Stuart Sorbie (born 7 September 1963) is a Scottish footballer who played as a forward for Livingston.

Playing career

He started his career with Alloa and scored 43 times in 147 games for the Wasps.

Stuart Sorbie

Sorbie's form earned him a move to St Johnstone in 1988. After 38 appearances and 7 goals, the striker departed McDiarmid Park in the summer of 1989.

Stuart Sorbie

The striker then signed for Raith Rovers but only made a single goal in 14 appearances at Stark's Park before returning to Alloa on loan for the remainder of the 1989-1990 season.

Stuart Sorbie

Following his departure from Raith Rovers, Sorbie signed for Arbroath in 1990. His goal scoring form improved at Gayfield Park as he netted 49 times in 149 appearances over 4 years for the Red Lichties.

In 1994, he signed for Meadowbank Thistle and made 32 appearances, scoring 5 times for the club. He remained at the club as they were named and relocated to Livingston, West Lothian in 1995. He made 11 appearances for the new club without scoring, before departing in 1996.

Sorbie signed for Brechin in 1996 where he got the regular game time he did not get at his former club. He made 118 appearances and scored 23 times for the City.

Coaching career

He left Brechin in 2000 and took up a coaching role with East Stirlingshire.

In 2004, he was Harry Cairney's assistant at Arbroath.

Sorbie also assisted Harry Cairney at Annan between 2006-2012. He remained at the club when Cairney tendered his resignation on 20 December 2012.

References

External links

Stuart Sorbie on Soccerbase

1963 births

Living people

Scottish men's footballers

Scottish Football League players

Men's association football forwards

Livingston F.C. players

Arbroath F.C. players

Alloa Athletic F.C. players

Brechin City F.C. players

East Stirlingshire F.C. players

Footballers from Glasgow