Jamie McAllister

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James Reynolds McAllister (born 26 April 1978, in Glasgow) is a professional footballer currently playing for Bristol City and has one cap for the Scottish national team. He is a left back noted for his forward play and crossing ability.

Jamie began his career at Bellshill B.C before signing for Queen of the South. During his time at the Dumfries club Jamie became one of the most sought after players in the lower leagues and was courted by several SPL clubs until Ebbe Skovdahl took a chance and signed him for Aberdeen for a fee of £100,000. His spell at Aberdeen was affected by a loss of form personally and at the club in general and it was no surprise when he was told he had no future at the club.

In June 2003 fellow SPL club Livingston signed Jamie on a free transfer after competition from English clubs [1]. It was in this spell at the West Lothian club that he regained his form and won a deserved call up from Bertie Vogts for the International friendly match against Trinidad & Tobago. It was also during his spell at Livingston that he won the Scottish League Cup after a 2-0 victory over Hearts' great city rivals Hibs in which Jamie scored the second goal.[2]

At the end of the 2003/2004 season Jamie's contract expired and he agreed a two year deal to sign for Hearts [3]. During his spell at Tynecastle he was mainly used as a squad player, due to the outstanding form of Takis Fyssas and the signing of Jose Goncalves. In January 2006, Jamie agreed a two year contract extension; however he was soon dissatisfied with his peripheral status at the club, particularly after the appointment of Valdas Ivanauskas as Hearts manager in April.

On August 2nd 2006, Jamie signed for Bristol City for 2 years, having his Hearts contract terminated.

Bristol City F.C. - Current Squad
1 Basso | 2 Orr | 3 Woodman | 4 Fontaine | 5 McCombe | 6 Carey | 7 Murray | 8 Noble | 9 Brooker | 10 Jevons | 12 Brown | 14 Skuse | 15 Showunmi | 16 Keogh | 17 Russell | 18 McAllister | 20 Johnson | 22 Weale | 23 Corr | 24 Lamb | 25 Benyon | 26 Myrie-Williams | 27 Artus | 28 Wilson | 29 Wring | 30 Grubb | 40 Ballard | Manager: Johnson