Ryan Smillie

Ryan Smillie (born 30 May 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Petershill in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region. He has previously played in the Scottish Football League First Division for Queen of the South.

Ryan Smillie
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-05-30) 30 May 1992
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Petershill
Youth career
0000–2010 Queen of the South
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Queen of the South 13 (0)
2012–2013 Kilbirnie Ladeside
2013– Petershill
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:30, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Club career

Smillie came through the youth system at Queen of the South. He was promoted from the under-19s to the first team in August 2010 after agreeing a full-time contract with the club. His current contract, which expires at the end of May 2012, is supported by an apprenticeship scheme.[1]

He was first included in the matchday squad in the 2010–11 season, in a September 2010 league match away to Stirling Albion. On that occasion he was an unused substitute.[2] He made his first league appearance towards the end of the season, as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 win away to Raith Rovers in April 2011.[3][4] He went on to make a further four Scottish First Division appearances for the season.[5] He was an unused substitute in the final of the 2010-11 Scottish Challenge Cup, in which Queen of the South were defeated 2–0 by Ross County.[6][7]

Smillie continued to make a contribution to the first team in the 2011–12 season. He played in Queen of the South's first league match of the season against Livingston in a 2–2 draw and in their first 2011-12 Scottish League Cup fixture against Stranraer in a 2–1 victory.[8][9][10]

Smillie signed for Junior side Kilbirnie Ladeside on 10 July 2012 before moving to Petershill in August 2013.[11]

References
  1. "The Squad – Season 11/12". Queen of the South F.C. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  2. "Stirling Albion 0–0 Queen of the South". Queen of the South F.C. 25 September 2010. Archived from the original on 14 January 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  3. "Raith Rovers 0–1 Queen of the South: Saturday, 30th April 2011". Scottish Football League. 30 April 2011. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  4. "Match report: Raith Rovers 0–1 Queen of the South". soccerway.com. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  5. "Player profile: Ryan Smillie". soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  6. "Queen of the South 0–2 Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  7. "Queen of the South vs Ross County". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  8. "Ryan Smillie 2011–12 statistics". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  9. "Livingston 2–2 Queen of the South". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  10. "Scottish Communities League Cup: Match Facts, Queen of the South 2–1 Stranraer". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  11. O'Donnell, Jim (24 August 2013). "Petershill title bid boosted by new boy Smillie". Evening Times. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
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