Colin McGlashan

Colin McGlashan
Personal information
Full nameColin McGlashan
Date of birth17 March 1964
Place of birthPerth, Scotland
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
Celtic Boys Club
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1984Dundee11(1)
1984Dunfermline Athletic16(1)
1984–1986Cowdenbeath60(27)
1986–1990Clyde140(48)
1990–1993Partick Thistle103(30)
1993–1994Ayr United36(3)
1994–1998Montrose141(67)
1998–2001Arbroath88(33)
2001–2004Elgin City14(0)
Total609(210)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Colin McGlashan (born 17 March 1964 in Perth, Scotland), is a former Scottish football striker. In a career spanning an incredible 22 seasons, McGlashan played for 9 professional football clubs and scored 210 goals in 609 league appearances.[1]

Career

McGlashan spent his youth career with Celtic Boys Club. He signed for Dundee at the start of the 1982-83 season, where he stayed for 18 months and scored one goal in 11 league appearances. McGlashan signed for Dunfermline Athletic midway through the 1983-84 season, where he stayed for 6 months and scored one goal in 16 league appearances.

McGlashan signed for Cowdenbeath at the start of the 1984-85 season, where he stayed for 2 years and scored 27 goals in 60 league appearances. He signed for Clyde at the start of the 1986-87 season, where he stayed for 4 years and scored 48 goals in 140 league appearances. McGlashan was a cult hero with the Bully Wee supporters and a fans favourite.

McGlashan signed for Clyde's fiercest rivals Partick Thistle at the start of the 1990-91 season, where he stayed for 3 years and scored 30 goals in 103 league appearances. The Clyde supporters branded McGlashan a Judas for joining the Firhill club at that time.

McGlashan signed for Ayr United at the start of the 1993-94 season, where he stayed for 1 year and scored 3 goals in 36 league appearances. He signed for Montrose at the start of the 1994-95 season, where he stayed for 4 years and scored 67 goals in 141 league appearances. McGlashan signed for Montrose's arch rivals Arbroath at the start of the 1998-99 season, where he stayed for 3 years and scored 33 goals in 88 league appearances.

McGlashan's final professional club was Elgin City, who he signed for at the start of the 2001-02 season, where he stayed for 3 years and did not score any league goals in the 14 league matches that he played in. McGlashan retired at the end of the 2003-04 season at the age of 40.

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