Dom Sullivan

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dom Sullivan

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Dominick Sullivan

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|4|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland

| height =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1970–1976

| clubs1 = Clyde

| caps1 = 184

| goals1 = 16

| years2 = 1976–1979

| clubs2 = Aberdeen

| caps2 = 97

| goals2 = 11

| years3 = 1979–1983

| clubs3 = Celtic

| caps3 = 84

| goals3 = 12

| years4 = 1983

| clubs4 = Manchester City

| caps4 = 1

| years5 = 1983–1985

| clubs5 = Morton

| caps5 = 52

| goals5 = 6

| years6 = 1985–1988

| clubs6 = Alloa Athletic

| caps6 = 59

| goals6 = 4

| totalcaps = 477

| totalgoals = 49

| nationalyears1 = 1974–1975

| nationalteam1 = Scotland U23

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1986–1987

| managerclubs1 = Alloa Athletic

| manageryears2 = 1989–1990

| managerclubs2 = Falkirk (Caretaker) {{Cite web |url=http://falkirkfchistorian.blogspot.com/p/falkirk-fc-managers.html |title=Falkirk FC Managers |access-date=22 August 2011 |archive-date=13 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313060527/http://falkirkfchistorian.blogspot.com/p/falkirk-fc-managers.html |url-status=dead }}

| manageryears3 = 1990–1992

| managerclubs3 = East Stirlingshire

}}

Dominick Sullivan (born 1 April 1951 in Glasgow), is a Scottish former football midfielder.

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

After retiring from football, Sullivan ran the Railway Hotel pub in Denny.{{cite news |title=Knifed to death - the man who owed too much to too many |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/knifed-to-death-the-man-who-owed-too-much-to-too-many-2507578 |access-date=19 August 2023 |work=The Scotsman |date=8 June 2007}}

Career statistics

= Club =

= <small>Appearances and goals by club, season and competition</small> =

Sources:{{Cite web |title=Match {{!}} Report {{!}} Clyde 1 v 1 Raith Rovers {{!}} Clyde Football Club |url=https://www.clydefc.co.uk/match/report/2328/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Official Clyde Football Club Website}}{{Cite web |title=Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile |url=https://afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=202 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=afcheritage.org}}{{Cite web |title=Celtic Player Dom Sullivan Details |url=https://www.fitbastats.com/celtic/player.php?playerid=2737 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www.fitbastats.com}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Seasons ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|Scottish Cup ! colspan="2" \|League Cup ! colspan="2" \|Europe ! colspan="2" \|Total
Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
rowspan="7" \|Clyde \|1970-71 \| rowspan="2" \|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 \| rowspan="2" \|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
colspan="2" \|Total !184 !16 !6 !0 !34 !5 !0 !0 !224 !21
rowspan="5" \|Aberdeen \|1976–77 \| rowspan="4" \|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
colspan="2" \|Total !97 !11 !12 !0 !21 !3 !7 !0 !137 !14
rowspan="5" \|Celtic \|1979-80 \| rowspan="4" \|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
colspan="2" \|Total !84 !12 !9 !0 !13 !2 !7 !1 !113 !15
rowspan="3" \|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
colspan="2" \|Total !52 !6 !5 !2 !3 !2 !0 !0 !60 !10
rowspan="4" \|Alloa Athletic \|1985-86 \|Scottish First Division \| - \| - \| - \| - \| - \| - \| - \| - \| - \| -
1986-87 \| rowspan="2" \|Scottish Second Division \| - \| - \| - \| - \| - \| - \| - \| - \| - \| -
1987-88 \| - \| - \| - \| - \| - \| - \| - \| - \| - \| -
colspan="2" \|Total !59 !4 !- !- !- !- !- !- !59+ !4+
colspan="3" \|Career total !476 !49 !33+ !2+ !71+ !12+ !14 !1 !593 !64

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Seasons

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |Scottish Cup

! colspan="2" |League Cup

! colspan="2" |Europe

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="7" |Clyde

|1970-71

| rowspan="2" |Scottish Division One

|29

|32

1971-72

|29

|35

1972-73

|Scottish Second Division

|33

| -

|39

|10

1973-74

| rowspan="2" |Scottish Division One

|34

|11

|46

1974-75

|34

|41

1975-76

|Scottish First Division

|25

| -

|31

colspan="2" |Total

!184

!16

!34

!224

!21

rowspan="5" |Aberdeen

|1976–77

| rowspan="4" |Scottish Premier Division

|32

|11

|45

1977–78

|29

|39

1978–79

|31

|45

1979–80

colspan="2" |Total

!97

!11

!12

!21

!137

!14

rowspan="5" |Celtic

|1979-80

| rowspan="4" |Scottish Premier Division

|15

|16

1980-81

|30

|45

1981-82

|31

|40

1982-83

|12

colspan="2" |Total

!84

!12

!13

!113

!15

rowspan="3" |Greenock Morton

|1983-84

|Scottish First Division

|25

| -

|30

1984-85

|Scottish Premier Division

|27

|30

colspan="2" |Total

!52

!60

!10

rowspan="4" |Alloa Athletic

|1985-86

|Scottish First Division

| -

1986-87

| rowspan="2" |Scottish Second Division

| -

1987-88

| -

colspan="2" |Total

!59

!59+

!4+

colspan="3" |Career total

!476

!49

!33+

!2+

!71+

!12+

!14

!593

!64

Managerial record

{{Cite web |title=Alloa Athletic Manager Dom Sullivan Details |url=https://www.fitbastats.com/alloa/manager.php?id=1017 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www.fitbastats.com}}{{Cite web |title=Falkirk Manager Dom Sullivan Details |url=https://www.fitbastats.com/falkirk/manager.php?id=288 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www.fitbastats.com}}{{Cite web |title=East Stirlingshire Manager Dom Sullivan Details |url=https://www.fitbastats.com/eaststirlingshire/manager.php?id=848 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www.fitbastats.com}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! rowspan="2" \|Team ! rowspan="2" \|From ! rowspan="2" \|To ! colspan="5" \|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%
colspan="3" \|Total !160 !51 !70 !39 !32.50%

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="2" |Team

! rowspan="2" |From

! rowspan="2" |To

! colspan="5" |Record

!Win %

Alloa Athletic

|1986

|1987

|68

|23

|31

|14

|33.82%

Falkirk (caretaker)

|1989

|33.33%

East Stirlingshire

|1990

|1992

|89

|27

|38

|24

|30.34%

colspan="3" |Total

!160

!51

!70

!39

!32.50%

Honours

; Clyde

Scottish Division Two: 1972–73{{cite web | url=https://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2018/11/09/5957/#.YMPczbfTWHQ | title=PREVIEW: Clyde v Stirling Albion | publisher=Clyde FC | date=9 November 2018 | access-date=11 June 2021}}
{{cite web | url=https://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2018/12/14/5979/#.YMPczLfTWHQ | title=PREVIEW: Clyde v Annan Athletic | publisher=Clyde FC | date=14 December 2018 | access-date=11 June 2021}}

; Aberdeen

Scottish Premier Division: Runner-up 1977–78{{cite web | url=https://backoffice.afc.co.uk/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=202&Season=1977-78 | title=Players: Dom Sullivan | access-date=11 June 2021 | website=AFC Heritage Trust}}
Scottish League Cup: 1976–77{{cite web | url=https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/sport/football/aberdeen-fc/the-reds-must-have-belief-we-had-says-cup-winner-sullivan/amp/ | title=The Dons must have belief we had, says cup winner Dom Sullivan | newspaper=Evening Express | date=25 November 2016 | access-date=11 June 2021 }}
{{cite news | url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football–news/aberdeen–league–cup–final–heroes–9307593 | title=Aberdeen League Cup Final heroes of 1976 | date=25 November 2016 | access-date=11 June 2021 | newspaper=Daily Record }}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Scottish Cup: Runner-up 1977–78{{cite web | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P_w9AAAAIBAJ&pg=4610%2C1858300 | title=Wallace, Greig make history | work=Glasgow Herald | date=8 May 1978 | access-date=11 June 2021 | page=16}}

; Celtic

Scottish Premier Division: 1980–81, 1981–82{{cite web | url=https://celticunderground.net/unsung-hero-dom-sullivan/ | title=UNSUNG HERO – DOM SULLIVAN | publisher=Celtic Underground | date=28 July 2017 | access-date=11 June 2021}}
Runner-up: 1979–80, 1982–83

; Morton

Scottish First Division: 1983–84{{cite web | url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/caught-in-time-morton-win-the-first-division-title-1984-bqmng5fvnzd | title=Caught in time: Morton win the First Division title, 1984 | newspaper=The Times | date=11 June 2006 | access-date=11 June 2021}}
Renfrewshire Cup: Runner-up 1983–84{{cite web | url=http://www.stmirrenprogrammes.co.uk/StMirren/STM_Match_Details.php?Season=1984&GameID=198503040 | title=Renfrewshire Cup Final 1983/84 | publisher=SMFC Programmes | access-date=11 June 2021}}