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{{Short description|Scottish footballer (born 1976)}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Paul Hartley
| image = Hartley111.jpg
| upright = 0.9
| caption = Hartley with [[Bristol City]] in 2009
| fullname = Paul Hartley<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/Rules_Regs/July%202010.ashx/July%202010.pdf |title=List of Players under Written Contract Whose Registrations have been Cancelled by Mutual Consent Between 01/07/2010 and 31/07/2010 |publisher=The Football Association |page=31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013215810/http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/Rules_Regs/July%202010.ashx/July%202010.pdf |archive-date=13 October 2012}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|10|19|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/4325/paul-hartley |title=Paul Hartley |publisher=ESPN |access-date=3 January 2020}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Hamilton, South Lanarkshire|Hamilton]], Scotland
| height = {{convert|1.78|m|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/paul-hartley-3746/ |title=Paul Hartley |website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=3 January 2020}}</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder]]<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|8482|access-date=3 January 2020}}</ref>
| currentclub = [[Cove Rangers F.C.|Cove Rangers]] (head coach)
| youthyears1 = 1993–1994 | youthclubs1 = [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]]
| years1 = 1994–1996 | caps1 = 47 | goals1 = 11 | clubs1 = [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]]
| years2 = 1996–1997 | caps2 = 44 | goals2 = 4 | clubs2 = [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]
| years3 = 1997–1998 | caps3 = 50 | goals3 = 13 | clubs3 = [[Raith Rovers F.C.|Raith Rovers]]
| years4 = 1998–2000 | caps4 = 36 | goals4 = 6 | clubs4 = [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]
| years5 = 1999–2000 | caps5 = 3 | goals5 = 1 | clubs5 = → [[Greenock Morton F.C.|Greenock Morton]] (loan)
| years6 = 2000–2003 | caps6 = 87 | goals6 = 12 | clubs6 = [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
| years7 = 2003–2007|caps7=118 | goals7 = 31 | clubs7 = [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
| years8 = 2007–2009 | caps8 = 62 | goals8 = 3 | clubs8 = [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
| years9 = 2009–2010 | caps9 = 40 | goals9 = 5 | clubs9 = [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]
| years10= 2010–2011 | caps10= 24 | goals10= 4 | clubs10= [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
| totalcaps = 511 | totalgoals = 90
| nationalyears1 = 1997 | nationalteam1 = [[Scotland national under-21 football team|Scotland U21]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2004 | nationalteam2 = [[Scotland B national football team|Scotland B]] | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2005–2010 | nationalteam3 = [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] | nationalcaps3 = 25 | nationalgoals3 = 1
| manageryears1 = 2011–2014 | managerclubs1 = [[Alloa Athletic F.C.|Alloa Athletic]]
| manageryears2 = 2014–2017 | managerclubs2 = [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
| manageryears3 = 2017–2018 | managerclubs3 = [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]
| manageryears4 = 2019–2022 | managerclubs4 = [[Cove Rangers F.C.|Cove Rangers]]
| manageryears5 = 2022
| managerclubs5 = [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]]
| manageryears6 = 2023–
| managerclubs6 = [[Cove Rangers F.C.|Cove Rangers]]
}}
'''Paul Hartley''' (born 19 October 1976) is a Scottish professional [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] and former [[Association football|player]] who played as a [[midfielder]]. He is the manager of [[Scottish League One]] side [[Cove Rangers F.C.|Cove Rangers]].
As a player, Hartley
As a manager, he guided [[Alloa Athletic F.C.|Alloa Athletic]] to successive promotions. He then moved to [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]], who he helped win promotion to the Scottish top flight in 2014. Hartley was sacked by Dundee in March 2017. He was then appointed by [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]], but he left this position after less than one year. Hartley joined [[Cove Rangers F.C.|Cove Rangers]] in July 2019 and led the club to two promotions before his move to Hartlepool.
His time at [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]] was short-lived. After signing 17 players in three months, he was unable to register a league win in the first nine games of the season and he departed with the club in 23rd position in the table. He returned to management in January 2023, re-joining former club Cove Rangers for a second spell.
==Club career==
===Early career===
Hartley was born in [[Hamilton, South Lanarkshire|Hamilton]], South Lanarkshire.<ref name=Hugman/> Hartley started his senior career at [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]], where he spent two seasons. [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] paid £380,000 to gain his services in July 1996; this remained Hamilton's biggest sale until [[James McCarthy (footballer)|James McCarthy]] moved to [[Wigan Athletic]] for an initial £1.2 million in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lindsay |first1=Clive |title=McCarthy agrees £1.2m Wigan move |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/8146848.stm |access-date=14 September 2022 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 July 2009}}</ref> Hartley returned to Scotland a year later, joining [[Raith Rovers F.C.|Raith Rovers]] for £150,000, before moving to [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] in 1998, whom he helped win the [[Scottish First Division|First Division]] in [[1998–99 in Scottish football|1998–99]].<ref name="hibsprom">{{cite news|last1=Gibbons|first1=Glenn|title=Super Hibs hit Premier heights|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/may/08/match.sport3|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=19 October 2014|date=8 May 1999}}</ref>
In season [[1999–00 in Scottish football|1999–2000]], he spent a short spell on loan at [[Greenock Morton F.C.|Greenock Morton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/morton/morton.html |title=GREENOCK MORTON : 1946/47 – 2009/10 |publisher=Neil Brown |access-date=15 January 2011}}</ref>
=== St Johnstone ===
[[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]] [[manager (football)|manager]] [[Sandy Clark]], who had previously managed Hartley at [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton]], signed Hartley for a £200,000 fee in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/celtic-fc/paul-hartley-9549/premiership-appearances_a15129/|title=Paul HARTLEY - Premiership Appearances - Celtic FC|website=Sporting Heroes}}</ref> [[Billy Stark]], who succeeded Clark in 2001, started using Hartley as a central attacking midfielder during the 2001–02 season. This change of position from his previous role as a [[midfielder#Winger|right winger]], coincided with a significant upturn in his performances, but it was not enough to prevent St Johnstone's relegation to the [[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]]. Hartley's personal success continued as he was nominated for the [[Scottish Professional Footballers' Association|SPFA]] First Division player of the year award in 2003,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/2960739.stm |title=Fergie and Faddy show |work=BBC Sport |date=19 April 2003}}</ref> but his team failed to gain promotion back to the [[Scottish Premier League|SPL]] in 2003.
===Hearts===
[[File:Edinburgh Derby 2006.jpg|thumb|Hartley (no. 10) playing for [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] in 2006]]
Hearts signed Hartley on a free transfer when his contract with St Johnstone expired in the summer of 2003. He helped Hearts to third place in the Premier League in [[2003–04 in Scottish football|2003–04]] and starring in their subsequent [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] run. In January 2005, [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] attempted to buy Hartley, but their £300,000 offer was considered significantly below Hearts valuation and was rejected. Hartley subsequently signed an improved contract with Hearts.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}}
Hartley scored three goals against archrivals Hibernian in the [[Scottish Cup]] semi-final in 2006, his first hat-trick as a professional footballer.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/4860944.stm |title=Hibernian 0–4 Hearts|work=BBC Sport |date=2 April 2006 |access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref> Despite his sending off, Hearts defeated Second Division outfit [[Gretna F.C.|Gretna]] on [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalties]] in the [[2006 Scottish Cup Final]].<ref name="cup06">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/4764967.stm |title=Hearts 1–1 Gretna (4–2 on pens) |work=BBC Sport |date=13 May 2006 |access-date=25 July 2010}}</ref>
He was voted as [[Scottish Premier League Yearly Awards|SPL Player of the Year]] in [[2005–06 in Scottish football|2005–06]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/4989332.stm | title=Hartley is SPL player of season | publisher=[[BBC]]| date=17 May 2006 | access-date=13 May 2019}}</ref> Hartley was also shortlisted for [[SFWA Footballer of the Year|Scottish Football Writers award]] in the same season and the [[PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year|SPFA Players' award]] in [[2004–05 in Scottish football|2004–05]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2335663/Why-the-writers-voted-for-a-safe-pair-of-hands.html | title=Why the writers voted for a safe pair of hands | newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | date=21 April 2006 | access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11787/2332276/gers-duo-up-for-award | title=Gers duo up for award | work=Sky Sports | publisher=[[Sky Sports]] | access-date=13 May 2019}}</ref>
During the January 2007 [[transfer window]], Hartley was linked with [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]<ref name=transfer>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6237901.stm |title=Rangers poised for Hartley offer |work=BBC Sport |date=6 January 2007 |access-date=25 July 2010}}</ref> and [[Premier League]] club [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/6285753.stm |title=Monday's football gossip |date=22 January 2007 |access-date=25 July 2010 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> Hearts manager [[Valdas Ivanauskas]] initially responded to the speculation by insisting any transfer bids would not be appreciated.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/spl/Hartley-going-nowhere-if-Ivanauskas.2769486.jp |title=Hartley going nowhere if Ivanauskas is boss |date=22 April 2006 |access-date=1 May 2011 |work=[[The Scotsman]] |author=Stuart Bathgate}}</ref> On 26 January, however, Hearts and Ivanauskas admitted that they had now come to the decision to sell their prize assets; both Hartley and [[Craig Gordon]] were both dropped for that weekend's match against Rangers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6305707.stm|title = Hearts may sell Gordon & Hartley|date = 28 January 2007}}</ref>
===Celtic===
Hartley signed for Celtic for £1.1 million on a two-and-a-half-year contract, with the option for a further year, in January 2007.<ref name="Celtic complete Hartley capture">{{cite news| title = Celtic complete Hartley capture| url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6312529.stm| work = BBC Sport| date = 31 January 2007| access-date = 2007-04-28}}</ref> On 15 August 2007, he scored his first goal for the club in their [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] 3rd qualifying round tie against [[Russian Premier League]] side [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]].<ref>{{cite news| title = Spartak Moscow 1–1 Celtic| url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6945558.stm| work = BBC Sport| date = 15 August 2007| access-date = 2010-02-23}}</ref>
[[Gordon Strachan]] usually employed Hartley, who had played as an attacking midfielder for Hearts, in a more defensive role.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/hartley-fitter-than-ever-as-celtic-gear-up-for-season-1.884793 |title=Hartley fitter than ever as Celtic gear up for season |last=MacPherson |first=Graeme |date=17 July 2008 |access-date=25 July 2010 |work=[[The Herald (Scotland)|The Herald]]}}</ref> Playing in the centre of midfield with [[Barry Robson]], Hartley helped Celtic to their third league title in a row in May 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.celticway.co.uk/features/20040292.robson-hartley-celtics-magnificent-seven-wins-three-row/|title=Robson, Hartley and Celtic's magnificent seven wins for three in a row|date=3 April 2022|website=Celtic Way}}</ref>
Hartley featured less for Celtic during the 2008–09 season and was released by new [[Manager (association football)|manager]] [[Tony Mowbray]] on 1 July 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8130915.stm |title=Hartley and Dutchman exit Celtic |work=BBC Sport |date=1 July 2009 |access-date=26 July 2010}}</ref>
===Bristol City===
[[File:Paul Hartley (2010).jpg|thumb|upright|Hartley playing for [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] in 2010]]
After his release by Celtic, Hartley signed for [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_city/8111955.stm |title=Bristol City confirm Hartley deal |work=BBC Sport |date=6 July 2009}}</ref> Hartley played his first match for the club in a friendly against Dutch team Ajax before scoring on his competitive debut in a 2–2 draw away to Preston North End.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/sport/Ajax-date-Hartley-s-Bristol-City-debut/article-1158313-detail/article.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505071425/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/sport/Ajax-date-Hartley-s-Bristol-City-debut/article-1158313-detail/article.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 May 2013 |title=Ajax date for Hartley's Bristol City debut |work=[[Bristol Evening Post]] |date=13 July 2009 |access-date=17 July 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Baker |first=Adam |url=http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10327~49113,00.html |title=Preston v Bristol City |date=8 August 2009 |access-date=17 July 2010 |publisher=[[Bristol City F.C.]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917175633/http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10327~49113,00.html |archive-date=17 September 2009}}</ref> After citing a desire to return to Scotland, Hartley was made available for free transfer by the club in July 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/football/Hearts-target-Hartley-can-go.6421075.jp |title=Hearts target Hartley can go on free transfer |work=[[Edinburgh Evening News]] |date=15 July 2010 |access-date=17 July 2010 |last=Anderson |first=Barry}}</ref> He was heavily linked with a return to former club [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]], but they dropped their interest in Hartley after he refused to distance himself from criticism of majority shareholder [[Vladimir Romanov]] during his first stint with the club.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Riccarton-3-row-ends-Hearts39.6439365.jp |title=Riccarton 3 row ends Hearts' Hartley bid |work=[[Edinburgh Evening News]] |date=26 July 2010 |access-date=26 July 2010}}</ref>
===Aberdeen===
Hartley signed for [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] on 28 July 2010 and was appointed as the new club captain on the same day.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/8864770.stm |title=Aberdeen take midfielder Paul Hartley from Bristol City |work=BBC Sport |date=28 July 2010 |access-date=28 July 2010}}</ref> On his league debut for Aberdeen, Hartley scored a hat-trick of [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]]s in a 4–0 victory against Hamilton.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/8909467.stm |title=Aberdeen 4–0 Hamilton |work=BBC Sport |date=14 August 2010 |access-date=14 August 2010}}</ref> It was the first time a player had scored a hat-trick of penalties in a Scottish top division match since [[Donald Ford]], for Hearts against [[Greenock Morton F.C.|Morton]], in September 1973.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/football/Former-Hearts-striker-Donald-Ford.6487145.jp |title=Former Hearts striker Donald Ford recalls last top flight penalty hat-trick – 37 years ago |last=Pattullo |first=Alan |date=21 August 2010 |access-date=21 August 2010 |work=[[The Scotsman]]}}</ref> Hartley scored another penalty, against Hibernian in a 4–2 victory, on 23 October 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/9116414.stm |title=Aberdeen 4 Hibernian 2 |work=BBC Sport |date=23 October 2010 |access-date=23 October 2010}}</ref> Three days later, Hartley scored both Aberdeen goals in a 2–1 win against [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] in the [[Scottish League Cup|League Cup]].<ref name = "ab fk">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/9122473.stm |title=Aberdeen 2 Falkirk 1 |work=BBC Sport |date=26 October 2010 |access-date=26 October 2010}}</ref> This meant that Hartley had scored eight goals for Aberdeen, seven from penalties.<ref name = "ab fk"/> Hartley announced his retirement as a player at the end of the 2010–11 season, having missed the last two months of the season due to a medial knee ligament injury.<ref name = "retirement">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13387432|title=Aberdeen captain Paul Hartley ends his playing career|first=Liam|last=McLeod|work=BBC Sport |date=13 May 2011|access-date=14 May 2011}}</ref>
==International career==
Hartley's first experiences of international football took place right at the beginning of his professional career when he was selected by manager [[Craig Brown (footballer, born 1940)|Craig Brown]] as a training squad player for [[Euro 96]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/working-with-craig-brown-has-helped-my-career-1093581#AzKsFZfWPW62KYq7.97|title=Paul Hartley - Scotland |work=Daily Record |access-date=1 July 2012 }}</ref> His performances for Hearts earned him international recognition in December 2004, when he appeared for [[Scotland B national football team|Scotland B]] against [[Germany B national football team|Germany B]] in [[Mannheim]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/?id=12518 |title=Deutschland – Schottland |publisher=[[Deutscher Fussball Bund]] |access-date=25 July 2010|language=de}}</ref> He won his first full [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] [[cap (football)|cap]] the following year on the 26 March 2005, against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] in the [[San Siro]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Italy 2 – Scotland
| url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/4351211.stm
| work = BBC Sport
| date = 26 March 2005
| access-date = 2010-02-23}}</ref> Hartley scored his only international goal in a 3–0 win over [[Slovenia national football team|Slovenia]] on 12 October 2005.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Slovenia 0 – Scotland 3
| url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/4324770.stm
| work = BBC Sport
| date = 12 October 2005
| access-date = 2010-02-23}}</ref>
== Managerial career ==
===Alloa Athletic===
Hartley was appointed manager at [[Alloa Athletic F.C.|Alloa Athletic]] on 17 May 2011,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13420176 |title=Alloa Athletic name Paul Hartley as new manager |work=BBC Sport |date=17 May 2011 |access-date=17 May 2011}}</ref> to get Alloa back into the second division having been relegated the season before. He had to rebuild the squad as every player's contract had expired; only three were offered new contracts and only one accepted. Hartley managed to get a full squad together and Alloa won the title on 7 April 2012.<ref name="alloa12">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17653404|title=Alloa Athletic manager Paul Hartley delighted with title win|work=BBC Sport|date=8 April 2012|access-date=14 April 2012}}</ref> He led the side to a successive promotion through the [[Scottish First Division]] play-offs in May 2013, relegating [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]] in the process.<ref name="alloa13">{{cite news|last1=Lindsay|first1=Clive|title=Dunfermline 1-0 Alloa (agg 1-3)|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22563598.app|work=BBC Sport|access-date=19 October 2014|date=19 May 2013}}</ref> He resigned after the 5–1 loss against [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]] on 18 January 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25796364 |title=Paul Hartley resigns as Alloa Athletic manager |work=BBC Sport |date=18 January 2014 |access-date=18 January 2014}}</ref>
===Dundee===
Hartley signed for [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] as manager on 5 February 2014, replacing [[John Brown (footballer, born 1962)|John Brown]]. He led the Dee to the [[Scottish Championship]] title on the final day and promotion to the [[Scottish Premiership]].<ref name="dundee14">{{cite news|title=Dundee promotion 'good for Scottish football', says Paul Hartley|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27272557|work=BBC Sport|access-date=19 October 2014|date=4 May 2014}}</ref> Dundee went unbeaten in their first 8 games of the season including a 1–1 draw with Celtic. Hartley then declined an offer to manage [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29251325 |title=Dundee: Paul Hartley turns down Cardiff City manager's job |first=Brian |last=McLauchlin |work=BBC Sport |date=18 September 2014 |access-date=17 October 2017}}</ref> Dundee went on to finish sixth in the Premiership,<ref name = "dee sack">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39621636 |title=Dundee sack boss Paul Hartley after a run of defeats leaves club fighting drop |work=BBC Sport |date=17 April 2017 |access-date=17 April 2017}}</ref> and finished eighth in the following season.<ref name = "dee sack"/> Hartley was sacked by Dundee in April 2017, after a run of seven consecutive defeats left them in a relegation play-off position.<ref name = "dee sack"/>
===Falkirk===
Hartley was appointed [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] manager on 4 October 2017, succeeding [[Peter Houston]].<ref name="falkirk">{{cite news|title=Falkirk: Paul Hartley to be appointed as new manager|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41502589|work=BBC Sport|access-date=4 October 2017|date=4 October 2017}}</ref> After a bad start to the 2018–19 season, Hartley left Falkirk on 27 August 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45325575 |title=Manager Hartley departs Falkirk |work=BBC Sport |date=27 August 2018 |access-date=27 August 2018}}</ref>
===Cove Rangers===
Hartley joined newly promoted [[Scottish League Two]] club [[Cove Rangers F.C.|Cove Rangers]] in July 2019, succeeding [[John Sheran]] as manager.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coverangersfc.com/news/cove-rangers-announce-paul-hartley-as-full-time-football-manager/ |title=COVE RANGERS ANNOUNCE PAUL HARTLEY AS FULL-TIME FOOTBALL MANAGER |publisher=Cove Rangers FC |date=2 July 2019 |access-date=3 July 2019 |archive-date=3 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703063505/http://www.coverangersfc.com/news/cove-rangers-announce-paul-hartley-as-full-time-football-manager/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> After immediately guiding the club to win promotion in his [[2019–20 Scottish League Two|first season]] and reaching [[Scottish League One|League One]] play-offs in his [[2020–21 Scottish League One|second one]], he led Cove to another promotion in the [[2021–22 Scottish League One|2021–22]] league campaign, as the club won the League One title and progressed to the [[Scottish Championship]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Laird |first=Lewis |date=2022-06-03 |title=Another former Celtic midfielder accepts management job in England |url=https://www.67hailhail.com/news/former-celtic-midfielder-paul-hartley-takes-up-first-english-managerial-role/ |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=67 Hail Hail |language=en-GB}}</ref>
===Hartlepool United===
On 3 June 2022, Hartley departed Cove to take up the vacant managerial role at [[EFL League Two]] club [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/news/2022/june/pools-appoint-paul-hartley/ |title=Pools Appoint Paul Hartley |publisher=Hartlepool United F.C. |date=3 June 2022 |access-date=3 June 2022}}</ref> During the summer transfer window, Hartley signed 16 new players in a major overhaul of the squad.<ref name="Sacked">{{cite news|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/22294398.paul-hartley-sacked-hartlepool-manager-nine-game-winless-run/ |title=Paul Hartley sacked as Hartlepool manager after nine game winless run |author=Matty Jones |publisher=The Northern Echo |date=18 September 2022 |access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref> His first game was a 4–0 loss at [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] on 30 July.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramage |first1=Joe |title=Paul Hartley left 'shocked' by 'unacceptable' Hartlepool United in opening day defeat to Walsall |url=https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/football/paul-hartley-left-shocked-by-unacceptable-hartlepool-united-in-opening-day-defeat-to-walsall-3788100 |access-date=14 September 2022 |work=Hartlepool Mail |date=30 July 2022}}</ref> On 30 August, he won a competitive game for the first time at the eighth attempt, a 2–0 home win over [[Harrogate Town]] in the [[EFL Trophy]] group stage.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramage |first1=Joe |title=Paul Hartley reacts to first win as Hartlepool United boss and holds praise for ex-Kilmarnock striker who scored twice against Harrogate Town |url=https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/football/paul-hartley-reacts-to-first-win-as-hartlepool-united-boss-and-holds-praise-for-ex-kilmarnock-striker-who-scored-twice-against-harrogate-town-3824902 |access-date=14 September 2022 |work=Hartlepool Mail |date=31 August 2022}}</ref> On 18 September 2022, following a 2–0 defeat to [[Sutton United F.C.|Sutton United]], Hartley was sacked by Hartlepool following a poor start to the season, with the club being in 23rd place at the time of his departure.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/news/2022/september/club-statement--paul-hartley-and-gordon-young/ |title=Club Statement - Paul Hartley and Gordon Young |publisher=Hartlepool United FC |date=18 September 2022 |access-date=18 September 2022}}</ref> Hartlepool had failed to win any of their first nine League games.<ref name="Sacked"/> Hartlepool would later be relegated to the [[National League (division)|National League]] at the end of the [[2022–23 Hartlepool United F.C. season|2022–23]] season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65357124 |title=Hartlepool United 3–1 Barrow:Pools relegated to National League despite win |website=BBC Sport |date=29 April 2023 |access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref>
=== Return to Cove Rangers ===
On 5 January 2023, Hartley returned to Cove Rangers, succeeding [[Jim McIntyre (footballer)|Jim McIntyre]] as manager and signing a contract until June 2026 with the club.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 January 2023 |title=Paul Hartley Returns To Balmoral |url=https://coverangersfc.com/2023/01/05/paul-hartley-returns-to-balmoral/ |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=Cove Rangers F.C.}}</ref>
Despite being 10 points clear of bottom side Hamilton when he returned to the role, Cove would go on to be relegated from the Scottish Championship, meaning Hartley was involved in two relegation campaigns during the 2022–23 season with both Hartlepool United and Cove Rangers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aberdeenlive.news/sport/football/football-news/cove-rangers-relegated-scottish-championship-8418455|title=Cove Rangers relegated from Championship after 2–1 loss to 10-man Morton|first=Ciaran|last=Shanks|date=5 May 2023|website=Aberdeen Live}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{soccerbase|9833}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup
!colspan="2"|League cup
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Includes [[Scottish Challenge Cup]].}}
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]
|[[1996–97 Millwall F.C. season|1996–97]]
|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|44||4||0||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||46||4
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Raith Rovers F.C.|Raith Rovers]]
|[[1997–98 Raith Rovers F.C. season|1997–98]]
|[[Scottish Football League First Division|Scottish First Division]]
|30||9||2||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||33||9
|-
|[[1998–99 Raith Rovers F.C. season|1998–99]]
|Scottish First Division
|18||4||0||0||2||1||0||0||0||0||20||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
! 48!!13!!2!!0!!2!!1!!0!!0!!1!!0!!53!!14
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]
|[[1998–99 Hibernian F.C. season|1998–99]]
|[[Scottish Football League First Division|Scottish First Division]]
|12||5||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||14||5
|-
|[[1999–2000 Hibernian F.C. season|1999–2000]]
|[[Scottish Premier League]]
|24||1||3||1||2||1||0||0||0||0||29||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
! 36!!6!!5!!1!!2!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!43!!8
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
|[[2000–01 St Johnstone F.C. season|2000–01]]
|Scottish Premier League
|23||2||0||0||2||1||0||0||0||0||25||3
|-
|[[2001–02 St Johnstone F.C. season|2001–02]]
|Scottish Premier League
|32||4||1||0||2||1||0||0||0||0||35||5
|-
|[[2002–03 St Johnstone F.C. season|2002–03]]
|Scottish First Division
|32||6||3||0||2||0||0||0||1||0||38||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
! 87!!12!!4!!0!!6!!2!!0!!0!!1!!0!!98!!14
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
|[[2003–04 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season|2003–04]]
|Scottish Premier League
|30||3||2||0||2||0||4||0||0||0||38||3
|-
|[[2004–05 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season|2004–05]]
|Scottish Premier League
|33||11||5||0||3||3||5||1||0||0||46||15
|-
|[[2005–06 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season|2005–06]]
|Scottish Premier League
|34||14||4||3||2||0||0||0||0||0||40||17
|-
|[[2006–07 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season|2006–07]]
|Scottish Premier League
|21||3||0||0||1||0||3||0||0||0||25||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!118!!31!!11!!3!!8!!3!!12!!1!!0!!0!!149!!38
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|[[2006–07 Celtic F.C. season|2006–07]]
|Scottish Premier League
|10||0||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||14||0
|-
|[[2007–08 Celtic F.C. season|2007–08]]
|Scottish Premier League
|27||0||2||0||1||0||9||1||0||0||39||1
|-
|[[2008–09 Celtic F.C. season|2008–09]]
|Scottish Premier League
|25||3||1||0||3||0||4||0||0||0||33||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!62!!3!!7!!0!!4!!0!!13!!1!!0!!0!!86!!4
|-
|[[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]
|[[2009–10 Football League Championship|2009–10]]
|[[Football League Championship|Championship]]
|40||5||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||42||5
|-
|[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
|[[2010–11 Aberdeen F.C. season|2010–11]]
|Scottish Premier League
|24||4||4||0||4||4||0||0||0||0||32||8
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!459!!78!!35!!4!!28!!11!!25!!2!!2!!0!!549!!95
|}
{{notelist}}
===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT|10617}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
|2005||7||1
|-
|2006||4||0
|-
|2007||6||0
|-
|2008||5||0
|-
|2009||2||0
|-
|2010||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!25!!1
|}
:''Score and result list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Hartley goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ International goal scored by Paul Hartley<ref>{{cite web|title=Paul Hartley profile|url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=2492&playerid=17014|publisher=Scottish FA|access-date=20 October 2014}}</ref>
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| style="text-align:center"|1 || 12 October 2005 || [[Celje]], [[Slovenia]] || {{fb|SLO}} || style="text-align:center"|3–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|FIFA World Cup 2006 qualification]]
|}
===Managerial record===
{{updated|match played 11 October 2025}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Paul Hartley: managerial record|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=2423|publisher=Soccerbase|access-date=20 October 2014}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="5"|Record
|-
!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
|-
|align=left|[[Alloa Athletic F.C.|Alloa Athletic]]
|align=left|17 May 2011
|align=left|18 January 2014
{{WDL|109|56|23|30}}
|-
|align=left|[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
|align=left|3 February 2014
|align=left|17 April 2017
{{WDL|138|46|37|55}}
|-
|align=left|[[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]
|align=left|9 October 2017
|align=left|27 August 2018
{{WDL|40|16|8|16}}
|-
|align=left|[[Cove Rangers F.C.|Cove Rangers]]
|align=left|3 July 2019
|align=left|3 June 2022
{{WDL|112|63|23|26}}
|-
|align=left|[[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]]
|align=left|3 June 2022
|align=left|18 September 2022
{{WDL|11|1|4|6}}
|-
|align=left|[[Cove Rangers F.C.|Cove Rangers]]
|align=left|5 January 2023
|align=left|present
{{WDL|132|45|30|57}}
|-
!colspan=3|Total
{{WDLtot|542|227|125|190}}
|}
==Honours==
===Player===
'''Hibernian'''
*[[Scottish Football League First Division|Scottish First Division]]: [[1998–99 Scottish First Division|1998–99]]<ref name="hibsprom" />
'''Heart of Midlothian'''
*[[Scottish Cup]]: [[2005–06 Scottish Cup|2005–06]]<ref name="cup06" />
'''Celtic'''
*[[Scottish Premier League]]: [[2006–07 Scottish Premier League|2006–07]],<ref name=celtic>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/paul-hartley/865/|title=P. Hartley|access-date=22 October 2014|publisher=Soccerway}}</ref> [[2007–08 Scottish Premier League|2007–08]]<ref name=celtic/>
*Scottish Cup: [[2006–07 Scottish Cup|2006–07]]<ref name=celtic/>
*[[Scottish League Cup]]: [[2008–09 Scottish League Cup|2008–09]]<ref name=celtic/>
'''Individual'''
*[[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] Hall of Fame inductee: 2006<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.heartsfc.co.uk/more/club/hall-of-fame |title=Hall of Fame |website=Heart of Midlothian FC |access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref>
===Manager===
'''Alloa Athletic'''
*[[Scottish Football League First Division|Scottish First Division]] play-offs: [[2012–13 Scottish First Division#Final|2013]]<ref name="alloa13" />
*[[Scottish Football League Third Division|Scottish Third Division]]: [[2011–12 Scottish Third Division|2011–12]]<ref name="alloa12" />
'''Dundee'''
*[[Scottish Championship]]: [[2013–14 Scottish Championship|2013–14]]<ref name="dundee14" />
'''Cove Rangers'''
*[[Scottish League One]]: [[2021-22 Scottish League One|2021–22]]
*[[Scottish League Two]]: [[2019–20 Scottish League Two|2019–20]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
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*{{Soccerbase}}
*{{soccerbase (manager)|id=2423|name=Paul Hartley}}
*{{SFA profile}}
*[http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/hartleypaul.html Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126103804/http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/hartleypaul.html |date=26 January 2018 }} at londonhearts.com
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