David Irons

Scottish football manager

David John Irons (born 18 July 1961 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former football player and coach.

Davie Irons
Personal information
Full name David John Irons
Date of birth (1961-07-18) 18 July 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder/Defender
Youth career
1975–1979 Greystone Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1980 Queen of the South 3 (0)
1980–1984 Kello Rovers ? (?)
1984–1987 Ayr United 75 (12)
1987–1988 Clydebank 54 (7)
1988–1991 Dunfermline Athletic 106 (9)
1991–1993 Partick Thistle 84 (10)
1993–1996 St Johnstone 52 (2)
1996–1997 Clydebank 43 (1)
1997–2002 Annan Athletic ? (?)
2002–2005 Gretna 89 (2)
2009–2010 Threave Rovers (?)
Total 506 (43)
Teams managed
1997 Clydebank (caretaker)
1997–2002 Annan Athletic (player-manager)
2007 Gretna (caretaker)
2007–2008 Gretna
2008–2009 Greenock Morton
2010–2012 Stenhousemuir
2013 Carlisle United (caretaker)
2017–2018 Gretna 2008
2019–2021 Stenhousemuir
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 November 2008

Irons' playing career spanned 26 years as a central defender or midfielder for a host of clubs, most notably for Ayr United, Clydebank, Dunfermline Athletic and Partick Thistle. Irons has previously been manager of Annan Athletic, Gretna, Greenock Morton, Stenhousemuir and Gretna 2008, and assistant-manager at Carlisle United.

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 20 April 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Gretna 6 March 2007 19 February 2008 51 9 13 29 017.6
Greenock Morton 19 February 2008 27 May 2010 102 33 25 44 032.4
Stenhousemuir 30 December 2010 1 July 2012 66 24 13 29 036.4
Stenhousemuir 27 September 2019 20 April 2021 49 14 11 24 028.6
Total 268 80 62 126 029.9
  • statistics available from soccerbase.com

Honours

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Dunfermline Athletic
Partick Thistle
Gretna

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "SCOTTISH FOOTBALL QUESTIONS". SFQAs. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.