Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland Name Tony Fitzpatrick Playing position Role Football player | Years Team Position Midfielder 1973–1979 St Mirren | |
Full name Anthony Charles Fitzpatrick Date of birth (1956-03-03) 3 March 1956 (age 59) | ||
Anthony "Tony" Fitzpatrick (born 3 March 1956 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former football player and manager. He made a record 351 league appearances (458 in all competitions) for St Mirren in two spells, playing for Bristol City in the two intervening seasons. His record has since been beaten by Hugh Murray.
Fitzpatrick was made captain of St Mirren at the age of 17 by the then manager Alex Ferguson. He represented the Scottish League XI once, in a 1–1 draw with the Italian League in April 1978.
During his time with the Paisley club he captained them to the 1987 Scottish Cup Final and made a substitute appearance as the team defeated Dundee United to lift the trophy. He also managed the club between 1988 and 1991 and again between 1996 and 1998. He infamously burst his nose tripping up on a ripple in the carpet at the Tennent's Sixes in 1985.
Tony had a spell as Youth Development Manager at Livingston prior to the club entering administration. Following this he decided to change his focus and concentrate on an interest of his, developing peoples self-esteem and confidence through sport and groupwork. He ran Kan-Do Sports Training and Development, working with both adults and teenagers seeking to return to employment by developing their 'soft skills'.
Fitzpatrick was appointed St Mirren chief executive in January 2016, succeeding Brian Caldwell.