David Sturrock
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Sturrock[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 2022 | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955?–1960? | Dundee United | 83 | (20) |
| 1960?–1961? | Accrington Stanley | 17 | (5) |
| 1961?– | Bedford Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Sturrock (22 February 1938 – 2022) was a Scottish footballer, who played as an inside forward in the Scottish Football League and the English Football League in the 1950s and 1960s.[2]
Sturrock began a five-year spell with local club Dundee United in the mid-1950s, joining English side Accrington Stanley for the 1960/61 season.[2] He is reported as having made a total of 26 appearances for Accrington (scoring 7 goals),[3] before moving to Southern League side Bedford Town.[2] Sturrock moved back to his hometown of Dundee following the end of his playing career.[3]
Dundee United announced in December 2022 that Sturrock had recently died.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "David Sturrock". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ a b c David Sturrock at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ a b Struthers, Greg (16 April 2006). "Caught in Time: Accrington Stanley resign from the Football League, 1962". The Times. London. Retrieved 14 September 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "David Sturrock 1938-2022". Dundee United F.C. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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