Iain Munro

Iain Munro
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Iain Fordyce Munro
Date of birth	24 August 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth	Uddingston, Scotland
Position(s)	Midfielder, left back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1969–1973	St Mirren
1973–1976	Hibernian
1976–1977	Rangers
1977–1980	St Mirren
1980–1981	Stoke City
1981–1984	Sunderland
1984	Dundee United
1984–1986	Hibernian
Total
International career
1979–1980	Scotland
1980	Scottish Football League XI
Managerial career
1991	Dunfermline Athletic
1991–1992	Dundee
1992–1996	Hamilton Academical
1996	St Mirren
1996–1997	Raith Rovers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated February 01, 2025

Alexander Iain Fordyce Munro (born 24 August 1951) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager.

Playing career

Munro was born in Uddingston and began his career at St Mirren making 103 league appearances for the Buddies in four years scoring 16 goals before moving to Hibernian in 1973. He spent three years at Hibs playing in 61 league matches and then joined Rangers for a short spell before making a return to Love Street. Munro spent three years back at St Mirren before moving south to Stoke City where he spent the 1980–81 season making 34 appearances scoring once which came in a 2–1 away victory at Southampton. In the summer of 1981 manager Alan Durban moved to Sunderland and he took Munro up to Roker Park with him. He spent three seasons at Sunderland making 88 appearances and later played with Dundee United and ended his career with a second spell at Hibernian.

Coaching and management

Munro managed Dunfermline Athletic,^[2] Dundee, Hamilton Academical, Raith Rovers,^[3] and coached Ayr United. He also accepted an offer to be St Mirren manager in September 1996, but changed his mind after it became apparent that some of their directors wanted Tony Fitzpatrick to be the manager.^[3] His coaching qualifications include the UEFA Pro-licence and the SFA 'A' Licence. He is also a qualified physical education teacher. He has coached soccer in the United States with R.S.L. Florida.

He is currently YSC Director and Union Youth Director at YSC Sports in Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States, a youth soccer center which aims to provide high quality coaching for kids with an aim of developing skills in young players. YSC is the official youth development partner of the Philadelphia Union, a Major League Soccer club. Munro also does half-time television commentary for the Union's home games.

Career statistics

Club

Source:^[4]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
St Mirren	1969–70	Scottish Division One	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	1970–71	Scottish Division One	32	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	3
	1971–72	Scottish Division Two	36	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	6
	1972–73	Scottish Division Two	32	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	7
	Total		105	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	105	16
Hibernian	1973–74	Scottish Division One	14	2	1	0	9	0	4	1	28	3
	1974–75	Scottish Division One	30	8	1	0	3	1	5	2	39	11
	1975–76	Scottish First Division	17	1	2	0	8	1	2	0	29	2
	Total		61	11	4	0	20	2	11	3	96	16
Rangers	1975–76	Scottish First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	1976–77	Scottish First Division	5	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	11	1
	Total		5	0	0	0	6	1	1	0	12	1
St Mirren	1977–78	Scottish First Division	24	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	3
	1978–79	Scottish First Division	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	0
	1979–80	Scottish First Division	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	0
	Total		89	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	89	3
Stoke City	1980–81	First Division	32	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	34	1
Sunderland	1981–82	First Division	34	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	37	0
	1982–83	First Division	37	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	41	0
	1983–84	First Division	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	Total		80	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	88	0
Dundee United	1983–84	Scottish First Division	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	1984–85	Scottish First Division	5	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	8	0
	Total		14	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	17	0
Hibernian	1984–85	Scottish First Division	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	1985–86	Scottish First Division	27	0	4	0	5	0	0	0	36	0
	1986–87	Scottish First Division	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		33	0	4	0	6	0	0	0	44	0
Career Total			419	31	11	0	41	3	13	3	484	37

International

Source:^[5]

National team	Year	Apps
Scotland	1979	5
Scotland	1980	2
Total		7

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References

↑ "Iain Munro". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
↑ Iain Munro 1999-91, Dunfermline Athletic FC
1 2 "Munro wants to go up in the world". The Herald. 17 September 1996. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
↑ Iain Munro at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
↑ Munro, Iain at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

Iain Munro management career statistics at Soccerbase
Iain Munro at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Iain Munro at the Scottish Football Association

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[1] "Iain Munro". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 15 December 2011.

[pars-2] Iain Munro 1999-91, Dunfermline Athletic FC

[mirren-3] 1 2 "Munro wants to go up in the world". The Herald. 17 September 1996. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[4] Iain Munro at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[5] Munro, Iain at National-Football-Teams.com

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