United Debut: v. Jiul Petrosani (H) 3-0 ECWC 18/9/74.
Signed From: Bankfoot Juniors 1/7/74.
Transferred to: Became First Team Coach in 1989.
Sturrock's destinctive look and style made him a United legend, instumental in the most successful time in United's history. "Luggy" scored in both of United's League Cup Final successes in 1979 and 1980, and was an important part of the United team that won the Premier League in 1983. As good as providing goals as scoring them, Sturrock and his strike partner Davie Dodds are the only two United players to score over 100 Premier Division goals each. Voted SFWA Player of the Year in 1982, Sturrock set the individual scoring record int the Premier League with 5 goals in one match which has only ever been equalled. The first United player to score for Scotland, he retired through injury at the age of 33 and became a coach under Jim McLean in 1989, and later became United manager himself in the late 90's.
League Cup Winner 1979
9 Appearances 6 Goals
Premier League Champion 1983
28 Appearances 8 Goals
League Cup Winner 1980
11 Appearances 9 Goals
U.E.F.A. Cup Finalist 1986/87
11 Appearances
| League | Scot Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| App. | Gls. | App. | Gls. | App. | Gls. | App. | Gls. | App. | Gls. | |
| 1974-75 | 12 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 13 | 6 |
| 1975-76 | 17 | 3 | 2 | - | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 5 |
| 1976-77 | 36 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 42 | 17 |
| 1977-78 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 8 |
| 1978-79 | 33 | 6 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 38 | 7 |
| 1979-80 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | - | 48 | 11 |
| 1980-81 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | - | 57 | 23 |
| 1981-82 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 54 | 24 |
| 1982-83 | 28 | 8 | 1 | - | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 16 |
| 1983-84 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 5 | - | 27 | 6 |
| 1984-85 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 20 |
| 1985-86 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | - | 5 | 3 | 46 | 13 |
| 1986-87 | 30 | 6 | 6 | - | 3 | - | 11 | - | 50 | 6 |
| 1987-88 | 9 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 |
| 1988-89 | 9 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 1 |
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Total
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384 | 109 | 48 | 12 | 79 | 38 | 60 | 11 | 571 | 170 |
