Jim McAlister (Scottish footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | James Duncan McAlister | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Rothesay, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
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Current team
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Blackpool | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Livingston | |||
| Rothesay Brandanes | |||
| Linwood Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2010 | Greenock Morton | 224 | (16) |
| 2010–2012 | Hamilton Academical | 55 | (1) |
| 2012–2015 | Dundee | 111 | (9) |
| 2015– | Blackpool | 45 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:13, 4 June 2016 (UTC). |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:13, 4 June 2016 (UTC).
James Duncan "Jim" McAlister (born 2 November 1985 in Rothesay) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Blackpool. Jim was raised on the Isle of Bute and attended Rothesay primary school. His secondary school education was at Rothesay Academy where he studied along side well known names such as Ashley Powers.
McAlister, although predominantly right footed, played on the left hand side of midfield whilst at Greenock Morton and was transformed into a right wing back while at Hamilton Academical. At Dundee he established himself as a centre midfielder.
McAlister made his Morton début as a substitute against Peterhead at Cappielow Park on 28 December 2002 at 17 years old. His first start was made a few months later on 15 February 2003 away at Elgin City as an attacker.
Over the next couple of seasons McAlister flirted with the first team while playing regularly for Morton's reserve side. Morton manager John McCormack introduced McAlister to the Morton first team as a result of his performances in the reserve team.
By season 2004/05 McAlister had forced his way into Morton's first team and such were his performances that he went on to start in every league match that season; barring one in which he appeared as a substitute. As a result, he was offered a new three-year contract which he signed in July 2004.
Some of his performances led to comparisons with Barcelona player Ronaldinho and resulted in a number of fans giving him the, tongue-in-cheek, nickname 'Jimaldinho'.
McAlister started 107 consecutive league (including the two playoff games against Peterhead in 2006) matches for Morton, with the last game he missed being the meaningless game against Forfar Athletic at the end of the 2005–2006 season. However, this run came to an end as he missed the game on 2 May 2009, due to suspension for accumulating five yellow cards.
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