Dom Sullivan

Dom Sullivan
Personal information
Full name Dominick Sullivan
Date of birth (1951-04-01) 1 April 1951 (age 73)
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

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]

Club Seasons League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
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

[6][7][8]

Team From To Record
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

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.
  • Dom Sullivan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database