Mark Gilhaney (born 4 November 1984) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a winger. During his career Gilhaney played for Clyde, Cambuslang Rangers (loan), Hamilton Academical, Dundee, Alloa Athletic, Stirling Albion and Dumbarton, before finishing his career with Stenhousemuir.

Mark Gilhaney
Personal information
Full name Mark Gilhaney
Date of birth (1984-11-04) 4 November 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Lanark, Scotland
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Clyde 73 (7)
2001–2002Cambuslang Rangers (loan)
2005–2008 Hamilton Academical 89 (10)
2008–2009 Dundee 19 (0)
2009–2010 Alloa Athletic 19 (1)
2010 Stirling Albion 1 (0)
2010–2015 Dumbarton 167 (24)
2015–2017 Stenhousemuir 54 (4)
Total 422 (46)
International career
2003 Scotland U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:06 16 May 2017 (UTC)

Career edit

Gilhaney, a left winger, began his career at Clyde in 2003, where he earned a Scotland U19 cap against a Switzerland U19 team in April 2003.[1] He moved to Hamilton Academical in 2005. He signed a 2-year contract with Dundee on 20 May 2008.[2]

In August 2009, he joined Alloa Athletic,[3] but was released at the end of the season. In August 2010 he signed for Dumbarton following a successful trial period with the club.[4] On 4 May 2013, Gilhaney made his 100th appearance for the club in a 0–0 draw with champions Partick Thistle. Gilhaney signed a new one-year deal for the club in May 2014.[5]

Gilhaney made his 150th appearance for Dumbarton on 31 January 2015, playing the full 90 minutes of a 3–3 draw with Falkirk.[6] He left the club in May after being told he was not in new manager Stephen Aitken's plans.[7] Shortly after leaving Dumbarton, he signed for the Scottish League One side Stenhousemuir on a one-year deal.[8] Gilhaney spent two years with Stenhousemuir, before retiring from football at the end of the 2016–17 season at the age of 32.[9]

Honours edit

Hamilton Academical

Dumbarton

References edit

  1. ^ Mark Debut In Lagano clydefc.co.uk. 3 April 2003. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Gilhaney Signs". Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  3. ^ Alloa Athletic website
  4. ^ "Two Players Check In". Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  5. ^ FOUR RE-SIGN FOR 2014/15 Archived 17 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Dumbarton ended a run of four straight defeats after sharing six-goals with Falkirk, who drop back to fifth place in the Championship
  7. ^ Findlay, Alan. "GILS AND VANZY MOVE ON". Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Player News – Two New Signings". stenhousemuirfc.com. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  9. ^ McMenemy, Iain (16 May 2017). "Player News". Stenhousemuir FC. Retrieved 16 May 2017.

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