Stuart Campbell McCluskey (born 29 October 1977) is a Scottish former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

. He represented his country, occasionally as captain, at under-19 and under-21 levels.

Career

McCluskey began his career at

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 ...

, with whom he progressed through the youth ranks alongside Danny Griffin and under

Paul Sturrock Paul Whitehead Sturrock (born 10 October 1956) is a Scottish former football coach and former player. As a player, Sturrock spent his entire senior career with Dundee United, making more than five hundred appearances between 1974 and 1989. He w ...

. The defender spent a decade at

McDiarmid Park McDiarmid Park is a stadium in Perth, Scotland, Perth, Scotland, used mainly for association football. It has been the home ground of Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone F.C., St Johnstone since its opening in 1989. The stadium has an All-seat ...

, notching up over a century of league appearances along the way. In 2004, he joined Clyde, then under the guidance of McCluskey's former teammate in

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, Alan Kernaghan, until the end of the season. For the 2004–05 season he joined

Greenock Morton Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the . The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greenock Morton in 1994 to celebr ...

, with whom he played one season, before moving back to

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to sign with St Johnstone's rivals

Dundee Dundee (; ; or , ) is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, fourth-largest city in Scotland. The mid-year population estimate for the locality was . It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firt ...

, again linking up with Kernaghan, who was the new boss at

Dens Park Dens Park is a football stadium in Dundee, Scotland, which is the home of club Dundee F.C. and has a capacity of . Tannadice Park, the home of rivals Dundee United, is just 200 yards (183 metres) away. History Dundee moved to "Dens" from the ...

. In April 2006, McCluskey was one of several players released by Dundee. He was reported to be looking to try his hand in Australia, and in May 2007 joined

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-based

Richmond SC Greater Dandenong Football Club is an Australian association football, soccer club from Dandenong, Victoria, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Greater Dandenong most recently competed in the Victorian State League Division 1, Victorian ...

, becoming club captain. During the 2008 season he also took up coaching and along with Tony Gignalito coached the Under 16 Richmond junior boys team.Richmond 2–0 Fawkner Blues match details
– RichmondSC.com.au

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McCluskey, Stuart 1977 births Living people Footballers from Bellshill Scottish men's footballers St Johnstone F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Scottish Football League players Men's association football defenders