Brian Gilmour

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Brian Gilmour
Personal information
Full name Brian Thomas Gilmour[1]
Date of birth (1987-05-08) 8 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Irvine, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Rangers 0 (0)
2007 Clyde 13 (1)
2007–2008 Queen of the South 23 (1)
2008 FC Haka 7 (0)
2009–2010 Lincoln City 16 (2)
2011 Stenhousemuir 9 (0)
2011–2013 KA 45 (6)
2013–2018 Ayr United 115 (8)
Total 228 (18)
International career
2005–2006 Scotland U19 5 (1)
2007 Scotland U20 1 (0)
Managerial career
2021 Rangers (joint-caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:51, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

Brian Thomas Gilmour (born 8 May 1987 in Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a Scottish footballer who used to play as a midfielder now he serves as a football coach for Rangers B Team.

He has represented his country from under-13 to under-21 levels playing in the European Under-19s final and represented Scotland under-20 at Fifa World Cup in Canada.

Playing career

Club

Gilmour began his career with Rangers. However, he did not make a first-team appearance for the club and on 9 February 2007 he signed for First Division side Clyde. He made his debut the following day in a 1–0 defeat to Livingston at the Broadwood Stadium. His first goal came on 17 March in a 2–2 draw with Ross County at Victoria Park.[2] He made a total of 13 appearances, scoring one goal in 2006–07, his only season with the Bully Wee. He moved on to sign for fellow First Division side Queen of the South in July 2007, making his debut on 4 August in a 3–3 draw with St Johnstone at Palmerston Park.[citation needed] His first goal came on 19 April 2008 in a 1–0 home win over Dundee.[3] He made a total of 27 appearances for Queens, before leaving in May 2008. 2007/08 was his only season with Queens with the majority of his appearances coming in the first half of the season. He was part of the squad that reached the 2008 Scottish Cup Final and qualified for the UEFA Cup for the following season.[4]

Gilmour signed an 18-month contract with Finnish Veikkausliiga side FC Haka in the summer of 2008. Shortly after joining in August 2008 he played in Haka's 2008–09 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round defeat to Danish side Brøndby at their Brøndby Stadium.[4] He mutually terminated his contract with FC Haka in May 2009.[5] He played a total of seven league games for Haka. In September 2009 he had a trial with English Championship club Blackpool managed by Ian Holloway.[6]

Gilmour signed for Football League Two side Lincoln City on 27 November 2009 until the end of the season. He struggled to get into the team at first initially but found himself getting regular games towards the end of the season, although he was played in an unfamiliar midfield position. Gilmour was offered a new deal but failed to agree personal terms with the club before then manager Chris Sutton's deadline. Gilmour's offer was withdrawn and he left the club in July 2010.

In July 2011 he joined Icelandic club KA[7] who were playing in Iceland's second tier. After two years Gilmour left Iceland to join Ayr United on 12 November 2013, until January 2014. He made his debut the same day against Stranraer.[8] Gilmour signed a new contract running until May 2018 with Ayr in January 2014.[9] Gilmour was released by Ayr United on 31 January 2018.[10]

International

Gilmour was the only Rangers player to participate in the 2006 European under-19 Championship for Scotland who reached the final. Gilmour made a subs appearance in the final losing 2–1 to Spain.[4] He was selected in the Scotland squad for the 2007 Under-20 World Cup Finals in Canada in a group along with Japan, Nigeria and Costa Rica.

Coaching career

Gilmour returned to Rangers in May 2017 as a part-time coach in the clubs Academy.[11] On 30 June 2020, as part of Rangers restructuring of its academy set-up, Gilmour was appointed joint coach of the B Team alongside Kevin Thomson and latterly David McCallum. On 1 October 2023, after the dismissal of Rangers first team manager Michael Beale, Gilmour assisted the interim manager Steven Davis with coaching duties.[12]

Career statistics

As of 8 September 2009
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
2006–07 Clyde First Division 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
2007–08 Queen of the South First Division 23 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 27 1
Total Scotland 36 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 40 2
Finland League Finnish Cup League Cup Europe Total
2008 Haka Veikkausliiga 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
Total Finland 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2009–10 Lincoln City League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 43 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 50 0
Notes

References

  1. ^ "Brian Gilmour". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Ross County 2-2 Clyde". BBC. 17 March 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Queen of South 1 Dundee 0". dailyrecord.co.uk. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Sons of Scotland" Archived 16 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Queen of the South FC, 14 September 2010
  5. ^ McDermott, Scott (12 July 2009). "Scots midfielder Brian Gilmour on failing to make it in Europe". Sunday Mail. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  6. ^ "Reserves Beaten". Blackpool FC. 9 September 2009. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  7. ^ "Skoskur miðjumaður til KA". Fótbolta.net. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  8. ^ "Ayr United 3–6 Stranraer". ayrunitedfc.co.uk. 13 November 2013. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Gilmour Commits Future to Ayr – Ayr United Football Club". Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  10. ^ Wilson, Mike (2 February 2018). "Ayr United boss Ian McCall demands better ahead of games against Alloa Athletic and Rangers". Daily Record. Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Rangers Academy Coaching Changes". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 24 May 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Rangers: Michael Beale sacked as manager; Steven Davis takes interim charge". BBC Sport. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.