Ally Love (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alistair Love | ||
Date of birth | 22 August 1991 | ||
Position(s) | Striker, winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Clyde | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | St Mirren | 1 | (0) |
2010 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2011–2012 | East Stirlingshire | 16 | (2) |
2012–2014 | Annan Athletic | 63 | (19) |
2014–2016 | Albion Rovers | 56 | (19) |
2016–2018 | Brechin City | 39 | (8) |
2018– | Clyde | 60 | (12) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:13, 18 October 2020 (UTC) |
Alistair Love (born 22 August 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender and winger for Clyde. Love has previously played for St Mirren, East Stirlingshire, Annan Athletic, Albion Rovers and Brechin City, as well as Stenhousemuir on loan.
Career[]
Love began his career with St Mirren, where he also spent a loan spell at Stenhousemuir.[1] On 13 May 2011 it was announced that Love would be one of 10 players leaving St. Mirren at the end of the 2010–11 season.[2]
In July 2011 he signed a one-month contract with East Stirlingshire.[3]
After a spell with Annan Athletic, Love signed for Albion Rovers in May 2014.[4] He scored on his debut for the club on 26 July 2014, as Albion Rovers defeated local rivals Airdrieonians 4–2 on penalties following a 2–2 draw in the Scottish Challenge Cup.[5] After two seasons with the Wee Rovers, Love signed for fellow Scottish League One side Brechin City in May 2016.[6]
Love signed with Scottish League Two club Clyde on 1 January 2018, until summer 2019.[7] Love was given a five-game ban for "excessive misconduct" by the Scottish Football Association after being found guilty of racially abusing Annan Athletic player Rabin Omar during Love's first appearance for Clyde.[8][9]
Personal life[]
His brother Robert was also a footballer, playing for Stenhousemuir and Albion Rovers.[1]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 2 January 2018
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
St Mirren | 2010–11[10] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Stenhousemuir (loan) | 2010–11[10] | Third Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
East Stirlingshire | 2011–12[11] | Third Division | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 18 | 3 |
Annan Athletic | 2012–13[12] | Third Division | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 32 | 12 |
[13] | League Two | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 40 | 9 | |
Total | 63 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 72 | 21 | ||
Albion Rovers | 2014–15[14] | League Two | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 27 | 8 |
[15] | League One | 34 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 37 | 13 | |
Total | 56 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 64 | 21 | ||
Brechin City | [16] | League One | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5[c] | 1 | 44 | 10 |
2017–18[17] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Total | 39 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 10 | ||
Clyde | [17] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 178 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 212 | 55 |
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; one appearance and a goal in the League One play-offs
- ^ Two appearances and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup; three appearances in the Championship play-offs
References[]
- ^ a b "Stenhousemuir sign two players". The Falkirk Herald. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "St Mirren allow 10 to leave club". BBC Sport. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "John Adds Four More". East Stirlingshire F.C. 20 July 2011. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Rovers add two more". Scottish Professional Football League. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ Colin Paterson (28 July 2014). "Penalty shoot-out joy for Albion Rovers at Airdrieonians in Challenge Cup". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Latest Signing News". Brechin City FC. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "New signing: Ally Love". Clyde FC. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Clyde's Ally Love banned for five games after racism charge". BBC Sport. 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Clyde forward Ally Love given five-game ban for racial abuse". www.scotsman.com.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ally Love in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Ally Love in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Ally Love in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Ally Love in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Ally Love in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Ally Love in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Ally Love in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ally Love in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
External links[]
- Alistair Love at Soccerbase (East Stirlingshire, Albion Rovers and Brechin City)
- Ally Love at Soccerbase (St Mirren, Stenhousemuir and Annan Athletic)
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Scottish footballers
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Stenhousemuir F.C. players
- East Stirlingshire F.C. players
- Annan Athletic F.C. players
- Albion Rovers F.C. players
- Brechin City F.C. players
- Clyde F.C. players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Association football forwards
- Association football wingers