| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alistair Love | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1991 | ||
| 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.
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]
His brother Robert was also a footballer, playing for Stenhousemuir and Albion Rovers. [1]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 18 | 3 |
| Annan Athletic | 2012–13 [16] | Third Division | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 32 | 12 |
| 2013–14 [17] | League Two | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 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 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 27 | 8 |
| 2015–16 [19] | League One | 34 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 44 | 10 |
| 2017–18 [21] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 | 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 | ||
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