Paul Sheerin

Paul Sheerin

Personal information
Full name	Paul George Sheerin
Date of birth	(1974-08-28) 28 August 1974
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Aberdeen (coach)
Youth career
	Whitehill Welfare
	Celtic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1992	Alloa Athletic	9	(0)
1992–1997	Southampton	0	(0)
1997	Östersunds FK	18	(3)
1997–1998	Alloa Athletic	3	(1)
1998–2001	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	115	(36)
2001–2002	Ayr United	53	(8)
2002–2004	Aberdeen	47	(9)
2004–2010	St. Johnstone	187	(32)
2010–2014	Arbroath	129	(17)
International career
1995	Scotland U21	1	(0)
Managerial career
2010–2014	Arbroath
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:59, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Paul George Sheerin (born 28 August 1974) is a former Scottish football player and coach.

Sheerin played as a midfielder for Alloa Athletic, Southampton, Östersunds FK, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Ayr United, Aberdeen, St. Johnstone and Arbroath. While continuing as a player, he was appointed manager of Arbroath in May 2010. He held this post until June 2014, when he returned to Aberdeen as a youth team coach.

Playing career

Sheerin signed as a professional for Alloa from junior side Whitehill Welfare, although he had been on the books of Celtic as a schoolboy. Paul Sheerin signed for Southampton in October 1992 and while at The Dell he played under several managers including Ian Branfoot, Alan Ball and Graeme Souness. However he failed to break through and left in December 1997 without having made a first team appearance. During his time at Southampton he earned international recognition after playing for Scotland Under-21 in a 1–0 win over San Marino in November 1995.

After a summer playing in Sweden with Östersunds FK, he had a brief period back at his former club Alloa before joining Inverness Caledonian Thistle in January 1998. His stint at Caley Thistle lasted to the end of the 2000–01 season, in which period he made 136 appearances, scoring 45 goals. He then had spells at Ayr United and Aberdeen, where he finished as the top scorer in the 2002–03 season. After leaving Aberdeen, Sheerin joined St. Johnstone on the eve of the 2004–05 season on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract. On 15 November 2006, Sheerin was awarded the Scottish Football League "Player of the Month" award for October. In May 2008, Sheerin had his contract extended with St. Johnstone by another year. He coached St. Johnstone U17s.

Management career

On 27 May 2010, Sheerin was confirmed as the new player/manager of Arbroath FC. Sheerin guided Arbroath to the Third Division championship in his first season in charge, the club's first national trophy win in their 133-year history. He agreed a new contract with Arbroath at the end of the 2010–11 season. Arbroath were relegated after finishing last in the 2013–14 Scottish League One. After the end of the season, Sheerin left Arbroath and became the manager of Aberdeen's under-20 team.

Honours

Player

St Johnstone

• Scottish First Division (1): 2008–2009

Arbroath

• Scottish Third Division (1): 2010–2011

Manager

Arbroath

• Scottish Third Division (1): 2010–2011

Managerial statistics

As of 3 May 2014

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Arbroath		May 2010	June 2014	165	64	34	67	38.79

External links

• Paul Sheerin career statistics at Soccerbase
• Paul Sheerin on Twitter
• St. Johnstone's official site profile
• Scotland U21 stats at Fitbastats