Dom Sullivan
Scottish footballer and manager
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Dominick Sullivan (born 1 April 1951) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Full name
Dominick Sullivan
Date of birth
1 April 1951
Place of birth
Glasgow, Scotland
Position
Midfielder
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dominick Sullivan | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
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
Career statistics
Club
| 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
| 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
- Scottish Premier Division: Runner-up 1977–78[10]
- Scottish League Cup: 1976–77[11]
- Scottish Cup: Runner-up 1977–78[12]
- Celtic
- Morton