Kevin McAllister (born 8 November 1962) is a Scottish former footballer.

Career

A winger, he started out in the Junior grade at local club

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and began his professional career with

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, with whom he spent ten years over three spells, as well as one spell on loan. He played in the 1997 Scottish Cup Final which the ''Bairns'' lost 1–0 to

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. McAllister also played for Chelsea, (where he was among a large contingent of Scottish players and won the Full Members' Cup in

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) Hibernian (being runner-up in the 1993 Scottish League Cup Final) and

Albion Rovers Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of the Scotti ...

. Nicknamed 'Crunchie', he was voted by Falkirk fans as their "Player of the Millennium".Falkirk team guide
BBC Sport, 5 August 2008. McAllister was later manager of Albion Rovers in the fourth tier of Scottish football from 2003–04 until 2004–05, the first of those seasons as player-manager. In 2022, McAllister's contribution to Falkirk was marked with the renaming of the South Stand in his honour. Commenting on the achievement, he said "When I was a kid I just wanted to play for Falkirk as they were my team. Having a stand named after me and all that was never on the agenda. I spoke to a few people, ex-team-mates and managers and they told me what an honour it was so I agreed to it."

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at ''Sporting Heroes'' 1962 births Living people Chelsea F.C. players Camelon Juniors F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Albion Rovers F.C. players Albion Rovers F.C. managers Footballers from Falkirk Scottish men's footballers Scottish football managers Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Men's association football wingers Scottish Football League managers {{Scotland-footy-forward-1960s-stub