12 Facts About Billy Stark

William Stark was born on 1 December 1956 and is a Scottish former football player and coach.

Billy Stark made 500 league appearances in total, including successful spells at St Mirren, Aberdeen and Celtic.

Billy Stark then turned to management, which has seen him take caretaker charge of both Celtic and Scotland - staying unbeaten at manager of both teams in his short spells - with longer roles at smaller club sides in Scotland.

Billy Stark retired from playing in 1994, having scored over 100 league goals.

When Burns left Celtic in 1997, Billy Stark managed the side for three matches in a caretaker capacity before leaving himself.

Billy Stark then had spells managing Greenock Morton and St Johnstone before becoming Queen's Park manager in 2004.

Billy Stark led the Glasgow club to promotion from the Scottish Third Division and later hailed the achievement as the highlight of his football career.

Billy Stark left Queen's Park on 1 January 2008 to work for the Scottish Football Association, a role that involved managing the under-21 national team.

Billy Stark was placed in caretaker charge of the Scotland national team for a friendly against Luxembourg in November 2012, following the departure of Craig Levein.

Billy Stark resigned from the position of Scotland under-21 manager in November 2014.

In June 2015, Billy Stark was appointed assistant manager to Darren Young at newly promoted Scottish League One side Albion Rovers.

Billy Stark then returned to the Scottish Football Association, within this role he became head coach of the under-19 national team.