Rory McAllister (footballer)

Rory McAllister
Personal information
Full name Rory McAllister
Date of birth (1987-05-13) 13 May 1987
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Peterhead
Number 9
Youth career
Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 49 (3)
2008 → Peterhead (loan) 4 (1)
2009–2011 Brechin City 63 (40)
2011– Peterhead 164 (104)
National team
2007 Scotland U20 2 (1)
2007–2008 Scotland U21 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2016.


Rory McAllister (born 13 May 1987 in Aberdeen, Scotland) is a Scottish professional footballer, currently playing for Peterhead in Scottish League One.

Early career

Rory McAlister came through the ranks at Aberdeen, but never played for the first team. However, he did play for the reserves on a few occasions.

Club career

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

After being released from Aberdeen's youth set-up, McAllister was given a chance to resurrect his career at Inverness Caledonian Thistle. In three seasons he played in over 50 games, but scored just five goals. He made his league début for Inverness on 30 April 2005, as a second-half substitute against Kilmarnock.[1] His first goal came in a Scottish Cup tie against Ayr United on 7 January 2006.[2]

After failing to build upon his early potential, first team appearances at Inverness became scarce. He was loaned out to Second Division club Peterhead in January 2008.[3] He played four times for the club and scored one goal, in a 9–2 victory against Berwick Rangers.[4]

In April 2008, McAllister signed a new one-year contract with Inverness,[5] however on 24 January 2009, he left the club by mutual consent.[6]

Brechin City

After leaving Inverness, McAllister then signed for Brechin City,[7] scoring a total of 26 goals in his first full season as Brechin lost out in the First Division promotion play-off final against Cowdenbeath. During the 2010–11 season McAllister scored four times in an away match against his old club Peterhead.[8]

In both the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, McAllister was voted PFA Scotland Second Division Player of the Year.[9][10]

McAllister's goalscoring exploits at Brechin did not go unnoticed, with Aberdeen,[11] St Johnstone,[12] Peterhead, Charlton Athletic, Port Vale and Sheffield United rumoured to be keen on him.[13] On 16 June 2011, he turned down a move to SPL club St Mirren.[14]

Peterhead

Having initially said he wanted to return to full-time football[13] McAllister then dropped down to the Third Division to join relegated Peterhead to be close to Aberdeen to get an apprenticeship in plumbing, so he has something to fall back on when he retires from football.[15] On 20 April 2013, he scored the winning goal as Peterhead won 2–1 against Rangers at Ibrox.[16] On 8 April 2014, McAllister was awarded the SPFL Player of the month for March 2014, after scoring eight goals in six games during the month, becoming the first player from outside the Scottish Premiership to win the award.[17]

On 12 April 2014, McAllister scored Peterhead's second goal in a 2–0 win against Clyde, a result which meant the club won the Scottish League Two title and promotion to League One.[18] On 27 April 2014, McAllister was named as PFA Scotland League Two Player of the Year for 2013–14.[19] He signed a new contract on 11 August 2014, keeping him at Peterhead until 2017.[20]

In an interview in 2015, McAllister said he could not see himself leaving Peterhead for the rest of his career. On 18 August 2015, McAllister scored five goals in cup match against Falkirk.[21]

International career

McAllister was capped by the Scottish national under-20 team in May 2007, in preparation for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, scoring once in 2007 against Northern Ireland under–21.[22] He has also been capped at under-21 level.

References

  1. ↑ "Inverness CT 1–2 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 30 April 2005. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Inverness CT 1–1 Ayr United". BBC Sport. 7 January 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "McAllister moves to Peterhead". BBC Sport. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Peterhead 9–2 Berwick Rangers". BBC Sport. 19 January 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Caley keep young trio". Sky Sports. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "McAllister makes Inverness exit". BBC Sport. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "City snap up a second SPL striker". Brechin Advertiser. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Peterhead 0–5 Brechin City". BBC Sport. 11 December 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "David crowned Player of the Year". BBC Sport. 2 May 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  10. ↑ "PFA Scotland Division Two award for Rory McAllister". BBC Sport. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "Brown admits Rory interest". Sky Sports. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "St Johnstone favourites to sign Rory McAllister from Brechin City". The Courier. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  13. 1 2 "Peterhead's new-found wealth not enough to lure Rory McAllister north". The Courier. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  14. ↑ "Ex Brechin striker McAllister rejects St Mirren offer". BBC Sport. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  15. ↑ "Peterhead win race for Rory McAllister". BBC Sport. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  16. ↑ "Rangers 1–2 Peterhead". BBC Sport. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  17. ↑ King, Joshua (8 April 2014). "McAllister named as Scotland's player of the month". Buchan Observer. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  18. ↑ King, Joshua (14 April 2014). "Peterhead FC: Triumphant Toon brush aside Clyde 2–0". Buchan Observer. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  19. ↑ "Peterhead's Rory McAllister is League Two player of the year". BBC Sport. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  20. ↑ "McAllister extends Peterhead stay". Scottish Professional Football League. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  21. ↑ "Falkirk 3–5 Peterhead". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  22. ↑ "Scotland U20 4–0 N Ireland U21". BBC Sport. 24 May 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
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