Gordon Strachan

Name	Gordon Strachan
Full Name	Gordon David Strachan
Position	Inside Forward

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Birthplace	Scotland	Date of Birth	9-Feb-1957
Place of Death		Date of Death
Height		Weight
First Game	Fri 16 May 1980	Last Game	Wed 25 Mar 1992
Career Length	11y 10m 10d	Career Length in Days	4332

Apps	Starts	Sub Used	Replaced
50	44	6	0
W	D	L	Sent Off
17	13	20	0
Goals		Hat-Tricks	Penalties
5		0	2

Clubs When Capped Back to Top
Club	Club Seq	First	Last	Games	Goals	W	D	L	F	A
Aberdeen	33	16 May 1980	01 Jun 1984	28	2	9	6	13	31	37
Manchester United	18	27 Feb 1985	08 Mar 1989	14	2	6	4	4	13	6
Leeds United	12	11 Oct 1989	25 Mar 1992	8	1	2	3	3	7	9

Appearances by Team Back to Top
						British			WC			Euro			Other			Friendlies			Total
Team		Ranking	W	D	L	P	Sts	Sub	P	Sts	Sub	P	Sts	Sub	P	Sts	Sub	P	Sts	Sub	P	Sts	Sub
	NORTHERN IRELAND	17 equal	1	2	2	3	2		1	1								1	1		5	4
	ENGLAND	91 equal	1	1	2	3	3														4	4
	SWITZERLAND	8 equal		2	1							3	3								3	3
	WALES	80 equal	2	1		2	2		1	1											3	3
	CANADA	2 equal	3															3	2		3	2
	FRANCE	7 equal	1		2				2	1								1	1		3	2
	PORTUGAL	11 equal		1	1				2	2											2	2
	REPUBLIC OF IRELAND	4 equal		1	1							2	2								2	2
	ROMANIA	4 equal	1		1							1	1					1	1		2	2
	BULGARIA	5 equal		2								2	2								2	2
	EAST GERMANY	7 equal	1		1							2	2								2	2
	SOVIET UNION	1		1	1				1	1								1	1		2	2
	SPAIN	10 equal			2				1									1	1		2	1
	HUNGARY	2 equal	1		1													2	1		2	1
	ICELAND	15 equal	1						1	1											1	1
	NEW ZEALAND	1 equal	1						1	1											1	1
	SAN MARINO	25 equal	1									1	1								1	1
	FINLAND	19 equal		1														1	1		1	1
	DENMARK	40 equal			1				1	1											1	1
	AUSTRALIA	27 equal	1						1	1											1	1
	BELGIUM	44 equal			1							1	1								1	1
	BRAZIL	21 equal			1				1	1											1	1
	SWEDEN	29 equal	1						1	1											1	1
	POLAND	14 equal			1													1	1		1	1
	WEST GERMANY	17 equal			1				1	1											1	1
	URUGUAY	6 equal		1					1	1											1	1
	HOLLAND	41 equal	1															1			1

Goals By Team Back to Top
Team		Ranking	Brit Champ			World Cup			Euro			Other			Friendlies			Total Goals
Team		Ranking	H	A	Tot	H	A	Tot	H	A	Tot	H	A	Tot	H	A	Tot	H	A	Tot
	SWEDEN	1 equal					1	1											1	1
	WEST GERMANY	3 equal					1	1											1	1
	CANADA	6 equal														1	1		1	1
	ROMANIA	1 equal													1		1	1		1
	SAN MARINO	4 equal											1	1					1	1

Appearances by date click links for details Back to Top
No	P	S	Sb	Off	Club		M No	Date	Cm	R	V	Team		Sc	Agg	Crowd	Scorers
1	P	S				Aberdeen	429	Fri 16 May 1980	BC		A		Northern Ireland	0-1		18000	-----
1	P	S				Aberdeen	429	Fri 16 May 1980	BC		A		Northern Ireland	0-1		18000	William Robert Hamilton
2	P	S				Aberdeen	430	Wed 21 May 1980	BC		H		Wales	1-0		27455	Miller
2	P	S				Aberdeen	430	Wed 21 May 1980	BC		H		Wales	1-0		27455	-----
3	P	S				Aberdeen	431	Sat 24 May 1980	BC		H		England	0-2		84927	-----
3	P	S				Aberdeen	431	Sat 24 May 1980	BC		H		England	0-2		84927	Trevor D.Brooking; Stephen James Coppell
4	P	S				Aberdeen	432	Wed 28 May 1980	F		A		Poland	0-1		20000	-----
4	P	S				Aberdeen	432	Wed 28 May 1980	F		A		Poland	0-1		20000	Zbigniew Boniek
5	P					Aberdeen	433	Sat 31 May 1980	F		A		Hungary	1-3		6600	Archibald
5	P					Aberdeen	433	Sat 31 May 1980	F		A		Hungary	1-3		6600	Torocsik; Torocsik; Kereki
6	P	S				Aberdeen	434	Wed 10 Sep 1980	WC	Q	A		Sweden	1-0		39831	Strachan
6	P	S				Aberdeen	434	Wed 10 Sep 1980	WC	Q	A		Sweden	1-0		39831	-----
7	P	S				Aberdeen	435	Wed 15 Oct 1980	WC	Q	H		Portugal	0-0		56165	-----
7	P	S				Aberdeen	435	Wed 15 Oct 1980	WC	Q	H		Portugal	0-0		56165	-----
8	P	S				Aberdeen	443	Wed 14 Oct 1981	WC	Q	A		Northern Ireland	0-0		22248	-----
8	P	S				Aberdeen	443	Wed 14 Oct 1981	WC	Q	A		Northern Ireland	0-0		22248	-----
9	P	S				Aberdeen	444	Wed 18 Nov 1981	WC	Q	A		Portugal	1-2		25000	Sturrock
9	P	S				Aberdeen	444	Wed 18 Nov 1981	WC	Q	A		Portugal	1-2		25000	Manuel Fernandes; Manuel Fernandes
10	P	S				Aberdeen	445	Wed 24 Feb 1982	F		A		Spain	0-3		30000	-----
10	P	S				Aberdeen	445	Wed 24 Feb 1982	F		A		Spain	0-3		30000	Victor Munoz; Enrique Castro QUINI pen; Ricardo Gallego
11	P					Aberdeen	446	Tue 23 Mar 1982	F		H		Holland	2-1		57041	Gray pen; Dalglish
11	P					Aberdeen	446	Tue 23 Mar 1982	F		H		Holland	2-1		57041	Wim Kieft
12	P	S				Aberdeen	450	Tue 15 Jun 1982	WC	Fin	N		New Zealand	5-2		36000	Dalglish; Wark; Wark; Robertson; Archibald
12	P	S				Aberdeen	450	Tue 15 Jun 1982	WC	Fin	N		New Zealand	5-2		36000	Steve Sumner; Steve Wooddin
13	P	S				Aberdeen	451	Fri 18 Jun 1982	WC	Fin	N		Brazil	1-4		47379	Narey
13	P	S				Aberdeen	451	Fri 18 Jun 1982	WC	Fin	N		Brazil	1-4		47379	ZICO; OSCAR; EDER; FALCAO
14	P	S				Aberdeen	452	Tue 22 Jun 1982	WC	Fin	N		Soviet Union	2-2		45000	Jordan; Souness
14	P	S				Aberdeen	452	Tue 22 Jun 1982	WC	Fin	N		Soviet Union	2-2		45000	Alexandr Chivadze; Ramaz Shengelia
15	P	S				Aberdeen	453	Wed 13 Oct 1982	E	Q	H		East Germany	2-0		40319	Wark; Sturrock
15	P	S				Aberdeen	453	Wed 13 Oct 1982	E	Q	H		East Germany	2-0		40319	-----
16	P	S				Aberdeen	454	Wed 17 Nov 1982	E	Q	A		Switzerland	0-2		26000	-----
16	P	S				Aberdeen	454	Wed 17 Nov 1982	E	Q	A		Switzerland	0-2		26000	Claudio Sulser; Andre Egli
17	P	S				Aberdeen	455	Wed 15 Dec 1982	E	Q	A		Belgium	2-3		48877	Dalglish; Dalglish
17	P	S				Aberdeen	455	Wed 15 Dec 1982	E	Q	A		Belgium	2-3		48877	Erwin Vandenbergh; Francois van der Elst; Francois van der Elst
18	P	S				Aberdeen	456	Wed 30 Mar 1983	E	Q	H		Switzerland	2-2		36895	Wark; Nicholas
18	P	S				Aberdeen	456	Wed 30 Mar 1983	E	Q	H		Switzerland	2-2		36895	Andre Egli; Heinz Hermann
19	P					Aberdeen	457	Tue 24 May 1983	BC		H		Northern Ireland	0-0		16379	-----
19	P					Aberdeen	457	Tue 24 May 1983	BC		H		Northern Ireland	0-0		16379	-----
20	P	S				Aberdeen	458	Sat 28 May 1983	BC		A		Wales	2-0		14100	Gray; Brazil
20	P	S				Aberdeen	458	Sat 28 May 1983	BC		A		Wales	2-0		14100	-----
21	P	S				Aberdeen	459	Wed 01 Jun 1983	BC		A		England	0-2		84000	-----
21	P	S				Aberdeen	459	Wed 01 Jun 1983	BC		A		England	0-2		84000	Bryan Robson; Gordon Sidney Cowans
22	P	S				Aberdeen	460	Sun 12 Jun 1983	F		A		Canada	2-0		14942	Strachan pen; McGhee
22	P	S				Aberdeen	460	Sun 12 Jun 1983	F		A		Canada	2-0		14942	-----
23	P	S				Aberdeen	461	Thu 16 Jun 1983	F		A		Canada	3-0		12258	Nicholas; Gough; Souness
23	P	S				Aberdeen	461	Thu 16 Jun 1983	F		A		Canada	3-0		12258	-----
24	P					Aberdeen	462	Sun 19 Jun 1983	F		A		Canada	2-0		15500	Gray; Gray
24	P					Aberdeen	462	Sun 19 Jun 1983	F		A		Canada	2-0		15500	-----
25	P	S				Aberdeen	465	Wed 16 Nov 1983	E	Q	A		East Germany	1-2		18000	Bannon
25	P	S				Aberdeen	465	Wed 16 Nov 1983	E	Q	A		East Germany	1-2		18000	Ronald Kreer; Joachim Streich
26	P	S				Aberdeen	466	Tue 13 Dec 1983	BC		A		Northern Ireland	0-2		12000	-----
26	P	S				Aberdeen	466	Tue 13 Dec 1983	BC		A		Northern Ireland	0-2		12000	Norman Whiteside; Samuel Baxter McIlroy
27	P	S				Aberdeen	468	Sat 26 May 1984	BC		H		England	1-1		70947	McGhee
27	P	S				Aberdeen	468	Sat 26 May 1984	BC		H		England	1-1		70947	Tony Woodcock
28	P	S				Aberdeen	469	Fri 01 Jun 1984	F		A		France	0-2		24641	-----
28	P	S				Aberdeen	469	Fri 01 Jun 1984	F		A		France	0-2		24641	Alain Giresse; Bernard Lacombe
29	P					Manchester United	473	Wed 27 Feb 1985	WC	Q	A		Spain	0-1		70410	-----
29	P					Manchester United	473	Wed 27 Feb 1985	WC	Q	A		Spain	0-1		70410	Francisco Javier CLOS
30	P	S				Manchester United	475	Sat 25 May 1985	n/a		H		England	1-0		67489	Gough
30	P	S				Manchester United	475	Sat 25 May 1985	n/a		H		England	1-0		67489	-----
31	P	S				Manchester United	476	Tue 28 May 1985	WC	Q	A		Iceland	1-0		16000	Bett
31	P	S				Manchester United	476	Tue 28 May 1985	WC	Q	A		Iceland	1-0		16000	-----
32	P	S				Manchester United	477	Tue 10 Sep 1985	WC	Q	A		Wales	1-1		39500	Cooper pen
32	P	S				Manchester United	477	Tue 10 Sep 1985	WC	Q	A		Wales	1-1		39500	Leslie (Mark) Hughes
33	P	S				Manchester United	479	Wed 20 Nov 1985	WC	PO	H		Australia	2-0		61450	Cooper; McAvennie
33	P	S				Manchester United	479	Wed 20 Nov 1985	WC	PO	H		Australia	2-0		61450	-----
34	P	S				Manchester United	482	Wed 26 Mar 1986	F		H		Romania	3-0		48927	Strachan; Gough; Aitken
34	P	S				Manchester United	482	Wed 26 Mar 1986	F		H		Romania	3-0		48927	-----
35	P	S				Manchester United	485	Wed 04 Jun 1986	WC	Fin	N		Denmark	0-1		18000	-----
35	P	S				Manchester United	485	Wed 04 Jun 1986	WC	Fin	N		Denmark	0-1		18000	Preben Elkjaer-Larsen
36	P	S				Manchester United	486	Sun 08 Jun 1986	WC	Fin	N		West Germany	1-2		28000	Strachan
36	P	S				Manchester United	486	Sun 08 Jun 1986	WC	Fin	N		West Germany	1-2		28000	Rudolf Voller; Klaus Allofs
37	P	S				Manchester United	487	Fri 13 Jun 1986	WC	Fin	N		Uruguay	0-0		20000	-----
37	P	S				Manchester United	487	Fri 13 Jun 1986	WC	Fin	N		Uruguay	0-0		20000	-----
38	P	S				Manchester United	488	Wed 10 Sep 1986	E	Q	H		Bulgaria	0-0		32042	-----
38	P	S				Manchester United	488	Wed 10 Sep 1986	E	Q	H		Bulgaria	0-0		32042	-----
39	P	S				Manchester United	489	Wed 15 Oct 1986	E	Q	A		Republic Of Ireland	0-0		48000	-----
39	P	S				Manchester United	489	Wed 15 Oct 1986	E	Q	A		Republic Of Ireland	0-0		48000	-----
40	P	S				Manchester United	491	Wed 18 Feb 1987	E	Q	H		Republic Of Ireland	0-1		40081	-----
40	P	S				Manchester United	491	Wed 18 Feb 1987	E	Q	H		Republic Of Ireland	0-1		40081	Mark Thomas Lawrenson
41	P	S				Manchester United	495	Wed 09 Sep 1987	F		H		Hungary	2-0		15228	McCoist; McCoist
41	P	S				Manchester United	495	Wed 09 Sep 1987	F		H		Hungary	2-0		15228	-----
42	P					Manchester United	508	Wed 08 Mar 1989	WC	Q	H		France	2-0		57292	Johnston; Johnston
42	P					Manchester United	508	Wed 08 Mar 1989	WC	Q	H		France	2-0		57292	-----
43	P	S				Leeds United	513	Wed 11 Oct 1989	WC	Q	A		France	0-3		25000	-----
43	P	S				Leeds United	513	Wed 11 Oct 1989	WC	Q	A		France	0-3		25000	Didier Deschamps; Eric Cantona; Stephen Nicol og
44	P	S				Leeds United	526	Wed 06 Feb 1991	F		H		Soviet Union	0-1		20673	-----
44	P	S				Leeds United	526	Wed 06 Feb 1991	F		H		Soviet Union	0-1		20673	Dmitri Kuznetsov
45	P	S				Leeds United	527	Wed 27 Mar 1991	E	Q	H		Bulgaria	1-1		33119	Collins
45	P	S				Leeds United	527	Wed 27 Mar 1991	E	Q	H		Bulgaria	1-1		33119	Emil Kostadinov
46	P	S				Leeds United	528	Wed 01 May 1991	E	Q	A		San Marino	2-0		3512	Strachan pen; Durie
46	P	S				Leeds United	528	Wed 01 May 1991	E	Q	A		San Marino	2-0		3512	-----
47	P	S				Leeds United	529	Wed 11 Sep 1991	E	Q	A		Switzerland	2-2		47000	Durie; McCoist
47	P	S				Leeds United	529	Wed 11 Sep 1991	E	Q	A		Switzerland	2-2		47000	Stephane Chapuisat; Heinz Hermann
48	P	S				Leeds United	530	Wed 16 Oct 1991	E	Q	A		Romania	0-1		15850	-----
48	P	S				Leeds United	530	Wed 16 Oct 1991	E	Q	A		Romania	0-1		15850	Gheorghe Hagi pen
49	P	S				Leeds United	532	Wed 19 Feb 1992	F		H		Northern Ireland	1-0		13651	McCoist
49	P	S				Leeds United	532	Wed 19 Feb 1992	F		H		Northern Ireland	1-0		13651	-----
50	P	S				Leeds United	533	Wed 25 Mar 1992	F		H		Finland	1-1		9275	McStay
50	P	S				Leeds United	533	Wed 25 Mar 1992	F		H		Finland	1-1		9275	Jari Litmanen

All Goals Scored click on date for match details Back to Top
Game No	Go als	Pen	Hat Trick	Club		M No	Date	Comp	R	V	Team		S	Agg	Crowd	Scorers
6	1				Aberdeen	434	Wed 10 Sep 1980	WC	Q	A		Sweden	1-0		39831	Strachan
6	1				Aberdeen	434	Wed 10 Sep 1980	WC	Q	A		Sweden	1-0		39831	-----
22	1	pen			Aberdeen	460	Sun 12 Jun 1983	F		A		Canada	2-0		14942	Strachan pen; McGhee
22	1	pen			Aberdeen	460	Sun 12 Jun 1983	F		A		Canada	2-0		14942	-----
34	1				Manchester United	482	Wed 26 Mar 1986	F		H		Romania	3-0		48927	Strachan; Gough; Aitken
34	1				Manchester United	482	Wed 26 Mar 1986	F		H		Romania	3-0		48927	-----
36	1				Manchester United	486	Sun 08 Jun 1986	WC	Fin	N		West Germany	1-2		28000	Strachan
36	1				Manchester United	486	Sun 08 Jun 1986	WC	Fin	N		West Germany	1-2		28000	Rudolf Voller; Klaus Allofs
46	1	pen			Leeds United	528	Wed 01 May 1991	E	Q	A		San Marino	2-0		3512	Strachan pen; Durie
46	1	pen			Leeds United	528	Wed 01 May 1991	E	Q	A		San Marino	2-0		3512	-----

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