David Martindale
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Paul Martindale | ||
Date of birth | 13 July 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Livingston (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Rangers | |||
Motherwell | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Linlithgow Rose | ||
– | West Calder United | ||
2010–2011 |
Whitburn | ||
Managerial career | |||
2020– | Livingston | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
David Paul Martindale (born 13 July 1974) is a Scottish football manager who currently manages Scottish Premiership club Livingston.
It is his first and only such role in the professional game, having played at
Career
Time in prison, first steps in coaching
Unlike most football managers, Martindale did not play the sport at the professional level. Born in
Martindale was imprisoned in November 2006,
Progression at Livingston
In 2014, while employed in the construction industry, he became involved with local professional club
Martindale was appointed assistant manager of Livingston when David Hopkin became manager in January 2016,[2] and when Hopkin departed in May 2018 after leading the club to successive promotions from Scottish League One to the Scottish Premiership, took temporary charge of the team;[13] several signings were made during this summer period[14][15] (during which he was offered the manager's job but turned it down for concerns of bringing embarrassment to the club due to his past and of being too inexperienced at that point)[1][16][17] but no official matches played prior to the appointment of Kenny Miller, who soon resigned in August 2018 to continue his playing career. Martindale again had interim control for a matter of days before Gary Holt took over, keeping Martindale on the staff and handing him increased responsibilities as 'head of football operations'.[2][6]
Livingston manager
Holt quit as Livingston manager in November 2020 – again deciding to leave despite a relatively successful spell where the Lions comfortably retained their top-flight status in both seasons of his tenure
Martindale won Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month in November 2022.[23]
Managerial Record
- As of match played 27 April 2024
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
Livingston | 26 November 2020 | present | 163 | 55 | 37 | 71 | 33.74 | [24] | |
Career Total | 163 | 55 | 37 | 71 | 33.74 | — |
- Initially caretaker and appointed permanently on 21 December 2020
Honours
Manager
Livingston
- 2020–21
Individual
- November 2022
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Livingston boss David Martindale says 'judge me on who I am now' as he awaits SFA approval, Brian McLauchlin, BBC Sport, 21 December 2020
- ^ a b c d e f g h i David Martindale's journey from prison to leading Livingston, Ewan Murray, The Guardian, 4 December 2020
- ^ David Martindale on his Rangers rejection as Livingston boss reveals he was 'pied' after horror injury, Iain Collin, Daily Record, 22 February 2021
- ^ Sunday Post, 24 May 2015
- ^ a b Livingston appoint David Martindale as permanent boss after Gary Holt departure, Aidan Smith, Glasgow Times, 21 December 2020
- ^ a b c New Livingston boss David Martindale reflects on journey from prison to Premiership manager, Callum Carson, Daily Record, 22 December 2020
- ^ a b c New Livingston boss David Martindale hopes his story can help inspire others, Evening Express, 21 December 2020
- ^ Cocaine dealers' 16 years in jail, BBC News, 30 November 2006
- ^ Drug dealer turned Livingston FC football boss told to cough up £34k in dirty money probe, Norman Silvester, Daily Record, 2 September 2018
- ^ Linlithgow and Whitburn win cup shoot-outs, Daily Record, 16 September 2010
- ^ Official MatchDay Programme, Tayport F.C., 21 November 2011
- ^ Linlithgow battle back to lift trophy, John Spowart, The Scotsman, 28 May 2012
- ^ Livingston start new manager search after David Hopkin departs, BBC Sport, 31 May 2018
- ^ Craig makes summer move, West Lothian Courier, 7 June 2018, via PressReader
- ^ Ryan’s a Lion, Livingston FC, 25 June 2018
- ^ a b David Martindale: Livingston interim boss a changed man since prison, says chief executive John Ward, Brian McLauchlin, BBC Sport, 11 December 2020
- ^ a b Livingston: David Martindale now feels 'more capable' to take head coach role, Brian McLauchlin, BBC Sport, 3 December 2020
- ^ Livingston: How do you replace Gary Holt?, Martin Watt, BBC Sport, 28 November 2020
- ^ David Martindale appointed as manager of Livingston FC, Livingston FC, 21 December 2020
- ^ Celtic slip up again as Northern Ireland defender Ciaron Brown scores for Livingston in Scottish Premiership draw, Belfast Telegraph, 20 January 2021
- ^ Livingston 1-0 St Mirren: Scott Robinson's early winner sends Livi to final, Sky Sports 24 January 2021
- ^ Livingston: - David Martindale deemed fit and proper by SFA, Kheredeine Idessane, BBC Sport, 26 January 2021
- ^ Manager of the month is a 'collective achievement', BBC Sport, 22 November 2022
- ^ (Livingston manager) Martindale, David, FitbaStats