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Stephen Farrell (footballer)

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Stephen Farrell
Personal information
Full name Stephen Edward Farrell[1]
Date of birth (1973-03-08) 8 March 1973 (age 53)[1]
Place of birth Kilwinning, Scotland[1]
Positions
Youth career
–1990 Kilmarnock
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1992 Stoke City 2 (0)
1992–1994 St Mirren 27 (2)
1994–1995 Stranraer 4 (1)
1995–1997 Glenafton Athletic
1997–1998 Stenhousemuir 31 (1)
1998–2005 Kilwinning Rangers
2005–2008 Cumnock Juniors
2008 Irvine Meadow
2008–2011 Cumnock Juniors
Managerial career
2009–2012 Cumnock Juniors
2017–2021 Stranraer
2021–2025 Dumbarton
2026– Johnstone Burgh
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen Edward Farrell (born 8 March 1973) is a Scottish former professional footballer[1].

Playing career

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Farrell began his professional career with Kilmarnock before joining Stoke City in January 1990.[1] He made just two appearances for Stoke both coming as a substitute towards the end of the 1989–90 season.[1] After Stoke suffered relegation Farrell returned to Scotland and had spells at St Mirren and Stranraer then dropped to Junior level with Glenafton Athletic.[1] Farrell stepped back up to the Scottish Football League for one season with Stenhousemuir before heading back to Junior football in 1998.

Coaching career

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He was appointed manager of Cumnock Juniors in March 2009, as successor to Campbell Money.[2] In December 2012, Farrell was appointed assistant manager of Stranraer. He moved with Aitken to Dumbarton in May 2015.[3]

Farrell returned to Stranraer in January 2017, taking up the position of manager after Brian Reid left the club by mutual consent.[4]

In May 2021, Farrell returned to Dumbarton as manager on a two-year deal[5] and was named League One manager of the month for September 2021.[6] At the end of Farrell's first season in charge, the Sons were relegated via the playoffs to Scottish League Two.[7] The following season the Sons won their first seven league games, with Farrell named League Two manager of the month for August 2022.[8] He also won the award for November and December 2022, before signing a new contract with the Sons in January 2023.[9] In Farrell's third season in charge they won promotion back to Scottish League One - defeating The Spartans 4-3 across two legs.[10] The club were relegated the following season, with Farrell remaining in charge under new owner Mario Lapointe.[11]

Farrell left Dumbarton on November 30, 2025 after 210 games in charge. His final match was a 4-0 home defeat to Auchinleck Talbot in the Scottish Cup.[12] At the time of his departure he was the club's second longest serving manager post-war.

Personal life

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Outside football, Farrell is joint deputy General Secretary of the Prison Service Union.[13]

Career statistics

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Player

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Source:[14]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1989–90 Second Division 20000020
Career Total 20000020

Managerial record

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As of match played 29 November 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Stranraer 20 January 2017 29 May 2021 166534172031.9
Dumbarton 29 May 2021 30 November 2025 210744888035.2
Total 37612789160033.78
  • Dumbarton statistics include League Cup forfeit defeat against St Mirren on 9 July 2021 (Co-vid Pandemic).

Honours

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Dumbarton

References

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https://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=5007

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
  2. ↑ McGoldrick, Kevin (27 March 2009). "Juniors preview: West". Daily Record. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Findlay, Alan. "STEPHEN AITKEN ANNOUNCED AS NEW SONS MANAGER". Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Findlay, Alan (20 January 2017). "Stephen Farrell". Dumbarton FC. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Stevie Farrell is Dumbarton's new manager". dumbartonfootballclub.com. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Dumbarton Football Club - IT'S AN AWARDS DOUBLE AS STEVIE IS MANAGER OF THE MONTH!". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Dumbarton Football Club - Dumbarton v Edinburgh City (07/05/2022)". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Dumbarton Football Club - STEVIE FARRELL IS MANAGER OF THE MONTH". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  9. ↑ Galloway, Andy (19 January 2023). "MANAGEMENT TEAM EXTEND CONTRACTS". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Dumbarton promoted | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  11. ↑ Wilson, Fraser (29 June 2025). "The 'hell' of managing an SPFL club in administration". Daily Record. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "Club Statement: Stevie Farrell". Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  13. ↑ "Who We Are". Prison Service Union. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  14. ↑ Stephen Farrell at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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