Alan Frizzell (born 14 April 1995 in
Greenock
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) is a Scottish
footballer
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playing with WoSFL Premiership side Kilbirnie Ladeside.
He started his career with local side
Greenock Morton
Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the Scottish Championship. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greeno ...
, before turning Junior with
Port Glasgow
Port Glasgow ( gd, Port Ghlaschu, ) is the second-largest town in the Inverclyde council area of Scotland. The population according to the 1991 census for Port Glasgow was 19,426 persons and in the 2001 census was 16,617 persons. The most recen ...
. He then had spells with
Dumbarton
Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990.
Dumbarton was the ca ...
,
Largs Thistle,
Clydebank
Clydebank ( gd, Bruach Chluaidh) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Situated on the north bank of the River Clyde, it borders the village of Old Kilpatrick (with Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Bowling and Milton, West Dunbartonshire, Mil ...
,
Neilston Juniors
Neilston Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Neilston, East Renfrewshire who currently play in the .
History
The club was formed on Monday 4 June 1945 when a public meeting was held in the old wooden clubhouse at Brig O’Lea ...
,
Greenock Juniors, and
Broomhill.
Career
Frizzell made his senior debut for
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at the age of 17, as a substitute against
Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the Scottish Championship as a member of the Scottish Professional Football Leag ...
on 5 May 2012.
This was an immediate step-up from the U17 side, as he had never played for the club at U19 level. He had scored in the
Renfrewshire Cup
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against Gourock Thistle in the previous midweek match.
Already with a career outside of football, Frizzell chose not to go full-time with Morton and he instead joined local Junior club
Port Glasgow
Port Glasgow ( gd, Port Ghlaschu, ) is the second-largest town in the Inverclyde council area of Scotland. The population according to the 1991 census for Port Glasgow was 19,426 persons and in the 2001 census was 16,617 persons. The most recen ...
. He spent a season at the Port, before returning to senior football when
Ian Murray signed him for Scottish Championship side
Dumbarton
Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990.
Dumbarton was the ca ...
.
Frizzell left Dumbarton in 2014 to sign for Largs Thistle; leaving the club two years later to sign for
Neilston Juniors
Neilston Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Neilston, East Renfrewshire who currently play in the .
History
The club was formed on Monday 4 June 1945 when a public meeting was held in the old wooden clubhouse at Brig O’Lea ...
.
After two seasons at Brig O'Lea, Frizzell joined his home town club
Greenock Juniors.
Frizzell moved to
Kilbirnie Ladeside in June 2020 but was released after the club decided to take a season out due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and signed for
Benburb F.C.
Benburb Football Club is a Scottish football club, based in Govan, Glasgow. Formed in 1885, the club is a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association and currently competes in the West of Scotland Football League. Benburb's colours are ...
After only one match, Benburb also chose to take a season out and he joined
Troon
Troon is a town in South Ayrshire, situated on the west coast of Ayrshire in Scotland, about north of Ayr and northwest of Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
Troon has a port with freight services and a yacht marina. Up until January 2016, P&O Ferrie ...
.
Personal life
Frizzell is the older brother of Airdrieonians
winger Adam Frizzell.
Frizzell is an
electrician
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as well as a part-time footballer.
See also
*
Greenock Morton F.C. season 2011–12
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
Scottish men's footballers
Footballers from Greenock
Men's association football midfielders
Greenock Morton F.C. players
Scottish Football League players
Scottish Junior Football Association players
Dumbarton F.C. players
Largs Thistle F.C. players
Neilston F.C. players
Clydebank F.C. players
Greenock Juniors F.C. players
Lowland Football League players
Benburb F.C. players
Broomhill F.C. (Scotland) players
Troon F.C. players
West of Scotland Football League players