Allan Preston

Football manager infobox


playername = Allan Preston
fullname = Allan Preston
nickname = Biscuits
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1969|8|16
dateofdeath =
cityofbirth = Leith
countryofbirth = Scotland
height =
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Defender (retired)
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1985-1993
1993-1994
1994-2000
2000
clubs = Dundee United
Hearts
St. Johnstone
Queen of the South
Career
caps(goals) = 024 0(1)
021 0(2)
144 0(7)
008 0(1)
197 (11)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals)
pcupdate =
manageryears = 2004
managerclubs = Livingston

Allan Preston (born August 16 1969 in Leith, Edinburgh) is a retired Scottish professional footballer and, later, a manager.

Preston, who predominantly played at left-back, began his career as a 15-year-old with Dundee United in 1985. After spending eight years at Tannadice, he signed for Hearts, the team he supported as a boy. After only one season in Edinburgh, however, he joined St. Johnstone. It was in Perth that he played the most consistent football of his career, which led to the St. Johnstone fansite [http://www.blueheaven.org.uk Blue Heaven] launching a campaign, entitled [http://www.blueheaven.org.uk/bisc/ "Biscuits for Scotland"] , for his call-up to the Scotland squad. It was, however, unsuccessful.

In June 2000, after a hip injury ended his playing career, Preston became assistant to Macclesfield Town manager Peter Davenport, also an ex-Saint. A year later he joined Scottish side Livingston as a coach, and in June 2004 he became the club's manager. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/3730413.stm New chief appoints Preston] - BBC Sport] He brought in another former St. Johnstone teammate, Alan Kernaghan, as his number two. Kernagahan had been player/manager at Clyde.

In November 2004, after just fifteen games in charge, Preston and Kernaghan were sacked after the team's seventh successive defeat. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/4042331.stm Livingston sack manager Preston] - BBC Sport]

The following month he joined his current employer, Stellar Scotland, a subsidiary of [http://www.stellargroup.co.uk The Stellar Group Limited] , alongside former St. Johnstone teammates John Inglis and Paul Cherry.

References

External links

* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player2/allanpreston.htm Profile at Neil Brown's statistics site]
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=11203 Preston's profile at soccerbase.com]
* [http://www.stellargroup.co.uk/personnel.php?id=75 Profile at Stellar Group]
* [http://www.blueheaven.org.uk/allan/ Blue Heaven interview with Preston]
* [http://sport.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=24&id=1260762006 Preston and friends boost kids charity]
* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20040606/ai_n12589313 Lonely days in a Macclesfield hotel]