Ian Porterfield

Ian Porterfield

Porterfield (bottom row, third from right) in the 1973 Sunderland squad
Personal information
Full name	John Ian Porterfield
Date of birth	(1946-02-11)11 February 1946[1]
Place of birth	Dunfermline, Scotland
Date of death	11 September 2007(2007-09-11) (aged 61)[1]
Place of death	Farnham, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Cowdenbeath Royals
	Mary Colliery Juveniles
	Lochgelly Albert
	Lochore Welfare
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964	Cowdenbeath (trial)	1	(0)
1964–1967	Raith Rovers	117	(17)
1967–1977	Sunderland	230	(17)
1976	→ Reading (loan)	5	(0)
1977–1979	Sheffield Wednesday	106	(3)
Total		459	(37)
Managerial career
1979–1981	Rotherham United
1981–1986	Sheffield United
1986–1988	Aberdeen
1989–1991	Reading
1991–1993	Chelsea
1993–1994	Zambia
1996–1997	Zimbabwe
1997	Oman
2000–2001	Trinidad and Tobago
2002	Kumasi Asante Kotoko
2003–2006	Busan I'Park
2006–2007	Armenia
Medal record Men's football Representing  Zambia (as manager) Africa Cup of Nations Runner-up 1994
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Ian Porterfield (11 February 1946 – 11 September 2007) was a Scottish professional footballer, and an experienced football coach who worked at both club and international level for almost 30 years. At the time of his death, he was the coach of the Armenia national football team.

As a player, Porterfield scored the only goal of the 1973 FA Cup Final as Sunderland memorably overcame the odds to beat Leeds United. He was the first manager to be sacked in the FA Premier League era, when he was fired by Chelsea. He had earlier succeeded Alex Ferguson as manager of Aberdeen in 1986.