Edward Joseph "Eddie" Malone, (born 6 April 1985) is a Scottish
association football player, who plays for
East Stirlingshire
East Stirlingshire Football Club is a Scotland, Scottish association football club based in the town of Falkirk. The club was founded in 1881 and competes in the , in the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system. The club's origins ca ...
.
Malone has also been on the books of many other Scottish clubs, as well as playing trial league matches with
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 ...
and
Berwick Rangers. Malone was born in Edinburgh and started his senior career with St Johnstone. He then played for Clyde and became the vice-captain of the team. He signed a contract with SPL club St Mirren on 30 January 2007 and then moved to Dundee for a month-long loan in November of that year. This turned into a permanent position in January 2008. He was released by the club on 4 May 2010 with eight other players. Malone played for
Raith Rovers for the 2012–13 seasons and for
Stenhousemuir
Stenhousemuir (; gd, Featha Thaigh nan Clach) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies within the Falkirk (council area), Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in ...
for the 2013–14 season.
Career
Malone, who was born in
Edinburgh, played alongside current
Scotland internationalist Scott Brown Scott Brown may refer to:
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and against
Republic of Ireland internationalist Aiden McGeady
Aiden John McGeady (born 4 April 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian. Born in Scotland, he represented the Republic of Ireland national team from 2004 until 2017.
He started his c ...
during his youth career.
He began his senior career with
St Johnstone
St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an old ...
where he made a dozen or so appearances
and scored once against
Queen of the South.
Malone left St Johnstone and headed to
Clyde in a swap deal for
Kevin Fotheringham
Kevin George Fotheringham (born 13 August 1975) is a Scottish former footballer and football coach.
Fotheringham played as a defender for several Scottish clubs and Víkingur Ó. in Iceland.
Fotheringham was given an 8 match ban by the Scot ...
. Malone made his Clyde debut in a goalless draw against
St Mirren in the
Scottish Football League First Division in September 2004. Malone went on to become an integral part of the team, fulfilling a variety of positions, including central defence, central midfield, and his favored left wing back position. Malone was only one of four players that survived the clear-out of summer 2005. In
2005–06, under new manager Graham Roberts, Malone hit the peak of his form. Malone scored the winning goal in Clyde's remarkable
Scottish Cup victory over giants
Celtic
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* Celtic music
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Sports Fo ...
.
Malone signed a contract with
Scottish Premier League
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club
St Mirren on 30 January 2007. In November 2007, he joined
Dundee
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in a month-long loan. Malone signed for Dundee permanently in January 2008 on a two and a half year contract., but was released by the club on 4 May 2010 along with 8 other players.
He appeared as a
trialist in league games for
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 ...
and
Berwick Rangers. On 18 September 2010, Malone was listed as a trialist for
Second Division club
Ayr United in their 3–2 away victory over
East Fife, completing the whole game. He then signed a contract at
Somerset Park scoring his first goal for Ayr against
Livingston
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.
On 16 May 2012, Malone signed a pre contract agreement with
Raith Rovers after impressing then manager
John McGlynn
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. Despite McGlynn leaving to manage
Hearts, Malone joined Raith for the 2012–13 season. In May 2013, he was freed by Raith Rovers. For the 2013–14 season, Malone signed up with
Stenhousemuir
Stenhousemuir (; gd, Featha Thaigh nan Clach) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies within the Falkirk (council area), Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in ...
.
In January 2015, Malone signed for
Lowland Football League side
Spartans. He moved to
Forfar Athletic
Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in Scottish League Two. They play their home games a ...
for a "modest fee" in January 2017.
Malone returned to play in the
Lowland league
The Scottish Lowland Football League (SLFL, commonly known as the Lowland League) is a senior association football, football league based in central and southern Scotland. The league sits at level 5 on the Scottish football league system, actin ...
in 2019 with East Stirlingshire F.C.
Malone started regularly at centre-back for most of the 2019–20 season, and was appointed vice-captain to
Nicky Low
Nicky Low (born 6 January 1992) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Clydebank.
Low has previously played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Forfar Athletic, Alloa Athletic, Derry City, Queen of the South, Arbroath and had a loan spell ...
for the 2020–21 season.
Honours
;Clyde
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