Blair Spittal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Erskine, Scotland[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Partick Thistle | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Rangers | ||
| 2010–2012 | Queen's Park | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Queen's Park | 52 | (9) |
| 2014–2017 | Dundee United | 83 | (9) |
| 2017– | Partick Thistle | 5 | (3) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:55, 15 June 2017 (UTC). | |||
Blair Spittal (born 19 December 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Partick Thistle in the Scottish Premiership as a midfielder. He began his career at Queen's Park before joining Dundee United in 2014. He signed for Partick Thistle in 2017.
Early life and career
Spittal began playing for Erskine Boys Club and from there moved to Rangers. He spent two years there before joining Queen's Park's under-17 side.[2] He attended Park Mains High School in Erskine.
Club career
Queen's Park
Aged 16, Spittal made his Queen's Park debut away to Montrose on 17 November 2012.[3] He went on to make a total of 18 appearances that season,[4] scoring his only goal in a 5–3 win away to Elgin.[5]
The following season, he established himself as a first team regular, making 41 appearances and scoring 12 goals in the process.[4] This form saw him pursued by both of Dundee's Scottish Premiership clubs. Having agreed terms with both sides, he opted to join former Queen's Park teammates Aidan Connolly and Andrew Robertson at Dundee United, over city rivals Dundee.[6]
Dundee United
Having spent the first two games of the season as an unused substitute, Spittal made his debut from the bench in the club's third game of the season away to Celtic on 16 August 2014.[7]
Partick Thistle
Spittal joined Scottish Premiership club Partick Thistle on a two-year contract on 15 June 2017.[8] He scored three goals in his first three games for the club, scoring twice against St Mirren in the Scottish League Cup, including a free kick.[9] He then scored in a 2-1 away win against Airdrieonians in the same competition.[10]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 2012–13 | Third Division | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | League Two | 36 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 12 | |
| Total | 52 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 13 | ||
| Dundee United | 2014–15 | Scottish Premiership | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| 2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 7 | |
| 2016–17 | Scottish Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 66 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 118 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 145 | 22 | ||
Honours
Individual
References
- ↑ "Blair Spittal player profile". Dundee United F.C. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ↑ Stewart, Craig (16 August 2013). "Spittal the latest to shine at Hampden". SPFL. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ↑ "Blair Spittal". The Queen's Park Football Club. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- 1 2 3 "B. SPITTAL". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ↑ "Elgin City 3–5 Queen's Park". BBC Sport. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ↑ "Dundee United sign Blair Spittal from Queen's Park". BBC Sport. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ↑ Lamont, Alasdair (16 August 2014). "Celtic 6 1 Dundee Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ↑ https://stv.tv/sport/football/1391313-blair-spittal-signs-two-year-deal-with-partick-thistle/
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40691407
- ↑ https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/1332010/airdrie-partick-thistle-betfred-cup/
- ↑
- Blair Spittal at Soccerbase
- ↑ "Falkirk and Rangers dominate team of the year voting". BBC Sport. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.