Blair Malcolm

Blair Malcolm (born 3 February 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Alloa Athletic .[1] Malcolm has previously played for Ross County and Cowdenbeath.

Blair Malcolm
Personal information
Full name Blair Malcolm
Date of birth (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997
Place of birth Glasgow,Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Playing position(s) Midfielder / Defender
Club information
Current team
 Alloa Athletic
Number 18
Youth career
0000–2015 Partick Thistle
2015–2017 Ross County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Ross County 1 (0)
2018 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 21 (2)
2018–2019 Cowdenbeath 42 (2)
2019– Alloa Athletic 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:00, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Malcolm started his career at Partick Thistle, before moving to Ross County at the start of the 2015–16 season. He extended his contract with Ross County in 2017, after the club won the development league for the first time in their history.[2] On 20 May 2017, Malcolm made his league debut for Ross County against Kilmarnock in a 2–1 victory in which he played the full 90 minutes.

On 17 November 2017, Malcolm signed for Scottish League Two club Cowdenbeath, initially on an emergency loan,[3] which was extended for the remainder of the season in January 2018.

During his loan spell at Cowdenbeath, Malcolm played in both play-off matches against Cove Rangers. Cowdenbeath retained their League 2 status and Malcolm earned a place in the SPFL Team of the Week. [4]

[5]

His contract expired in May 2018 following County's relegation to the Championship.[6]

Cowdenbeath

Malcolm then signed on a permanent basis for Cowdenbeath in June 2018.[7]

Alloa Athletic

On 2 August 2019, Malcolm joined Alloa Athletic on a free transfer.[8] On 31 August, he made his debut for Alloa in a 1–0 win in the Scottish Championship against Queen of the South.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 20 January 2020
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ross County 2016–17[10] Scottish Premiership 1000000010
2017–18[11] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
Total 1000000010
Cowdenbeath (loan) 2017–18[11] Scottish League Two 192000000192
Cowdenbeath 2018–19[12] Scottish League Two 31130401[lower-alpha 1]0391
Alloa Athletic 2019–20[9] Scottish Championship 11000001[lower-alpha 1]070
Career total 683304020663
  1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References
  1. "B. Malcolm". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  2. "CONTRACT EXTENSION: Development Squad players sign one year extension". Ross County F.C. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  3. "Blair To Blue Brazil". Cowdenbeath F.C. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  4. https://spfl.co.uk/news/spfl-team-of-the-week-86
  5. "Blair Malcolm extends loan spell at Cowdenbeath". Ross County F.C. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  6. "Starting from scratch as Ross County rebuild begins". Press & Journal. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  7. "Blair and Bryan back to the Blue Brazil". Cowdenbeath FC. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  8. "Blair Malcolm signs". www.alloaathletic.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  9. "Games played by Blair Malcolm in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  10. "Games played by Blair Malcolm in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  11. "Games played by Blair Malcolm in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  12. "Games played by Blair Malcolm in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2019.


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