| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul George Sheerin | ||
| Date of birth | (1974-08-28)28 August 1974 (age 51) | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heart of Midlothian (assistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Whitehill Welfare | |||
| Celtic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Alloa Athletic | 9 | (0) |
| 1992–1997 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| 1997 | Östersunds FK | 18 | (3) |
| 1997–1998 | Alloa Athletic | 3 | (1) |
| 1998–2001 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 115 | (36) |
| 2001–2002 | Ayr United | 53 | (8) |
| 2002–2004 | Aberdeen | 47 | (9) |
| 2004–2010 | St Johnstone | 187 | (32) |
| 2010–2014 | Arbroath | 129 | (17) |
| Total | 561 | (106) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995 | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Arbroath | ||
| 2021 | Aberdeen (interim) | ||
| 2021 | Falkirk | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paul George Sheerin (born 28 August 1974) is a Scottish formerfootball player and coach who is the assistant manager ofHeart of Midlothian.
Sheerin played as amidfielder forAlloa Athletic,Southampton,Östersunds FK,Inverness Caledonian Thistle,Ayr United,Aberdeen,St Johnstone andArbroath.
While continuing as a player, he was appointedmanager of Arbroath in May 2010. He held this post until June 2014, when he returned to Aberdeen as a youth team coach. Sheerin became manager ofFalkirk in May 2021, but was sacked later that year. Latterly he was First Team coach atKilmarnock, before joining Hearts in the same role in May 2025.
Sheerin signed as a professional forAlloa from junior sideWhitehill Welfare, although he had been on the books ofCeltic as a schoolboy. Paul Sheerin signed forSouthampton in October 1992 and while atThe Dell he played under several managers includingIan Branfoot,Alan Ball andGraeme Souness. However, he failed to break through and left in December 1997 without having made a first team appearance.[1] During his time at Southampton he earned international recognition after playing forScotland Under-21 in a 1–0 win overSan Marino in November 1995.[citation needed]
After a summer playing in Sweden withÖstersunds FK, he had a brief period back at his former clubAlloa before joiningInverness Caledonian Thistle in January 1998. His stint at Caley Thistle lasted to the end of the2000–01 season, in which period he made 136 appearances, scoring 45 goals. He then had spells atAyr United andAberdeen, where he finished as the top scorer in the2002–03 season. After leaving Aberdeen, Sheerin joined St Johnstone on the eve of the2004–05 season on afree transfer, signing a two-year contract. On 15 November 2006, Sheerin was awarded the Scottish Football League "Player of the Month" award for October. He scored as St Johnstone won the2007 Scottish Challenge Cup Final against Dunfermline Athletic.[2] In May 2008, Sheerin had his contract extended with St Johnstone by another year. He coachedSt Johnstone U17s.[3]
While still playing for the St Johnstone first team, Sheerin coached their under-17 team that won theSFL Under-17 Youth Division in 2008–09.[4][5]
On 27 May 2010, Sheerin was confirmed as the new player/manager ofArbroath.[6] Sheerin guided Arbroath to theThird Division championship in his first season in charge, the club's first national trophy win in their 133-year history.[7] He agreed a new contract with Arbroath at the end of the 2010–11 season.[8] Arbroath were relegated after finishing last in the2013–14 Scottish League One.
After the end of the season, Sheerin left Arbroath and became the manager ofAberdeen'sunder-20 team.[9] Aberdeen won theDevelopment League title in his first season in2014–15.[10] The under-20 team also reached theScottish Youth Cup final in2017–18, but lost 3–1 toHibernian.[11]
Following the departure ofDerek McInnes on 8 March 2021, Sheerin was appointed interim manager at Aberdeen.[12] Sheerin took charge of one game, a 1–0 defeat againstDundee United, before the club appointedStephen Glass as the new manager.[13]
On 28 May 2021, Sheerin was named as the new head coach ofScottish League One sideFalkirk.[14] He was sacked by Falkirk after a 6–0 defeat byQueen's Park that left them in fifth place, three points outside of the promotion play-off positions.[15] Soon after leaving Falkirk, Sheerin took up a coaching position with Derek McInnes atKilmarnock in January 2022.[16] Sheein became Kilmarnock assistant manager in June 2023, afterTony Docherty had left the club to becomeDundee manager.[17]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Arbroath |  | 27 May 2010 | 20 May 2014 | 167 | 66 | 35 | 66 | 287 | 293 | −6 | 039.52 | [18][19] |
| Aberdeen (interim) | | 8 March 2021 | 12 April 2021 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 066.67 | [20] |
| Falkirk | | 28 May 2021 | 5 December 2021 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 034.78 | |
| Total | 193 | 76 | 39 | 78 | 320 | 331 | −11 | 039.38 | — | |||
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