Ally Love (footballer)

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Ally Love
Personal information
Full name	Alistair Love
Date of birth	(1991-08-22) 22 August 1991 (age 33)
Position(s)	Striker, Winger
Team information
Current team	Hurlford United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	St Mirren	1	(0)
2010	→ Stenhousemuir (loan)	2	(0)
2011–2012	East Stirlingshire	16	(2)
2012–2014	Annan Athletic	63	(19)
2014–2016	Albion Rovers	56	(19)
2016–2018	Brechin City	39	(8)
2018–2022	Clyde	109	(19)
2022–2023	Dumbarton	32	(5)
2023–	Hurlford United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:37, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

Alistair Love (born 22 August 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for West of Scotland Football League side Hurlford United. Love has previously played for St Mirren, East Stirlingshire, Annan Athletic, Albion Rovers, Brechin City, Clyde and Dumbarton, as well as Stenhousemuir on loan.

Career

Love began his career with St Mirren, where he also spent a loan spell at Stenhousemuir.^[1] On 13 May 2011 it was announced that Love would be one of 10 players leaving St. Mirren at the end of the 2010–11 season.^[2]

In July 2011 he signed a one-month contract with East Stirlingshire.^[3]

After a spell with Annan Athletic, Love signed for Albion Rovers in May 2014.^[4] He scored on his debut for the club on 26 July 2014, as Albion Rovers defeated local rivals Airdrieonians 4–2 on penalties following a 2–2 draw in the Scottish Challenge Cup.^[5] After two seasons with the Wee Rovers, Love signed for fellow Scottish League One side Brechin City in May 2016.^[6]

Love signed with Scottish League Two club Clyde on 1 January 2018, until summer 2019.^[7] Love was given a five-game ban for "excessive misconduct" by the Scottish Football Association after being found guilty of racially abusing Annan Athletic player Rabin Omar during Love's first appearance for Clyde.^[8]^[9] On 3 May 2022, it was announced that Love was one of ten players released by the club following the end of the 2021–22 season.^[10] He joined Dumbarton in May 2022^[11] scoring his first goals for the club in a 2-1 victory against Elgin City on 27 August, that secured the best start to a season in the club's 150 year history.^[12] He left the Sons in the summer of 2023 and joined Hurlford United.^[13]

Personal life

His brother Robert was also a footballer, playing for Stenhousemuir and Albion Rovers.^[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
St Mirren	2010–11^[14]	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Stenhousemuir (loan)	2010–11^[14]	Third Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
East Stirlingshire	2011–12^[15]	Third Division	16	2	0	0	1	0	1^[a]	1	18	3
Annan Athletic	2012–13^[16]	Third Division	30	12	0	0	1	0	1^[a]	0	32	12
	2013–14^[17]	League Two	33	7	4	1	1	0	2^[b]	1	40	9
	Total		63	19	4	1	2	0	3	1	72	21
Albion Rovers	2014–15^[18]	League Two	22	7	2	0	1	0	2^[a]	1	27	8
	2015–16^[19]	League One	34	12	1	0	1	0	1^[a]	1	37	13
	Total		56	19	3	0	2	0	3	2	64	21
Brechin City	2016–17^[20]	League One	34	8	1	0	4	1	5^[c]	1	44	10
	2017–18^[21]	Championship	5	0	0	0	4	0	1^[a]	0	10	0
	Total		39	8	1	0	8	1	6	1	54	10
Clyde	2017–18^[21]	League Two	13	1	0	0	—		0	0	13	1
	2018–19	League Two	24	8	1	0	3	0	4	2	32	10
	2019–20	League One	22	2	2	1	0	0	3	1	27	4
	2020–21		21	3	2	0	4	1	0	0	27	4
	2021–22		29	5	1	0	4	2	1	0	35	7
	Total		109	19	6	1	11	3	8	3	134	26
Dumbarton	2022–23	League Two	32	5	2	0	3	0	2	0	39	5
Career total			318	72	16	2	27	4	23	8	384	86

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; one appearance and a goal in the League One play-offs
^ Two appearances and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup; three appearances in the Championship play-offs

References

^ ^a ^b "Stenhousemuir sign two players". The Falkirk Herald. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ "St Mirren allow 10 to leave club". BBC Sport. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ "John Adds Four More". East Stirlingshire F.C. 20 July 2011. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ "Rovers add two more". Scottish Professional Football League. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ Colin Paterson (28 July 2014). "Penalty shoot-out joy for Albion Rovers at Airdrieonians in Challenge Cup". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ "Latest Signing News". Brechin City FC. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
^ "New signing: Ally Love". Clyde FC. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ "Clyde's Ally Love banned for five games after racism charge". BBC Sport. 15 February 2018.
^ "Clyde forward Ally Love given five-game ban for racial abuse". www.scotsman.com.
^ "Squad Update". Clyde FC. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
^ "Dumbarton Football Club - ALLY LOVE SIGNS FOR SONS". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ "Dumbarton Football Club - HISTORY MADE AS SONS WIN AGAIN". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ Highet, Lochlin (9 August 2023). "Mixed reaction from bosses as Ayrshire derby ends in stalemate". Daily Record. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Ally Love in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ "Games played by Ally Love in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ "Games played by Ally Love in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ "Games played by Ally Love in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ "Games played by Ally Love in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ "Games played by Ally Love in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ "Games played by Ally Love in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Ally Love in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

External links

Alistair Love at Soccerbase (East Stirlingshire, Albion Rovers, Brechin City and Clyde)
Ally Love at Soccerbase (St Mirren, Stenhousemuir and Annan Athletic)