Blair Malcolm

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Blair Malcolm
Personal information
Full name Blair Malcolm
Date of birth (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Team information
Current team
 Forfar Athletic
Youth career
0000–2015 Partick Thistle
2015–2017 Ross County
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Ross County 1 (0)
2018 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 19 (2)
2018–2019 Cowdenbeath 31 (1)
2019–2021 Alloa Athletic 12 (0)
2021 East Kilbride
2022–2023 Albion Rovers 47 (2)
2023–2024 Dumbarton 28 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:10, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Blair Malcolm (born 3 February 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Forfar Athletic.

Contents

Malcolm has previously played for Ross County, Cowdenbeath, Alloa Athletic, East Kilbride, Albion Rovers and Dumbarton.

Career

Early career

Malcolm started his career at Partick Thistle, before moving to Ross County at the start of the 2015–16 season. He extended his contract with Ross County in 2017, after the club won the development league for the first time in their history. [2] On 20 May 2017, Malcolm made his league debut for Ross County against Kilmarnock in a 2–1 victory in which he played the full 90 minutes.

On 17 November 2017, Malcolm signed for Scottish League Two club Cowdenbeath, initially on an emergency loan, [3] which was extended for the remainder of the season in January 2018.

During his loan spell at Cowdenbeath, Malcolm played in both play-off matches against Cove Rangers. Cowdenbeath retained their League 2 status and Malcolm earned a place in the SPFL Team of the Week. [4]

[5]

His contract expired in May 2018 following County's relegation to the Championship. [6]

Cowdenbeath

Malcolm then signed on a permanent basis for Cowdenbeath in June 2018. [7]

Alloa Athletic

On 2 August 2019, Malcolm joined Alloa Athletic on a free transfer. [8] On 31 August, he made his debut for Alloa in a 1–0 win in the Scottish Championship against Queen of the South. [9]

East Kilbride

Malcolm signed with East Kilbride on 19 June 2021. [10]

Albion Rovers

On 3 January 2022, Malcolm signed for Scottish League Two side Albion Rovers on a short-term deal until the end of the 2021–22 season. [11] He left the club following their relegation in May 2023.

Dumbarton

Malcolm signed for Dumbarton in May 2023 [12] and scored his first goal for the club in a 2-0 win against Bonnyrigg Rose in March 2024. He was a member of the side that won promotion to Scottish League One via the playoffs, before leaving the club in May after one season. [13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 May
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ross County 2016–17 [14] Scottish Premiership 1000000010
2017–18 [15] Scottish Premiership0000000000
Total1000000010
Ross County U20 2019–20 ———1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Cowdenbeath (loan) 2017–18 [15] Scottish League Two 192000000192
Cowdenbeath 2018–19 [16] Scottish League Two31130401 [lower-alpha 1] 0391
Alloa Athletic 2019–20 [9] Scottish Championship 10000001 [lower-alpha 1] 0110
2020–21 [17] Scottish Championship2000200040
Total120002010150
Albion Rovers 2021–22 Scottish League Two141000000141
2022–23 331203030411
Total472203030552
Dumbarton 2023–24 Scottish League Two281300040351
Career total138680901001656
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "Blair Malcolm". Alloa Athletic F.C. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "CONTRACT EXTENSION: Development Squad players sign one year extension". Ross County F.C. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Blair To Blue Brazil". Cowdenbeath F.C. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  4. ↑ SPFL Team of the Week | SPFL
  5. ↑ "Blair Malcolm extends loan spell at Cowdenbeath". Ross County F.C. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Starting from scratch as Ross County rebuild begins". Press & Journal. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Blair and Bryan back to the Blue Brazil". Cowdenbeath FC. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Blair Malcolm signs". www.alloaathletic.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  9. 1 2 "Games played by Blair Malcolm in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  10. ↑ FC, East Kilbride. "Blair Malcolm signs on, as summer recruitment continues". eastkilbridefootballclub.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  11. ↑ McGilvray, Andy (3 January 2022). "Albion Rovers boss delighted to net midfielder as play hunt continues". Daily Record. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  12. ↑ Crawford, Jack (27 May 2023). "BLAIR MALCOLM CHECKS IN". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  13. ↑ Crawford, Jack (30 May 2024). "FURTHER SQUAD MOVEMENTS". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Blair Malcolm in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Blair Malcolm in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Blair Malcolm in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Blair Malcolm in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 November 2020.


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