Ally Gilchrist
Ally Gilchrist (born 3 March 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cork City. He has previously played for St Johnstone, Elgin City, Peterhead, Shamrock Rovers, Derry City and Shelbourne.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cork City | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | St Johnstone | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | St Johnstone | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Elgin City (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | → Peterhead (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2018 | Shamrock Rovers | 13 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Derry City | 35 | (0) |
| 2021 | Shelbourne | 26 | (3) |
| 2022– | Cork City | 46 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:16, 3 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
Ally has been in the St Johnstone youth ranks since 2011. During this time he has spent the majority of his career on loan in Scotland's lower leagues, firstly with Elgin City and then with Peterhead.[1] He made his St Johnstone debut in a 2017–18 UEFA Europa League match against FK Trakai.[2] Gilchrist was released by St Johnstone in December 2017.[3] He signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers soon after his release for the year of 2018 and was transferred to Derry City for 2019, where he played for two seasons.[4] In December 2020, he left Derry to join recently relegated Shelbourne in the League of Ireland First Division.[5]
After winning the 2021 First Division title with Shelbourne, Gilchrist signed for Cork City for the 2022 season to win it again.[6]
Career statistics
Professional appearances – correct as of 28 July 2023.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St Johnstone | 2011–12 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Elgin City (loan) | 2014–15 | Scottish League Two | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||||
| St Johnstone | 2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Peterhead (loan) | 2015–16 | Scottish League One | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| St Johnstone | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Shamrock Rovers | 2018 | LOI Premier Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Derry City | 2019 | LOI Premier Division | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| Shelbourne | 2021 | LOI First Division | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| Cork City | 2022 | LOI First Division | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||||
| Career Total | 167 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 192 | 10 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
- Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
Honours
Shelbourne
Cork City
References
- Profile in soccerway
- Sutherland, Jonathan (29 June 2017). "St Johnstone 1–2 FK Trakai". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- "Cummins & Gilchrist leave the club". St Johnstone FC. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "Hoops swoop for St Johnstone defender Ally Gilchrist". rte.ie. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- "Gilchrist joins Shelbourne just days after leaving Derry City". www.derrynow.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- "We can confirm Scottish defender Ally Gilchrist has joined @CorkCityFC for the 2022 season". twitter.com. Shelbourne FC. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- "Scotland – A.Gilchrist". Ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 December 2020.