Sandy Clark

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Sandy Clark
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Personal information
Full name Alexander Clark [1]
Date of birth (1956-10-28) 28 October 1956 (age 67)
Place of birth Airdrie, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Albion Rovers (manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1974–1982 Airdrieonians 234 (92)
1982–1983 West Ham United 26 (7)
1983–1984 Rangers 62 (21)
1984–1989 Heart of Midlothian 136 (35)
1989–1990 Partick Thistle 3 (0)
1990 Dunfermline Athletic 4 (0)
Total465(155)
Managerial career
1989–1990 Partick Thistle
1993–1994 Heart of Midlothian
1996–1998 Hamilton Academical
1998–2001 St Johnstone
2004–2005 Berwick Rangers
2022–2023 East Stirlingshire
2023– Albion Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander "Sandy" Clark (born 28 October 1956) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who is currently manager of Scottish Lowland Football League club Albion Rovers.

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Career

Clark played for several clubs in his playing career including his home town club Airdrieonians, Rangers, Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) and West Ham United. [2] [3] [4] His longest and most successful spells were those at Tynecastle and Broomfield. In 1982, Clark won the Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year award. [5] In 1984, Clark went on to win the Scottish League Cup final with Rangers in a 3–2 victory over Celtic. [6]

He has managed several clubs, including Partick Thistle, Hamilton Academical, Hearts (twice, once as caretaker), St Johnstone and Berwick Rangers. [7]

His work with BBC Scotland previously included TV commentary, where he was the regular summariser to main commentator Rob MacLean. [8] [9]

In 2005, Clark was appointed as a striker coach at Aberdeen. [10] He left the club in May 2009, along with manager Jimmy Calderwood and assistant Jimmy Nicholl. [11] In January 2010 he joined Kilmarnock as first team coach, working under the same management team until the end of the 2009–10 season. [12] Clark was a sports performance lecturer at Cumbernauld College after leaving Kilmarnock. [13]

Clark was appointed Queen of the South's assistant manager to Allan Johnston on 14 May 2012. [14] Johnston and Clark signed a one-year contract extension on 13 April 2013, [15] but then moved onto Kilmarnock as that club's new management team in June 2013. [16] [17] Clark left Kilmarnock in May 2014 [18] and was appointed assistant manager to Darren Young at Albion Rovers in June 2014. [19] At the end of the 2014–15 season, Clark departed Albion Rovers and was once again re-united with Allan Johnston, this time as assistant manager of Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic. [20] Johnston and Clark departed the Pars during January 2019 [21] and returned to Dumfries club Queens for a second spell on 5 May 2019, after the departure of Gary Naysmith. Johnston and Clark joined on a two-year contract and their first game in-charge came in the Scottish Championship play-off first-leg versus Montrose. [22] On 16 April 2021, Johnston and Clark signed a contract extension to remain the Doonhamers management team until May 2023. [23] On 13 February 2022, Johnston and Clark departed the Doonhamers by mutual consent (4 wins in 24 matches) as the Dumfries club languished in the automatic relegation place in the Scottish Championship. [24]

On 25 November 2022, Clark was appointed manager of Lowland League side East Stirlingshire. [25] This was to be Clark's first managerial position since he departed Berwick Rangers in 2005.

On 28 March 2023, Clark would leave East Stirlingshire and was named the new manager of Scottish League Two club Albion Rovers. [26]

Personal life

Sandy Clark is the father of Nicky Clark, who has also played for Rangers. [27]

Managerial record

As of 1 August 2023
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Heart of Midlothian 10 May 199320 June 199451152016029.41
Hamilton Academical 1 September 19965 September 199893382926040.86
St Johnstone 7 September 199825 September 2001132404349030.30
Berwick Rangers 13 October 200431 May 200677351923045.45
East Stirlingshire 25 November 202227 March 202315627040.00
Albion Rovers 28 March 2023Present14428028.57
Total382138115129036.13

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