Stephen McConalogue

Stephen McConalogue (born 16 June 1981, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish retired footballer who last played as a striker for Sutherland Sharks.

Stephen McConalogue
Personal information
Full name Stephen McConalogue
Date of birth (1981-06-16) 16 June 1981
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Sutherland Sharks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2003 Dundee United 40 (2)
2001 → Greenock Morton (loan) 4 (0)
2002–2003 → Clyde (loan) 15 (5)
2003–2004 Clyde 21 (7)
2004–2005 St Johnstone 9 (0)
2005–2007 Partick Thistle 60 (16)
2007–2008 Cowdenbeath 14 (2)
2008 → Stranraer (loan) 14 (5)
2008–2009 Stranraer 34 (6)
2010– Sutherland Sharks
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:50, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

Career

McConalogue began his career with Dundee United and made his debut on the final day of the 1998–99 season, appearing as a substitute in the 2–1 home defeat to Celtic.[1] The following season, McConalogue featured in just under twenty matches, starting in most of the final matches of the season, he scored a hat-trick in a 2000 League Cup tie at the start of the following season and immediately signed a new three-year contract, scoring his first league goal a month later.[2] further goals materialised and McConalogue had a loan spell with Greenock Morton in the early part of 2001.[3]

In November 2001, McConalogue's first appearance for United in just under a year saw him net a last-minute equaliser in a league match away to Dunfermline Athletic[4] but after another dozen appearances that season, McConalogue spent the entire 2002–03 season on loan to Clyde,[5] scoring five goals. Following the end of his loan spell, McConalogue was allowed to leave Tannadice at the end of his contract under new manager Ian McCall[6] and returned to Clyde for another year, scoring seven times. In 2004, McConalogue had a six-month spell with St Johnstone[7] before arriving at Partick Thistle in January 2005,[8] going on to be one of the main parts of the Thistle side which won promotion back to the First Division via the play-off final in May 2006. After two-and-a-half years at Firhill, McConalogue left the club and joined Cowdenbeath in July 2007,[9] and after having a successful loan spell with Stranraer in January 2008 and having mutually agreed his release from Central Park at the end of the 2007–08 season,[10] returned to Stair Park in June 2008 to sign a one-year deal, where he picked up player of the year.[11] McConalogue in 2009 moved to Australia and has since retired from football.

McConalogue has been capped by Scotland from under-15 to under-21 level and remains Scotland's highest capped schoolboy internationalist, also holding the record for goals scored.[12]

Career statistics

After 21 June 2009

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1998–99Dundee UnitedScottish Premier League10--10
1999-001601010180
2000–01111-33144
Greenock Morton (loan)Scottish First Division40--40
2001–02Dundee UnitedScottish Premier League1211010141
2002–03Clyde (loan)Scottish First Division1552010185
2003–04Clyde2171020247
2004–05St Johnstone90--90
Partick Thistle114--114
2005–06Scottish Second Division3186120399
2006–07Scottish First Division18430-214
2007–08CowdenbeathScottish Second Division1421020172
Stranraer (loan)Scottish Third Division163--165
2008–09StranraerScottish Second Division346--346
Career total 2113915112323844

References
  1. "Stephen McConalogue". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  2. "Dons win eight-goal thriller". BBC Sport. 23 September 2000. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  3. "Raith Rovers 0–0 Morton". BBC News. 6 January 2001. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  4. "United leave it late to share points". BBC Sport. 23 November 2001. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  5. "Cummings in Tayside move". BBC Sport. 23 August 2002. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  6. "No Tannadice future for McConalogue". BBC Sport. 16 April 2003. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  7. "McConalogue joins Saints". BBC Sport. 6 July 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  8. "Dobbie signs after striker's exit". BBC Sport. 26 January 2005. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  9. "McConalogue signs for Blue Brazil". BBC Sport. 3 July 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  10. "McConalogue leaves Central Park". BBC Sport. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  11. "McConalogue switches to Stranraer". BBC Sport. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  12. "Stephen McConalogue". Gola Football Agency. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
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