Dom Sullivan
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dominick Sullivan | ||
Date of birth | 1 April 1951 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1970–1976 | Clyde | 184 | (16) |
1976–1979 | Aberdeen | 97 | (11) |
1979–1983 | Celtic | 84 | (12) |
1983 | Manchester City | 1 | |
1983–1985 | Morton | 52 | (6) |
1985–1988 | Alloa Athletic | 59 | (4) |
Total | 477 | (49) | |
International career | |||
1974–1975 | Scotland U23 | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1986–1987 | Alloa Athletic | ||
1989–1990 | Falkirk (Caretaker) [1] | ||
1990–1992 | East Stirlingshire | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dominick Sullivan (born 1 April 1951 in Glasgow), is a Scottish former football midfielder.
Playing career
[edit]Sullivan began his career with Clyde, making 176 league appearances in 6 years before moving to Aberdeen. He moved to Celtic in 1979 and had spells with Greenock Morton and Alloa Athletic before retiring.
Management career
[edit]Dom Sullivan was appointed as player-manager of Alloa Athletic in the 1986–87 season. After retiring as a player, he later managed East Stirlingshire in the early 1990s. Whilst a coach at Falkirk Dom was twice made caretaker manager in between the spells of Jim Duffy and Billy Lamont, then Billy Lamont and Jim Jefferies.
Post-football career
[edit]After retiring from football, Sullivan ran the Railway Hotel pub in Denny.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
[edit]Club | Seasons | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Clyde | 1970-71 | Scottish Division One | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
1971-72 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
1972-73 | Scottish Second Division | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 39 | 10 | |
1973-74 | Scottish Division One | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | |
1974-75 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | ||
1975-76 | Scottish First Division | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 1 | |
Total | 184 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 21 | ||
Aberdeen | 1976–77 | Scottish Premier Division | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
1977–78 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
1978–79 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 8 | ||
1979–80 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 97 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 137 | 14 | ||
Celtic | 1979-80 | Scottish Premier Division | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
1980-81 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 5 | ||
1981-82 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 4 | ||
1982-83 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
Total | 84 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 113 | 15 | ||
Greenock Morton | 1983-84 | Scottish First Division | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 30 | 6 |
1984-85 | Scottish Premier Division | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
Total | 52 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 10 | ||
Alloa Athletic | 1985-86 | Scottish First Division | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1986-87 | Scottish Second Division | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1987-88 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Total | 59 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 59+ | 4+ | ||
Career total | 476 | 49 | 33+ | 2+ | 71+ | 12+ | 14 | 1 | 593 | 64 |
Managerial record
[edit]Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Alloa Athletic | 1986 | 1987 | 68 | 23 | 31 | 14 | 33.82% |
Falkirk (caretaker) | 1989 | 1989 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.33% |
East Stirlingshire | 1990 | 1992 | 89 | 27 | 38 | 24 | 30.34% |
Total | 160 | 51 | 70 | 39 | 32.50% |
Honours
[edit]- Clyde
- Aberdeen
- Scottish Premier Division: Runner-up 1977–78[10]
- Scottish League Cup: 1976–77[11]
- Scottish Cup: Runner-up 1977–78[12]
- Celtic
- Morton
References
[edit]- ^ "Falkirk FC Managers". Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ "Knifed to death - the man who owed too much to too many". The Scotsman. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Match | Report | Clyde 1 v 1 Raith Rovers | Clyde Football Club". Official Clyde Football Club Website. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Celtic Player Dom Sullivan Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Alloa Athletic Manager Dom Sullivan Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Falkirk Manager Dom Sullivan Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "East Stirlingshire Manager Dom Sullivan Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "PREVIEW: Clyde v Stirling Albion". Clyde FC. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
"PREVIEW: Clyde v Annan Athletic". Clyde FC. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2021. - ^ "Players: Dom Sullivan". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "The Dons must have belief we had, says cup winner Dom Sullivan". Evening Express. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
"Aberdeen League Cup Final heroes of 1976". Daily Record. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2021.[permanent dead link ] - ^ "Wallace, Greig make history". Glasgow Herald. 8 May 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "UNSUNG HERO – DOM SULLIVAN". Celtic Underground. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Caught in time: Morton win the First Division title, 1984". The Times. 11 June 2006. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Renfrewshire Cup Final 1983/84". SMFC Programmes. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Dom Sullivan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Categories:
- Living people
- Footballers from Glasgow
- 1951 births
- Scottish men's footballers
- Clyde F.C. players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Greenock Morton F.C. players
- Alloa Athletic F.C. players
- Scottish football managers
- Alloa Athletic F.C. managers
- Falkirk F.C. managers
- East Stirlingshire F.C. managers
- Scottish Football League players
- Scotland men's under-23 international footballers
- Scottish Football League managers
- Men's association football midfielders