Tony Wallace (footballer)
Tony Wallace (born 22 February 1991 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dumbarton.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dumbarton | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dumbarton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010—2012 | Dumbarton | 26 | (0) |
| 2012—2014 | Greenock Morton | 34 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Queen's Park (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2014 | → Queen's Park (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2014—2015 | BSC Glasgow | ? | (?) |
| 2015—2016 | Nairn County | ? | (?) |
| 2016–2017 | East Fife | 16 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | East Kilbride | ? | (?) |
| 2018–2019 | Annan Athletic | 33 | (12) |
| 2019–2021 | Clyde | 17 | (0) |
| 2021-2023 | Annan Athletic | 80 | (22) |
| 2023- | Dumbarton | 10 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Scotland U19 | 3 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:04, 21 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:12, 22 October 2012 (UTC) | |||
He began his senior career with Dumbarton, then signed for Greenock Morton, although he spent the end of 2013–14 on loan at Queen's Park. In 2014, he signed for Lowland Football League side BSC Glasgow, and then moved to Highland Football League outfit Nairn County in July 2015. He also had spells with East Fife, East Kilbride and Annan Athletic.
Career edit
Dumbarton edit
Wallace was a bit part player during his two seasons with the first team at Dumbarton, coming to the fore in their victory in the play-offs to win promotion to the Scottish First Division.
This performance earned him a move to full-time First Division side Greenock Morton for a nominal fee.[1]
Greenock Morton edit
Wallace scored on his début for Morton in a Challenge Cup first round tie against Albion Rovers.[2]
In February 2014, Wallace went on loan to Queen's Park for a month.[3] After his loan spell, he returned to Morton for one start before being sent back on loan to Queen's Park until the end of the season.[4] He left Morton in the summer of 2014.
Lowland and Highland Leagues edit
After leaving Morton, Wallace joined newly-formed BSC Glasgow competing in the Lowland Football League. He left BSC after winning the SFA Challenge Cup in his only season at the club.[5]
On 18 July 2015, Wallace moved to Highland Football League club Nairn County, signing a one-year contract.[6]
Return to senior football edit
In June 2016, Wallace returned to the SPFL, signing for Scottish League One side East Fife.[7] He was released by East Fife after one season with the side.[8]
Later career edit
Wallace joined Lowland Football League side East Kilbride in November 2017.[9] After a season Wallace returned to the SPFL with Annan Athletic[10] and scored his first goal for them in the Scottish Challenge Cup against Celtic U21.[11]
On 26 May 2019, Wallace moved to Clyde, signing a two-year contract.[12] He returned to Annan Athletic in March 2021[13] scoring 18 times in the 2021-22 season. The following season he was part of the first Galabankies squad to win promotion from Scottish League Two.[14] He returned to Dumbarton in May 2023 after leaving Annan[15] scoring the first goal of his second spell with the club in a 2-1 win against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in July 2023.[16]
Honours edit
References edit
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (6 July 2012). "Dumbarton midfielder signs for Ton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "Win down to Moore rollicking". Greenock Telegraph. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ . Greenock Morton F.C. 22 February 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ . Queen's Park F.C. 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ "History boys get vote of thanks". BSC Glasgow F.C. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ Macleod, Graeme (18 July 2015). "Wallace signing". Nairn County F.C. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ . East Fife FC. 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Lindsay, Clive (5 August 2017). "Scottish League One ins and outs - Summer 2017". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "East Kilbride FC on Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "New signing - Tony Wallace". annanathleticfc.com. Annan Athletic F.C. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Annan 4-0 Celtic U21". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "NEW SIGNING: Tony Wallace". Clyde F.C. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "New Signing- Wallace returns! - Annan Athletic FC". 9 March 2021.
- ^ Temlett, Stephen (23 May 2023). "Annan make history with promotion". Daily Record. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Crawford, Jack (29 May 2023). "TONY WALLACE RETURNS TO DUMBARTON". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Crawford, Jack (18 July 2023). "SONS WIN OVER CALEY". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
External links edit
- Tony Wallace at Soccerbase (Dumbarton)
- Tony Wallace at Soccerbase (Morton)