Marc McAusland

Marc McAusland (born 13 September 1988) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Icelandic club Njarðvík. McAusland has had two spells with his local side St Mirren, and has also played for Queen of the South, Dunfermline Athletic, Keflavík, Grindavík, as well as briefly being on loan with Stranraer.

Marc McAusland
McAusland playing for St Mirren
Personal information
Full name Marc McAusland
Date of birth (1988-08-13) 13 August 1988
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Njarðvík
Number 13
Youth career
1999–2006[1] St Mirren
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 St Mirren 6 (0)
2006–2007 → Stranraer (loan) 1 (0)
2009–2010 Queen of the South 25 (0)
2010–2015 St Mirren 154 (5)
2015–2016 Dunfermline Athletic 13 (0)
2016–2019 Keflavík 62 (2)
2019 Grindavík 22 (0)
2020– Njarðvík 68 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Career

St Mirren

McAusland, nicknamed 'Cheesy'[2] started his career with St Mirren as a youth player. On 20 October 2006 he left on a one-month loan to Stranraer[3] and made his senior debut against Greenock Morton the next day.[4] McAusland made his "Saints" senior debut coming on as a substitute during a 2–0 win against Gretna on 29 March 2008. However, by the end of the 2008–09 season, he had only played a handful of games for the club.

Queen of the South

In the summer of 2009, McAusland moved to Dumfries club Queen of the South, in the Scottish First Division.[5] Shortly after making his competitive debut for Queens he was named in the squad for the Scotland under 21 training camp scheduled for 9–11 August 2009.[6]

Return to St Mirren

On 16 July 2010, McAusland returned to St Mirren, signing a three-year contract.[7] On 13 March 2013, He extended his contract by a further two years, taking him up to the end of season 2014–15.[8] McAusland was part of St Mirren's League Cup winning side in 2013. With his contract due to expire at the end of season 2014–15, he agreed to leave the club by mutual consent on 15 April 2015.[9] He made 187 appearances for the club in total, over two spells.

Dunfermline Athletic

In September 2015 McAusland signed a one-year contract with Scottish League One side Dunfermline Athletic to bolster their squad, after injuries to defenders Callum Fordyce and Ryan Williamson left just four outright defenders fit.[10][11] His first match for Dunfermline came in a one-all draw with Airdrieonians at the end of September.[12] In total he made 15 appearances for the East End Park side before it was announced at the end of January 2016 that would be leaving the club, taking up an option in his contract which allowed him to be released early.[13] His final match for the Pars was a league match against Cowdenbeath on 2 January 2016, in which he suffered a first-half injury and had to be replaced by Shaun Byrne.[14]

Keflavík

In March 2016, McAusland signed a two-year deal with Icelandic side Keflavík.[15][16] His first start for the side came a few days after signing, in an Icelandic League Cup match against Valur,[17] with his first league start coming in a 1–1 draw with HK.[18] During the 2016 season, McAusland played in all but one of his club's 22 league matches, helping Keflavík finish the league in third position.[19] At their end of season closing reception, McAusland was voted Keflavík player of the year for the 2016 season,[20] and in July 2017, his contract with the club was extended until the end of the 2019 season.[21] After gaining promotion to the top tier, McAusland was included in the Inkasso-deildin team of the year, receiving 20 out of a possible 22 votes.[22]

Grindavík

Following their relegation back to 1. deild, McAusland left Keflavík and signed for top-tier side Grindavík on a two-year deal. He left Grindavík after only one season.[23]

Career statistics
As of 26 September 2017[24]
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Mirren 2006–07 Scottish Premier League 0000000000
2007–08 1000000010
2008–09 5000000050
Total 6000000060
Stranraer (loan) 2006–07 Scottish Second Division 1000000010
Queen of the South 2009–10 Scottish First Division 250003020300
St Mirren 2010–11 Scottish Premier League 251201000281
2011–12 321503000401
2012–13 363305000443
2013–14 Scottish Premiership 320301000360
2014–15 290212000331
Total 1545151120001816
Dunfermline Athletic 2015–16 Scottish League One 130100010150
Keflavík 2016 1. deild karla 210005000260
2017 221104030301
2018 Úrvalsdeild 191000000191
Total 622109030752
Grindavík 2019 Úrvalsdeild 220000000220
Career total 2306171270603027

Honours
St Mirren
Dunfermline Athletic
Njardvik
  • Iceland Division Two: 2022

References
  1. Youth Academy Hall of Fame, St Mirren FC
  2. "Success might leave McAusland on 'Cheesy Street'". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  3. "Buddies farm two men out on loan". BBC Sport. 20 October 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  4. "Morton 3–0 Stranraer". BBC Sport. 21 October 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  5. "McAusland seals switch to Queens". BBC Sport. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  6. 'Marc's a happy chappy', www.qosfc.com
  7. "St Mirren re-sign defender Marc McAusland from Queens". BBC Sport. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  8. "St Mirren: Marc McAusland signs a two-year contract extension". BBC Sport. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  9. "Marc McAusland leaves St Mirren 'by mutual consent'". BBC Sport. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  10. "Pars sign a central defender". dafc.co.uk. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  11. "McAusland joins Dunfermline". spfl.co.uk. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  12. "Dunfermline 1 Airdrieonians 1". dafc.co.uk. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  13. "Marc McAusland leaves". dafc.co.uk. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  14. "Dunfermline 2 Cowdenbeath 1". dafc.co.uk. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  15. Einarsson, Magnús Már (1 March 2016). "Keflavík fær skoskan leikmann (Staðfest)" [Keflavik able Scottish player (Verified)] (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  16. "McAusland til Keflavíkur" [McAusland to Keflavik] (in Icelandic). 1 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  17. "Leikskýrsla" [Score Sheet] (in Icelandic). 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  18. "Leikskýrsla" [Score Sheet] (in Icelandic). 6 May 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  19. "Úrslit – staða" [Results – based] (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  20. Einarsson, Magnús Már (5 October 2016). "Lokahóf hjá Keflavík, Hugin, Dalvík/Reyni og Stál-Úlfi" [Closing reception in Keflavik, Hugin Dalvik / Reynir and Steel-Wolf] (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  21. Ásgeirsson, Guðmundur Aðalsteinn (16 July 2017). "Marc McAusland framlengir við Keflavík" [Marc McAusland extends to Keflavík] (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  22. "Lið ársins og bestu menn í Inkasso-deildinni 2017" [Team of the Year and Best Men in the Inkasso Division 2017] (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  23. "Marc McAusland í Grindavík (Staðfest)" [Marc McAusland in Grindavík (Verified)] (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  24. Marc McAusland at Soccerbase
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