccerbase
- Paul Sturrock management career stats at Soccerbase
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