Stuart Sorbie (born 7 September 1963) is a Scottish former

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who played as a

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for

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Playing career

He started his career with

Alloa Alloa (Received Pronunciation ; Scottish pronunciation /ˈaloʊa/; , possibly meaning "rock plain") is a town in Clackmannanshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is on the north bank of the Forth at the spot where some say it ceases to ...

and scored 43 times in 147 games for the Wasps. Sorbie's form earned him a move to

St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland. The team competes in the , the second division of Scottish football. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun (or Saint Johnstoun)—an old name o ...

in 1988. After 38 appearances and 7 goals, the striker departed

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in the summer of 1989. The striker then signed for

Raith Rovers Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League. The club has won f ...

but only made a single goal in 14 appearances at

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before returning to Alloa on loan for the remainder of the 1989–1990 season. Following his departure from Raith Rovers, Sorbie signed for

Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the Subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Angus, Scotland, Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast, some east-northeast of ...

in 1990. His goal scoring form improved at

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as he netted 49 times in 149 appearances over 4 years for the Red Lichties. In 1994, he signed for

Meadowbank Thistle Livingston Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Livingston, West Lothian and currently plays in the . Livingston were founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team. The club was admitted to the Scottish Football ...

and made 32 appearances, scoring 5 times for the club. He remained at the club as they were named and relocated to

Livingston, West Lothian Livingston (, ) is the largest town in West Lothian, Scotland. Designated in 1962, it is the fourth post-war New towns in the United Kingdom, new town to be built in Scotland. Taking its name from Livingston Village, a village of the same name ...

in 1995. He made 11 appearances for the new club without scoring, before departing in 1996. Sorbie signed for

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in 1996 where he got the regular game time he did not get at his former club. He made 118 appearances and scored 23 times for the City.

Coaching career

He left

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in 2000 and took up a coaching role with

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. In 2004, he was Harry Cairney's assistant at

. Sorbie also assisted Cairney at Annan Athletic between 2006 and 2012. He remained at the club when Cairney tendered his resignation on 20 December 2012.

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* 1963 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players Men's association football forwards Livingston F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players East Stirlingshire F.C. players Footballers from Glasgow {{Scotland-footy-forward-1960s-stub