This fact is corroborated, by J. Sturrock in his South Kanara and Madras Districts Manuals, and also by Haridas Bhattacharya in Cultural Heritage of India Vol.

This season was also significant in international terms for Sturrock as he made his Under-21 debut against Czechoslovakia in a 0 – 0 draw on 12 October 1976 in the first ever Scotland Under-21 side.

Sturrock also brought back to the club assistants Kevin Summerfield and John Blackley, who were previously with him during his first successful spell as manager.

Sturrock also asked in the same survey if the surveyee had witnessed any event which they could not have identified and which could have been related to the UFO phenomenon, with around 5 % replying affirmatively.

Sturrock also introduced – at least in principle – the concept of morning and afternoon training sessions in an attempt to raise the fitness level of his players.

Sturrock has also served as Chairman of the Plasma Physics Division and the Solar Physics Division of the American Astronomical Society.

Sturrock was also curious as to whether fellow scientists like the AIAA members ever reported seeing UFOs, i. e., anomalous aerial phenomena that they couldn ’ t identify.

In 1973, Peter A. Sturrock conducted a survey among members of the San Francisco chapter of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, where 1175 questionnaires were mailed and 423 were returned, and found no consensus concerning the nature and scientific importance of the UFO phenomenon, with views ranging equally from " impossible " to " certain " in reply to the question, " Do UFOs represent a scientifically significant phenomenon?

" In a later larger survey conducted among the members of the American Astronomical Society, where 2611 were questionnaires mailed and 1356 were returned, Sturrock found out that opinions were equally diverse, with 23 % replying " certainly ", 30 % " probably ", 27 % " possibly ", 17 % " probably not ", and 3 % " certainly not ", to the question of whether the UFO problem deserves scientific study.

The meeting was initiated by Peter A. Sturrock, who had reviewed the Condon report and found it dissatisfying.

Although Sturrock soon left for Dundee United, the club found a second ' golden period ' in 1998 – 99 under new manager Sandy Clark, when the club finished third in the SPL behind Rangers and Celtic.

Nonetheless, Sturrock found a strong majority favored continued scientific studies, and over 80 % offered to help if they could.

Hoddle was linked with a return to Southampton in early 2004, but opposition from supporters meant chairman Rupert Lowe pursued alternative targets and ultimately selected Paul Sturrock instead.

Sturrock commented that, " The upshot of this was that, far from supporting Condon's conclusions there was nothing extraordinary about UFOs, I thought the evidence presented in the report suggested that something was going on that needed study.

The Golden Ticket was written by American composer Peter Ash and British librettist Donald Sturrock.

Strachan resigned in March 2004 ( to take a break from football ) and was replaced by Paul Sturrock, who had been in the process of guiding Plymouth Argyle to their second promotion in three seasons.

However, rumours of player dissatisfaction and personal problems dogged Sturrock, and he was replaced just five months later by reserve team coach Steve Wigley.

After narrowly avoiding yet another relegation in 2003 – 04 and a poor start to the 2004 – 05 Football League One campaign, Turner was replaced by former Southampton manager Paul Sturrock.

Sturrock guided Sheffield Wednesday to Championship survival in 2005 – 06 but was sacked after a poor start to the 2006 – 07 season and replaced by Brian Laws, who led Wednesday to a 9th place finish in the Championship after having an outside chance of reaching the play offs until the penultimate game of the season.

Gordon Strachan quit as Southampton manager in March and was replaced by Plymouth Argyle's Paul Sturrock.

Just after the start of 2004 – 05, Sturrock handed in his resignation and was replaced by Steve Wigley who spent three months at the helm before being replaced by Harry Redknapp.

Sturrock announced in July 2008 that he was suffering from a mild form of Parkinson's disease.

A boyhood Hearts fan, Sturrock was educated at Pitlochry primary and secondary schools and played for junior side Grandtully Vale.

1976 – 77 not only saw Dundee United consolidate their Premier League position but throughout the campaign Sturrock was an ever-present, playing in all 36 League games and scoring 15 times.

In September 1998 Sturrock was appointed manager at Dundee United.

Sturrock was named as the successor to Gordon Strachan as manager of Southampton on 4 March 2004.

On 23 August 2004 it was announced that Sturrock was leaving the club ' by mutual consent ', after a disappointing run of form and rumours of player unrest and boardroom dissatisfaction with his management.

Swindon pounced at the opportunity to acquire the services of Sturrock and on 7 November 2006 Sturrock was confirmed as manager with Kevin Summerfield and John Blackley following him from Wednesday.

In September 2007 Sturrock was linked with the vacant managerial position at Championship side Leicester City, but this was denied by Swindon.

On 10 December 2009, Sturrock was removed as Plymouth Argyle manager and put into a business support role.

Sturrock soon appointed new signing Craig Easton, who he had previously managed at Swindon Town, as captain while another player from one of Sturrock's old clubs, Chris Barker, was later appointed as vice-captain, having initially been signed on loan, and then permanently on deadline day .< ref ></</ ref > It was not an easy task for Sturrock as his assistant, Tommy Widdrington left for " footballing reasons " on Wednesday 15 December 2010 .< ref ></</ ref > After a mid table finish in his first season, he has enjoyed more success during the current season, with Southend currently leading League 2.

Sturrock was named Manager of the Month for September by the Football League.

The 2008 London cast included Amanda Lawrence and Tamzin Griffin, with Tristan Sturrock and Naomi Frederick in the lead roles.

In 1982 – 83 United lost only four League games, won the Scottish League Championship and Sturrock contributed to this success with eight goals in his 28 appearances.

After beating Brentford in the semi-final with an aggregate score of 3 – 1, Sturrock took Wednesday to the play-off final at the Millennium Stadium and beat Hartlepool United 4 – 2 after extra-time, winning promotion to the Championship.

After a week of speculation Sturrock resigned his post as Swindon Town manager after just over a year with the club to rejoin previous club Plymouth Argyle.

Sturrock faced the tough task of rebuilding the Southend side with only five first team players available for selection at one stage of pre-season, with only Anthony Grant, Matt Paterson and Scott Spencer surviving.

It was announced the following day, 18 October 2009, that he was to become the new Head Coach of Plymouth Argyle, with Paul Sturrock staying on as Team Manager.

* 23 August 2004 – Southampton manager Paul Sturrock parts company with the club after just five months in charge.

Lowe and the board took the decision to replace him with Paul Sturrock before the end of the season.

During the rumoured player disputes with Sturrock, Wigley stepped in as an intermediary and helped solve differences at the club.

Along with Clunes, the only actors to appear in both versions of Doc Martin are Tristan Sturrock and Tony Maudsley.

In March 2012, he had a trial with Southend United, but manager Paul Sturrock suggested he had concerns over Vine's fitness.

After only one full season with Milton Keynes, McGovern was signed by Swindon Town for an undisclosed fee – McGovern would be reunited with Paul Sturrock for whom he played under at Sheffield Wednesday.