Sturrock as a Swindon Town player
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Blair David Sturrock | ||
Date of birth | 25 August 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Victoria Highlanders | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2001 | Dundee United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2001 | Dundee United | 0 | (0) |
2000–2001 | → Brechin City (loan) | 27 | (6) |
2001–2004 | Plymouth Argyle | 63 | (2) |
2004–2005 | Kidderminster Harriers | 22 | (6) |
2005–2006 | Rochdale | 31 | (6) |
2006–2009 | Swindon Town | 50 | (6) |
2008 | → Bournemouth (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2009 | → Torquay United (loan) | 9 | (2) |
2009–2010 | Mansfield Town | 24 | (3) |
2010–2012 | Southend United | 52 | (6) |
2012–2013 | Bishop's Stortford | 12 | (3) |
2013 | Basildon United | 5 | (12) |
2013– | Victoria Highlanders | 22 | (8) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 September 2014. |
Blair David Sturrock (born 25 August 1981) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for the Victoria Highlanders. His previous clubs include Dundee United, Brechin City, Plymouth Argyle, Kidderminster Harriers, Rochdale, Swindon Town, Bournemouth, Torquay United, Mansfield Town, Southend United. His father, Paul Sturrock, a former player who was a Scotland international was also the Manager of Southend United signing Blair and then ultimately releasing him.
Sturrock started off as a trainee for Dundee United before briefly going on loan to Brechin City in the 2000–01 season.
He then moved to Plymouth for three years and made 64 appearances for the club during the years 2001–2004, but mostly as a substitute. He scored two goals in his time at Plymouth.
He then moved to Kidderminster Harriers in 2004 where he spent nine months, playing 22 games and scoring five goals.
Nine months after signing for Kidderminster he signed for Rochdale for the 2005–06 season where he made 33 appearances, scoring six goals in 15 starts for the club. He later got a knee injury that ended his spell at the club and was released. After being released by Rochdale, Sturrock had a short trial with Wrexham in July.
In November 2006, Sturrock signed for Swindon Town the club his father was the manager of. Having overcome a groin injury, he made 25 appearances for the Wiltshire club in his first season scoring five goals, with 12 starts. Sturrock made his debut as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 defeat at Macclesfield Town on 23 December, his first goal coming in mid-January, when he netted within seconds of coming on to wrap up a 3–1 win at Boston. He then later signed a contract extension to take him through to the end of the 2008–09 season. He was released by Swindon in May 2009.