Gary Gillespie
| Date of birth | 05 July 1960 |
| Place of birth | Bonnybridge |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Weight | 79 kg |
| Height | 1.88 m |
| Position | Defender |
Scottish international Gary Gillespie was a classy defender who signed for Liverpool from Coventry. He won a first team place under Dalglish and went on to become a key player. With Liverpool he won the 1st Division Championship in 1986 and 1988, as well as runners up medals in the FA Cup (1988), League Cup (1987) and European Cup (1985). He eventually moved on to Celtic before returning to Coventry City.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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| Coventry City | 01 Mar 1978 | 01 Jul 1983 | |
| Liverpool | 01 Jul 1983 | 01 Aug 1994 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1978-79 | Coventry City | League Division One | 14 | 1 |
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| 1979-80 | Coventry City | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1979-80 | Coventry City | League Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1979-80 | Coventry City | League Division One | 38 | 1 |
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| 1980-81 | Coventry City | FA Cup | 4 | ||||
| 1980-81 | Coventry City | League Cup | 7 | ||||
| 1980-81 | Coventry City | League Division One | 37 | 1 |
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| 1981-82 | Coventry City | FA Cup | 4 | ||||
| 1981-82 | Coventry City | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1981-82 | Coventry City | League Division One | 40 | 2 |
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| 1982-83 | Coventry City | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1982-83 | Coventry City | League Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1982-83 | Coventry City | League Division One | 42 | 2 |
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| 1983-84 | Liverpool | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1984-85 | Liverpool | European Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 1984-85 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 3 | 1 |
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| 1984-85 | Liverpool | Intercontinental Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1984-85 | Liverpool | League Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1984-85 | Liverpool | League Division One | 10 | 2 |
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| 1984-85 | Liverpool | UEFA Super Cup | 1 |
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| 1985-86 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 5 | ||||
| 1985-86 | Liverpool | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1985-86 | Liverpool | League Division One | 14 | 3 |
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| 1986-87 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1986-87 | Liverpool | League Cup | 9 | ||||
| 1986-87 | Liverpool | League Division One | 37 | ||||
| 1987-88 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 5 | ||||
| 1987-88 | Liverpool | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1987-88 | Liverpool | League Division One | 35 | 4 |
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| 1988-89 | Liverpool | FA Charity Shield | 1 | ||||
| 1988-89 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1988-89 | Liverpool | League Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 1988-89 | Liverpool | League Division One | 15 | 1 |
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| 1989-90 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 1989-90 | Liverpool | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1989-90 | Liverpool | League Division One | 11 | 2 |
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| 1990-91 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1990-91 | Liverpool | League Division One | 30 | 1 |
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| 1990-91 | Liverpool | Rumbelows League Cup | 3 | 1 |
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| 1994-95 | Coventry City | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1994-95 | Coventry City | Premier League | 2 | 1 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1978 | Middlesbrough v Coventry City | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 22 Aug 1978 | Coventry City v Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Coventry City v Norwich City | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 Sep 1978 | Derby County v Coventry City | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 09 Sep 1978 | Coventry City v Chelsea | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 16 Sep 1978 | Liverpool v Coventry City | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Sep 1978 | Coventry City v Leeds United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Sep 1978 | Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Oct 1978 | Manchester City v Coventry City | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 21 Oct 1978 | West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City | L | 7-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Nov 1978 | Bolton Wanderers v Coventry City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Nov 1978 | Coventry City v Middlesbrough | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 18 Nov 1978 | Norwich City v Coventry City | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 09 Dec 1978 | Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Dec 1978 | Southampton v Coventry City | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 21 Aug 1979 | Coventry City v Bristol City | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Aug 1979 | Nottingham Forest v Coventry City | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Aug 1979 | Ipswich Town v Coventry City | W | 0-1 | League Cup | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 01 Sep 1979 | Coventry City v Norwich City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Sep 1979 | Coventry City v Ipswich Town | D |
0-0 Agg: 1-0 |
League Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 08 Sep 1979 | Liverpool v Coventry City | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 15 Sep 1979 | Coventry City v Bolton Wanderers | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Sep 1979 | Manchester City v Coventry City | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Sep 1979 | West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 29 Sep 1979 | Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Oct 1979 | Coventry City v Everton | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Oct 1979 | Bristol City v Coventry City | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 13 Oct 1979 | Southampton v Coventry City | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 10 Nov 1979 | Coventry City v Leeds United | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Nov 1979 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Coventry City | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 24 Nov 1979 | Crystal Palace v Coventry City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Dec 1979 | Coventry City v Ipswich Town | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Dec 1979 | Arsenal v Coventry City | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Dec 1979 | Coventry City v Manchester United | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 19 Dec 1979 | Aston Villa v Coventry City | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1979 | Derby County v Coventry City | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 29 Dec 1979 | Coventry City v Nottingham Forest | L | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1980 | Coventry City v Middlesbrough | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 Jan 1980 | Oldham Athletic v Coventry City | W | 0-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 12 Jan 1980 | Norwich City v Coventry City | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 19 Jan 1980 | Coventry City v Liverpool | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Jan 1980 | Blackburn Rovers v Coventry City | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 09 Feb 1980 | Coventry City v Manchester City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Feb 1980 | Coventry City v Southampton | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Feb 1980 | Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City | L | 4-3 | League Division One | |
| 01 Mar 1980 | Brighton and Hove Albion v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Mar 1980 | Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 15 Mar 1980 | Everton v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Mar 1980 | Leeds United v Coventry City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 29 Mar 1980 | Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 05 Apr 1980 | Middlesbrough v Coventry City | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 07 Apr 1980 | Coventry City v Derby County | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Apr 1980 | Ipswich Town v Coventry City | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 15 Apr 1980 | Bolton Wanderers v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Apr 1980 | Coventry City v Crystal Palace | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Apr 1980 | Manchester United v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Apr 1980 | Coventry City v Aston Villa | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 03 May 1980 | Coventry City v Arsenal | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Aug 1980 | Birmingham City v Coventry City | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Aug 1980 | Coventry City v Liverpool | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Aug 1980 | Coventry City v Arsenal | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Aug 1980 | Manchester United v Coventry City | W | 0-1 | League Cup | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 30 Aug 1980 | Aston Villa v Coventry City | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Oct 1980 | West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Oct 1980 | Leicester City v Coventry City | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 18 Oct 1980 | Coventry City v Norwich City | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Oct 1980 | Coventry City v Sunderland | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Oct 1980 | Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Oct 1980 | Coventry City v Cambridge United | D | 1-1 | League Cup | 4th round |
| 01 Nov 1980 | Coventry City v Leeds United | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Nov 1980 | Cambridge United v Coventry City | W | 0-1 | League Cup | 4th round replay |
| 08 Nov 1980 | Manchester United v Coventry City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Nov 1980 | Liverpool v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Nov 1980 | Coventry City v Birmingham City | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Nov 1980 | Manchester City v Coventry City | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 29 Nov 1980 | Coventry City v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 Dec 1980 | Watford v Coventry City | D | 2-2 | League Cup | Quarter-final |
| 06 Dec 1980 | Southampton v Coventry City | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 09 Dec 1980 | Coventry City v Watford | W | 5-0 | League Cup | Quarter-final replay |
| 13 Dec 1980 | Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Dec 1980 | Norwich City v Coventry City | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1980 | Coventry City v Middlesbrough | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Dec 1980 | Stoke City v Coventry City | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 03 Jan 1981 | Leeds United v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 06 Jan 1981 | Coventry City v Leeds United | W | 1-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 10 Jan 1981 | Coventry City v Manchester City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Jan 1981 | Coventry City v Aston Villa | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Jan 1981 | Coventry City v Birmingham City | W | 3-2 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 27 Jan 1981 | Coventry City v West Ham United | W | 3-2 | League Cup | Semi-final 1st leg |
| 31 Jan 1981 | Arsenal v Coventry City | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 07 Feb 1981 | Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 10 Feb 1981 | West Ham United v Coventry City | L |
2-0 Agg: 4-3 |
League Cup | Semi-final 2nd leg |
| 14 Feb 1981 | Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City | L | 3-1 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 17 Feb 1981 | Crystal Palace v Coventry City | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 21 Feb 1981 | Everton v Coventry City | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Feb 1981 | Coventry City v Ipswich Town | L | 0-4 | League Division One | |
| 07 Mar 1981 | Brighton and Hove Albion v Coventry City | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Mar 1981 | Coventry City v Leicester City | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Mar 1981 | Sunderland v Coventry City | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Mar 1981 | Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Apr 1981 | Leeds United v Coventry City | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Apr 1981 | Coventry City v Manchester United | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Coventry City v Stoke City | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 21 Apr 1981 | Middlesbrough v Coventry City | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Apr 1981 | Coventry City v Southampton | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 May 1981 | Nottingham Forest v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Aug 1981 | Coventry City v Manchester United | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 Sep 1981 | Stoke City v Coventry City | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 Sep 1981 | Notts County v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Sep 1981 | Coventry City v Leeds United | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 19 Sep 1981 | Brighton and Hove Albion v Coventry City | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 22 Sep 1981 | Coventry City v Liverpool | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 26 Sep 1981 | Coventry City v Southampton | W | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 03 Oct 1981 | Sunderland v Coventry City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Oct 1981 | Everton v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | League Cup | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 10 Oct 1981 | Coventry City v Aston Villa | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Oct 1981 | Nottingham Forest v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Oct 1981 | Coventry City v Swansea City | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Oct 1981 | Coventry City v Everton | L |
0-1 Agg: 1-2 |
League Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 31 Oct 1981 | Arsenal v Coventry City | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Nov 1981 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Coventry City | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 21 Nov 1981 | West Ham United v Coventry City | L | 5-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Nov 1981 | Coventry City v Stoke City | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Nov 1981 | Coventry City v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Dec 1981 | Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 12 Dec 1981 | Coventry City v Manchester City | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1981 | Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 28 Dec 1981 | Everton v Coventry City | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 02 Jan 1982 | Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 3-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 16 Jan 1982 | Coventry City v Ipswich Town | L | 2-4 | League Division One | |
| 23 Jan 1982 | Manchester City v Coventry City | W | 1-3 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 26 Jan 1982 | Birmingham City v Coventry City | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
| 30 Jan 1982 | Coventry City v Brighton and Hove Albion | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Feb 1982 | Leeds United v Coventry City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 13 Feb 1982 | Coventry City v Oxford United | W | 4-0 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 16 Feb 1982 | Coventry City v Notts County | L | 1-5 | League Division One | |
| 27 Feb 1982 | Aston Villa v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Mar 1982 | West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City | L | 2-0 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 09 Mar 1982 | Coventry City v Nottingham Forest | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 13 Mar 1982 | Swansea City v Coventry City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Mar 1982 | Manchester United v Coventry City | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Coventry City v Arsenal | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Mar 1982 | Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Apr 1982 | Ipswich Town v Coventry City | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Apr 1982 | West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 13 Apr 1982 | Coventry City v Everton | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Apr 1982 | Coventry City v West Ham United | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Apr 1982 | Middlesbrough v Coventry City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Apr 1982 | Coventry City v Sunderland | W | 6-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 May 1982 | Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 May 1982 | Southampton v Coventry City | D | 5-5 | League Division One | |
| 08 May 1982 | Manchester City v Coventry City | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 28 Aug 1982 | Coventry City v Southampton | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 31 Aug 1982 | Swansea City v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Sep 1982 | Ipswich Town v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 07 Sep 1982 | Coventry City v Sunderland | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Sep 1982 | Coventry City v Arsenal | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 18 Sep 1982 | Birmingham City v Coventry City | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Sep 1982 | Coventry City v Everton | W | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 02 Oct 1982 | Manchester City v Coventry City | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 05 Oct 1982 | Fulham v Coventry City | D | 2-2 | League Cup | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 09 Oct 1982 | Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Oct 1982 | Coventry City v Notts County | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Oct 1982 | Watford v Coventry City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Oct 1982 | Coventry City v Fulham | D |
0-0 Agg: 2-2 |
League Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 30 Oct 1982 | Coventry City v Norwich City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Nov 1982 | Coventry City v Aston Villa | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 09 Nov 1982 | Coventry City v Burnley | L | 1-2 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 13 Nov 1982 | Liverpool v Coventry City | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Coventry City v Luton Town | W | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 23 Nov 1982 | Coventry City v Ipswich Town | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Nov 1982 | West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Dec 1982 | Coventry City v Brighton and Hove Albion | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Dec 1982 | West Ham United v Coventry City | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 18 Dec 1982 | Coventry City v Stoke City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Dec 1982 | Nottingham Forest v Coventry City | L | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 28 Dec 1982 | Coventry City v Manchester United | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1983 | Luton Town v Coventry City | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 08 Jan 1983 | Coventry City v Worcester City | W | 3-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 15 Jan 1983 | Southampton v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Jan 1983 | Coventry City v Swansea City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 29 Jan 1983 | Coventry City v Norwich City | D | 2-2 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 02 Feb 1983 | Norwich City v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | 4th round replay |
| 05 Feb 1983 | Sunderland v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Feb 1983 | Coventry City v Manchester City | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Feb 1983 | Notts County v Coventry City | L | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Mar 1983 | Coventry City v Watford | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Mar 1983 | Aston Villa v Coventry City | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Mar 1983 | Norwich City v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 Apr 1983 | Manchester United v Coventry City | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 Apr 1983 | Coventry City v Nottingham Forest | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 09 Apr 1983 | Arsenal v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Apr 1983 | Coventry City v Liverpool | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Apr 1983 | Coventry City v Birmingham City | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Apr 1983 | Brighton and Hove Albion v Coventry City | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Apr 1983 | Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 May 1983 | Everton v Coventry City | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 May 1983 | Stoke City v Coventry City | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 14 May 1983 | Coventry City v West Ham United | L | 2-4 | League Division One | |
| 24 Sep 1994 | Coventry City v Southampton | L | 1-3 | Premier League | |
| 03 Oct 1994 | Leicester City v Coventry City | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 05 Oct 1994 | Coventry City v Wrexham | W |
3-2 Agg: 5-3 |
League Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 28 Dec 1994 | Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City | L | 5-1 | Premier League | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1978-79 | Scotland | Under-21 | 1 | ||||
| 1979-80 | Scotland | UEFA Under-21 | 1 | ||||
| 1980-81 | Scotland | UEFA Under-21 | 1 | 1 |
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| 1981-82 | Scotland | UEFA Under-21 | 5 | ||||
| 1987-88 | Scotland | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 1987-88 | Scotland | UEFA European Championship | 2 | ||||
| 1988-89 | Scotland | FIFA World Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1988-89 | Scotland | Rous Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1989-90 | Scotland | FIFA World Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 1989-90 | Scotland | International Friendly | 4 | ||||
| 1990-91 | Scotland | UEFA European Championship | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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| 17 Sep 1978 | Scotland v USA | W | 3-1 | Under-21 | |
| 12 Feb 1980 | England v Scotland | L | 2-1 | UEFA Under-21 | Quarter-final |
| 18 Nov 1980 | Scotland v Denmark | W | 2-1 | UEFA Under-21 | Group |
| 08 Sep 1981 | Scotland v Sweden | W | 4-0 | UEFA U21 | Group |
| 13 Oct 1981 | Denmark v Scotland | D | 1-1 | UEFA Under-21 | Group |
| 23 Feb 1982 | Italy v Scotland | W | 0-1 | UEFA U21 | Quarter-final |
| 24 Mar 1982 | Scotland v Italy | D | 0-0 | UEFA U21 | Quarter-final |
| 19 Apr 1982 | Scotland v England | L | 0-1 | UEFA Under-21 | Semi-final |
| 14 Oct 1987 | Scotland v Belgium | W | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 7 |
| 11 Nov 1987 | Bulgaria v Scotland | W | 0-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group 7 |
| 27 Apr 1988 | Spain v Scotland | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 14 Sep 1988 | Norway v Scotland | W | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | Group 5 |
| 08 Mar 1989 | Scotland v France | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Group 5 |
| 30 May 1989 | Scotland v Chile | W | 2-0 | ROUS CUP | |
| 06 Sep 1989 | Yugoslavia v Scotland | L | 3-1 | FIFA World Cup | Group 5 |
| 06 Sep 1989 | Yugoslavia v Scotland | L | 3-1 | FIFA World Cup | Group 5 |
| 25 Apr 1990 | Scotland v East Germany | L | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 16 May 1990 | Scotland v Egypt | L | 1-3 | International Friendly | |
| 19 May 1990 | Scotland v Poland | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 28 May 1990 | Malta v Scotland | W | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
| 20 Jun 1990 | Brazil v Scotland | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group C |
| 14 Nov 1990 | Bulgaria v Scotland | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group 2 |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.