Stephen Farrell (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Edward Farrell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1973[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kilwinning, Scotland[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender/Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Kilmarnock | ||
| 1989–1992 | 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 | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009-2012 | Cumnock Juniors | ||
| 2012–2015 | Stranraer (Assistant) | ||
| 2015– | Dumbarton (Assistant) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Stephen Edward Farrell (born 8 March 1973) is a former Scottish professional footballer.[1] He is currently assistant manager at Dumbarton FC
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. He was appointed manager of Cumnock Juniors as successor to Campbell Money in March 2009.[2] In December 2012, Farrell was appointed Assistant Manager of Stranraer [3]
He moved with Aitken to Dumbarton in May 2015[4]
Personal life
Outside football, Farrell is joint deputy General Secretary of the Prison Service Union.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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.
- ↑ "Coaching Staff". Stranraer F.C. Retrieved December 2012. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Findlay, Alan. "STEPHEN AITKEN ANNOUNCED AS NEW SONS MANAGER". Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ↑ "Who We Are". Prison Service Union. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
