Harry Cairney

Infobox Football biography
playername = Harry Cairney


fullname = Henry Cairney
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1961|9|1|df=y
cityofbirth = Holytown
countryofbirth = Scotland
position = Defender
currentclub = Annan Athletic (manager)
youthclubs = Fir Park Boys Club
youthyears =
years = 1980–1983
1983–1992
1992–2003
clubs = Aidrieonians
Stenhousemuir
Brechin City
caps(goals) = 049 0(0)
306 (15)
355 0(3)
manageryears = 2003–2004
2004–2005
2006–
managerclubs = Annan Athletic
Arbroath
Annan Athletic
pcupdate =
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Henry "Harry" Cairney (born September 1 1961) is a Scottish association football manager and former player, who currently manages Scottish Third Division side Annan Athletic.

Career

Cairney was born in Holytown, Lanarkshire (now in North Lanarkshire) and began his senior career with Airdrieonians and then Stenhousemuir. In 1992 he joined Brechin City, where he stayed for 11 years and made over 350 appearances. He retired in 2003 and was appointed as manager of East of Scotland League side Annan Athletic. He moved to Arbroath in September 2004, [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arbroath/3646386.stm|title=Cairney in at Arbroath|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2004-09-10|accessdate=2008-07-06] but resigned just over a year later. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arbroath/4279318.stm|title=Cairney resigns as Arbroath boss|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2005-09-24|accessdate=2008-07-06] Cairney subsequently rejoined Annan, and was manager at the time of their election to the Scottish League in July 2008. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7487357.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Annan voted into Scottish league|date=2008-07-03|accessdate=2008-07-03] He won the Scottish Football League award for Third Division manager after his first month in the league. [cite news|url=http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news.cfm?curpageid=944&newsid=2468|title=The IRN-BRU SFL Manager and Player of the Month Awards August, 2008|date=2008-09-09|publisher=Scottifh Football League|accessdate=2008-09-09]

References

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