- Gardner Speirs
Football player infobox
playername = Gardner Speirs
fullname = Walter Gardner Speirs
nickname =
height =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1963|4|14
cityofbirth =Airdrie
countryofbirth =Scotland
currentclub =
position =Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
clubs = St Mirren
→ Kilmarnock (loan)
→ Dunfermline Athletic (loan)
Hartlepool United
Airdrieonians
Bathgate Thistle
East Stirlingshire
caps(goals) = 90 (16)
05 0(0)
04 0(0)
01 0(0)
09 0(1)
0? 0(?)
19 0(2)
manageryears = 1996–1998
2002
2005–2006
2008-
managerclubs = Clyde
Aberdeen (caretaker)
Ross County (caretaker)
Queens ParkWalter Gardner Speirs (born
14 April ,1963 inAirdrie ,Scotland ) is a Scottish former footballer and manager.Career
Playing
During his playing career, Speirs played for St Mirren, Kilmarnock (on loan), Dunfermline Athletic (on loan), Hartlepool United, Airdrieonians, Bathgate Thistle and East Stirlingshire.cite web
title = GARDNER SPEIRS
url = http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/gardnerspeirs.htm
publisher = Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
accessdate = 2007-12-01]Managerial
He was on the coaching staff at Clyde, and from 1996 to 1998 held the position of Manager. Subsequently he joined the coaching staff at Aberdeen, eventually taking the role of assistant manager and in December 2002 was briefly named caretaker manager following the resignation of
Ebbe Skovdahl .cite news
title = Dons appoint Speirs
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/2546037.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date =2002-12-05
accessdate = 2007-12-01] He worked as caretaker manager of Ross County in October 2005 until the end of the 2005–06 season.cite news
title = County stick with interim Speirs
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/ross_county/4790440.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date =2006-03-09
accessdate = 2007-12-01] He became assistant manager of Partick Thistle in May 2007.cite news
title = McCall outlines new Partick plans
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/partick_thistle/6700451.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date =2007-05-30
accessdate = 2007-12-01] He is now Head Coach atQueen's Park FC taking over fromBilly Stark in 2008.Notes
External links
*soccerbase (manager)|id=1843|name=Gardner Speirs
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