Paul Sturrock

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.

 Career statistics 

 Club 
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDundee United1974–75Division One126––101361975–76Premier Division17320–512751976–7736151151–42171977–783334183214781978–793361021203871979–8033421964048111980–813513711194057231981–823115521167154241982–8328810977145161983–841743220502761984–85301462626248201985–8631852505346131986–8730660301105061987–8893–32321571988–899150––141Career total384109481279386011571170

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsScotland198141198261198330198421198640198710Total203

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sturrock goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Paul SturrockNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1  18 November 1981  Estadio da Luz, Lisbon   1–0 1–2  1982 FIFA World Cup qualification  2  13 October 1982  Hampden Park, Glasgow   2–0 2–0  UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying  3  12 September 1984  Hampden Park, Glasgow   4–1 6–1  Friendly match  

 Managerial record 
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.
"Paul Sturrock's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 April 2011.

TeamNatFromToRecordGWDLWin %St Johnstone1 August 19935 September 1998Dundee United5 September 19987 August 2000Plymouth Argyle31 October 20004 March 2004Southampton4 March 200423 August 2004Sheffield Wednesday23 September 200419 October 2006Swindon Town7 November 200627 November 2007Plymouth Argyle27 November 200710 December 2009Southend United5 July 201024 March 2013Yeovil Town9 April 20151 December 2015Total

 Honours 

 As a player 
Dundee United
Scottish Football League Premier Division: 1982–83
Scottish League Cup: 1979–80, 1980–81; runner-up: 1981–82, 1984–85
UEFA Cup runner-up: 1986–87
Scottish Cup runner-up: 1980–81, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88

Scotland
 The Rous Cup: 1985

 As a manager 
St Johnstone
Scottish League First Division (second tier): 1996–97

Plymouth Argyle
Football League Third Division: 2001–02
Football League Second Division: 2003–04

Sheffield Wednesday
Football League One play-offs: 2004–05

Swindon Town
Football League Two promotion: 2006–07

Individual
Football League Third Division Manager of the Year: 2001–02"The tenth annual LMA Awards dinner winners" . League Managers Association. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
Football League Second Division Manager of the Year: 2003–04"LMA honour for Wenger" . League Managers Association. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
LMA Managers Performance League: January 2004"Sturrock receives prize from Ranieri" . League Managers Association. Retrieved 25 August 2010.

Awards
Scottish Football Hall of Fame inductee: 2019

References

Category:1956 births
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Category:Scottish footballers
Category:Scottish football managers
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Category:Association football coaches
Category:1982 FIFA World Cup players
Category:1986 FIFA World Cup players