Paul Hartley

Scottish association football player and manager

Paul Hartley (born 19 October 1976) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the manager of Scottish League One side Cove Rangers.

Paul Hartley
Hartley with Bristol City in 2009
Personal information
Full name Paul Hartley[1]
Date of birth (1976-10-19) 19 October 1976 (age 48)[2]
Place of birth Hamilton, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder[4]
Club information
Current team
Cove Rangers (head coach)
Youth career
1993–1994 Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Hamilton Academical 47 (11)
1996–1997 Millwall 44 (4)
1997–1998 Raith Rovers 50 (13)
1998–2000 Hibernian 36 (6)
1999–2000Greenock Morton (loan) 3 (1)
2000–2003 St Johnstone 87 (12)
2003–2007 Heart of Midlothian 118 (31)
2007–2009 Celtic 62 (3)
2009–2010 Bristol City 40 (5)
2010–2011 Aberdeen 24 (4)
Total 511 (90)
National team
1997 Scotland U21 1 (0)
2004 Scotland B 1 (0)
2005–2010 Scotland 25 (1)
Teams managed
2011–2014 Alloa Athletic
2014–2017 Dundee
2017–2018 Falkirk
2019–2022 Cove Rangers
2022 Hartlepool United
2023– Cove Rangers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5]
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Millwall 1996–97 Second Division 44 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 46 4
Raith Rovers 1997–98 Scottish First Division 30 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33 9
1998–99 18 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20 5
Total 48 13 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 53 14
Hibernian 1998–99 Scottish First Division 12 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 5
1999–2000 Scottish Premier League 24 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 29 3
Total 36 6 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 43 8
St Johnstone 2000–01 Scottish Premier League 23 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 25 3
2001–02 32 4 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 35 5
2002–03 Scottish First Division 32 6 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 38 6
Total 87 12 4 0 6 2 0 0 1 0 98 14
Heart of Midlothian 2003–04 Scottish Premier League 30 3 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 38 3
2004–05 33 11 5 0 3 3 5 1 0 0 46 15
2005–06 34 14 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 17
2006–07 21 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 25 3
Total 118 31 11 3 8 3 12 1 0 0 149 38
Celtic 2006–07 Scottish Premier League 10 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
2007–08 27 0 2 0 1 0 9 1 0 0 39 1
2008–09 25 3 1 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 33 3
Total 62 3 7 0 4 0 13 1 0 0 86 4
Bristol City 2009–10 Championship 40 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 5
Aberdeen 2010–11 Scottish Premier League 24 4 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 32 8
Career total 459 78 35 4 28 11 25 2 2 0 549 95

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 2005 7 1
2006 4 0
2007 6 0
2008 5 0
2009 2 0
2010 1 0
Total 25 1
Score and result list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Hartley goal.
International goal scored by Paul Hartley[7]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 2005 Celje, Slovenia   Slovenia 3–0 3–0 FIFA World Cup 2006 qualification

Managerial record

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As of match played 27 April 2024[8]
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Alloa Athletic 17 May 2011 18 January 2014 109 56 23 30 051.38
Dundee 3 February 2014 17 April 2017 138 46 37 55 033.33
Falkirk 9 October 2017 27 August 2018 40 16 8 16 040.00
Cove Rangers 3 July 2019 3 June 2022 112 63 23 26 056.25
Hartlepool United 3 June 2022 18 September 2022 11 1 4 6 009.09
Cove Rangers 5 January 2023 present 64 20 13 31 031.25
Total 474 202 108 164 042.62

Honours

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Player

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Hibernian

Heart of Midlothian

Celtic

Individual

Manager

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Alloa Athletic

Dundee

Cove Rangers

References

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  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Whose Registrations have been Cancelled by Mutual Consent Between 01/07/2010 and 31/07/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2012.
  2. "Paul Hartley". ESPN. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. "Paul Hartley". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. "Paul Hartley". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  5. Paul Hartley at Soccerbase
  6. Paul Hartley at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. "Paul Hartley profile". Scottish FA. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  8. "Paul Hartley: managerial record". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  9. Gibbons, Glenn (8 May 1999). "Super Hibs hit Premier heights". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  10. "Hearts 1–1 Gretna (4–2 on pens)". BBC Sport. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "P. Hartley". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  12. "Hall of Fame". Heart of Midlothian FC. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  13. Lindsay, Clive (19 May 2013). "Dunfermline 1-0 Alloa (agg 1-3)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  14. "Alloa Athletic manager Paul Hartley delighted with title win". BBC Sport. 8 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  15. "Dundee promotion 'good for Scottish football', says Paul Hartley". BBC Sport. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.