Jamie McAllister

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Personal information
Jamie McAllister
Full name	James Reynolds McAllister
Date of birth	April 26, 1978 (1978-04-26) (age 30)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Bristol City
Number	3
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-1999 1999-2003 2003-2004 2004-2006 2006-	Queen of the South Aberdeen Livingston Hearts Bristol City	031 (0) 117 (0) 034 (1) 047 (0) 068 (1)
National team²
2004	Scotland	001 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09/04/2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 19/9/2007. * Appearances (Goals)

James Reynolds "Jamie" McAllister (born April 26, 1978 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football currently playing for Bristol City. He can play both as a left back and a left winger noted for his forward play and crossing ability.

McAllister began his career at Bellshill B.C^{[citation needed]} before signing for Queen of the South.

In his early days at the Dumfries club he made a substitute appearance in 1997 Scottish Challenge Cup final against Falkirk.^[1] McAllister became one of the most sought after players in the lower leagues and was courted by several Scottish Premier League clubs.

Ebbe Skovdahl 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 McAllister 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 Berti 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 Hibernian in which he scored the second goal.[2]

At the end of the 2003/2004 season McAllister'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, McAllister 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 2, 2006, McAllister signed for Bristol City for 2 years. Together McAllister and Bristol City have made it to the 2007/08 English 2nd flight play off final for a place in the English Premier League.