Tony Wallace (footballer)

Tony Wallace (born 22 February 1991 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League One club Dumbarton.

Tony Wallace
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-02-22) 22 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Dumbarton
Number 11
Youth career
Dumbarton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010—2012 Dumbarton 26 (0)
2012—2014 Greenock Morton 34 (1)
2014Queen's Park (loan) 6 (2)
2014Queen'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 Gartcairn
2021–2023 Annan Athletic 80 (23)
2023– Dumbarton 45 (12)
International career
Scotland U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:46, 2 November 2024 (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, Annan Athletic, Clyde and Gartcairn.

Career

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Dumbarton

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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] but left in January 2020 for Gartcairn.[13] He returned to Annan Athletic in March 2021[14] 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.[15] He returned to Dumbarton in May 2023 after leaving Annan[16] scoring the first goal of his second spell with the club in a 2-1 win against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in July 2023.[17] He extended his deal with the club until the summer of 2025 in February 2024.[18] Wallace netted 16 times as the Sons won the promotion playoffs from Scottish League Two in the 2023-24 season - his second straight promotion from the fourth tier, and second playoff victory as a Dumbarton player.[19]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (6 July 2012). "Dumbarton midfielder signs for Ton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Win down to Moore rollicking". Greenock Telegraph. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Player News – Tony Wallace". Greenock Morton F.C. 22 February 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Registration news". Queen's Park F.C. 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  5. ^ "History boys get vote of thanks". BSC Glasgow F.C. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  6. ^ Macleod, Graeme (18 July 2015). "Wallace signing". Nairn County F.C. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  7. ^ "New players signed". East Fife FC. 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. ^ Lindsay, Clive (5 August 2017). "Scottish League One ins and outs - Summer 2017". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  9. ^ "East Kilbride FC on Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  10. ^ "New signing - Tony Wallace". annanathleticfc.com. Annan Athletic F.C. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Annan 4-0 Celtic U21". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  12. ^ "NEW SIGNING: Tony Wallace". Clyde F.C. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  13. ^ Pirie, Mark (28 February 2020). "Tony Wallace breaks Clyde exit silence as he makes switch to juniors Gartcairn". Daily Record. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  14. ^ "New Signing- Wallace returns! - Annan Athletic FC". 9 March 2021.
  15. ^ Temlett, Stephen (23 May 2023). "Annan make history with promotion". Daily Record. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  16. ^ Crawford, Jack (29 May 2023). "TONY WALLACE RETURNS TO DUMBARTON". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  17. ^ Crawford, Jack (18 July 2023). "SONS WIN OVER CALEY". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  18. ^ Crawford, Jack (23 February 2024). "NEW DEAL FOR TONY WALLACE". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  19. ^ "Watch: Spartans v Dumbarton (agg 1-2) in Scottish League 1 play-off final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
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