Paul Stephen Emslie (born 13 March 1988) is a Scottish

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who plays as a

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for

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side Cove Rangers.

Career

Rangers

Emslie started his career with Rangers. He made one first team appearance for the club, in a

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match against East Fife on 26 September 2007. Emslie came on as a substitute for

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. Emslie also represented the Scotland U19 and Scotland U20 teams. He played in the

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final in 2007, with Rangers beating

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5–0 at

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Clyde

On 30 August 2008, Emslie signed for

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on loan until 5 January 2009, along with fellow Rangers youth player

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. He made his Clyde début a week later, in a 1–0 defeat to Ross County in the Scottish Challenge Cup. The loan spell was set to be extended until the end of January, but Emslie returned to Ibrox early after picking up an injury. He made 11 appearances in all competitions.

Peterhead

Emslie joined

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on loan for the rest of the 2009–10 season. He returned to Peterhead on a one-year contract for the following

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, having been released by Rangers.

Cove Rangers

After being relegated to the Third Division with Peterhead, Emslie dropped down to the Highland League to sign for Cove Rangers in 2011.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Emslie, Paul Living people 1988 births Scottish footballers Rangers F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Cove Rangers F.C. players Scottish Football League players Footballers from Aberdeen Association football midfielders Scotland youth international footballers