Mark Gilhaney (born 4 November 1984) is a Scottish former

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who played as a winger. During his career Gilhaney played for

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, Cambuslang Rangers (loan),

Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish association football, football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire who currently compete in the Scottish Championshi ...

Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...

Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa Alloa (Received Pronunciation ; educated Scottish pronunciation /ˈaloʊa/; gd, Alamhagh, possibly meaning "rock plain") is a ...

Stirling Albion Stirling Albion Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Stirling. The club was founded in 1945 following the demise of King's Park after World War II. The club currently competes in Scottish League Two as a member of the ...

and

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 ...

, before finishing his career 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 ...

Career

Gilhaney, a

left winger A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

, began his career at

in 2003, where he earned a Scotland U19 cap against a Switzerland U19 team in April 2003. He moved to

in 2005. He signed a 2-year contract with

on 20 May 2008. In August 2009, he joined

, but was released at the end of the season. In August 2010 he signed for

following a successful trial period with the club. On 4 May 2013, Gilhaney made his 100th appearance for the club in a 0–0 draw with champions

Partick Thistle Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. ...

. Gilhaney signed a new one-year deal for the club in May 2014. Gilhaney made his 150th appearance for Dumbarton on 31 January 2015, playing the full 90 minutes of a 3–3 draw with

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

. He left the club in May after being told he was not in new manager

Stephen Aitken Stephen Aitken (born 25 September 1976 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football player and coach who was most recently manager of East Kilbride. Aitken played for Greenock Morton, Stranraer, Stenhousemuir and Junior side Arthurlie. He rejoined Str ...

's plans. Shortly after leaving Dumbarton, he signed for

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side

on a one-year deal. Gilhaney spent two years with Stenhousemuir, before retiring from football at the end of the 2016–17 season at the age of 32.

Honours

Hamilton Academical *

Scottish Football League First Division The Scottish Football League First Division was the second tier in the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013. History The First Division was introduced in 1975–76 to replace the old Scottish Football League Division Two, as t ...

: 2007–08 Dumbarton *

Scottish First Division The Scottish Football League First Division was the second tier in the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013. History The First Division was introduced in 1975–76 to replace the old Scottish Football League Division Two, as t ...

: play-off winners 2011–12

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilhaney, Mark Living people 1984 births Scottish footballers Clyde F.C. players Cambuslang Rangers F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Football League players Sportspeople from Lanark Scottish Professional Football League players Association football wingers Footballers from South Lanarkshire