Allan McManus
Scottish footballer and coach
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Allan William McManus (born 17 November 1974 in Paisley, Renfrewshire) is a Scottish former professional football player and coach. He played for Hearts, Livingston, Alloa Athletic, Ayr United, Airdrie United, St Johnstone, Greenock Morton, Dumbarton, Arbroath and the now defunct Airdrie.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Allan William McManus | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Position | Central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St Mirren (Head Of Youth Development) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Links United | |||
| 1992–1995 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | Heart of Midlothian | 45 | (2) |
| 1998 | → Livingston (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 1998–2001 | Livingston | 61 | (0) |
| 2001 | Alloa Athletic | 11 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Airdrieonians | 28 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Ayr United | 26 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Airdrie United | 89 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | St Johnstone | 63 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Greenock Morton | 31 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Dumbarton | 8 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Arbroath (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 383 | (6) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009 | Greenock Morton (co-player/caretaker) | ||
| 2016 | St Mirren (interim manager) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Playing career
McManus scored his first St Johnstone goal on 2 January 2007, a 90th-minute winner against Ross County at McDiarmid Park.
McManus made his début for Morton in a 6–3 victory over Stranraer in the League Cup. After the sacking of Davie Irons, McManus was made caretaker manager of Greenock Morton alongside James Grady.[1] They were appointed permanently, with McManus as the assistant manager. on 31 October 2009.[2] McManus and Grady were sacked on 9 May 2010, after narrowly avoiding relegation from the First Division.[3]
McManus was then offered a chance to take up playing again with Dumbarton, and agreed to sign for the 2010–11 season. McManus joined third division leaders Arbroath on a one–month emergency loan on 18 February 2011, but then retired from playing at the end of the season.
Coaching career
After an unsuccessful start to the 2016–17 season, St Mirren boss Alex Rae and his assistant David Farrell were both sacked by the club, with Head of Youth Development, McManus, being appointed interim manager.[4]
Honours
Managerial statistics
- As of 19 September 2016[update]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Greenock Morton |  |
22 September 2009 | 31 October 2009 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33.33 |
| St Mirren | |
18 September 2016 | 4 October 2016 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.33 |
| Total | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 33.33 | |||
