Gordon David Strachan ( born 9 February 1957) is a Scottish former football coach and player who is currently Technical Director of Dundee. He played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds United and Coventry City, as well as the Scotland national team. He has since managed Coventry City, Southampton, Celtic, Middlesbrough and Scotland.
In club football, Strachan played 635 league games, scoring a total of 138 goals, playing 21 of 25 career seasons in either the English or Scottish top-flight. In international football Strachan earned 50 caps, scoring five goals and played in two FIFA World Cup final tournaments, Spain 82 and Mexico 86. Strachan retired from playing in 1997 at age 40, setting a Premier League record for an outfield player.
A right-sided midfielder, Strachan made his senior debut in 1974 with Dundee before moving on within Scotland, to spend seven seasons at Aberdeen. He first played for the Scotland national team in 1980. While at Aberdeen Strachan won multiple domestic league and cup honours in the early 1980s, as well as the 1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup and 1983 European Super Cup. Moving to England, Strachan won the 1985 FA Cup final in five seasons with Manchester United. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article |
| Coventry City | 96/01 | EPL 96/97 | 27 | EPL 97/98 | 38 | EPL 98/99 | 38 | EPL 99/00 | 38 | EPL 00/01 | 38 | | Southampton | 01/04 | EPL 01/02 | 30 | EPL 02/03 | 38 | EPL 03/04 | 25 | | Celtic FC | 05/09 | Champions 06/07 | 8 | SPL 06/07 | 3 | Champ Qualif 07/08 | 2 | SPL 07/08  | 39 | Champions 07/08 | 8 | SPL 08/09 | 38 | Champions 08/09 | 6 | | Middlesbrough | 09/10 | Championship 09/10 | 32 | FA Cup 09/10 | 1 | Championship 10/11 | 11 | League Cup 10/11 | 2 | | Scotland | 13/18 | Qualif WC 14 | 6 | Friendlies 13 | 4 | Friendlies 14 | 3 | Euro Qual 16 | 10 | Friendlies 15 | 2 | Friendlies 16 | 4 | World Cup Qual 18 | 10 | Friendlies 17 | 2 |
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38 lineups analysed - Number represent player in starting lineup. Click to show Lineups not confirmed are not included. See also Team Substitutions
Lineups found Starting lineup changes since last game | | | | | | | | | M1 | 19Aug | H | Middlsbro | | 1-3 | 4-4-2 | Initial team: Hedman, Williams, Breen, Hendry, Hall, Thompson, Eustace, Palmer, Chippo, Bellamy, Roussel, | | M2 | 23Aug | | Southmptn | | 1-2 | 4-4-2 | In:Edworthy, Shaw, R, Telfer, Out:Breen, Hendry, Thompson, | | M3 | 26Aug | | Man.City | | 1-2 | 4-4-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | M4 | 06Sep | H | Newcastle | | 0-2 | 4-4-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | M5 | 09Sep | H | Leeds | | 0-0 | 4-4-2 | In:Hadji, Out:Eustace, | | M6 | 16Sep | | Arsenal | | 2-1 | 4-4-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | M7 | 23Sep | H | West Ham | | 0-3 | 4-4-2 | In:Thompson, Zuni', , Out:Telfer, Roussel, | | M8 | 30Sep | | Charlton | | 2-2 | 4-4-2 | In:Telfer, Eustace, Aloisi, Out:Thompson, Hadji, Zuni', , | | M9 | 14Oct | H | Tottenham | | 2-1 | 4-4-2 | In:Kirkland, Breen, Hadji, Out:Hedman, Williams, Hall, | | M10 | 21Oct | | Chelsea | | 6-1 | 4-4-2 | In:Williams, Out:Shaw, R, | | M11 | 28Oct | | Sunderland | | 1-0 | 4-4-2 | In:Shaw, R, Quinn, Guerrero, Out:Edworthy, Eustace, Palmer, | | M12 | 04Nov | H | Man.Utd | | 1-2 | 5-4-1 | In:Edworthy, Thompson, Bothroyd, Out:Telfer, Bellamy, Aloisi, | | M13 | 12Nov | | Liverpool | | 4-1 | 4-5-1 | In:Palmer, Strachan, Bellamy, Out:Edworthy, Quinn, Bothroyd, | | M14 | 20Nov | H | Ipswich | | 0-1 | 4-4-2 | In:Edworthy, Konjic, Telfer, Roussel, Out:Shaw, R, Guerrero, Palmer, Strachan, | | M15 | 25Nov | H | A.Villa | | 1-1 | 4-4-2 | In:Zuni', , Out:Bellamy, | | M16 | 02Dec | | Bradford | | 2-1 | 4-5-1 | In:Quinn, Eustace, Palmer, Aloisi, Out:Edworthy, Chippo, Zuni', , Roussel, | | M17 | 10Dec | H | Leicester | | 1-0 | 4-4-2 | In:Hedman, Carsley, Bellamy, Out:Kirkland, Eustace, Palmer, | | M18 | 16Dec | | Derby | | 1-0 | 4-4-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | M19 | 22Dec | H | Southmptn | | 1-1 | 4-4-2 | In:Kirkland, Roussel, Out:Hedman, Aloisi, | | M20 | 26Dec | | Everton | | 1-2 | 4-4-2 | In:Zuni', , Out:Roussel, | | M21 | 30Dec | | Middlsbro | | 1-1 | 4-4-2 | In:Edworthy, Out:Konjic, | | M22 | 01Jan | H | Man.City | | 1-1 | 4-4-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | M23 | 13Jan | | Newcastle | | 3-1 | 4-4-2 | In:Hedman, Eustace, Aloisi, Out:Kirkland, Hadji, Zuni', , | | M24 | 20Jan | H | Everton | | 1-3 | 4-5-1 | In:Kirkland, Konjic, Hadji, Zuni', , Out:Hedman, Williams, Bellamy, Aloisi, | | M25 | 31Jan | | Leeds | | 1-0 | 5-4-1 | In:Hedman, Williams, Shaw, R, Hall, Bellamy, Out:Kirkland, Edworthy, Konjic, Telfer, Zuni', , | | M26 | 03Feb | H | Arsenal | | 0-1 | 4-4-2 | In:Roussel, Out:Breen, | | M27 | 12Feb | | West Ham | | 1-1 | 4-4-2 | In:Kirkland, Breen, Hartson, Out:Hedman, Williams, Roussel, | | M28 | 24Feb | H | Charlton | | 2-2 | 4-4-2 | In:Hedman, Edworthy, Chippo, Out:Kirkland, Hadji, Eustace, | | M29 | 03Mar | H | Chelsea | | 0-0 | 4-4-2 | In:Kirkland, Hadji, Eustace, Out:Hedman, Edworthy, Chippo, | | M30 | 17Mar | | Tottenham | | 3-0 | 4-4-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | M31 | 31Mar | H | Derby | | 2-0 | 4-4-2 | In:Telfer, Out:Thompson, | | M32 | 07Apr | | Leicester | | 1-3 | 4-4-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | M33 | 14Apr | | Man.Utd | | 4-2 | 4-4-2 | In:Thompson, Out:Hadji, | | M34 | 16Apr | H | Sunderland | | 1-0 | 4-3-3 | In:Bothroyd, Out:Thompson, | | M35 | 21Apr | | Ipswich | | 2-0 | 4-3-3 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | M36 | 28Apr | H | Liverpool | | 0-2 | 4-4-2 | In:Williams, Thompson, Hadji, Chippo, Out:Shaw, R, Telfer, Carsley, Bothroyd, | | M37 | 05May | | A.Villa | | 3-2 | 4-4-2 | In:Shaw, R, Telfer, Carsley, Out:Williams, Thompson, Chippo, | | M38 | 19May | H | Bradford | | 0-0 | 4-4-2 | In:Edworthy, Williams, Strachan, Chippo, Zuni', , Out:Breen, Hall, Telfer, Eustace, Bellamy, | | Color References: GK, DF, DM, MF, FW , Unknown Pos |
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