- Jamie McAllister
Football player infobox
playername = Jamie McAllister
fullname = James Reynolds McAllister
height = height|ft=5|in=10
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|4|26
cityofbirth =Glasgow
countryofbirth =Scotland
currentclub = Bristol City
clubnumber = 3
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1996–1999
1999–2003
2003–2004
2004–2006
2006–
clubs = Queen of the South
Aberdeen
Livingston
Hearts
Bristol City
caps(goals) = 031 (0)
117 (0)
034 (1)
047 (0)
081 (1)
nationalyears = 2004–
nationalteam = Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 (0)
pcupdate = 15:32, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 15:32, 2 October 2008 (UTC)James Reynolds "Jamie" McAllister (born
April 26 ,1978 inGlasgow ) is a Scottish football currently playing for Bristol City. He can play both as aleft back and aleft winger noted for his forward play and crossing ability.Queen of the South
McAllister began his senior career by signing for
Dumfries club Queen of the South with new chairmanNorman Blount getting the wheels moving on the club's revival.In 1997 the club reached the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the first time. Second Division Queens lost 1-0 to 1st Division Falkirk despite a rousing Queens display at Motherwell's Fir Park; a performance that included the man of the match award going to Queens veteran central midfield playmaker Tommy Bryce and an early career apearance for Jamie McAllister as substitute for the last 20 minutes. A late chance for a
Derek Townsley equaliser went agonisingly over for Queens. [ [http://www.sportinglife.com/football/scottishpremier/news/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=soccer/04/03/12/SOCCER_Livingston_Nightlead.html McALLISTER WANTS TO EXORCISE GHOSTS | Football Transfer News, Football News, Fixtures, Results, Match Reports, Stats ] ]McAllister became one of the most sought after players in the lower leagues and was courted by several
Scottish Premier League clubs.Aberdeen
Ebbe Skovdahl signed him for Aberdeen for a fee of £100,000. His spell at Aberdeen was affected by a loss of form personally and at the club in general and it was no surprise when he was told he had no future at the club.Livingston
In June 2003 fellow SPL club Livingston signed McAllister on a free transfer after competition from English clubs [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/3029108.stm] . It was in this spell at the
West Lothian club that he regained his form and won a deserved call up fromBerti Vogts for the International friendly match againstTrinidad & Tobago . It was also during his spell at Livingston that he won theScottish League Cup after a 2-0 victory over Hearts' great city rivals Hibernian 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 2003/2004 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 ofTakis Fyssas and the signing ofJose 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.Bristol City
On
August 2 2006 , McAllister signed for Bristol City on a 2 year deal. In his first season at Ashton Gate he helped City gain Promotion to theFootball League Championship . In his second season McAllister was a main stay of the side that made it to the final of the play offs for a place in the English top division.On
2 October ,2008 , McAllister was recalled to the Scotland squad by ManagerGeorge Burley for theFIFA World Cup qualifier against Norway. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7648194.stm]International caps
References
External links
* [http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10327~6789,00.html Jamie McAllister profile] at bcfc.co.uk
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