Full name Rory McAllister Name Rory McAllister Years Team Weight 80 kg | -2005 Aberdeen Height 1.85 m Role Footballer Current team Peterhead F.C. | |
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Date of birth (1987-05-13) 13 May 1987 (age 28) 2005–2009 Inverness Caledonian Thistle | ||
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
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Rory McAllister (born 13 May 1987 in Aberdeen, Scotland) is a Scottish professional footballer, currently playing for Peterhead in Scottish League One.
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- Audacious chip from peterhead s rory mcallister
- Early career
- Inverness Caledonian Thistle
- Brechin City
- Peterhead
- International career
- References
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.
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. His first goal came in a Scottish Cup tie against Ayr United on 7 January 2006.
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. He played four times for the club and scored one goal, in a 9–2 victory against Berwick Rangers.
In April 2008, McAllister signed a new one-year contract with Inverness, however on 24 January 2009, he left the club by mutual consent.
Brechin City
After leaving Inverness, McAllister then signed for Brechin City, 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.
In both the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, McAllister was voted PFA Scotland Second Division Player of the Year.
McAllister's goalscoring exploits at Brechin did not go unnoticed, with Aberdeen, St Johnstone, Peterhead, Charlton Athletic, Port Vale and Sheffield United rumoured to be keen on him. On 16 June 2011, he turned down a move to SPL club St Mirren.
Peterhead
Having initially said he wanted to return to full-time football 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. On 20 April 2013, he scored the winning goal as Peterhead won 2–1 against Rangers at Ibrox. 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.
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. On 27 April 2014, McAllister was named as PFA Scotland League Two Player of the Year for 2013–14. He signed a new contract on 11 August 2014, keeping him at Peterhead until 2017.
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.
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. He has also been capped at under-21 level.