Jamie McAllister
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James Reynolds "Jamie" McAllister (born 26 April 1978 in Glasgow
) is a Scottish
international professional Association footballer currently playing for Bristol City
. He plays usually as a left back.
Boys Club, before being released from his contract by then Motherwell manager Alex McLeish
. McAllister then joined Bellshill Boys Club where he played alongside David Lilley
.
club Queen of the South
with new chairman Norman Blount
getting the wheels moving on the club's revival. At Palmerston Park
McAllister and Lilley became team mates again.
In 1997 the club reached the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the first time. Second division Queen of the South lost 1–0 to First division Falkirk
despite a rousing Queens display at Motherwell's Fir Park Stadium; a performance that included the man of the match award going to Queens veteran central midfield playmaker Tommy Bryce
and an early career appearance for McAllister as substitute. A late chance for a Derek Townsley
equaliser went agonisingly over for Queens.
McAllister became one of the most sought after players in the lower leagues and was courted by several Scottish Premier League
clubs before leaving at the end of the season in 1999.
signed him for Aberdeen
for a fee of £85,000 with further add ons as he made more appearances, resulting in a final fee of over £100,000. Lilley became his team mate at the third successive club.
signed McAllister on a free transfer after competition from English clubs. It was in this spell at the West Lothian
club that he regained his form and won a deserved call up from Berti Vogts
for the International friendly match against Trinidad & Tobago. It was also during his spell at Livingston that he won the Scottish League Cup
after a 2–0 victory over Hibernian
in which he scored the second goal.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/3502960.stm
and the signing of Jose Goncalves
.
In January 2006, McAllister agreed a two year contract extension; however he was soon dissatisfied with his peripheral status at the club, particularly after the appointment of Valdas Ivanauskas
as Hearts manager in April.
on a two year contract. In his first season at the Ashton Gate stadium he helped the club gain promotion to the Championship
.
In his second season McAllister was a mainstay of the team that made it to the final of the Championship play-offs. On 24 May 2008 Hull City
defeated Bristol City 1–0 to reach the English Premier League with a goal from Dean Windass
after 38 minutes.
On 10 March 2009 he scored his first goal in over a year with a curling effort from the edge of the box against Coventry City.
On 2 October 2008 McAllister was recalled to the Scotland squad by manager George Burley
for the FIFA World Cup
qualifier against Norway
.
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
) is a Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
international professional Association footballer currently playing for Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
. He plays usually as a left back.
Early career
McAllister signed an "S" form with MotherwellMotherwell F.C.
Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...
Boys Club, before being released from his contract by then Motherwell manager Alex McLeish
Alex McLeish
Alexander "Alex" McLeish , is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager, who is currently managing English Premier League club Aston Villa...
. McAllister then joined Bellshill Boys Club where he played alongside David Lilley
David Lilley
David William Lilley is a Scottish professional footballer who usually plays at centre back but also has also played at right back. Lilley was the club captain at Queen of the South from August 2009 until May 2011...
.
Queen of the South
McAllister began his senior career in 1996 by signing for DumfriesDumfries
Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South...
club Queen of the South
Queen of the South F.C.
Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS...
with new chairman Norman Blount
Norman Blount
Norman Blount is the Scottish former chairman of Queen of the South football club. Blount was instrumental as the new broom that swept through the Dumfries club in the mid and late 90s replacing the previous regime under which the club had gone into stagnation and decline from the late 1960s...
getting the wheels moving on the club's revival. At Palmerston Park
Palmerston Park
Palmerston Park is a multi-purpose stadium on Terregles Street in Dumfries, south west Scotland. The site of the ground was formerly a farm called Palmers Toun. This is on the Maxwelltown side of the River Nith in Dumfries. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of...
McAllister and Lilley became team mates again.
In 1997 the club reached the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the first time. Second division Queen of the South lost 1–0 to First division Falkirk
Falkirk F.C.
Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire...
despite a rousing Queens display at Motherwell's Fir Park Stadium; a performance that included the man of the match award going to Queens veteran central midfield playmaker Tommy Bryce
Tommy Bryce
Tommy Bryce is a Scottish former association football player. Bryce had a playing career spanning 21 seasons from 1980-81 with Scottish Football League clubs Kilmarnock, Stranraer, Queen of the South of Dumfries, Clydebank, Ayr United and Arbroath. Bryce also served as player-manager of Partick...
and an early career appearance for McAllister as substitute. A late chance for a Derek Townsley
Derek Townsley
Derek Johnstone Townsley is an English former professional footballer. His clubs included Gretna, Queen of the South, Motherwell, Hibernian and Oxford United...
equaliser went agonisingly over for Queens.
McAllister became one of the most sought after players in the lower leagues and was courted by several Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
clubs before leaving at the end of the season in 1999.
Aberdeen
Ebbe SkovdahlEbbe Skovdahl
Ebbe Skovdahl Hansen is a retired Danish football manager. He most prominently was a successful manager at Brøndby IF, for whom he had also played in his active years...
signed him for Aberdeen
Aberdeen F.C.
Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...
for a fee of £85,000 with further add ons as he made more appearances, resulting in a final fee of over £100,000. Lilley became his team mate at the third successive club.
Livingston
In June 2003 LivingstonLivingston F.C.
Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team...
signed McAllister on a free transfer after competition from English clubs. It was in this spell at the West Lothian
West Lothian
West Lothian is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire....
club that he regained his form and won a deserved call up from Berti Vogts
Berti Vogts
Hans-Hubert "Berti" Vogts is a German former footballer. He played for Borussia Mönchengladbach and won the World Cup with West Germany in 1974. He later managed Germany , Scotland and Nigeria...
for the International friendly match against Trinidad & Tobago. It was also during his spell at Livingston that he won the Scottish League Cup
Scottish League Cup
The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
after a 2–0 victory over Hibernian
Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
in which he scored the second goal.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/3502960.stm
Hearts
At the end of the 2003–04 season McAllister's contract expired and he agreed a two year deal to sign for Hearts http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/3773815.stm. During his spell at Tynecastle he was mainly used as a squad player, due to the outstanding form of Takis FyssasTakis Fyssas
Panagiotis "Takis" Fyssas is a former Greek international footballer. He is currently technical director of the Hellenic Football Federation.-Panionios:...
and the signing of Jose Goncalves
José Gonçalves
José Gonçalves is a Portuguese footballer of Cape Verdean descent currently playing for FC Sion in the Swiss Super League. He is Portuguese by birth but has Swiss citizenship, having lived there since he was two years old...
.
In January 2006, McAllister agreed a two year contract extension; however he was soon dissatisfied with his peripheral status at the club, particularly after the appointment of Valdas Ivanauskas
Valdas Ivanauskas
Valdas Ivanauskas is a football coach and a former football striker from Lithuania.He is best known in Europe for his time at Hamburger SV as a player in 1993–97 and coaching at Hearts football club in 2005–07.- Career :...
as Hearts manager in April.
Bristol City
On 2 August 2006 McAllister signed for Bristol CityBristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
on a two year contract. In his first season at the Ashton Gate stadium he helped the club gain promotion to the Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
.
In his second season McAllister was a mainstay of the team that made it to the final of the Championship play-offs. On 24 May 2008 Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
defeated Bristol City 1–0 to reach the English Premier League with a goal from Dean Windass
Dean Windass
Dean Windass is an English footballer, who predominantly played as a striker, and is known for his spells at Bradford City and his hometown team Hull City...
after 38 minutes.
On 10 March 2009 he scored his first goal in over a year with a curling effort from the edge of the box against Coventry City.
On 2 October 2008 McAllister was recalled to the Scotland squad by manager George Burley
George Burley
George Elder Burley is a Scottish football manager and former player and manager, formerly the manager of Crystal Palace Football Club. Burley had a professional career spanning 21 years as a player making 628 appearances and earning 11 Scotland caps...
for the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
qualifier against Norway
Norway national football team
The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...
.
International career
| # | Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 May 2004 | Scotland 4–1 Trinidad & Tobago | Challenge match |