John Philliben
Personal information
Full name John Philliben[1]
Date of birth (1964-03-14) 14 March 1964 (age 60)[1]
Place of birth Stirling,[1] Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1984 Stirling Albion 109 (1)
1984–1987 Doncaster Rovers 71 (1)
1986 → Cambridge United (loan) 6 (0)
1986–1998 Motherwell 302 (7)
1998–2000 Stirling Albion 39 (0)
Total 527 (9)
International career
Scotland U18
Managerial career
1998–2000 Stirling Albion
Medal record
 Scotland
UEFA European U-18 Championship
Winner 1982 Finland Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Philliben (born 14 March 1964) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager.

Career

A schoolboy international, Philliben started his career at Stirling Albion.[3] In 1982, he was part of the Scotland under-18 side which won the European Under-19 Championship, scoring in the final.[4] He earned a £70,000 transfer to Doncaster Rovers in March 1984, becoming the club's record signing[5] and went on to spend three years there, spending some time on loan to Cambridge United in 1986.

Philliben returned to Scotland in 1987 with Motherwell, where he spent ten years. In 1991, he helped them on their way to victory in the Scottish Cup.[3][6][7] In 1998, Philliben left Motherwell and returned to first club Stirling Albion as player/manager, although he returned to Motherwell on 25 July 2008 for his testimonial match against West Ham United.[3][8] Philliben spent two years in charge at Forthbank but could only guide the side to mid-table finishes and was sacked at the end of the 1999–2000. After returning to Motherwell as coach, Philliben was placed temporarily in charge with Miodrag Krivokapic after Billy Davies' sacking. Although then chief executive Pat Nevin said he had "not harmed his chances" of being appointed on a permanent basis,[9] Eric Black was appointed instead.

As of May 2005, Philliben was working outside of football as a driving instructor in his native Stirling.[10]

Honours

Player

Doncaster Rovers

Motherwell[3]

Scotland

Manager

Stirling Albion

References

  1. ^ a b c "John Philliben". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ a b c d "The career of John Philliben". Motherwell F.C. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. ^ "When Smith made Scots Euro kings". The Scotsman. 4 December 2004. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007.
  5. ^ "John Philliben". DoncasterRovers.co.uk. Forward Productions. Retrieved 4 September 2008.
  6. ^ Patrick Glenn (20 May 1991). "Well take the Cup to leave United high and dry again". Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  7. ^ Will Sharp (21 December 2016). "Motherwell's Class of '91: a rare moment in the sun". These Football Times. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Motherwell FC News - May 1998". MotherwellFC.org. 23 May 1998. Retrieved 4 September 2008.
  9. ^ "Motherwell in no hurry". BBC Sport. 1 October 2001. Retrieved 4 September 2008.
  10. ^ White, Neil (5 August 2005). "Caught in Time: Scotland are European youth champions, 1982". London: Sunday Times. Retrieved 4 September 2008.
  11. ^ "Dundee six shooters win title". Non League Paper. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Dundee six shooters win title". Press and Journal. 26 January 1988. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

Stirling Albion F.C. – managers
Motherwell F.C. – managers
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