Jamie McAllister

Jamie McAllister

Personal information
Full name	James Reynolds McAllister
Date of birth	26 April 1978 (1978-04-26)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Preston North End (on loan from Bristol City)
Number	35
Youth career
	Bellshill B.C.
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1996–1999	Queen of the South	31	(0)
1999–2003	Aberdeen	117	(0)
2003–2004	Livingston	34	(1)
2004–2006	Heart of Midlothian	47	(0)
2006–	Bristol City	183	(3)
2012–	→ Preston North End (loan)	2	(0)
National team‡
2004	Scotland	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:25, 6 November (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:32, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

James Reynolds "Jamie" McAllister (born 26 April 1978 in Glasgow) is a Scottish international professional Association footballer currently playing for Preston North End on loan from Bristol City. He plays usually as a left back.

Early career

McAllister signed an "S" form with Motherwell 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.

Queen of the South

McAllister began his senior career in 1996 by signing for Dumfries 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.

Aberdeen

Ebbe Skovdahl 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.

Livingston

In June 2003 Livingston 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.[1]

Hearts

At the end of the 2003–04 season McAllister's contract expired and he agreed a two year deal to sign for Hearts [2]. During his spell at Tynecastle he was mainly used as a squad player, due to the outstanding form of Takis Fyssas 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.

Bristol City

On 2 August 2006 McAllister signed for Bristol City 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.

International career

#	Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	30 May 2004	Trinidad and Tobago	Scotland 4–1 Trinidad & Tobago	Challenge match

External links

• Jamie McAllister profile at bcfc.co.uk
• Jamie McAllister career stats at Soccerbase
• Jamie McAllister interview on www.qosfc.com