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Steven Pressley

Steven John Pressley (born 11 October 1973) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who played as a centre back. He is currently the head coach of Scottish Premiership club Dundee. Pressley had a long playing career, playing for Celtic and Rangers and making over 100 league appearances for both Dundee United and over 250 for Hearts. Pressley captained the Hearts side that won the 2006 Scottish Cup Final, and made 32 appearances for Scotland. As a player, Pressley was described as hard-working and exhibiting leadership. After retiring as a player, Pressley was assistant manager of Falkirk, before being appointed manager in February 2010. Pressley also served as an assistant manager to George Burley while Burley was manager of Scotland. He moved to League One side Coventry City in March 2013, but was dismissed in February 2015. He has since managed Fleetwood Town, Cypriot club Pafos and Carlisle United.

Infobox

2005
Heart of Midlothian (caretaker)
2008
Randers
2009
Falkirk
2018
Pafos
2019
Carlisle United
Full name
Steven John Pressley
Date of birth
(1973-10-11) 11 October 1973 (age 52)
Place of birth
Elgin, Scotland
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position
Centre back
Current team
Dundee (head coach)
1987–1990
Inverkeithing United Boys Club
Years
Team
1990–1994
Rangers
1994–1995
Coventry City
1995–1998
Dundee United
1998–2006
Heart of Midlothian
2006–2008
Celtic
1991–1994
Scotland U21
2000–2006
Scotland
2010–2013
Falkirk
2013–2015
Coventry City
2015–2016
Fleetwood Town
2025–
Dundee

Tables

· Career statistics › International appearances
Year
Year
Scotland national team
Year
Scotland national team
Apps
Scotland national team
Goals
2000
2000
Scotland national team
2000
Scotland national team
2
Scotland national team
0
2001
2001
Scotland national team
2001
Scotland national team
0
Scotland national team
0
2002
2002
Scotland national team
2002
Scotland national team
3
Scotland national team
0
2003
2003
Scotland national team
2003
Scotland national team
10
Scotland national team
0
2004
2004
Scotland national team
2004
Scotland national team
5
Scotland national team
0
2005
2005
Scotland national team
2005
Scotland national team
8
Scotland national team
0
2006
2006
Scotland national team
2006
Scotland national team
4
Scotland national team
0
Total
Total
Scotland national team
Total
Scotland national team
32
Scotland national team
0
Scotland national team
Year
Apps
Goals
2000
2
0
2001
0
0
2002
3
0
2003
10
0
2004
5
0
2005
8
0
2006
4
0
Total
32
0
Managerial record by team and tenure · Career statistics › Managerial record
mw- G
mw- G
Team
mw- G
Nat
W
From
D
To
L
Record
Win %
Heart of Midlothian (Joint Caretaker)
Heart of Midlothian (Joint Caretaker)
Team
Heart of Midlothian (Joint Caretaker)
Nat
From
11 May 2005
To
29 June 2005
Record
2
Record
0
Record
0
Record
2
Record
000.00
Falkirk
Falkirk
Team
Falkirk
Nat
From
11 February 2010
To
8 March 2013
Record
138
Record
59
Record
35
Record
44
Record
042.75
Coventry City
Coventry City
Team
Coventry City
Nat
From
8 March 2013
To
23 February 2015
Record
100
Record
32
Record
30
Record
38
Record
032.00
Fleetwood Town
Fleetwood Town
Team
Fleetwood Town
Nat
From
6 October 2015
To
26 July 2016
Record
40
Record
11
Record
15
Record
14
Record
027.50
Pafos
Pafos
Team
Pafos
Nat
From
31 January 2018
To
9 October 2018
Record
22
Record
8
Record
5
Record
9
Record
036.36
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
Team
Carlisle United
Nat
From
16 January 2019
To
13 November 2019
Record
41
Record
14
Record
8
Record
19
Record
034.15
Dundee
Dundee
Team
Dundee
Nat
From
2 June 2025
To
present
Record
20
Record
5
Record
3
Record
12
Record
025.00
Career Total
Career Total
Team
Career Total
Nat
363
From
129
To
96
Record
138
Record
035.54
Team
Nat
From
To
Record
mw- G
W
D
L
Win %
Heart of Midlothian (Joint Caretaker)
11 May 2005
29 June 2005
2
0
0
2
000.00
Falkirk
11 February 2010
8 March 2013
138
59
35
44
042.75
Coventry City
8 March 2013
23 February 2015
100
32
30
38
032.00
Fleetwood Town
6 October 2015
26 July 2016
40
11
15
14
027.50
Pafos
31 January 2018
9 October 2018
22
8
5
9
036.36
Carlisle United
16 January 2019
13 November 2019
41
14
8
19
034.15
Dundee
2 June 2025
present
20
5
3
12
025.00
Career Total
363
129
96
138
035.54

References

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    https://web.archive.org/web/20240608000000/http://barryhugmansfootballers.com/player/16052
  2. "Steven Pressley: Overview"
    https://www.premierleague.com/players/975/Steven-Pressley/overview
  3. "Celtic sign ex-Hearts star Steven Pressley"
    https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/champions-league/2006/1229/212800-celtic/
  4. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21715033
  5. Off the Ball
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  6. The Independent
    https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-scottish-up-final-rangers-continue-to-reign-supreme-2316203.html
  7. Steven Pressley at Soccerbase
    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=6460
  8. "Hearts fans to have say over third Hall of Fame induction"
    http://sport.scotsman.com/heartofmidlothianfc/Hearts-fans-to-have-say.5689089.jp
  9. "Romanov issues player ultimatum"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6091336.stm
  10. "Hearts 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6089772.stm
  11. "Pressley loses captain's armband"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6145162.stm
  12. "Pressley and Hearts part company"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6165375.stm
  13. "Celtic win race to sign Pressley"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/6216305.stm
  14. "Inverness CT 1–2 Celtic"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/6389245.stm
  15. "Celtic 1–3 Hearts"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/6598847.stm
  16. "Celtic 1–0 Dunfermline"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6684941.stm
  17. "Pressley joins Randers"
    http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/football/Pressley-joins-Danish-club-Randers.4447318.jp
  18. "Pressley makes Danish move"
    http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/nw_story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/08/09/01/SOCCER_Pressley.html
  19. "Bairns pick up Pressley"
    http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_4788588,00.html
  20. "Rangers 1–0 Falkirk"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/8072822.stm
  21. "France spoil Scottish party"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/695217.stm
  22. Pressley set to equal Scots cap record at Hearts Scotsman.com Sport, 2 September 2006. Accessed 16 October 2006
    http://sport.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=24&id=1295532006
  23. "Ukraine 2–0 Scotland"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6037129.stm
  24. "Hearts Management Stats"
    http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/man/stevenpressleyandjohnmcglynn.html
  25. "Butcher and Pressley join Scots"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7226604.stm
  26. "Pressley exits post with Scotland"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8257447.stm
  27. "Steven Pressley succeeds Eddie May as Falkirk manager"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/falkirk/8510106.stm
  28. "Falkirk extend Steven Pressley's contract as manager"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13248119
  29. "Coventry City deducted 10 points by the Football League"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21970140
  30. "Coventry City groundshare with Northampton 'a disaster'"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-23178033
  31. "Coventry City: Steven Pressley sacked by struggling Sky Blues"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31587140
  32. Coventry Telegraph
    http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/steven-pressley-says-hes-left-9782227
  33. "Fleetwood Town: Steven Pressley appointed manager"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34455459
  34. "Steve Pressley: Fleetwood Town manager resigns from League One club"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36894178
  35. Coventry Telegraph
    https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/coventry-city-steven-pressley-14250764
  36. "Steven Pressley: Carlisle United name ex-Scotland defender as new manager"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46889425
  37. "Steven Pressley: Carlisle United sack manager after 10 months in charge"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50402555
  38. www.carlisleunited.co.uk
    https://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/news/2019/november/club-steven-pressley-leaves-united/
  39. www.brentfordfc.com
    https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2021/may/steven-pressley-appointed-as-head-of-individual-development/
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    https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/pressley-head-coach/
  41. www.heartsfc.co.uk
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  43. www.spfl.co.uk
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  44. www.spfl.co.uk
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  45. www.spfl.co.uk
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  46. www.spfl.co.uk
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  47. "LMA Manager of the Month"
    https://leaguemanagers.com/managers/manager-of-the-month/league-one/?season=2013
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