Blair Malcolm

Blair Malcolm

Personal information
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
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2015	Partick Thistle
2015–2017	Ross County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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)
2024–	Forfar Athletic	10	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:10, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

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

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]

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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 08:21, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ross County	2016–17 [14]	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2017–18 [15]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ross County U20	2019–20	—			—		—		1 [a]	0	1	0
Cowdenbeath (loan)	2017–18 [15]	Scottish League Two	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	2
Cowdenbeath	2018–19 [16]	Scottish League Two	31	1	3	0	4	0	1 [a]	0	39	1
Alloa Athletic	2019–20 [9]	Scottish Championship	10	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	11	0
	2020–21 [17]	Scottish Championship	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		12	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	15	0
Albion Rovers	2021–22	Scottish League Two	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	1
	2022–23		33	1	2	0	3	0	3	0	41	1
	Total		47	2	2	0	3	0	3	0	55	2
Dumbarton	2023–24	Scottish League Two	28	1	3	0	0	0	4	0	35	1
Career total			138	6	8	0	9	0	10	0	165	6

1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

1. "Blair Malcolm". Alloa Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. 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. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
4. "SPFL Team of the Week | SPFL". Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
5. "Blair Malcolm extends loan spell at Cowdenbeath". Ross County F.C. 18 January 2018. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
6. "Starting from scratch as Ross County rebuild begins". Press & Journal. 16 May 2018. Archived from the original on 13 June 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. "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. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
11. McGilvray, Andy (3 January 2022). "Albion Rovers boss delighted to net midfielder as play hunt continues". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. 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. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
14. "Games played by Blair Malcolm in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
15. "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.