Blair Alston
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Blair Alston | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Kirkcaldy, Scotland[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | St Johnstone | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2016 | Falkirk | 166 | (24) |
| 2016– | St Johnstone | 6 | (1) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:18, 17 September 2016 (UTC). | |||
Blair Alston (born 23 March 1992) is a Scottish professional football player currently playing as a midfielder for St Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership. Alston has previously played for Falkirk.
Career
Alston made his first team debut 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]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other[7] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Falkirk | 2010–11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 6 | |
| 2012–13 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 5 | |
| 2013–14 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 7 | |
| 2014–15 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 6 | |
| 2015–16 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 12 | |
| Total | 166 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 215 | 37 | |
| St Johnstone | 2016–17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career total | 171 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 225 | 37 | |
Honours
- Falkirk
References
- ↑ "Blair Alston player profile". Falkirk F.C. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ↑ "First Goal V Partick Thistle 12 April". BBC News. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Blair Alston career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Blair Alston profile at Soccerway
- ↑ Includes matches in the Scottish Challenge Cup
External links
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