Kevin McAllister

This article is about the former Scottish football player. For other uses, see Kevin McCallister (disambiguation).

Kevin McAllister
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-11-08) 8 November 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Camelon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1985 Falkirk 64 (18)
1985–1991 Chelsea 106 (7)
1987–1988 → Falkirk (loan) 6 (3)
1991–1993 Falkirk 82 (12)
1993–1997 Hibernian 109 (12)
1997–2002 Falkirk 150 (19)
2002–2004 Albion Rovers 48 (1)
Total 565 (72)
Managerial career
2003–2005 Albion Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin McAllister (born 8 November 1962) is a Scottish former footballer.

Career

A winger, he started out in the Junior grade at local club Camelon and began his professional career with Falkirk, with whom he spent ten years over three spells, as well as one spell on loan.[2] He played in the 1997 Scottish Cup Final which the Bairns lost 1–0 to Kilmarnock.[3]

McAllister also played for Chelsea,[1] (where he was among a large contingent of Scottish players and won the Full Members' Cup in 1986 and 1990)[2] Hibernian[4] (being runner-up in the 1993 Scottish League Cup Final)[2] and Albion Rovers. Nicknamed 'Crunchie',[2] he was voted by Falkirk fans as their "Player of the Millennium".[5][3]

McAllister was later manager of Albion Rovers in the fourth tier of Scottish football from 2003–04 until 2004–05, the first of those seasons as player-manager.

In 2022, McAllister's contribution to Falkirk was marked with the renaming of the South Stand in his honour. Commenting on the achievement, he said "When I was a kid I just wanted to play for Falkirk as they were my team. Having a stand named after me and all that was never on the agenda. I spoke to a few people, ex-team-mates and managers and they told me what an honour it was so I agreed to it."[6]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Chelsea FC Player Profile: Kevin McAllister". Stamford-Bridge.com. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Aidan Smith (16 January 2016). "Interview: Kevin McAllister still grieving end of Brockville". The Scotsman. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Final curtain: Kevin McAllister's last Chelsea game at Stamford Bridge". The Scotsman. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Hibernian player Kevin McAllister". FitbaStats. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  5. ^ Falkirk team guide, BBC Sport, 5 August 2008.
  6. ^ Ben Kearney (25 June 2022). "Kevin McAllister: Falkirk hero admits stand honour a 'surreal' experience". The Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 26 August 2022.


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