Louis Longridge

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Louis Longridge
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-07-05) 5 July 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger, striker
Team information
Current team
 Queen's Park
Number 7
Youth career
Barrachnie
Harmony Row
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 Bo'ness United ? (?)
2012–2018 Hamilton Academical 133 (14)
2016 → Raith Rovers (loan) 13 (1)
2017–2018 → Falkirk (loan) 7 (1)
2018 Falkirk 18 (6)
2018–2019 Dunfermline Athletic 22 (3)
2019–2020 Falkirk 24 (5)
2020– Queen's Park 66 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:42, 8 April 2023 (UTC)

Louis Longridge (born 5 July 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays as a winger and striker for Scottish Championship club Queen's Park.

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Career

Hamilton Academical

Born in Glasgow, [1] Longridge played youth football for Barrachnie and Harmony Row, [2] [3] before signing with Bo'ness United in February 2012. [4] After signing for Hamilton Academical, Longridge made his debut in the Scottish Football League for them on 7 April 2012, in a 2–1 defeat against Raith Rovers. [5] [6] In May 2012, Longridge scored twice as Hamilton won the Reserve League Cup Final. [7] He signed a new contract with Hamilton in June 2012, [8] before signing a further one-year extension in May 2013. [9] [10]

In March 2013, he stated that the club was no longer in a relegation fight, and was aiming to get as high in the table as possible. [11] In March 2014 he signed a new two-year contract extension with the club. [12] He moved on loan to Raith Rovers in January 2016, until the end of the season. [13]

Falkirk

In October 2017, he signed for Falkirk on an emergency loan deal until the start of January 2018, [14] whereupon he signed a permanent deal until the end of the 2017–18 season. [15] Longridge left Falkirk at the end of this contract, as the player and the club were unable to agree a new deal. [16]

Dunfermline

In June 2018, Longridge signed for Dunfermline Athletic. [17] He joined the club at the same time as his brother Jackson. [17] After a year with the side, Longridge departed the club in May 2019. [18]

Return to Falkirk

Longridge returned to Falkirk in August 2019, signing a short-term contract with the club. [19] He left Falkirk at the end of the 2019–20 season. [20]

Queen's Park

In August 2020, Longridge signed for Queen's Park. [21]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamilton Academical 2011–12 [22] Scottish First Division 2000000020
2012–13 [23] 323302000373
2013–14 [24] Scottish Championship 27810205 [lower-alpha 1] 1359
2014–15 [25] Scottish Premiership 3201042—372
2015–16 [26] 1510010—161
2016–17 [27] 16110522 [lower-alpha 2] 0243
2017–18 [28] 91003100122
Total13314601757116320
Raith Rovers (loan) 2015–16 [26] Scottish Championship 13100002 [lower-alpha 3] 0151
Falkirk (loan) 2017–18 [28] 7100001081
Falkirk 187300000217
Dunfermline Athletic 2018–19 [29] 223005122296
Falkirk 2019–20 [30] Scottish League One 245200021286
Queens Park 2020–21 [31] Scottish League Two 811020—111
Career total2253212024614427641
  1. ↑ One appearance and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances in the Premiership play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Premiership play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in the Premiership play-offs

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References

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  2. ↑ "Barrachnie V Hamilton Eagles". Barrachnie F.C. 16 February 2007.
  3. ↑ "Harmony restored after Drumchapel win". Scotland Youth Football. 7 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Signings". Scottish Football Association. 17 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "Raith Rovers 2 Accies 1". Hamilton Academical F.C. 7 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Raith Rovers 2–1 Hamilton". BBC Sport. 7 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "Accies win Reserve League Cup". Daily Record. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Longridge signs". Hamilton Academical F.C. 23 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "Player News - End of Season". Hamilton Academical F.C. 14 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "Rangers goalkeeper Blair Currie to join Hamilton". BBC Sport. 14 May 2013.
  11. ↑ Andrew McGilvray (28 March 2013). "Louis targets Raith". Hamilton Advertiser.
  12. ↑ "Longridge signs extension". Hamilton Academical F.C. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  13. ↑ ""He's young, fit & quick!" - Raith boss delighted with new loan signing". Fife Today. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  14. ↑ Mackenzie, Alasdair (31 October 2017). "Hamilton Accies striker Louis Longridge joins Falkirk on emergency loan deal". The Herald. Glasgow: Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "Louis Longridge signs permanent deal". Falkirk FC. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  16. ↑ "Longridge & Welsh Depart". Falkirk FC. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  17. 1 2 "LONGRIDGE BROTHERS SIGN". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  18. ↑ "Player update". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  19. ↑ Turnbull, Craig (6 August 2019). "Louis Longridge: Falkirk sign former Dunfermline striker". Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  20. ↑ "IN PICTURES: The nine players departing Falkirk this summer". falkirkherald.co.uk.
  21. ↑ "New Signing – Louis Longridge | Queen's Park Football Club".
  22. ↑ "Games played by Louis Longridge in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Louis Longridge in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Louis Longridge in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Louis Longridge in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Louis Longridge in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Louis Longridge in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  28. 1 2 "Games played by Louis Longridge in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Louis Longridge in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Louis Longridge in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Louis Longridge in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2021.


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