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{{Short description|Scottish footballer and manager (born 1956)}}
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'''Paul Whitehead Sturrock''' (born 10 October 1956) is a Scottish former [[association football|football]] coach and former player.


As a player, Sturrock spent his entire senior career with Dundee United, making more than five hundred appearances between 1974 and 1989. He won the [[Scottish Football League]] title with United in [[1982–83 Scottish Premier Division|1982–83]] and the [[Scottish League Cup]] twice, in [[1979 Scottish League Cup Final (December)|1979]] and [[1980 Scottish League Cup Final|1980]]. He was named the [[SFWA Footballer of the Year]] in 1982. At international level, Sturrock played twenty times for [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] and appeared at the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]] and [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986 World Cups]].
'''Paul Whitehead Sturrock''' (born [[10 October]] [[1956]] in [[Ellon, Aberdeenshire]], [[Scotland]]) is the current manager of [[Swindon Town]] and the former manager of [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]], [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]], [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]], [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] and [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]. He was also a [[Scotland national football team|Scotland international]] [[football (soccer)|footballer]]. He is known by fans as '''Luggy''' (from the [[Scots language]] word ''lugs'', Eng: ''ears''). He is renowned for his use of the slang word ''"pointage"'', which seems to mean the obtaining of points in a league competition.
Sturrock's managerial career began with [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]] in 1993, where he went on to win the [[Scottish Football League First Division|Scottish First Division]] title in [[1996–97 Scottish First Division|1996–97]] before returning to Dundee United as manager. Since 2000, Sturrock has worked as a manager in English football, initially with [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] where he helped the club to win two promotions before moving on to a brief spell with [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]. He has subsequently also managed [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]], [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] and [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] as well as returning to Plymouth for a second spell. He became [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]] manager in April 2015, but left the club eight months later. According to an analysis by the ''[[Financial Times]]'' he was among the country's best ever managers, even though he has mostly managed clubs at Championship level and below.<ref name = "kuper"/>


He is known by fans as ''Luggy''<ref name=GOS/> (from the [[Scots language]] word ''lugs'', Eng: ''ears''). Sturrock announced in July 2008 that he was suffering from a mild form of [[Parkinson's disease]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Cockcroft|first=Lucy|title=Plymouth Argyle manager Paul Sturrock is battling Parkinson's Disease |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2465455/Plymouth-Argyle-manager-Paul-Sturrock-is-battling-Parkinsons-Disease.html |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=25 March 2013|date=25 July 2008}}</ref> His son, [[Blair Sturrock|Blair]], was also a professional footballer.
==Playing career==
===Early days===


== Early life ==
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 F.C.|Bankfoot Athletic]], and in the 1973-74 season he scored 53 goals as they finished 2nd in the Scottish Junior FA First Division.
Sturrock was born in [[Ellon, Aberdeenshire]], and grew up in [[Pitlochry]], [[Perthshire]], where he was educated at the local primary and secondary schools and played for amateur side Grandtully Vale. In 1972, he joined [[Vale of Atholl F.C.|Vale of Atholl]] of the Perthshire Amateur First Division (where he returned as coach in his latter days with Dundee United), and in the 1972–73 season he scored approximately 100 goals. He then moved on to [[Bankfoot Athletic F.C.|Bankfoot Athletic]], and in the 1973–74 season he scored 53 goals as they finished 2nd in the Scottish Junior FA First Division. He had trials with Morton and St Johnstone, but was signed for [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] by then manager [[Jim McLean]] on 1 July 1974.


== Club career==
He had trials with Morton and St. Johnstone, but was signed for [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] by then manager [[Jim McLean]] on [[1 July]] [[1974]].
Sturrock made his debut in the [[European Cup Winners' Cup]] match v [[SC Jiul Petroşani|Juil Petrosani]] of Romania on 18 September 1974 and his league debut on 28 December 1974 as a substitute against [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]].


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 F.C.|Rangers]] at Tannadice on 5 April 1975. 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.
===Dundee United===


[[1976–77 in Scottish football|1976–77]] not only saw Dundee United consolidate their Premier League position but throughout the campaign Sturrock was an ever-present, playing in all 36 League games and 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 St Mirren. 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.
He made his debut in the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] match v [[SC Jiul Petroşani|Juil Petrosani]] of Romania on [[18 September]] [[1974]] and his league debut on [[28 December]] [[1974]] as a substitute v [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]].


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 F.C.|Rangers]] at Tannadice on [[5 April]] [[1975]]. 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.
In [[1982–83 in Scottish football|1982–83]], Dundee United won the Scottish League Championship, losing only four League games during the season. Sturrock contributed to this success with eight goals in his 28 appearances. He also set up [[Ralph Milne]] for his fourth-minute opener against Dundee in the final League game. The Scottish Cup that year had been yet another early exit at the hands of [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]]. Sturrock 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]].


His playing career came to an end in 1989, with his final goal for United occurring on 8 April 1989 in a 2-1 victory against local rivals [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]].<ref name="DunUtdOTD1p58">{{cite book |last1=Poole |first1=Mark |title=Dundee United On This Day |date=2020 |publisher=Pitch Publishing |location=Worthing |isbn=9781785316180 |page=58}}</ref> Over the course of his playing career from 1974 to 1989, he made 385 league appearances for the club and scored 109 goals. When considering all competitions, he amassed a total of 171 goals in 576 games, which places him as the second-highest goal scorer in Dundee United's history. Following his playing career, Sturrock remained at Tannadice for the next five years in a coaching role. After twenty years of continuous service, he eventually departed the club in 1993.
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. 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.


In addition, Sturrock finished runner-up to [[Alan Rough]] for the [[SFWA Footballer of the Year|Scottish Writers]]' award in 1981.<ref>{{ cite web | url = https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19810505/307/0018 | title = _ ALAN ROUGH IS THE "PLAYER OF THE YEAR | newspaper = The Scotsman | date = 5 May 1981 | access-date = 5 May 2023 | url-access=subscription | via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref>
He continued to be a regular in Dundee United’s side and featured heavily in [[UEFA|European]] competition.


== International career ==
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 Paul 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. The Scottish Cup that year had been yet another early exit at the hands of [[St. Mirren F.C.|St. Mirren]]. 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.
Sturrock made his first appearance for the [[Scotland national under-21 football team|Scotland under-21 team]] on 12 October 1976, in a goalless draw with [[Czechoslovakia national under-21 football team|Czechoslovakia]]. Four months later, he scored in a 3–2 win against [[Wales national under-21 football team|Wales under-21s]] on 9 February 1977.


Sturrock made his full international debut for [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] against [[Wales national football team|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 against [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] in [[Lisbon]]. Sturrock won 20 [[cap (football)|cap]]s for his country, scoring three goals. He was a non-playing member of the Scotland squad for the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]] finals in Spain and appeared twice in Mexico in [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]].
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.


== Managerial career ==
Paul stayed at Tannadice for the next five years as a coach, passing on his knowledge in the role of coach. He left the Club in 1993 after twenty years continuous service.
In a 2012 study by Stefan Szymanski, economics professor at the [[University of Michigan]], Sturrock was rated as one of the best managers in English football.<ref name = "kuper">{{cite news |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f340caae-47cd-11e1-b646-00144feabdc0.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f340caae-47cd-11e1-b646-00144feabdc0.html |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-status=live |title=Football's best managers |first=Simon |last=Kuper |work=Financial Times |date=27 January 2012 |access-date=3 May 2016 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>


=== St Johnstone ===
He once held the record for the most goals in a [[Scottish Premier League]] fixture, scoring five times for Dundee United against [[Morton F.C.|Morton]] on [[17 November]] 1984. This has since been equalled in 1997 by [[Marco Negri]] for [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] against Dundee United, by [[Kenny Miller]] in 2000 for the [[Ibrox Stadium|Ibrox]] club against [[St. Mirren]] and by [[Kris Boyd]] for [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] against Dundee United in 2004.
In 1993, Sturrock became the manager of [[Scottish Football League Premier Division|Premier Division]] team [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]. The team were relegated to the [[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]] at the end of the [[1993–94 Scottish Premier Division|1993–94]] season. It took a while for Sturrock to improve the club's fortunes, as they lost 4–0 to [[Stenhousemuir F.C.|Stenhousemuir]] in the [[1994–95 Scottish Cup]], and he then collapsed in the dugout at [[Tannadice Park|Tannadice]] while managing St Johnstone against Dundee United during the [[1995–96 in Scottish football|1995–96]] season.<ref name = collapse>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67415980 |title=Sir Alex Ferguson rang Paul Sturrock in hospital corridor after heart failure |website=BBC Sport |date=15 November 2023 |accessdate=17 November 2023}}</ref> While he was recovering in hospital from the collapse, Sturrock was called by his former international manager [[Alex Ferguson]].<ref name = collapse/> Ferguson warned Sturrock that he was "trying to make bad players into good players" and to just get rid of the "bad pros" in his squad.<ref name = collapse/> Sturrock guided Saints to promotion back to the Premier Division in [[1996–97 in Scottish football|1996–97]],<ref name = collapse/> winning the [[1996–97 Scottish First Division|First Division]] by 20 points. In their first season back in the Premier Division, St Johnstone finished in fifth place in [[1997–98 Scottish Premier Division|1997–98]].


===Scotland===
=== Dundee United ===
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. The team scored few goals following Dodds's departure, and Sturrock resigned after two games of the [[2000–01 in Scottish football|2000–01]] season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/history6.asp|title=Club History|publisher=Dundee United FC|access-date=25 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921170058/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/history6.asp|archive-date=21 September 2012}}</ref>
He made his full international debut for [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] v 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.


=== Plymouth Argyle ===
Sturrock won 20 [[caps (football)|caps]] for his country, scoring 3 goals. He was a non-playing member of the Scotland squad for the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]] finals in Spain and appeared twice in Mexico in [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]].
In October 2000 Sturrock joined [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]], a club which had reached the lowest ebb in its history, struggling in the English [[Football League Third Division]].<ref name=GOS>{{cite web|last=Prior|first=Peggy|title=Paul Sturrock 2000–2004 |url=http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/managers.asp?name=PaulSturrock|work=Argyle Managers|publisher=Greens on Screen|access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref> A shake-up at boardroom level took place, Sturrock began to build his own squad. 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]], formerly known as the [[Football League First Division|First Division]]. As a result of his success at [[Home Park]] he was named as the manager of Argyle's Team of the Century in a [[BBC Devon]] poll.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/sport/2004/may/plymouth_team_of_century.shtml |title=Plymouth Argyle's Team of the Century |publisher=BBC |access-date=17 February 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040818140754/http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/sport/2004/may/plymouth_team_of_century.shtml |archive-date = 18 August 2004}}</ref>


==Management==
=== Southampton ===
Sturrock was named as the successor to [[Gordon Strachan]] as manager of [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] on 4 March 2004. 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sturrock leaves Saints |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/3590316.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=23 August 2004 |access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref>


=== Sheffield Wednesday ===
Since retirement 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 current [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] manager [[José Mourinho]] at one point.
Sturrock was then appointed by [[Football League One|League One]] club [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] languishing in 14th place on 23 September 2004, and he guided the club to the League One play-offs. After beating [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] in the semi-final with an aggregate score of 3–1, Sturrock took Wednesday to the play-off [[2005 Football League One play-off final|final]] at the [[Millennium Stadium]] and beat [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]] 4–2 after extra-time, winning promotion to the [[Football League Championship|Championship]]. 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 in English football|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. But he was sacked on the evening of 19 October,<ref>{{cite news|title=Sturrock axed by Owls |url=http://www.football.co.uk/sheffield_wednesday/sturrock_axed_by_owls_235835.shtml |publisher=football.co.uk |date=19 October 2006|access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref> just five weeks and three games after agreeing this new deal. 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.
===St. Johnstone and Dundee United===
In 1993, he became the manager of a [[Scottish League First Division|First Division]] team, [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]. During this time, he is reported to have suffered a [[myocardial infarction|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.


=== Swindon Town ===
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. The team scored few goals following Dodds' departure, and Sturrock resigned after two games of the 2000-01 season.
In late October 2006, [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] allowed their management team of [[Dennis Wise]] and [[Gustavo Poyet]] to join [[Leeds United]]. Swindon pounced at the opportunity to acquire the services of Sturrock and on 7 November 2006 Sturrock was confirmed as manager with [[Kevin Summerfield]] and [[John Blackley]] following him from Wednesday.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sturrock takes charge at Swindon |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swindon_town/6122060.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=7 November 2006 |access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref> Sturrock's first season in charge at Swindon was a success, achieving promotion from [[Football League Two|League Two]] to [[Football League One|League One]].


Swindon made a decent start to the 2007–08 season, maintaining their position in the top half of the league table after the first 8 games.
===Plymouth Argyle===
Sturrock shocked Dundee United fans by resigning from the club in August 2000. [http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/history6.asp] Perhaps more shockingly, he made a bold move to manage [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]], a club which was struggling in the [[England|English]] [[Football League Third Division|Division Three]]. The following season, he guided them to the Division Three title with a record 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 Argyle had just 12 games to play in what would prove to be another season when they would finish divisional champions. As a result of his success at [[Home Park]] he has remained a folk hero and was named as the manager of Argyle's all time team. During the troubled reign of his successor [[Bobby Williamson]] Argyle fans often chanted 'We want Luggy'.


===Southampton===
=== Return to Plymouth ===
On 27 November 2007, Sturrock resigned his post as Swindon Town manager after just over a year with the club to rejoin previous club [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth 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.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bright|first=Richard|title=Paul Sturrock comes full circle to Plymouth |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2326786/Paul-Sturrock-comes-full-circle-to-Plymouth.html|date=27 November 2007|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref> Sturrock then proceeded to take the club to its highest league position in 20 years: tenth in the [[Football League Championship|Championship]].<ref name=GOS2>{{cite web|last=Prior|first=Peggy|title=Paul Sturrock 2007–2009 |url=http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/managers.asp?name=PaulSturrock2|work=Argyle Managers|publisher=Greens on Screen |access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref> However, the team subsequently struggled and finished five points and one place outside the Championship relegation zone in the [[The Football League 2008–09|2008–09 season]].<ref name=GOS2/> On 10 December 2009, Sturrock was removed as Plymouth Argyle manager and put into a business support role by chairman Sir Roy Gardner.<ref name=GOS2/> On 22 April 2010, the Plymouth board confirmed that Sturrock had left his role within the club to pursue other managerial opportunities. Following Sturrock's departure, it emerged that the board had mis-managed the finances of the club and Argyle entered [[administration (British football)|administration]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/ARGYLE-CLEAR-TAX-DEBT-WEEK/story-11451573-detail/story.html |title=CASH-strapped Plymouth Argyle is hoping to avoid appearing in the High Court by paying off its debt to the taxman – possibly as early as this week &#124; South West business news &#124; Plymouth Herald |access-date=11 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924074454/http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/ARGYLE-CLEAR-TAX-DEBT-WEEK/story-11451573-detail/story.html |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref>
Sturrock was named as the successor to [[Gordon Strachan]] as manager of [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] on [[4 March]] [[2004]]. On [[23 August]] 2004 [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/3590316.stm] 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.


===Sheffield Wednesday===
=== Southend United ===
On 5 July 2010, Sturrock was confirmed as manager of [[Football League Two|League Two]] [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]]. Former [[Salisbury City F.C.|Salisbury City]] manager [[Tommy Widdrington]] was named as Sturrock's assistant manager<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southend_utd/8787730.stm | publisher=BBC News | title=Sturrock named as Southend boss | date=5 July 2010|access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref> while one of Sturrock's former players at [[Plymouth Argyle]] and [[Sheffield Wednesday]], who served as captain at the latter, [[Graham Coughlan]] was soon appointed as a player-coach.
He was then appointed by [[Football League One|League One]] club [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] languishing in 14th place on [[September 23]] [[2004]], and he guided the club to the League One play-offs. After beating [[Brentford F.C.|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 F.C.|Hartlepool United]] 4-2 after extra-time, winning promotion to the [[Football League Championship|Championship]].


Sturrock faced the tough task of rebuilding the Southend side with only five first team players available for selection at one stage of pre-season, with only [[Anthony Grant (footballer, born 1987)|Anthony Grant]], [[Matt Paterson]] and [[Scott Spencer (footballer)|Scott Spencer]] surviving. He soon appointed new signing [[Craig Easton]], who he had previously managed at [[Swindon Town]], as captain while another player from one of Sturrock's old clubs, [[Chris Barker]], was later appointed as vice-captain, having initially been signed on loan, and then permanently on deadline day.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southend_utd/8958632.stm| publisher=BBC News| title=Southend sign Barker| date=31 August 2010|access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref> It was not an easy task for Sturrock as his assistant, [[Tommy Widdrington]] left for "footballing reasons" on Wednesday 15 December 2010.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southend_utd/9289782.stm| publisher=BBC News| title=Widdrington leaves Southend| date=15 December 2010|access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref> After a mid table finish in his first season, he enjoyed more success during the 2011–12 season where Southend led [[Football League Two|League Two]] for most of the campaign. Sturrock was named Manager of the Month for September 2011 by the Football League.<ref>{{Cite web
Despite numerous injuries to key players he helped Wednesday to finish 10 points clear of relegation in their first season back in The Championship.
| title = NPower Manager of the Month
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Sturrock was sacked as manager of Southend United on 24 March 2013<ref>{{cite news|last=Phillips|first=Chris|title=Southend United have parted company with manager Paul Sturrock |url=http://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/10310346.Southend_United_have_parted_company_with_manager_Paul_Sturrock/ |access-date=25 March 2013 |newspaper=Southend Echo|date=24 March 2013}}</ref> although it was agreed that he could lead out the players in [[2013 Football League Trophy Final|the final]] of the [[Football League Trophy]] to be held at [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]] on 7 April.<ref>{{cite web|title=Paul Sturrock: Southend United part company with manager|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21918727|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=25 March 2013|date=24 March 2013}}</ref> Sturrock declined the offer.
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]]. But he was sacked on the evening of [[19 October]][http://www.football.co.uk/sheffield_wednesday/sturrock_axed_by_owls_235835.shtml], just five weeks and 3 games after agreeing this new deal. 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===
=== Yeovil Town ===
After a brief spell as an advisor to [[Conference Premier]] side [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]], he departed just four days after taking the job,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32217226 |title=Paul Sturrock leaves Torquay United role after four days |publisher=BBC Sport |date=8 April 2015 |access-date=9 April 2015 }}</ref> after being appointed manager of [[Football League One]] side [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]] on 9 April 2015, with the club all but relegated.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32233398 |title=Paul Sturrock: Yeovil Town confirm manager appointment |publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 April 2015 |access-date=9 April 2015 }}</ref>


Following a poor start to the season, Yeovil announced on 1 December 2015 that they had parted company with Sturrock.<ref>{{cite news|title=Yeovil Town: Paul Sturrock leaves League Two's bottom club|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34976931|access-date=1 December 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=1 December 2015}}</ref>
In late October, 2007 [[Swindon Town]] allowed their management team of [[Dennis Wise]] and [[Gustavo Poyet]] to join [[Leeds United]]. Wise had stabilised the [[Wiltshire]] outfit after being relegated into League One as a result of the disastrous 2005/2006 campaign under Andy King and later [[Iffy Onuora]]. Swindon had begun the season well but the Swindon season was beginning to stagnate during the latter stages of Wise’s tenure. [[Adrian Williams]] took control as caretaker-manager with [[Barry Hunter]] as his assistant for an unsuccessful two game stint which resulted in two loses for Swindon.


=== Post-retirement ===
Meanwhile, after a surprising and emotional departure from [[Sheffield Wednesday]] the Scotsman declared that he would accept the first job offered to him. There were speculative rumours that Edinburgh based Scottish Premier League outfit [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibs]] were interested in Sturrock but the rumour was soon quashed after Hibs appointed [[John Collins (footballer)|John Collins]]. It was only Swindon Town was showed interest in Sturrock, mainly due to the fact that they were one of the only clubs that needed a manager at that time.
Following his retirement from professional management, Sturrock returned to live in the South West of England. He remained involved in local football, being given an advisory role at non-League club [[Plymouth Parkway F.C.|Plymouth Parkway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36746711|title=Paul Sturrock: Former Yeovil boss to help run 10th-tier side Plymouth Parkway|date=8 July 2016|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> He also writes a regular column for local newspaper, the ''[[Plymouth Evening Herald]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2016/news/patch-football-legend-returns-as-regional-daily-columnist/|title=Paul Sturrock returns as Plymouth Herald columnist|publisher=HoldtheFrontPage|first=David| last=Sharman| date=9 September 2016 }}</ref>


On 8 March 2018, Sturrock renewed his involvement with Dundee United when he was appointed as the club's chief [[Scout (association football)|scout]] in England.<ref>{{cite news|title=Paul Sturrock: Dundee United recruit former player and manager as scout|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43336946|access-date=9 March 2018|publisher=BBC Sport|date=8 March 2018}}</ref> Later in March, Sturrock was added to the United coaching staff.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43509352 |title=Dundee United: Paul Sturrock returns for 'temporary coach' role |access-date=23 March 2018|publisher=BBC Sport|date=22 March 2018}}</ref> He left United during the 2018–19 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/dundee-united/interview-tony-asghar-denies-untoward-dealings-at-dundee-united-1-4874166 |quote=The new recruitment strategy has meant some tough decisions needing to be made. Club legend or not, there's no room for Luggy. Paul Sturrock, brought in under the previous regime as head of recruitment, is now free to continue enjoying life in his Cornwall retreat. "I think there are still some contractual issues to get sorted", says Asghar. "Myself and Paul have spoken. But he is no longer working for the club. |work=The Scotsman |date=16 February 2019 |access-date=14 May 2019 |first=Alan |last=Pattullo |title=Interview: Tony Asghar denies 'untoward' dealings at Dundee United}}</ref>
Swindon Town pounced at the opportunity to acquire the services of Sturrock and on [[November 7]] [[2006]] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swindon_town/6122060.stm] Sturrock was confirmed as manager with [[Kevin Summerfield]] and [[John Blackley]] following him from Wednesday.


== Career statistics ==
Sturrock's first game in charge came in the [[FA Cup]] tie versus [[Carlisle United]], Swindon winning 3-1. The Robins won the following three games (none of which were convincing performances) before a 2-0 loss at [[Mansfield Town]] put an end to Sturrock's unbeaten run. The following fixture at eventual champions [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] resulted in a 2-0 win and what was arguably Swindon's finest performance of the season.


=== Club ===
Throughout the remainder of the campaign, Swindon Town grinded out results often settling for one goal advantages. With Swindon, [[Lincoln City]] and [[MK Dons]] all fighting for the last automatic promotion spot. Sturrock brings in [[Barry Corr]] from his old club Sheffield Wednesday in time for the televised fixture at promotion rivals Lincoln City - Corr's presence changes Swindon's fortunes in the final games of the season including a debut goal against Lincoln, a 3-2 win.
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!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[Scottish Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[Scottish League Cup|League Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[UEFA|Europe]]
!colspan="2"|Total
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!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
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|rowspan="15"|[[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
|[[1974–75 in Scottish football|1974–75]]
|[[Scottish Football League|Division One]]
|12||6||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0||13||6
|-
|[[1975–76 in Scottish football|1975–76]]
|rowspan=14|[[Scottish Football League Premier Division|Premier Division]]
|17||3||2||0||colspan="2"|–||5||1||27||5
|-
|[[1976–77 in Scottish football|1976–77]]
|36||15||1||1||5||1||colspan="2"|–||42||17
|-
|[[1977–78 in Scottish football|1977–78]]
|33||3||4||1||8||3||2||1||47||8
|-
|[[1978–79 in Scottish football|1978–79]]
|33||6||1||0||2||1||2||0||38||7
|-
|[[1979–80 in Scottish football|1979–80]]
|33||4||2||1||9||6||4||0||48||11
|-
|[[1980–81 in Scottish football|1980–81]]
|35||13||7||1||11||9||4||0||57||23
|-
|[[1981–82 in Scottish football|1981–82]]
|31||15||5||2||11||6||7||1||54||24
|-
|[[1982–83 in Scottish football|1982–83]]
|28||8||1||0||9||7||7||1||45||16
|-
|[[1983–84 in Scottish football|1983–84]]
|17||4||3||2||2||0||5||0||27||6
|-
|[[1984–85 in Scottish football|1984–85]]
|30||14||6||2||6||2||6||2||48||20
|-
|[[1985–86 in Scottish football|1985–86]]
|31||8||5||2||5||0||5||3||46||13
|-
|[[1986–87 in Scottish football|1986–87]]
|30||6||6||0||3||0||11||0||50||6
|-
|[[1987–88 in Scottish football|1987–88]]
|9||3||colspan="2"|–||3||2||3||2||15||7
|-
|[[1988–89 in Scottish football|1988–89]]
|9||1||5||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||14||1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!384!!109!!48!!12!!79!!38!!60!!11!!571!!170
|}


===International===
A 2-0 win at home to Mansfield Town results in premature promotion celebrations due to a late surge by MK Dons means that Swindon had to wait one more week. One week was prolonged even further after a dire 1-0 loss at [[Bristol Rovers]].
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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{SFA Profile|id=573}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
|1981||4||1
|-
|1982||6||1
|-
|1983||3||0
|-
|1984||2||1
|-
|1986||4||0
|-
|1987||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!20!!3
|}


:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sturrock goal''.
However, on [[5 May]], [[2007]], Sturrock achieved promotion from the [[League Two]] with Swindon Town and will be looking to consolidate Swindon's status as a [[League One]] team during the forthcoming campaign.


{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Paul Sturrock
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| align="center"|1 || 18 November 1981 || [[Estádio da Luz (1954)|Estadio da Luz]], [[Lisbon]] || {{fb|POR}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–2 || [[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || <ref name = "RSSSF 1981"/>
|-
| align="center"|2 || 13 October 1982 || [[Hampden Park]], [[Glasgow]] || {{fb|GDR}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying]] || <ref name = "RSSSF 1981"/>
|-
| align="center"|3 || 12 September 1984 || Hampden Park, Glasgow || {{fb|YUG}} || align="center"|4–1 || align="center"|6–1 || [[Friendly match]] || <ref name = "RSSSF 1981"/>
|}


=== Managerial record ===
Thus far, Sturrock's tenure at Swindon Town has has seen the Scot gain a reputation of bringing in staff and players that has worked under Sturrock during various sections of his managerial career - these include...
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/f340caae-47cd-11e1-b646-00144feabdc0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/f340caae-47cd-11e1-b646-00144feabdc0 |archive-date=10 December 2022|title=Football's best managers|last=Kuper|first=Simon|date=27 January 2012|work=Financial Times|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

{{updated|1 December 2015}}<ref>[https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=1545 "Paul Sturrock's managerial career"]. Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 April 2011.</ref>
* [[John Blackley]] - Defensive Co-Ordinator ([[St Johnstone]], [[Dundee United]], [[Plymouth Argyle]] and [[Sheffield Wednesday]])
* [[Kevin Summerfield]] - Assistant Manager (Plymouth Argyle and Sheffield Wednesday)
* [[David Byrne (English footballer)|David Byrne]] - Youth Coach (Plymouth Argyle)
* [[Blair Sturrock]] his son (Dundee United & Plymouth Argyle)
* [[Craig Easton]] (Dundee United)
* [[Hasney Aljofree]] (Plymouth Argyle and a loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday)
* [[Steve Adams]] (Plymouth Argyle, Sheffield Wednesday and currently a Swindon trialist)
* [[Barry Corr]] (Sheffield Wednesday)
* [[Sofiane Zaaboub]] (ex-Sheffield Wednesday trialist)
* [[Lee Peacock]] also played for Sturrock at Sheffield Wednesday.

Ex-Sturrock players that have been linked to [[Swindon Town|Swindon]] since he took over have included [[Graham Coughlan]] and [[Yoann Folly]].

==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
*[[Scotland national football team|Full Scottish caps]] 20

===As a manager===
*[[Scottish League First Division|Scottish First Division]] - (St Johnstone) - 1996-97
*[[Football League Third Division]] - (Plymouth Argyle) - [[2001-02 in English football|2001-02]]
*[[Football League One]] play-off winner - (Sheffield Wednesday) - [[2004-05 in English football|2004-05]]
*[[Football League Two]] promotion - (Swindon Town) - [[2006-07 in English football|2006-07]]

Note: Paul Sturrock was in charge for the first 30 games of Plymouth Argyle's [[2003-04 in English football|2003-04]] [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] success.

In January 2004, Sturrock came top of the [[Tissot Managers Performance League]], which is run by the [[League Managers Association]].

==Managerial stats==


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|-
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan="2"|Nat
!rowspan=2|Nat
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan=2|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan="5"|Record
!colspan=5|Record
|-
|-
!G!!W!!L!!D!!Win %
!width=25|G!!width=25|W!!width=25|D!!width=25|L!!Win %
|-
|-
|align=left|[[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
|align=left|[[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
|{{flagicon|Scotland}}
|{{flagicon|Scotland}}
|align=left|[[August 1]] [[1993]]
|align=left|1 August 1993
|align=left|[[September 5]] [[1998]]
|align=left|5 September 1998
||197||90||51||56||45.68
{{WDL|197|90|56|51}}
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
|align=left|[[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
|{{flagicon|Scotland}}
|{{flagicon|Scotland}}
|align=left|[[September 5]] [[1998]]
|align=left|5 September 1998
|align=left|[[August 7]] [[2000]]
|align=left|7 August 2000
||85||27||39||19||31.76
{{WDL|85|27|19|39}}
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]
|align=left|[[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|[[October 31]] [[2000]]
|align=left|31 October 2000
|align=left|[[March 4]] [[2004]]
|align=left|4 March 2004
||178||85||46||47||47.75
{{WDL|178|85|47|46}}
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]
|align=left|[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|[[March 4]] [[2004]]
|align=left|4 March 2004
|align=left|[[August 23]] [[2004]]
|align=left|23 August 2004
||13||5||6||2||38.46
{{WDL|13|5|2|6}}
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]
|align=left|[[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|[[September 23]] [[2004]]
|align=left|23 September 2004
|align=left|[[October 19]] [[2006]]
|align=left|19 October 2006
||104||35||40||29||33.65
{{WDL|104|35|29|40}}
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]]
|align=left|[[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|[[November 7]] [[2006]]
|align=left|7 November 2006
|align=left|''Present''
|align=left|27 November 2007
{{WDL|52|26|11|15}}
||32||18||8||6||56.25
|-
|align=left|[[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|27 November 2007
|align=left|10 December 2009
{{WDL|99|28|22|49}}
|-
|align=left|[[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|5 July 2010
|align=left|24 March 2013
{{WDL|161|67|43|51}}
|-
|align=left|[[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|align=left|9 April 2015
|align=left|1 December 2015
{{WDL|30|6|8|16}}
|-
!colspan=4|Total
{{WDLtot|919|369|237|313}}
|}
|}

== Honours ==

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

'''Scotland'''
* The [[Rous Cup]]: [[1985 Rous Cup|1985]]<ref>{{ cite web | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19850527&printsec=frontpage&hl=en | page = 15 | newspaper = [[Glasgow Herald]] | title = Rous-ing win for makeshift Scots | date = 27 May 1985 | via = Google News Archive }}</ref>

=== As a manager ===
'''St Johnstone'''
*[[Scottish Football League First Division|Scottish League First Division]] (second tier): [[1996–97 in Scottish football|1996–97]]

'''Plymouth Argyle'''
*[[Football League Third Division]]: [[2001–02 Football League|2001–02]]
*[[Football League Second Division]]: [[2003–04 Football League|2003–04]]

'''Sheffield Wednesday'''
*[[Football League One play-offs]]: [[2004–05 Football League|2004–05]]

'''Swindon Town'''
*[[Football League Two|Football League Two promotion]]: [[2006–07 Football League|2006–07]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Football League Third Division|Football League Third Division Manager of the Year]]: [[2001–02 Football League|2001–02]]<ref>[http://www.leaguemanagers.com/lmatv/interview-2289.html "The tenth annual LMA Awards dinner winners"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325065830/http://www.leaguemanagers.com/lmatv/interview-2289.html |date=25 March 2012 }}. League Managers Association. Retrieved 25 August 2010.</ref>
*[[Football League Second Division|Football League Second Division Manager of the Year]]: [[2003–04 Football League|2003–04]]<ref>[http://www.leaguemanagers.com/news/news-4618.html "LMA honour for Wenger"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325065843/http://www.leaguemanagers.com/news/news-4618.html |date=25 March 2012 }}. League Managers Association. Retrieved 25 August 2010.</ref>
*[[League Managers Association|LMA Managers Performance League]]: January 2004<ref>[http://www.leaguemanagers.com/news/news-4231.html "Sturrock receives prize from Ranieri"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325065852/http://www.leaguemanagers.com/news/news-4231.html |date=25 March 2012 }}. League Managers Association. Retrieved 25 August 2010.</ref>

'''Awards'''
*[[Scottish Football Hall of Fame]] inductee: 2019<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50203529 |title=Six former players added to Scotltish football's hall of fame |website=BBC Sport |date=27 October 2019 |access-date=28 October 2019}}</ref>

==Books==
His autobiography was published in 2015, ''Luggy: The Autobiography of Paul Sturrock''.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Dundee United F.C. players]]
*[[One-club man]].
*[[List of one-club men in association football]]
*[[List of Scotland international footballers]]


==External links==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/legends_paulsturrock.asp Article on Dundee United club website]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/sport/clubs/sturrock_pop.shtml Paul Sturrock factfile]
*[http://www.dirtyarab.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Player%20a-z/Sturrock%20P.htm Fansite]
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Paul Sturrock
Personal information
Full name Paul Whitehead Sturrock[1]
Date of birth (1956-10-10) 10 October 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Ellon, Scotland
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)
International career
1977–1982 Scotland under-21 9 (0)
1981–1987 Scotland 20 (3)
Managerial career
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Whitehead Sturrock (born 10 October 1956) is a Scottish former football coach and former player.

As a player, Sturrock spent his entire senior career with Dundee United, making more than five hundred appearances between 1974 and 1989. He won the Scottish Football League title with United in 1982–83 and the Scottish League Cup twice, in 1979 and 1980. He was named the SFWA Footballer of the Year in 1982. At international level, Sturrock played twenty times for Scotland and appeared at the 1982 and 1986 World Cups.

Sturrock's managerial career began with St Johnstone in 1993, where he went on to win the Scottish First Division title in 1996–97 before returning to Dundee United as manager. Since 2000, Sturrock has worked as a manager in English football, initially with Plymouth Argyle where he helped the club to win two promotions before moving on to a brief spell with Southampton. He has subsequently also managed Sheffield Wednesday, Swindon Town and Southend United as well as returning to Plymouth for a second spell. He became Yeovil Town manager in April 2015, but left the club eight months later. According to an analysis by the Financial Times he was among the country's best ever managers, even though he has mostly managed clubs at Championship level and below.[2]

He is known by fans as Luggy[3] (from the Scots language word lugs, Eng: ears). Sturrock announced in July 2008 that he was suffering from a mild form of Parkinson's disease.[4] His son, Blair, was also a professional footballer.

Early life

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Sturrock was born in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, and grew up in Pitlochry, Perthshire, where he was educated at the local primary and secondary schools and played for amateur side Grandtully Vale. In 1972, he joined Vale of Atholl of the Perthshire Amateur First Division (where he returned as coach in his latter days with Dundee United), 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. He had trials with Morton and St Johnstone, but was signed for Dundee United by then manager Jim McLean on 1 July 1974.

Club career

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Sturrock 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.

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. 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.

1976–77 not only saw Dundee United consolidate their Premier League position but throughout the campaign Sturrock was an ever-present, playing in all 36 League games and 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 St Mirren. 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.

In 1982–83, Dundee United won the Scottish League Championship, losing only four League games during the season. Sturrock contributed to this success with eight goals in his 28 appearances. He also set up Ralph Milne for his fourth-minute opener against Dundee in the final League game. The Scottish Cup that year had been yet another early exit at the hands of St Mirren. Sturrock 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.

His playing career came to an end in 1989, with his final goal for United occurring on 8 April 1989 in a 2-1 victory against local rivals Dundee.[5] Over the course of his playing career from 1974 to 1989, he made 385 league appearances for the club and scored 109 goals. When considering all competitions, he amassed a total of 171 goals in 576 games, which places him as the second-highest goal scorer in Dundee United's history. Following his playing career, Sturrock remained at Tannadice for the next five years in a coaching role. After twenty years of continuous service, he eventually departed the club in 1993.

In addition, Sturrock finished runner-up to Alan Rough for the Scottish Writers' award in 1981.[6]

International career

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Sturrock made his first appearance for the Scotland under-21 team on 12 October 1976, in a goalless draw with Czechoslovakia. Four months later, he scored in a 3–2 win against Wales under-21s on 9 February 1977.

Sturrock 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 against Portugal in Lisbon. Sturrock won 20 caps for his country, scoring three goals. 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.

Managerial career

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In a 2012 study by Stefan Szymanski, economics professor at the University of Michigan, Sturrock was rated as one of the best managers in English football.[2]

St Johnstone

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In 1993, Sturrock became the manager of Premier Division team St Johnstone. The team were relegated to the First Division at the end of the 1993–94 season. It took a while for Sturrock to improve the club's fortunes, as they lost 4–0 to Stenhousemuir in the 1994–95 Scottish Cup, and he then collapsed in the dugout at Tannadice while managing St Johnstone against Dundee United during the 1995–96 season.[7] While he was recovering in hospital from the collapse, Sturrock was called by his former international manager Alex Ferguson.[7] Ferguson warned Sturrock that he was "trying to make bad players into good players" and to just get rid of the "bad pros" in his squad.[7] Sturrock guided Saints to promotion back to the Premier Division in 1996–97,[7] winning the First Division by 20 points. In their first season back in the Premier Division, St Johnstone finished in fifth place in 1997–98.

Dundee United

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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. The team scored few goals following Dodds's departure, and Sturrock resigned after two games of the 2000–01 season.[8]

Plymouth Argyle

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In October 2000 Sturrock joined Plymouth Argyle, a club which had reached the lowest ebb in its history, struggling in the English Football League Third Division.[3] A shake-up at boardroom level took place, Sturrock began to build his own squad. 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, formerly known as the First Division. As a result of his success at Home Park he was named as the manager of Argyle's Team of the Century in a BBC Devon poll.[9]

Southampton

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Sturrock was named as the successor to Gordon Strachan as manager of Southampton on 4 March 2004. 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.[10]

Sheffield Wednesday

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Sturrock was then appointed by League One club Sheffield Wednesday languishing in 14th place on 23 September 2004, and he guided the club to the League One play-offs. 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. 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. But he was sacked on the evening of 19 October,[11] just five weeks and three games after agreeing this new deal. 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

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In late October 2006, Swindon Town allowed their management team of Dennis Wise and Gustavo Poyet to join Leeds United. Swindon pounced at the opportunity to acquire the services of Sturrock and on 7 November 2006 Sturrock was confirmed as manager with Kevin Summerfield and John Blackley following him from Wednesday.[12] Sturrock's first season in charge at Swindon was a success, achieving promotion from League Two to League One.

Swindon made a decent start to the 2007–08 season, maintaining their position in the top half of the league table after the first 8 games.

Return to Plymouth

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On 27 November 2007, Sturrock resigned his post as Swindon Town manager after just over a year with the club to rejoin previous club Plymouth 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.[13] Sturrock then proceeded to take the club to its highest league position in 20 years: tenth in the Championship.[14] However, the team subsequently struggled and finished five points and one place outside the Championship relegation zone in the 2008–09 season.[14] On 10 December 2009, Sturrock was removed as Plymouth Argyle manager and put into a business support role by chairman Sir Roy Gardner.[14] On 22 April 2010, the Plymouth board confirmed that Sturrock had left his role within the club to pursue other managerial opportunities. Following Sturrock's departure, it emerged that the board had mis-managed the finances of the club and Argyle entered administration.[15]

Southend United

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On 5 July 2010, Sturrock was confirmed as manager of League Two Southend United. Former Salisbury City manager Tommy Widdrington was named as Sturrock's assistant manager[16] while one of Sturrock's former players at Plymouth Argyle and Sheffield Wednesday, who served as captain at the latter, Graham Coughlan was soon appointed as a player-coach.

Sturrock faced the tough task of rebuilding the Southend side with only five first team players available for selection at one stage of pre-season, with only Anthony Grant, Matt Paterson and Scott Spencer surviving. He soon appointed new signing Craig Easton, who he had previously managed at Swindon Town, as captain while another player from one of Sturrock's old clubs, Chris Barker, was later appointed as vice-captain, having initially been signed on loan, and then permanently on deadline day.[17] It was not an easy task for Sturrock as his assistant, Tommy Widdrington left for "footballing reasons" on Wednesday 15 December 2010.[18] After a mid table finish in his first season, he enjoyed more success during the 2011–12 season where Southend led League Two for most of the campaign. Sturrock was named Manager of the Month for September 2011 by the Football League.[19]

Sturrock was sacked as manager of Southend United on 24 March 2013[20] although it was agreed that he could lead out the players in the final of the Football League Trophy to be held at Wembley on 7 April.[21] Sturrock declined the offer.

Yeovil Town

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After a brief spell as an advisor to Conference Premier side Torquay United, he departed just four days after taking the job,[22] after being appointed manager of Football League One side Yeovil Town on 9 April 2015, with the club all but relegated.[23]

Following a poor start to the season, Yeovil announced on 1 December 2015 that they had parted company with Sturrock.[24]

Post-retirement

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Following his retirement from professional management, Sturrock returned to live in the South West of England. He remained involved in local football, being given an advisory role at non-League club Plymouth Parkway.[25] He also writes a regular column for local newspaper, the Plymouth Evening Herald.[26]

On 8 March 2018, Sturrock renewed his involvement with Dundee United when he was appointed as the club's chief scout in England.[27] Later in March, Sturrock was added to the United coaching staff.[28] He left United during the 2018–19 season.[29]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
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

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[30]
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
Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sturrock goal.
List of international goals scored by Paul Sturrock
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 18 November 1981 Estadio da Luz, Lisbon  Portugal 1–0 1–2 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification [1]
2 13 October 1982 Hampden Park, Glasgow  East Germany 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying [1]
3 12 September 1984 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Yugoslavia 4–1 6–1 Friendly match [1]

Managerial record

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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.[31]

As of 1 December 2015[32]
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
St Johnstone Scotland 1 August 1993 5 September 1998 197 90 56 51 045.69
Dundee United Scotland 5 September 1998 7 August 2000 85 27 19 39 031.76
Plymouth Argyle England 31 October 2000 4 March 2004 178 85 47 46 047.75
Southampton England 4 March 2004 23 August 2004 13 5 2 6 038.46
Sheffield Wednesday England 23 September 2004 19 October 2006 104 35 29 40 033.65
Swindon Town England 7 November 2006 27 November 2007 52 26 11 15 050.00
Plymouth Argyle England 27 November 2007 10 December 2009 99 28 22 49 028.28
Southend United England 5 July 2010 24 March 2013 161 67 43 51 041.61
Yeovil Town England 9 April 2015 1 December 2015 30 6 8 16 020.00
Total 919 369 237 313 040.15

Honours

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As a player

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Dundee United

Scotland

As a manager

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St Johnstone

Plymouth Argyle

Sheffield Wednesday

Swindon Town

Individual

Awards

Books

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His autobiography was published in 2015, Luggy: The Autobiography of Paul Sturrock.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (17 October 2019). "Scotland - International Matches 1981-1985". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b Kuper, Simon (27 January 2012). "Football's best managers". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b Prior, Peggy. "Paul Sturrock 2000–2004". Argyle Managers. Greens on Screen. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  4. ^ Cockcroft, Lucy (25 July 2008). "Plymouth Argyle manager Paul Sturrock is battling Parkinson's Disease". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  5. ^ Poole, Mark (2020). Dundee United On This Day. Worthing: Pitch Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 9781785316180.
  6. ^ "_ ALAN ROUGH IS THE "PLAYER OF THE YEAR". The Scotsman. 5 May 1981. Retrieved 5 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ a b c d "Sir Alex Ferguson rang Paul Sturrock in hospital corridor after heart failure". BBC Sport. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Club History". Dundee United FC. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  9. ^ "Plymouth Argyle's Team of the Century". BBC. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Sturrock leaves Saints". BBC Sport. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  11. ^ "Sturrock axed by Owls". football.co.uk. 19 October 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  12. ^ "Sturrock takes charge at Swindon". BBC Sport. 7 November 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  13. ^ Bright, Richard (27 November 2007). "Paul Sturrock comes full circle to Plymouth". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  14. ^ a b c Prior, Peggy. "Paul Sturrock 2007–2009". Argyle Managers. Greens on Screen. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  15. ^ "CASH-strapped Plymouth Argyle is hoping to avoid appearing in the High Court by paying off its debt to the taxman – possibly as early as this week | South West business news | Plymouth Herald". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  16. ^ "Sturrock named as Southend boss". BBC News. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  17. ^ "Southend sign Barker". BBC News. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  18. ^ "Widdrington leaves Southend". BBC News. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  19. ^ "NPower Manager of the Month". Football League. September 2011 – April 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  20. ^ Phillips, Chris (24 March 2013). "Southend United have parted company with manager Paul Sturrock". Southend Echo. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  21. ^ "Paul Sturrock: Southend United part company with manager". BBC Sport. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  22. ^ "Paul Sturrock leaves Torquay United role after four days". BBC Sport. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  23. ^ "Paul Sturrock: Yeovil Town confirm manager appointment". BBC Sport. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  24. ^ "Yeovil Town: Paul Sturrock leaves League Two's bottom club". BBC Sport. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  25. ^ "Paul Sturrock: Former Yeovil boss to help run 10th-tier side Plymouth Parkway". BBC Sport. 8 July 2016.
  26. ^ Sharman, David (9 September 2016). "Paul Sturrock returns as Plymouth Herald columnist". HoldtheFrontPage.
  27. ^ "Paul Sturrock: Dundee United recruit former player and manager as scout". BBC Sport. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  28. ^ "Dundee United: Paul Sturrock returns for 'temporary coach' role". BBC Sport. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  29. ^ Pattullo, Alan (16 February 2019). "Interview: Tony Asghar denies 'untoward' dealings at Dundee United". The Scotsman. Retrieved 14 May 2019. The new recruitment strategy has meant some tough decisions needing to be made. Club legend or not, there's no room for Luggy. Paul Sturrock, brought in under the previous regime as head of recruitment, is now free to continue enjoying life in his Cornwall retreat. "I think there are still some contractual issues to get sorted", says Asghar. "Myself and Paul have spoken. But he is no longer working for the club.
  30. ^ Paul Sturrock at the Scottish Football Association
  31. ^ Kuper, Simon (27 January 2012). "Football's best managers". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022.
  32. ^ "Paul Sturrock's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  33. ^ "Rous-ing win for makeshift Scots". Glasgow Herald. 27 May 1985. p. 15 – via Google News Archive.
  34. ^ "The tenth annual LMA Awards dinner winners" Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. League Managers Association. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  35. ^ "LMA honour for Wenger" Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. League Managers Association. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
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  37. ^ "Six former players added to Scotltish football's hall of fame". BBC Sport. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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