Football manager celebrates win on 1000th game with same club

Sloan joined the club in 2003 and said he has no plans to retire any time soon [BBC] An Ayrshire football manager who has been with the same club for 23 years has celebrated a win on his 1000th game in charge. Tommy Sloan's Junior League side Auchinleck Talbot FC beat Renfrew FC away 2-0 on Wednesday. The 61-year-old, who works as a forklift driver during the day, said he was "delighted" with the result.

"It was a tough game but we got two good goals and kept a clean sheet and we certainly deserved to win," he said. More stories from Glasgow & West Scotland More stories from Scotland Wednesday's victory at New Western Park saw Cameron Keay score in the 38th and 75th minute. Sloan said he just wanted to concentrate on winning the game and "not getting caught up" in the occasion.

"Matches have been coming thick and fast at the moment so there hasn't been much time to dwell on it anyway," he said. "Renfrew presented me with a pendant before the match to mark the occasion which was really nice of them. " Sloan, who is known as Tucker, took the top job at the East Ayrshire club after moving into a coaching role at the club in 2003, after playing for clubs including Queen of the South, Kilmarnock and Stranraer.

He now joins the likes of Sir Alex Ferguson, who was at Manchester United for 27 years, and Jim McLean and Arsène Wenger, who had 22 years at Dundee United and Arsenal respectively. He said the secret to longevity as a manager was passion. "Football is my thing, I've always had an enthusiasm for it, and it has passed on.