Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul Whitehead Sturrock[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 October 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Ellon, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Grandtully Vale | |||
1972–1973 | Vale of Atholl | ||
1973–1974 | Bankfoot Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1989 | Dundee United | 385 | (109) |
National team | |||
1977–1982 | Scotland under-21 | 9 | (0) |
1981–1987 | Scotland | 20 | (3) |
Teams managed | |||
1993–1998 | St Johnstone | ||
1998–2000 | Dundee United | ||
2000–2004 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
2004 | Southampton | ||
2004–2006 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
2006–2007 | Swindon Town | ||
2007–2009 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
2010–2013 | Southend United | ||
2015 | Yeovil Town | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Paul Whitehead Sturrock (born 10 October 1956) is a Scottish former football coach and former player. He has played for Dundee United and Scotland national team.
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dundee United | 1974–75 | 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 | ||||
Career total | 384 | 109 | 48 | 12 | 79 | 38 | 60 | 11 | 571 | 170 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Scotland | 1981 | 4 | 1 |
1982 | 6 | 1 | |
1983 | 3 | 0 | |
1984 | 2 | 1 | |
1986 | 4 | 0 | |
1987 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 20 | 3 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 18 November 1981 | Estadio da Luz, Lisbon | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–2 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | [1] |
2 | 13 October 1982 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying | [1] |
3 | 12 September 1984 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | ![]() |
4–1 | 6–1 | Friendly match | [1] |
Research by football economists Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski found Sturrock to be among the highest performing managers in English football. The measure was based on game success after allowing for the clubs’ wage bills.[2]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
St Johnstone | ![]() |
1 August 1993 | 5 September 1998 | 197 | 90 | 56 | 51 | 45.69 |
Dundee United | ![]() |
5 September 1998 | 7 August 2000 | 85 | 27 | 19 | 39 | 31.76 |
Plymouth Argyle | ![]() |
31 October 2000 | 4 March 2004 | 178 | 85 | 47 | 46 | 47.75 |
Southampton | ![]() |
4 March 2004 | 23 August 2004 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 38.46 |
Sheffield Wednesday | ![]() |
23 September 2004 | 19 October 2006 | 104 | 35 | 29 | 40 | 33.65 |
Swindon Town | ![]() |
7 November 2006 | 27 November 2007 | 52 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 50.00 |
Plymouth Argyle | ![]() |
27 November 2007 | 10 December 2009 | 99 | 28 | 22 | 49 | 28.28 |
Southend United | ![]() |
5 July 2010 | 24 March 2013 | 161 | 67 | 43 | 51 | 41.61 |
Yeovil Town | ![]() |
9 April 2015 | 1 December 2015 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 20.00 |
Total | 919 | 369 | 237 | 313 | 40.15 |
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