Paul Sheerin

Paul Sheerin

Personal information
Full name	Paul George Sheerin
Date of birth	28 August 1974 (1974-08-28)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Arbroath
Youth career
	Whitehill Welfare
	Celtic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1991–1992	Alloa Athletic	9	(0)
1992–1997	Southampton	0	(0)
1997	Östersunds FK	18	(3)
1997–1998	Alloa Athletic	3	(1)
1998–2001	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	115	(36)
2001–2002	Ayr United	53	(8)
2002–2004	Aberdeen	47	(9)
2004–2010	St. Johnstone	187	(32)
2010–	Arbroath	51	(11)
Teams managed
2010–	Arbroath
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:22, 26 February 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Paul George Sheerin (born 28 August 1974) is a Scottish football player and manager who performs both of those rolses with Arbroath. A midfielder, his previous clubs include Alloa Athletic, Southampton, Östersunds FK, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Ayr United, Aberdeen and St. Johnstone. He was appointed as manager of Arbroath in May 2010.

Playing career

Alloa Athletic

Sheerin signed as a professional for Alloa from junior side Whitehill Welfare, although he had been on the books of Celtic as a schoolboy.

Southampton

Paul Sheerin signed for Southampton in October 1992 and while at The Dell he played under several managers including Ian Branfoot, Alan Ball and Graeme Souness. However he failed to break through and left in December 1997 without having made a first team appearance.

During his time at Southampton he earned international recognition after playing for Scotland Under-21 in a 1–0 win over San Marino in November 1995.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

After a summer playing in Sweden with Östersunds FK, he had a brief period back at his former club Alloa before joining Inverness Caledonian Thistle in January 1998. His stint at Caley Thistle lasted to the end of the 2000–01 season, in which period he made 136 appearances, scoring 45 goals. He then had spells at Ayr United and Aberdeen, where he finished as the top scorer in the 2002–03 season.

St. Johnstone

After leaving Aberdeen, Sheerin joined St. Johnstone on the eve of the 2004–05 season on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.

On 15 November 2006, Sheerin was awarded the Scottish Football League "Player of the Month" award for October. In May 2008, Sheerin had his contract extended with St. Johnstone by another year. He also coached St. Johnstone U17s.

Management career

On 27 May 2010, Sheerin was confirmed as the new player/manager of Arbroath FC. Sheerin guided Arbroath to the Third Division championship in his first season in charge, the club's first national trophy win in their 133-year history.

External links

• Paul Sheerin career stats at Soccerbase
• Paul Sheerin on Twitter
• St. Johnstone's official site profile
• Paul Sheerin on Playerhistory.com