Stirling
Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...
) is a Scottish
football
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manager
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who was formerly a player. Irvine played for
Stirling Albion
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Dunfermline
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FK Vidar
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Club history
The club was founded on 18 April 1906. FK Vidar played their ...
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Vålerenga
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Albion Rovers
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Meadowbank Thistle
Livingston Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Livingston, West Lothian.
Livingston currently play in the Scottish Premiership and were founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team. The club was admitted to the ...
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Berwick Rangers
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Founded in 1881, they currently play in the , the fifth tier of Scottish football, despite hailing fr ...
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Alloa
Alloa (Received Pronunciation ; educated Scottish pronunciation /ˈaloʊa/; gd, Alamhagh, possibly meaning "rock plain") is a town in Clackmannanshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is on the north bank of the Forth at the spot where ...
and
Stenhousemuir
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. Irvine played in 571
Scottish Football League
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matches, scoring 201 goals.
After retiring as a player, Irvine became manager of
Junior
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* ''Junior'' (Junior Mance album), 1959
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club
Sauchie
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. He then managed
Bo'ness United
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and Norwegian club Lillesand before becoming manager of
Pollok
Pollok ( gd, Pollag, lit=a pool, sco, Powk) is a large housing estate on the south-western side of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. The estate was built either side of World War II to house families from the overcrowded inner city. Housing 30,0 ...
in March 2010. Irvine resigned from his position with Pollok on 10 October 2011. As of 2023 he was manager of Bo'ness Athletic in the
East of Scotland Football League
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Honours
Player
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Scottish Challenge Cup
The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,1999–2000
See also
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List of footballers in Scotland by number of league appearances
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(500+)
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List of footballers in Scotland by number of league goals
The following is a list of footballers who have scored at least 200 domestic league goals in Scottish league football. This includes the appearances and goals of former players, in the following domestic league competitions only:
* Scottish Prem ...