Ally Love

Alistair Love (born 22 August 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender and winger for Clyde. Love has previously played for St Mirren, East Stirlingshire, Annan Athletic, Albion Rovers and Brechin City, as well as Stenhousemuir on loan.

Not to be confused with Ally Love (sports host).

Ally Love
Personal information
Full name Alistair Love
Date of birth (1991-08-22) 22 August 1991
Position(s) Striker, winger
Club information
Current team
 Clyde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 St Mirren 1 (0)
2010 → Stenhousemuir (loan) 2 (0)
2011–2012 East Stirlingshire 16 (2)
2012–2014 Annan Athletic 63 (19)
2014–2016 Albion Rovers 56 (19)
2016–2018 Brechin City 39 (8)
2018– Clyde 60 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:13, 18 October 2020 (UTC)

Career

Love began his career with St Mirren, where he also spent a loan spell at Stenhousemuir.[1] On 13 May 2011 it was announced that Love would be one of 10 players leaving St. Mirren at the end of the 2010–11 season.[2]

In July 2011 he signed a one-month contract with East Stirlingshire.[3]

After a spell with Annan Athletic, Love signed for Albion Rovers in May 2014.[4] He scored on his debut for the club on 26 July 2014, as Albion Rovers defeated local rivals Airdrieonians 4–2 on penalties following a 2–2 draw in the Scottish Challenge Cup.[5] After two seasons with the Wee Rovers, Love signed for fellow Scottish League One side Brechin City in May 2016.[6]

Love signed with Scottish League Two club Clyde on 1 January 2018, until summer 2019.[7] Love was given a five-game ban for "excessive misconduct" by the Scottish Football Association after being found guilty of racially abusing Annan Athletic player Rabin Omar during Love's first appearance for Clyde.[8][9]

Personal life

His brother Robert was also a footballer, playing for Stenhousemuir and Albion Rovers.[1]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 January 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Mirren 2010–11[10] Premier League 1000000010
Stenhousemuir (loan) 2010–11[10] Third Division 2000000020
East Stirlingshire 2011–12[11] Third Division 16200101[lower-alpha 1]1183
Annan Athletic 2012–13[12] Third Division 301200101[lower-alpha 1]03212
2013–14[13] League Two 33741102[lower-alpha 2]1409
Total 63194120317221
Albion Rovers 2014–15[14] League Two 22720102[lower-alpha 1]1278
2015–16[15] League One 341210101[lower-alpha 1]13713
Total 56193020326421
Brechin City 2016–17[16] League One 34810415[lower-alpha 3]14410
2017–18[17] Championship 5000401[lower-alpha 1]0100
Total 3981081615410
Clyde 2017–18[17] League Two 1000—0010
Career total 178488113113521255
  1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; one appearance and a goal in the League One play-offs
  3. Two appearances and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup; three appearances in the Championship play-offs

References
  1. "Stenhousemuir sign two players". The Falkirk Herald. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. "St Mirren allow 10 to leave club". BBC Sport. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. "John Adds Four More". East Stirlingshire F.C. 20 July 2011. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  4. "Rovers add two more". Scottish Professional Football League. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  5. Colin Paterson (28 July 2014). "Penalty shoot-out joy for Albion Rovers at Airdrieonians in Challenge Cup". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  6. "Latest Signing News". Brechin City FC. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  7. "New signing: Ally Love". Clyde FC. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  8. "Clyde's Ally Love banned for five games after racism charge". BBC Sport. 15 February 2018.
  9. "Clyde forward Ally Love given five-game ban for racial abuse". www.scotsman.com.
  10. "Games played by Ally Love in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  11. "Games played by Ally Love in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  12. "Games played by Ally Love in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  13. "Games played by Ally Love in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  14. "Games played by Ally Love in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  15. "Games played by Ally Love in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  16. "Games played by Ally Love in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  17. "Games played by Ally Love in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  • Alistair Love at Soccerbase (East Stirlingshire, Albion Rovers and Brechin City)
  • Ally Love at Soccerbase (St Mirren, Stenhousemuir and Annan Athletic)
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