Harry Cairney Explained

Harry Cairney
Birth Date:1 September 1961
Birth Place:Holytown, Scotland
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Fir Park Boys Club
Years1:1980–1983
Years2:1983–1992
Years3:1992–2003
Clubs1:Airdrieonians
Clubs3:Brechin City
Caps1:49
Caps2:306
Caps3:355
Goals1:0
Goals2:15
Goals3:3
Totalcaps:710
Totalgoals:18
Manageryears1:2003–2004
Manageryears2:2004–2005
Manageryears3:2006–2012
Managerclubs3:Annan Athletic

Henry "Harry" Cairney (born 1 September 1961) is a Scottish former football player and manager. He made over 700 appearances in the Scottish Football League for Airdrieonians, Stenhousemuir and Brechin City. Cairney has also managed Annan Athletic and Arbroath.

Career

Cairney was born in Holytown and began his senior career with Airdrieonians, making his senior debut in a match against Rangers at Ibrox.[1] He then played for Stenhousemuir, where he made over 300 league appearances. In 1992, he joined Brechin City, where he stayed for 11 years and made over 350 appearances. He retired in 2003 and was appointed as manager of East of Scotland League side Annan Athletic.

Cairney moved to Arbroath in September 2004,[2] but resigned just over a year later.[3] Cairney subsequently rejoined Annan, and was manager at the time of their election to the Scottish League in July 2008.[4] He won the Scottish Football League award for Third Division manager after his first month in the league.[5] Cairney resigned his position as Annan manager in December 2012, citing family and health reasons.[6]

Cairney also teaches Physics and Chemistry at Mearns Castle High School in Newton Mearns.

Managerial statistics

TeamNatFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Annan Athletic20032004
ArbroathJuly 2004September 2005
Annan AthleticAugust 2005December 2012

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Annan in no rush to replace Harry Cairney . sport.scotsman.com . Johnston Publishing . 22 December 2012 . 22 December 2012.
  2. News: Cairney in at Arbroath. BBC Sport. 2004-09-10. 2008-07-06.
  3. News: Cairney resigns as Arbroath boss. BBC Sport. 2005-09-24. 2008-07-06.
  4. News: Annan voted into Scottish league. BBC Sport. 2008-07-03. 2008-07-03.
  5. News: The IRN-BRU SFL Manager and Player of the Month Awards August, 2008. 2008-09-09. Scottifh Football League. 2008-09-09.
  6. Web site: Annan Athletic: Harry Cairney resigns after six years as manager . BBC Sport . BBC . 20 December 2012 . 20 December 2012.