Midfield - Attacking Midfield ·Scotland
Alan Gow
👕 200+ Apps⏳ Veteran
Market value
-
Attacking Midfield Midfield
At a glance
Career snapshot
15Clubs played for
03/04Debut season
0.15Goals per match
FalkirkTop club · 70 apps
Career highs
€600kPeak value · 2007
€275kTop transfer fee · 09/10
7Best season · 05/06
1 / 0Caps / int'l goals
268Appearances
41Goals
33Assists
11Yellow cards
0Red cards
52Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Alan Gow |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1982-10-09 (43 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Clydebank, Scotland |
| Citizenship |  Scotland |
| Position | Midfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 183.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2019-07-01 |
| Contract expires | - |
Jul 2019
Transfer: Queen's Park → Retired
19/20 · Transfer
Dec 2018
Transfer: Without Club → Queen's Park
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 - Stirling Albion FC, Queen's Park FC
20 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
Transfer: St. Mirren → Without Club
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 - St. Mirren FC
9 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2015
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Feb 2015
Transfer: Without Club → St. Mirren
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 - St. Mirren FC
8 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
Transfer: Exeter City → Without Club
14/15 · Transfer
May 2014
Transfer: Bristol Rovers → Exeter City
13/14 · Return from loan
Feb 2014
Transfer: Exeter City → Bristol Rovers
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 - Exeter City, Bristol Rovers
31 matches · 7 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 - Exeter City
29 matches · 4 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2012
Transfer: Without Club → Exeter City
11/12 · Transfer
Jan 2012
Transfer: East Bengal → Without Club
11/12 · Transfer
Aug 2011
Transfer: Without Club → East Bengal
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 - Exeter City
7 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
2011 - Kingfisher East Bengal
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
Transfer: Notts County → Without Club
11/12 · Transfer
Jan 2011
Transfer: Motherwell FC → Notts County
10/11 · Transfer
Aug 2010
Transfer: Plymouth → Motherwell FC
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 - Motherwell FC, Notts County
35 matches · 3 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
May 2010
Transfer: Hibernian FC → Plymouth
09/10 · Return from loan
Feb 2010
Transfer: Plymouth → Hibernian FC
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 - Plymouth Argyle, Hibernian FC
22 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Rangers → Plymouth
09/10 · Transfer · €275k
May 2009
Transfer: Norwich → Rangers
08/09 · Return from loan
Jan 2009
Transfer: Rangers → Norwich
08/09 · Loan
Dec 2008
Transfer: Blackpool → Rangers
08/09 · Return from loan
Sep 2008
Transfer: Rangers → Blackpool
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 - Norwich City, Blackpool FC
30 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
07/08 - Rangers FC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Falkirk → Rangers
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 - Falkirk FC
34 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 - Falkirk FC
36 matches · 7 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Airdrie United → Falkirk
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 - Airdrie United FC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2003
03/04 - Airdrie United FC
4 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
Transfer: Clydebank FC → Airdrie United
02/03 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €600k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Kingfisher East Bengal
0.0%
Queen's Park FC
0.0%
Stirling Albion FC
0.0%
St. Mirren FC
1.9%
Bristol Rovers
0.0%
Exeter City
18.2%
Motherwell FC
20.8%
Notts County
22.2%
Hibernian FC
0.4%
Plymouth Argyle
8.1%
Norwich City
0.0%
Blackpool FC
4.1%
Rangers FC
0.0%
Falkirk FC
22.8%
Airdrie United FC
1.4%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingfisher East Bengal | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Queen's Park FC | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Stirling Albion FC | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Mirren FC | 2 | 14/15 | 15/16 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 90 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exeter City | 3 | 11/12 | 13/14 | 63 | 14 | 11 | 854 |
| Motherwell FC | 1 | 10/11 | 10/11 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 976 |
| Notts County | 1 | 10/11 | 10/11 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1,043 |
| Hibernian FC | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 382 |
| Norwich City | 1 | 08/09 | 08/09 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blackpool FC | 1 | 08/09 | 08/09 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 192 |
| Rangers FC | 1 | 07/08 | 07/08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Falkirk FC | 2 | 05/06 | 06/07 | 70 | 12 | 8 | 1,072 |
| Airdrie United FC | 2 | 03/04 | 04/05 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66 |
Career trajectory, goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Indian Super Cup | Kingfisher East Bengal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | League Two | Stirling Albion FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | League Two | Queen's Park FC | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Championship | St. Mirren FC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Petrofac Tr. Cup | St. Mirren FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 15/16 | SCL by Utilita | St. Mirren FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Premiership | St. Mirren FC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | EFL Trophy | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League Cup | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League Two | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League Two | Exeter City | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 238 |
| 12/13 | EFL Trophy | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | FA Cup | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | League Cup | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | League Two | Exeter City | 26 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 445 |
| 11/12 | League One | Exeter City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 171 |
| 10/11 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | Motherwell FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 |
| 10/11 | FA Cup | Notts County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | League One | Notts County | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,043 |
| 10/11 | Premiership | Motherwell FC | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 811 |
| 09/10 | Championship | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 382 |
| 09/10 | FA Cup | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Premiership | Hibernian FC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | SFA Cup | Hibernian FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 08/09 | Championship | Norwich City | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Championship | Blackpool FC | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 192 |
| 07/08 | Champions League Qu. | Rangers FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | UEFA Cup | Rangers FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | CIS Insur. Cup | Falkirk FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Premiership | Falkirk FC | 31 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 522 |
| 05/06 | CIS Insur. Cup | Falkirk FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| 05/06 | Premiership | Falkirk FC | 34 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 430 |
| 05/06 | SFA Cup | Falkirk FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Championship | Airdrie United FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Bell's Cup | Airdrie United FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | League One | Airdrie United FC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Clydebank FC | Airdrie United | Transfer | 0 | - |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Airdrie United | Falkirk | Transfer | 150000 | - |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Falkirk | Rangers | Transfer | 375000 | - |
| 08/09 | 2008-09-01 | Rangers | Blackpool | Loan | 600000 | - |
| 08/09 | 2008-12-01 | Blackpool | Rangers | Return from loan | 600000 | - |
| 08/09 | 2009-01-01 | Rangers | Norwich | Loan | 600000 | - |
| 08/09 | 2009-05-01 | Norwich | Rangers | Return from loan | 600000 | - |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Rangers | Plymouth | Transfer | 600000 | €275k |
| 09/10 | 2010-02-01 | Plymouth | Hibernian FC | Loan | 600000 | - |
| 09/10 | 2010-05-01 | Hibernian FC | Plymouth | Return from loan | 600000 | - |
| 10/11 | 2010-08-01 | Plymouth | Motherwell FC | Transfer | 600000 | - |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-01 | Motherwell FC | Notts County | Transfer | 500000 | - |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Notts County | Without Club | Transfer | 500000 | - |
| 11/12 | 2011-08-01 | Without Club | East Bengal | Transfer | 500000 | - |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-13 | East Bengal | Without Club | Transfer | 500000 | - |
| 11/12 | 2012-03-22 | Without Club | Exeter City | Transfer | 500000 | - |
| 13/14 | 2014-02-07 | Exeter City | Bristol Rovers | Loan | 500000 | - |
| 13/14 | 2014-05-31 | Bristol Rovers | Exeter City | Return from loan | 500000 | - |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Exeter City | Without Club | Transfer | 500000 | - |
| 14/15 | 2015-02-20 | Without Club | St. Mirren | Transfer | 500000 | - |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | St. Mirren | Without Club | Transfer | 400000 | - |
| 18/19 | 2018-12-12 | Without Club | Queen's Park | Transfer | 0 | - |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Queen's Park | Retired | Transfer | 0 | - |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | concussion | 2015-05-16 | 2015-05-31 | 16 | 2 |
Current-
Peak€600k
Low-
Δ since start−€150k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | - |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €375k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #26399 | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artur Krysiak | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scot Bennett | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Craig Woodman | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Sercombe | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamie Cureton | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | League Two | Exeter City | 7 | 29 |
| 05/06 | Premiership | Falkirk FC | 6 | 34 |
| 06/07 | Premiership | Falkirk FC | 5 | 31 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | League Two | Exeter City | 7 | 26 |
| 05/06 | Premiership | Falkirk FC | 5 | 34 |
| 10/11 | Premiership | Motherwell FC | 4 | 15 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | 2014-05-31 | Bristol Rovers | Exeter City | Return from loan | - | €500k |
| 13/14 | 2014-02-07 | Exeter City | Bristol Rovers | Loan | - | €500k |
| 09/10 | 2010-05-01 | Hibernian FC | Plymouth | Return from loan | - | €600k |
| 09/10 | 2010-02-01 | Plymouth | Hibernian FC | Loan | - | €600k |
| 08/09 | 2009-05-01 | Norwich | Rangers | Return from loan | - | €600k |
| 08/09 | 2009-01-01 | Rangers | Norwich | Loan | - | €600k |
| 08/09 | 2008-12-01 | Blackpool | Rangers | Return from loan | - | €600k |
| 08/09 | 2008-09-01 | Rangers | Blackpool | Loan | - | €600k |
Teams faced most often by Alan Gow's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals, see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochdale AFC | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 43 | -10 | 37% |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 37 | -10 | 29% |
| Hartlepool United | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 46% |
| Bristol Rovers | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 32% |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 43% |
| Leyton Orient | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 35% |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 38% |
| Yeovil Town | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 35% |
| Carlisle United | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 38% |
| Accrington Stanley | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 42% |
| Chesterfield FC | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 37 | -13 | 33% |
| AFC Bournemouth | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 29% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | Senior debut season | |
| 03/04 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 29 | 445 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 11/12 | 7 | 171 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.53 |
| 09/10 | 22 | 402 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 08/09 | 30 | 192 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.41 |
| 06/07 | 34 | 522 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 05/06 | 36 | 550 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premiership
95 apps
12 G
13 A
League Two
55 apps
11 G
10 A
Championship
44 apps
7 G
3 A
League One
23 apps
4 G
3 A
League One
3 apps
3 G
0 A
SCL by Utilita
6 apps
2 G
0 A
Petrofac Tr. Cup
2 apps
1 G
0 A
SFA Cup
2 apps
1 G
0 A
League Two
20 apps
0 G
3 A
FA Cup
3 apps
0 G
1 A
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Frequently asked about Alan Gow
Who is Alan Gow?
Alan Gow is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Retired.
How old is Alan Gow?
Alan Gow is 43 years old. He was born on October 9, 1982 in Clydebank.
What position does Alan Gow play?
Alan Gow plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).
What club does Alan Gow play for?
Alan Gow currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Alan Gow scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Alan Gow has scored 41 goals in 268 appearances.