Dominick Sullivan (born 1 April 1951 in

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), is a Scottish former

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Playing career

Sullivan began his career with Clyde, making 176 league appearances in 6 years before moving to

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. He moved to

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in 1979 and had spells with Greenock Morton and Alloa Athletic before retiring.

Management career

Dom Sullivan was appointed as player-manager of Alloa Athletic in the 1986–87 season. After retiring as a player, he later managed East Stirlingshire in the early 1990s. Whilst a coach at

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Dom was twice made caretaker manager in between the spells of Jim Duffy and Billy Lamont, then Billy Lamont and Jim Jefferies.

Post-football career

After retiring from football, Sullivan ran the Railway Hotel pub in Denny.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Sources:

Managerial record

Honours

; Clyde * Scottish Division Two: 1972–73 ; Aberdeen *

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: Runner-up 1977–78 *

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: 1976–77 *

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: 1980–81, 1981–82 ** Runner-up: 1979–80, 1982–83 ; Morton *

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: 1983–84 * Renfrewshire Cup: Runner-up 1983–84

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sullivan, Dom Living people Footballers from Glasgow 1951 births Scottish men's footballers Clyde F.C. players Aberdeen F.C. players Celtic F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Scottish football managers Alloa Athletic F.C. managers Falkirk F.C. managers East Stirlingshire F.C. managers Scottish Football League players Scotland men's under-23 international footballers Scottish Football League managers Men's association football midfielders