Kevin McAllister
{{short description|Scottish footballer (born 1962)}}
{{about|the former Scottish football player|other uses|Kevin McCallister (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kevin McAllister
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1962|11|8}}
| birth_place = Falkirk, Scotland
| position = Winger
| youthclubs1 = Camelon
| years1 = 1983–1985
| years2 = 1985–1991
| years3 = 1987–1988
| years4 = 1991–1993
| years5 = 1993–1997
| years6 = 1997–2002
| years7 = 2002–2004
| clubs1 = Falkirk
| clubs2 = Chelsea
| clubs3 = → Falkirk (loan)
| clubs4 = Falkirk
| clubs5 = Hibernian
| clubs6 = Falkirk
| clubs7 = Albion Rovers
| caps1 = 64
| caps2 = 106
| caps3 = 6
| caps4 = 82
| caps5 = 109
| caps6 = 150
| caps7 = 48
| totalcaps = 565
| goals1 = 18
| goals2 = 7
| goals3 = 3
| goals4 = 12
| goals5 = 12
| goals6 = 19
| goals7 = 1
| totalgoals = 72
| manageryears1 = 2003–2005
| managerclubs1 = Albion Rovers
}}
Kevin McAllister (born 8 November 1962) is a Scottish former footballer.
Career
A winger, he started out in the Junior grade at local club Camelon and began his professional career with Falkirk, with whom he spent ten years over three spells, as well as one spell on loan.{{cite web
|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/falkirk/interview-kevin-mcallister-still-grieving-end-of-brockville-1-4002614|title=Interview: Kevin McAllister still grieving end of Brockville |author=Aidan Smith|work=The Scotsman|date=16 January 2016|access-date=12 October 2018}} He played in the 1997 Scottish Cup Final which the Bairns lost 1–0 to Kilmarnock.
McAllister also played for Chelsea,{{cite web|url=http://www.stamford-bridge.com/player.php?id=360&surname=McAllister&firstname=Kevin|title=Chelsea FC Player Profile: Kevin McAllister|website=Stamford-Bridge.com|access-date=12 October 2018}} (where he was among a large contingent of Scottish players and won the Full Members' Cup in 1986 and 1990) Hibernian{{cite web |url=http://www.fitbastats.com/hibs/player.php?playerid=6352 |title=Hibernian player Kevin McAllister |website=FitbaStats|access-date=12 October 2018}} (being runner-up in the 1993 Scottish League Cup Final) and Albion Rovers. Nicknamed 'Crunchie', he was voted by Falkirk fans as their "Player of the Millennium".[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/falkirk/7517982.stm Falkirk team guide], BBC Sport, 5 August 2008.{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/final-curtain-kevin-mcallister-s-last-chelsea-game-at-stamford-bridge-1-753339|title=Final curtain: Kevin McAllister's last Chelsea game at Stamford Bridge |work=The Scotsman|date=9 January 2009|access-date=12 October 2018}}
McAllister was later manager of Albion Rovers in the fourth tier of Scottish football from 2003–04 until 2004–05, the first of those seasons as player-manager.
In 2022, McAllister's contribution to Falkirk was marked with the renaming of the South Stand in his honour. Commenting on the achievement, he said "When I was a kid I just wanted to play for Falkirk as they were my team. Having a stand named after me and all that was never on the agenda. I spoke to a few people, ex-team-mates and managers and they told me what an honour it was so I agreed to it."{{cite web|url=https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/football/kevin-mcallister-falkirk-hero-admits-stand-honour-a-surreal-experience-3745376|title=Kevin McAllister: Falkirk hero admits stand honour a 'surreal' experience |author=Ben Kearney|work=The Falkirk Herald|date=25 June 2022|access-date=26 August 2022}}
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External links
- {{NeilBrownPlayers|player2/kevinmcallister}}
- [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/chelsea-fc/kevin-mcallister-8089/biography-of-his-career-at-stamford-bridge_a11871/ Profile (Chelsea)] at Sporting Heroes
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Category:Camelon Juniors F.C. players
Category:Hibernian F.C. players
Category:Albion Rovers F.C. players
Category:Albion Rovers F.C. managers
Category:Footballers from Falkirk
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Scottish football managers
Category:Scottish Junior Football Association players
Category:Scottish Football League players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Scottish Football League managers
Category:20th-century Scottish sportsmen
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