Paul Sturrock
Paul Sturrock (9 October 1956 - ) is a former footballer for Scotland, who was known by fans as "Luggy". He had a distinguished playing career at his favourite club, Dundee United; he played for them from from 1974 to 1989 and featured heavily in European competition. Sturrock was a striker and won 20 caps for his country, scoring eleven goals and playing in the World Cup finals. He is renound for his use of the slang word "pointage", which seems to mean the obtaining of points in a league competition.
He once held the record for most goals in a Scottish Premier League fixture, scoring five times for Dundee United against Dumbarton in 1984. Marco Negri equalled this in 1997, this time for Glasgow Rangers against Dundee United.
Since retirement in 1989, he has become a coach and latterly a first team manager. In 1993, he became the manager of a First Division team, St Johnstone. During this time, he suffered a heart attack; however he guided them to promotion and was then appointed manager at Dundee United.
Sturrock shocked fans with resigning from the club in August 2000. Perhaps more shockingly, he made a bold move to manage Plymouth Argyle, a club which was struggling in the English Third Division. 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 Division Two.
Honours
As a player
(All with Dundee United)
As a manager
He has won the English Manager of the Month award on five occasions, each time distributing the praise to everyone involved at the club.
- September 2001 - Third Division
- October 2001 - Third Division
- February 2002 - Third Division
- October 2003 - Second Division
- December 2003 - Second Division
In January 2004, Sturrock came top of the Tissot Managers Performance League, which is run by the League Managers Association.
Referenced By
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