Terry Christie (born 16 December 1942) is a Scottish former football player and manager. He last managed Alloa Athletic.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 December 1942[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960-1065 | Dundee | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1966 | Raith Rovers | 12 | (2) |
| 1966-1968 | Hawick Royal Albert | ||
| 1968–1974 | Stirling Albion | 142 | (5) |
| 1974-1978 | Newtongrange Star | ||
| Total | 154 | (7) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1974–1978 | Newtongrange Star | ||
| 1980–1992 | Meadowbank Thistle | ||
| 1992–1999 | Stenhousemuir | ||
| 1999–2003 | Alloa Athletic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editChristie played as a full back and winger for Dundee, Raith Rovers, Hawick Royal Albert, Stirling Albion and Newtongrange Star.[3][4]
He later became a manager and was in charge of Newtongrange Star, Meadowbank Thistle, Stenhousemuir and Alloa Athletic.[5][6] Christie won the 1995 Scottish Challenge Cup Final while manager of Stenhousemuir.[7]
Playing and managing in football part-time through his whole career, Christie worked as a chemistry teacher and was later headteacher of Ainslie Park High School between 1982 and 1987, and later Musselburgh Grammar School from 1987 until his retirement in 2003.[8] He also retired from football in 2003 and published his autobiography, The Head Teacher of Football in 2015.[9]
Honours
editManager
edit- Meadowbank Thistle
- East of Scotland "City" Cup 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990 [10]
- Scottish Second Division promotion 1982-83
- Scottish Second Division champions 1986-87
- Scottish First Division runner-up 1987-88
- Stenhousemuir
- Alloa Athletic
References
edit- ^ Christie, Terry (2015). The Head Teacher of Football. United Kingdom: Amazon. p. 7. ISBN 9781521882351.
- ^ "Terry Christie on juggling football management and school teaching". scotsman.com.
- ^ "RAITH ROVERS : 1946/47 - 2012/13". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ "STIRLING ALBION : 1947/48 - 2012/13". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ "Profile". Historic Warriors. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ "Post War Managers". Alloa Athletic F.C. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Stenhousemuir 1995-96". When Saturday Comes. March 2005. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ Hardie, David (23 August 2013). "Terry Christie and his star pupil Kenny Miller". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ "Terry Christie on his Meadowbank Thistle memories". The Scotsman. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "List of City Cup winners". Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "CAIRNS TAKES THE PLAUDITS AS WASPS WIN FIRST CUP IN 121 YEARS Alloa taste success after feast of goals". heraldscotland.com. 22 November 1999. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "BELL'S CUP". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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