Stephen Farrell (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stephen Edward Farrell[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 8 March 1973||
Place of birth | Kilwinning, Scotland[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender/Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Stranraer (Manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
–1990 | Kilmarnock | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1992 | Stoke City | 2 | (0) |
1992–1994 | St Mirren | 27 | (2) |
1994–1995 | Stranraer | 4 | (1) |
1995–1997 | Glenafton Athletic | ||
1997–1998 | Stenhousemuir | 31 | (1) |
1998–2005 | Kilwinning Rangers | ||
2005–2008 | Cumnock Juniors | ||
2008 | Irvine Meadow | ||
2008–2011 | Cumnock Juniors | ||
Managerial career | |||
2009–2012 | Cumnock Juniors | ||
2012–2015 | Stranraer (Assistant) | ||
2015–2017 | Dumbarton (Assistant) | ||
2017– | Stranraer | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Stephen Edward Farrell (born 8 March 1973) is a Scottish former professional footballer[1] who is currently manager of Scottish League One side Stranraer.
Playing career
Farrell began his professional career with Kilmarnock before joining Stoke City in January 1990.[1] He made just two appearances for Stoke both coming as a substitute towards the end of the 1989–90 season.[1] After Stoke suffered relegation Farrell returned to Scotland and had spells at St Mirren and Stranraer then dropped to Junior level with Glenafton Athletic.[1] Farrell stepped back up to the Scottish Football League for one season with Stenhousemuir before heading back to Junior football in 1998.
Coaching career
He was appointed manager of Cumnock Juniors in March 2009, as successor to Campbell Money.[2] In December 2012, Farrell was appointed assistant manager of Stranraer. He moved with Aitken to Dumbarton in May 2015.[3]
Farrell returned to Stranraer in January 2017, taking up the position of manager after Brian Reid left the club by mutual consent.[4]
Personal life
Outside football, Farrell is joint deputy General Secretary of the Prison Service Union.[5]
Career statistics
Player
Source:[6]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke City | 1989–90 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Managerial record
- As of match played 9 January 2021
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Stranraer | January 2017 | Present | 150 | 46 | 38 | 66 | 30.7 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
- ^ McGoldrick, Kevin (27 March 2009). "Juniors preview: West". Daily Record. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ Findlay, Alan. "STEPHEN AITKEN ANNOUNCED AS NEW SONS MANAGER". Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ Findlay, Alan (20 January 2017). "Stephen Farrell". Dumbarton FC. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "Who We Are". Prison Service Union. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ Stephen Farrell at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
External links
- Stephen Farrell at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Stevie Farrell at Soccerbase
- Scottish footballers
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Stranraer F.C. players
- Glenafton Athletic F.C. players
- Stenhousemuir F.C. players
- Kilwinning Rangers F.C. players
- Cumnock Juniors F.C. players
- Stranraer F.C. managers
- Irvine Meadow XI F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Scottish football managers
- Scottish Professional Football League managers
- Association football defenders