Norrie McWhirter

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Norrie McWhirter
Personal information
Full name Norrie McWhirter
Date of birth (1969-09-04) 4 September 1969 (age 56)
Place of birth Johnstone, Scotland
Position Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1985–2000 St Mirren 301 (84)
Managerial career
2002–2004 Ayr United (assistant)
2005–2006 Livingston (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norrie McWhirter (born 4 September 1969) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for St Mirren.

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Playing career

McWhirter played for St Mirren the entirety of his career which began in 1985 and ended due to injury in 2000, following 301 appearances for the club. [1] [2] [3] [4] He received a testimonial match against Kilmarnock in 1999. [5]

McWhirter was inducted to the St Mirren Hall of Fame in 2009. [6] [7]

Coaching career

Campbell Money appointed McWhirter as his assistant at Ayr United in 2002. The pair left the club in 2004 after refusing to take substantial pay cuts in their salaries and to go part-time. [8]

He was appointed as Paul Lambert's assistant at Livingston in May 2005. [9] They both left the club in 2006 when Lambert resigned from his role as manager. [10]

See also

References

  1. "Being a St Mirren nut is McWhirter's only flaw". The Herald. 9 January 1998.
  2. "McWhirter is a real Saints man". The Herald. 23 July 1999.
  3. "McWhirter continues to inspire". The Herald. 15 November 1993.
  4. "Sanctuary of home for a beleaguered captain". The Herald. 13 February 1995.
  5. "Fitzpatrick back at Love Street". The Herald. 24 July 1999.
  6. "Flashback Norrie was Buddie great". Paisley Daily Express. 22 August 2016.
  7. "TWO heroes from the past were given their rightful place in the St Mirren FC Hall of Fame during the annual premier awards dinner". Daily Record. 2 July 2012.
  8. "Shanks replaces Ayr's Money". BBC. 27 August 2004.
  9. "Lambert to become Livingston manager". The Guardian. 18 May 2005.
  10. "Lambert stands down as Livi boss". BBC. 11 February 2006.