Billy Kirkwood

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Billy Kirkwood
Personal information
Full name Billy Kirkwood
Date of birth 1960
Place of birth    Dundee, Scotland
Playing position Youth Coach (Former midfielder)
Club information
Current club Rangers
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1979-86
1986
1986-87
1987-88
1988		 Dundee United
Hibernian
Dundee United
Dunfermline Athletic
Dundee		 248 (44)

012 0(1)

   
Teams managed
1995–96
2001		 Dundee United
St Johnstone

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Billy Kirkwood (born 1 January 1960) is a Scottish former footballer. He is currently youth team coach at Rangers.

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[edit] Playing career

Kirkwood made his name with Dundee United, where over 400 appearances saw him clinch the Scottish Premier Division title and two League Cup wins, alongside five domestic cup runners-up medals. After a short spell with Hibernian and similarly short return to United, Kirkwood moved to Dunfermline, before finishing his career with Dundee.

[edit] Management

After Ivan Golac's sacking, Kirkwood took over the Dundee United manager's job in 1995 but could not prevent the Terrors from being relegated. In the Fist Division, he guided United to a play-off victory and promotion, but was sacked six games into the 1996-97 season and replaced by Tommy McLean, who would lead United to 3rd place. Kirkwood had a short caretaker manager role with St Johnstone in 2001, and has held assistant manager roles with Dundee, Dunfermline and St Johnstone, plus a coaching role with Livingston.

[edit] Honours

[edit] See also

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Preceded by
Ivan Golac		 Dundee United Manager
1995-1996		 Succeeded by
Tommy McLean
Preceded by
Sandy Clark		 St Johnstone Manager (caretaker)
2001		 Succeeded by
Billy Stark


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