Blair Alston
Blair Alston (born 23 March 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Falkirk in his second spell at the club. Alston has previously played for Hamilton Academical and St Johnstone.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Blair Alston | ||
Date of birth | 23 March 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Falkirk | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2016 | Falkirk | 166 | (24) |
2016–2019 | St Johnstone | 80 | (8) |
2019–2020 | Hamilton Academical | 19 | (1) |
2020– | Falkirk | 7 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:59, 5 December 2020 (UTC) |
Career
Alston made his first team debut for Falkirk against Partick Thistle in their League Cup match on 24 August 2010. He scored his first goal for the club in their 2–1 win also against Partick Thistle on 12 April 2011.[2] On 1 April 2012, he came on as a late substitute as Falkirk beat Hamilton Academical 1–0 to win the Scottish Challenge Cup.[3]
Alston moved to St Johnstone in May 2016 under freedom of contract.[4]
In June 2019 he signed for Hamilton Academical.[5][6]
In August 2020 he signed for Falkirk on a two-year contract for a second spell at the club.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 March 2020 [8]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Falkirk | 2010–11[9] | Scottish First Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
2011–12[10] | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 32 | 6 | ||
2012–13[11] | 34 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 41 | 5 | ||
2013–14[12] | Scottish Championship | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 39 | 7 | |
2014–15[13] | 36 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 47 | 6 | ||
2015–16[14] | 36 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 47 | 12 | ||
Total | 166 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 214 | 37 | ||
St Johnstone | 2016–17[15] | Scottish Premiership | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 42 | 3 | |
2017–18[16] | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
2018–19[17] | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 26 | 4 | |||
Total | 80 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 9 | ||
Hamilton Academical | 2019–20[18] | Scottish Premiership | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 25 | 2 | |
Falkirk | 2020–21 | Scottish League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 265 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 30 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 336 | 48 |
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- Two appearances and one goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances and two goals in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
- Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances and one goal in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
References
- "Blair Alston player profile". Falkirk F.C. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- "First Goal V Partick Thistle 12 April". BBC News. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- Lindsay, Clive (1 April 2012). "Falkirk 1–0 Hamilton Accies". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- Wilson, Richard (26 May 2016). "Blair Alston: Midfielder moves to St Johnstone from Falkirk". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- "Welcome to Accies Blair Alston! « Hamilton Academical Football Club". www.hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk.
- "Blair Alston: Midfielder joins Hamilton after St Johnstone exit". BBC Sport. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- "BLAIR IS BACK!". Falkirk Football Club. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- Blair Alston at Soccerway
- "Games played by Blair Alston in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- "Games played by Blair Alston in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- "Games played by Blair Alston in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- "Games played by Blair Alston in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- "Games played by Blair Alston in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- "Games played by Blair Alston in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- "Games played by Blair Alston in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- "Games played by Blair Alston in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- "Games played by Blair Alston in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- "Games played by Blair Alston in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
External links
- Blair Alston at Soccerbase