Dom Sullivan

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Dom Sullivan
Personal information
Full name Dominick Sullivan
Date of birth (1951-04-01) 1 April 1951 (age 74)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
Total477(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.

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Playing career

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

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

After retiring from football, Sullivan ran the Railway Hotel pub in Denny. [2]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Sources: [3] [4] [5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonsLeagueScottish CupLeague CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Clyde 1970-71 Scottish Division One 290300000320
1971-72 293105000353
1972-73 Scottish Second Division 3370063--3910
1973-74 Scottish Division One 3411011200463
1974-75 344106000414
1975-76 Scottish First Division 2510060--311
Total18416603450022421
Aberdeen 1976–77 Scottish Premier Division 3232011000453
1977–78 293603010393
1978–79 315406340458
1979–80 5000102080
Total97111202137013714
Celtic 1979-80 Scottish Premier Division 155100000165
1980-81 303506141455
1981-82 313106120404
1982-83 81201010121
Total8412901327111315
Greenock Morton 1983-84 Scottish First Division 2533122--306
1984-85 Scottish Premier Division 273211000304
Total5265232006010
Alloa Athletic 1985-86 Scottish First Division ----------
1986-87 Scottish Second Division ----------
1987-88 ----------
Total594------59+4+
Career total4764933+2+71+12+14159364

Managerial record

[6] [7] [8]

TeamFromToRecord
PWLDWin %
Alloa Athletic 198619876823311433.82%
Falkirk (caretaker)19891989311133.33%
East Stirlingshire 199019928927382430.34%
Total16051703932.50%

Honours

Clyde
Aberdeen
Celtic
Morton

References

  1. "Falkirk FC Managers". Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  2. "Knifed to death - the man who owed too much to too many". The Scotsman. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  3. "Match | Report | Clyde 1 v 1 Raith Rovers | Clyde Football Club". Official Clyde Football Club Website. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  4. "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  5. "Celtic Player Dom Sullivan Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  6. "Alloa Athletic Manager Dom Sullivan Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  7. "Falkirk Manager Dom Sullivan Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  8. "East Stirlingshire Manager Dom Sullivan Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  9. "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.
  10. "Players: Dom Sullivan". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  11. "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 ]
  12. "Wallace, Greig make history". Glasgow Herald . 8 May 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  13. "UNSUNG HERO – DOM SULLIVAN". Celtic Underground. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  14. "Caught in time: Morton win the First Division title, 1984". The Times . 11 June 2006. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  15. "Renfrewshire Cup Final 1983/84". SMFC Programmes. Retrieved 11 June 2021.