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Nicky Clark
Nicholas Alexander McCormack Clark (born 3 June 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for St Johnstone. Clark is the son of the former Airdrieonians, Hearts, Rangers and West Ham striker Sandy Clark. Career Early career Clark began his career with the youth team of Rangers but was released at 15 and joined Aberdeen. He appeared as an unused substitute during the 2008–09 season and in early 2009, Clark signed a contract extension with the club. Peterhead To gain first team experience, Clark joined Peterhead on loan until January. Clark made his debut for the club on 19 September 2009, where he came on as a substitute in the 74th minute as Peterhead drew 1–1 with Arbroath. Clark's loan spell with Peterhead was extended until the end of the 2009–10 season. In the 2009–10 season, Clark would make twenty-five appearances and score four times. Clark, along with Jonathan Crawford, was released by the club after being told they wouldn't be offe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellshill
Bellshill (pronounced "Bells hill") is a town in North Lanarkshire in Scotland, southeast of Glasgow city centre and west of Edinburgh. Other nearby localities are Motherwell to the south, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Hamilton to the southwest, Viewpark to the west, Holytown to the east and Coatbridge to the north. The town of Bellshill itself (including the villages of Orbiston and Mossend) has a population of about 20,650. From 1996 to 2016, it was considered to be part of the Greater Glasgow metropolitan area; since then it is counted as part of a continuous List of towns and cities in Scotland, suburban settlement anchored by Motherwell with a total population of around 125,000. History The earliest record of Bellshill's name is handwritten on a map by Timothy Pont dated 1596 although the letters are difficult to distinguish. It's possible it reads Belſsill with the first s being an old-fashioned long s. The site is recorded as being east of "Uddingston, Vdinſtoun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Crawford
Jonathan Crawford (born 12 March 1990) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Montrose. Career Crawford started his career at Aberdeen, where he featured as an unused substitute for two years. In February 2009, Crawford signed a twelve-month contract extension. He made his first team debut on 22 August 2009, for Aberdeen against Hamilton Academical. However, his time team opportunities and his own injury concerns limited his place. In January 2010, he went on loan to Peterhead for a month. After making fourteen appearances at Peterhead, it announced that Crawford will be released by the club, citing contract expiration. On 17 September 2010, he joined Montrose until the end of the season after he impressed as a trialist. Towards the end of the 2013–2014 season, Crawford was linked a move to Cove Rangers after the move was agreed. However, the move was broken down for unknown circumstances. Career statistics :A. The "Other" column constitutes appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ally McCoist
Alistair Murdoch McCoist, (; born 24 September 1962) is a Scottish former footballer who has since worked as a manager and TV pundit. McCoist began his playing career with Scottish club St Johnstone before moving to English side Sunderland in 1981. He returned to Scotland two years later and signed with Rangers. McCoist had a highly successful spell with Rangers, becoming the club's record goalscorer and winning nine successive league championships between 1988–89 and 1996–97. He later played for Kilmarnock. McCoist was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. He is also a member of the Scotland Football Hall of Fame, having gained 61 international caps. A prolific striker, he is currently ranked as the fifth-highest goalscorer in the top tier of the Scottish football league system all time, having netted 260 times for Rangers and Kilmarnock between 1983 and 2001. Towards the end of his playing career, McCoist started his media career. Between 1996 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Robinson (footballer)
Lee David Robinson (born 2 July 1986 in Sunderland) is an English former professional goalkeeper. Robinson has previously played for Rangers, Greenock Morton, St Johnstone, Kilmarnock, Östersund, Raith Rovers, Queen of the South and Dunfermline Athletic. Career Rangers (first spell, including loan deals at other clubs) Robinson made his first-team debut for Rangers on 7 May 2006, coming on as a substitute for Ronald Waterreus for the final twelve minutes of Rangers 2–0 win over Hearts. In December 2006, Robinson signed a new contract, to keep him at Rangers until the summer of 2009. On 6 July 2007, it was announced that Robinson would spend the duration of the 2007–08 season on loan at Greenock Morton. In October 2008, Robinson moved to Scottish First Division side St Johnstone on a month-long loan deal as back-up to Alan Main. Robinson returned to Rangers on 31 December 2008. Robinson later signed a loan deal to play for First Division club Queen of the South unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Carmichael
Daniel Carmichael (born 21 June 1990) is a Scottish professional footballer, who last played for Gretna 2008 as a midfielder. Carmichael has played previously for Queen of the South in two spells, Hibernian, Cumnock Juniors, Workington and East Kilbride. Career Early career After playing as a youth with home-town club Queen of the South, Carmichael joined Workington whilst the club ran a Football Development Centre in tandem with the University of Central Lancashire. Carmichael debuted for the first-team for the Cumbrian club in a Conference North match versus Worcester City in January 2007. Workington reserve team manager, Stuart Rome, left the club in 2008 to take charge of the newly formed Gretna 2008, with Carmichael following him to the East of Scotland Football League club. As well as featuring for the East of Scotland Select team whilst at Gretna, Carmichael was also called into the England Colleges squad. Queen of the South (First spell) It was announced on 30 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Higgins (footballer)
Christopher James Higgins (born 4 July 1985) is a Scottish professional association football, footballer who has now retired from playing football. Higgins has previously played for Motherwell F.C., Motherwell, Clyde F.C., Clyde, Dunfermline Athletic F.C., Dunfermline Athletic, Queen of the South F.C., Queen of the South, Ayr United F.C., Ayr United and East Fife F.C., East Fife. Career Early years Born in Broxburn, West Lothian, Broxburn, Higgins started his career as a youth player at Motherwell F.C., Motherwell, but failed to break into the first team squad and had no appearances. Clyde Higgins signed for Clyde F.C., Clyde on 12 June 2005, and made his début on 30 July 2005 in a Scottish Challenge Cup match versus Brechin City F.C., Brechin City. Higgins was a vital part of the team in his defensive position at centre-half and only missed two league matches of the 2005-06 in Scottish football, 2005–06 season. Higgins was part of the Clyde team that defeated Celtic F.C., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Durnan
Mark Durnan (born 28 November 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish League Two club Dumbarton. Durnan has previously played for St Johnstone, Queen of the South, Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic, Falkirk and Alloa Athletic, as well as Arbroath, Stranraer and Elgin City on loan. Career Early career Durnan started his career in the youth system at Clyde before moving to St Johnstone in 2008 but in his time at the Perth club, Durnan failed to have a first-team appearance. Whilst at the ''Saints'', Durnan went out on loan to various clubs. In August 2010, Durnan moved out on loan to Arbroath. On 23 August 2011, Durnan was loaned out to Stranraer for one month and on 11 January 2012, Durnan was loaned out to Elgin City for the remainder of that season. Queen of the South On 25 July 2012, Durnan signed for Dumfries club Queen of the South, signing a one-year contract. In his first season at the club Queens won the 2012–13 Scottish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Mitchell (footballer Born 1988)
Christopher Philip Mitchell (21 July 1988 – 7 May 2016) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. Mitchell began his senior career at Scottish Premier League club Falkirk who also loaned him to Ayr United. He then had a season in England with Bradford City before joining Queen of the South in 2012. In his first season at Queens he won the Scottish Challenge Cup and Scottish Football League Second Division. At the end of that season he was named in the division's PFA Scotland Team of the Year. Mitchell had a brief spell at Clyde in 2015–16. Complications from spinal surgery ended his professional career at Queen of the South, and he left Clyde to establish a new career. Mitchell suffered depression due to his change of career and killed himself at a level crossing at the age of 27. Football career Falkirk Stirling born Mitchell was in the youth system at Livingston then Falkirk. At Falkirk he graduated to the first team. In a pre-se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012–13 Scottish Second Division
The 2012–13 Scottish Football League Second Division (also known as the 2012–13 Irn Bru Scottish Football League Second Division for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th season in the current format of 10 teams in the third-tier of Scottish football. Cowdenbeath were the current champions. Teams Two sides were promoted from the 2011–12 competition. Cowdenbeath as champions, and Dumbarton as winners of the promotion play-offs. They were replaced by Queen of the South, who finished bottom of the First Division, and Ayr United, who were relegated through the first division play-offs. Stirling Albion were relegated from this division after finishing bottom, and they were replaced by Third Division winners Alloa Athletic. Albion Rovers finished in 9th place, but were able to stay up as a result of winning the promotion play-offs. Stranraer, who had lost to Albion Rovers in the play-off final, were promoted to the Second Division after the decision was made for Rangers to start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partick Thistle F
Partick ( sco, Pairtick, Scottish Gaelic: ''Partaig'') is an area of Glasgow on the north bank of the River Clyde, just across from Govan. To the west lies Whiteinch, to the east Yorkhill and Kelvingrove Park (across the River Kelvin), and to the north Broomhill, Hyndland, Dowanhill, Hillhead, areas which form part of the West End of Glasgow. Partick was a Police burgh from 1852 until 1912 when it was incorporated into the city.Second City of The Empire: 1830s to 1914 from theglasgowstory.com. Retrieved 22 December 2011. Partick is the area of the city most connected with the , and several Gaelic agencies, such as the Gaelic Books Council ( |
2013 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
The 2013 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, also known as the Ramsdens Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was an association football match between Queen of the South and Partick Thistle on 7 April 2013 at Almondvale Stadium in Livingston. It was the 22nd final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the Scottish Football League. Both teams progressed through four elimination rounds to reach the final. The match was Queen of the South's fourth appearance in the final of the competition, the last in 2010, whilst it was Partick Thistle's first cup final in 42 years since the League Cup in 1971. The tournament was contested by clubs below the Scottish Premier League; Partick Thistle from the First Division and Queen of the South from the Second Division. The scoreline was 0–0 after 90 minutes of normal time which forced 30 minutes of extra time to be played. Queen of the South scored the first goal of the game in the 101st minu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stranraer F
Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; gd, An t-Sròn Reamhar ), also known as The Toon, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located in the historical parish of Inch in the historic county of Wigtownshire. It lies on the shores of Loch Ryan, on the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland. Stranraer is Dumfries and Galloway's second-largest town, with a population including the immediate surrounding area of nearly 13,000 inhabitants. Stranraer is an administrative centre for the West Galloway Wigtownshire area of Dumfries and Galloway. It was formerly a ferry port, connecting Scotland with Belfast and Larne in Northern Ireland; the last service was transferred to nearby Cairnryan in November 2011. It lies by road southwest of Glasgow, miles southwest of Ayr and to the west of Dumfries. The name comes from Scottish Gaelic '' An t-Sròn Reamhar'' meaning "the broad headland" or "the fat nose". History The Battle of Loch Ryan was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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