Blair Alston

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Blair Alston
Personal information
Full name Blair Michael Alston [1]
Date of birth (1992-03-23) 23 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2016 Falkirk 166 (24)
2016–2019 St Johnstone 80 (8)
2019–2020 Hamilton Academical 19 (1)
2020–2021 Falkirk 21 (3)
2021–2023 Kilmarnock 46 (3)
2023– Partick Thistle 22 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:55, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Blair Michael Alston (born 23 March 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle. Alston has previously played for Hamilton Academical, St Johnstone, Falkirk and Kilmarnock.

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Career

Falkirk

Alston made his first team debut for Falkirk against Partick Thistle in their League Cup match on 24 August 2010. He scored his first goal for the club in their 2–1 win also against Partick Thistle on 12 April 2011. [3] On 1 April 2012, he came on as a late substitute as Falkirk beat Hamilton Academical 1–0 to win the Scottish Challenge Cup. [4]

St Johnstone

Alston moved to St Johnstone in May 2016 under freedom of contract. [5]

Hamilton Academical

In June 2019 he signed for Hamilton Academical. [6] [7]

Falkirk return

In August 2020 he signed for Falkirk on a two-year contract for a second spell at the club. [8]

Kilmarnock

Alston left Falkirk during the 2021 close season and signed a two-year contract with Kilmarnock. Alston scored the winning goal against Arbroath in the 90th minute to secure Kilmarnock’s promotion back to the Scottish Premiership. [9]

Partick Thistle

Alston signed for Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on a Two year deal in July 2023. [10]

Alston scored his first goal for Thistle, coming off the bench to score the winner with a back heel in a 2-1 home victory over Greenock Morton. [11]

Career statistics

As of 2 January 2023 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Falkirk 2010–11 [13] Scottish First Division 7100100081
2011–12 [14] 24521303 [lower-alpha 1] 0326
2012–13 [15] 34243201 [lower-alpha 1] 0415
2013–14 [16] Scottish Championship 29310316 [lower-alpha 2] 3397
2014–15 [17] 36350313 [lower-alpha 1] 2476
2015–16 [18] 361020316 [lower-alpha 3] 14712
Total1662414415319621437
St Johnstone 2016–17 [19] Scottish Premiership 3522150—423
2017–18 [20] 24220102 [lower-alpha 4] 0292
2018–19 [21] 2140050—264
Total8084111020979
Hamilton Academical 2019–20 [22] Scottish Premiership1912041—252
Falkirk 2020–21 Scottish League One 213103000253
Kilmarnock 2021–22 Scottish Championship 31310513 [lower-alpha 1] 0404
2022–23 Scottish Premiership 90001000100
Total403106130504
Career total3263922539520641155
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances and two goals in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  3. ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances and one goal in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Falkirk
Kilmarnock

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References

  1. ↑ Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. ↑ "Blair Alston player profile". Falkirk F.C. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "First Goal V Partick Thistle 12 April". BBC News. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  4. 1 2 Lindsay, Clive (1 April 2012). "Falkirk 1–0 Hamilton Accies". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Richard (26 May 2016). "Blair Alston: Midfielder moves to St Johnstone from Falkirk". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Welcome to Accies Blair Alston! « Hamilton Academical Football Club". www.hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Blair Alston: Midfielder joins Hamilton after St Johnstone exit". BBC Sport. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "BLAIR IS BACK!". Falkirk Football Club. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  9. ↑ Highet, Lochlin (3 June 2021). "Kilmarnock seal third summer signing as Blair Alston pens two-year deal". Daily Record. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "Blair Alston joins on one-year deal".
  11. ↑ "Thistle fend off Morton to consolidate third". BBC Sport.
  12. ↑ Blair Alston at Soccerway
  13. ↑ "Games played by Blair Alston in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Blair Alston in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Blair Alston in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Blair Alston in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Blair Alston in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Blair Alston in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Blair Alston in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Blair Alston in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Blair Alston in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Blair Alston in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  23. ↑ "Standings Scottish Championship 2021-2022". Eurosport. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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