Ally Gilchrist
Ally Gilchrist (born 3 March 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Shelbourne. He has previously played for St Johnstone, Elgin City, Peterhead, Shamrock Rovers and Derry City.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 March 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Shelbourne | ||
Number | TBA | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2014 | St Johnstone | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | St Johnstone | 2 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Elgin City (loan) | 21 | (3) |
2015–2016 | → Peterhead (loan) | 28 | (2) |
2018 | Shamrock Rovers | 13 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Derry City | 35 | (0) |
2021– | Shelbourne | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:40, 6 December 2020 (UTC) |
Career
Ally has been in the St Johnstone youth ranks since 2011. During this time he has spent the majority of his career on loan in Scotland's lower leagues, firstly with Elgin City and then with Peterhead.[1] He made his St Johnstone debut in a 2017–18 UEFA Europa League match against FK Trakai.[2] Gilchrist was released by St Johnstone in December 2017.[3] He signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers soon after his release for the year of 2018 and was transferred to Derry City for 2019, where he played for two seasons.[4] In December 2020, he left Derry to join recently relegated Shelbourne in the League of Ireland First Division.[5]
Career statistics
Professional appearances – correct as of 6 December 2020.[6]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
St Johnstone | 2011–12 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Elgin City (loan) | 2014–15 | Scottish League Two | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||||
St Johnstone | 2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Peterhead (loan) | 2015–16 | Scottish League One | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
St Johnstone | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
St Johnstone Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Shamrock Rovers | 2018 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Derry City | 2019 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
Derry City Total | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |||
Shelbourne | 2021 | League of Ireland First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 95 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 108 | 5 |
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
- Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
References
- Profile in soccerway
- Sutherland, Jonathan (29 June 2017). "St Johnstone 1–2 FK Trakai". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- "Cummins & Gilchrist leave the club". St Johnstone FC. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2018/0104/931066-hoops-swoop-for-st-johnstone-defender-ally-gilchrist/
- https://www.derrynow.com/news/sport/593775/gilchrist-joins-shelbourne-just-days-after-leaving-derry-city.html
- "Scotland – A.Gilchrist". Ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 December 2020.