Mark Gilhaney

Mark Gilhaney
Personal information
Full name Mark Gilhaney
Date of birth (1984-11-04) 4 November 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Lanark, Scotland
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Clyde 73 (7)
2001–2002 → Cambuslang Rangers (loan)
2005–2008 Hamilton Academical 89 (10)
2008–2009 Dundee 19 (0)
2009–2010 Alloa Athletic 19 (1)
2010 Stirling Albion 1 (0)
2010–2015 Dumbarton 167 (24)
2015–2017 Stenhousemuir 54 (4)
Total 422 (46)
International career
2003 Scotland U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:06 16 May 2017 (UTC)

Mark Gilhaney (born 4 November 1984) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a winger. During his career Gilhaney played for Clyde, Cambuslang Rangers (loan), Hamilton Academical, Dundee, Alloa Athletic, Stirling Albion and Dumbarton, before finishing his career with Stenhousemuir.

Career

Gilhaney, a left winger, began his career at Clyde in 2003, where he earned a Scotland U19 cap against a Switzerland U19 team in April 2003.[1] He moved to Hamilton Academical in 2005. He signed a 2-year contract with Dundee on 20 May 2008.[2]

In August 2009, he joined Alloa Athletic,[3] but was released at the end of the season. In August 2010 he signed for Dumbarton following a successful trial period with the club.[4] On 4 May 2013, Gilhaney made his 100th appearance for the club in a 0–0 draw with champions Partick Thistle. Gilhaney signed a new one-year deal for the club in May 2014.[5]

Gilhaney made his 150th appearance for Dumbarton on 31 January 2015, playing the full 90 minutes of a 3–3 draw with Falkirk.[6] He left the club in May after being told he was not in new manager Stephen Aitken's plans.[7] Shortly after leaving Dumbarton, he signed for the Scottish League One side Stenhousemuir on a one-year deal.[8] Gilhaney spent two years with Stenhousemuir, before retiring from football at the end of the 2016–17 season at the age of 32.[9]

Honours

Hamilton Academical

Dumbarton

References

  1. ^ Mark Debut In Lagano clydefc.co.uk. 3 April 2003. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Gilhaney Signs". Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  3. ^ Alloa Athletic website
  4. ^ "Two Players Check In". Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  5. ^ FOUR RE-SIGN FOR 2014/15 Archived 17 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Dumbarton ended a run of four straight defeats after sharing six-goals with Falkirk, who drop back to fifth place in the Championship
  7. ^ Findlay, Alan. "GILS AND VANZY MOVE ON". Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Player News – Two New Signings". stenhousemuirfc.com. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  9. ^ McMenemy, Iain (16 May 2017). "Player News". Stenhousemuir FC. Retrieved 16 May 2017.