Market value
—
Rating · 20/21
5.1
Average
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
4
clubs played for
02/03
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Greenock Morton FC
top club · 219 apps
Position rank · 20/21
#1498
goals rank
#1895
assists rank
25
season goals
42
season assists
Among 2,242 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€550k
peak value · 2010
€15k
top transfer fee · 02/03
5
best season · 12/13
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int'l / penalties
490Appearances
25Goals
42Assists
41Yellow cards
2Red cards
150Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Jim McAlister |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | James Duncan McAlister |
| Date of birth | 1985-11-02 (40 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Rothesay, Scotland |
| Citizenship |  Scotland |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 180.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2021-01-31 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jan 2021
Transfer: Morton → Retired
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Greenock Morton FC
13 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Greenock Morton FC
36 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Greenock Morton FC
40 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Blackpool → Morton
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Blackpool FC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2017
Injury: unknown
48 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Blackpool FC
32 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Dundee FC → Blackpool
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Blackpool FC
46 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Dundee FC
41 matches · 3 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Dundee FC
42 matches · 5 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2012
Transfer: Hamilton Acad. → Dundee FC
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Dundee FC
42 matches · 5 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Hamilton Academical FC
44 matches · 1 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Morton → Hamilton Acad.
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Hamilton Academical FC
22 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2010
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — Greenock Morton FC
36 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Greenock Morton FC
42 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Greenock Morton FC
38 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Greenock Morton FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
05/06 — Greenock Morton FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
04/05 — Greenock Morton FC
11 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2003
03/04 — Greenock Morton FC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2002
02/03 — Greenock Morton FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2002
Transfer: Linwood Rangers → Morton
02/03 · Transfer · €15k
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €550k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 1546 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 20/21. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.10/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.10/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.10/90
Minutes played by club
Greenock Morton FC
50.3%
Blackpool FC
1.3%
Dundee FC
24.3%
Hamilton Academical FC
24.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenock Morton FC | 11 | 02/03 | 20/21 | 219 | 10 | 10 | 6,789 |
| Blackpool FC | 3 | 15/16 | 17/18 | 80 | 1 | 5 | 181 |
| Dundee FC | 3 | 12/13 | 14/15 | 125 | 13 | 21 | 3,274 |
| Hamilton Academical FC | 2 | 10/11 | 11/12 | 66 | 1 | 6 | 3,240 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Betfred Cup | Greenock Morton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Championship | Greenock Morton FC | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 927 |
| 19/20 | Betfred Cup | Greenock Morton FC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Championship | Greenock Morton FC | 28 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1,170 |
| 19/20 | SFA Cup | Greenock Morton FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Betfred Cup | Greenock Morton FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Championship | Greenock Morton FC | 33 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | SFA Cup | Greenock Morton FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | EFL Trophy | Blackpool FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | League One | Blackpool FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Blackpool FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 |
| 16/17 | EFL Trophy | Blackpool FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | FA Cup | Blackpool FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | League Two | Blackpool FC | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | FL Trophy | Blackpool FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Cup | Blackpool FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League One | Blackpool FC | 44 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Dundee FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Premiership | Dundee FC | 37 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 998 |
| 14/15 | SFA Cup | Dundee FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Championship | Dundee FC | 36 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 799 |
| 13/14 | League Cup | Dundee FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 13/14 | Ramsdens Cup | Dundee FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | SFA Cup | Dundee FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Premiership | Dundee FC | 38 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1,132 |
| 12/13 | Scot. League Cup | Dundee FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | SFA Cup | Dundee FC | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 11/12 | Championship | Hamilton Academical FC | 36 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3,240 |
| 11/12 | Ramsdens Cup | Hamilton Academical FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Scot. League Cup | Hamilton Academical FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | SFA Cup | Hamilton Academical FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | Hamilton Academical FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Premiership | Hamilton Academical FC | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10/11 | SFA Cup | Hamilton Academical FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | ALBA Chal. Cup | Greenock Morton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Championship | Greenock Morton FC | 30 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2,700 |
| 09/10 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | Greenock Morton FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | SFA Cup | Greenock Morton FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | ALBA Chal. Cup | Greenock Morton FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Championship | Greenock Morton FC | 35 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | Greenock Morton FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330 |
| 08/09 | SFA Cup | Greenock Morton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Challenge Cup | Greenock Morton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Championship | Greenock Morton FC | 36 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 803 |
| 07/08 | CIS Insur. Cup | Greenock Morton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | CIS Insur. Cup | Greenock Morton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League One | Greenock Morton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League One | Greenock Morton FC | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 859 |
| 03/04 | League One | Greenock Morton FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | SFA Cup | Greenock Morton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Linwood Rangers | Morton | Transfer | 0 | €15k |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-05 | Morton | Hamilton Acad. | Transfer | 550000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-08-05 | Hamilton Acad. | Dundee FC | Transfer | 325000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-29 | Dundee FC | Blackpool | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Blackpool | Morton | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-31 | Morton | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | Metatarsal fracture | 2010-04-05 | 2010-07-01 | 88 | 5 |
| 14/15 | Groin surgery | 2015-03-16 | 2015-04-01 | 17 | 1 |
| 16/17 | Broken tibia | 2017-02-04 | 2017-12-05 | 305 | 48 |
Current—
Peak€550k
Low—
Δ since start−€200k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €325k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €325k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €550k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €550k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Millar | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Potts | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Declan Gallagher | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Aldred | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Clark Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob McHugh | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Boyle | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Kilday | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Cullen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Championship | Dundee FC | 4 | 36 |
| 07/08 | Championship | Greenock Morton FC | 4 | 36 |
| 12/13 | Premiership | Dundee FC | 3 | 38 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Premiership | Dundee FC | 7 | 37 |
| 11/12 | Championship | Hamilton Academical FC | 6 | 36 |
| 13/14 | Championship | Dundee FC | 6 | 36 |
Teams faced most often by Jim McAlister'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 22% |
| Doncaster Rovers | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 53% |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 21% |
| Barnsley FC | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 29% |
| Watford FC | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 36% |
| Nottingham Forest | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 25% |
| Charlton Athletic | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 25% |
| Derby County | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -15 | 25% |
| Cardiff City | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 17% |
| Bristol City | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 17% |
| Peterborough United | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 64% |
| Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 40% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 02/03 | Senior debut season | |
| 04/05 | 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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | 13 | 927 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.19 |
| 19/20 | 36 | 1,170 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 18/19 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 32 | 181 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.99 |
| 15/16 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | 41 | 998 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 13/14 | 42 | 1,009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 12/13 | 42 | 1,267 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 11/12 | 44 | 3,240 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 10/11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 09/10 | 36 | 2,700 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 08/09 | 42 | 330 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.36 |
| 07/08 | 38 | 803 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 06/07 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Championship
246 apps
13 G
21 A
Premiership
94 apps
6 G
12 A
SFA Cup
21 apps
2 G
2 A
Scot. League Cup
24 apps
2 G
1 A
League Cup
3 apps
1 G
0 A
League One
12 apps
1 G
0 A
League One
45 apps
0 G
4 A
League Two
22 apps
0 G
1 A
Ramsdens Cup
13 apps
0 G
1 A
FL Trophy
5 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Jim McAlister
Who is Jim McAlister?
Jim McAlister is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.
How old is Jim McAlister?
Jim McAlister is 40 years old. He was born on November 2, 1985 in Rothesay.
What position does Jim McAlister play?
Jim McAlister plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Jim McAlister play for?
Jim McAlister currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Jim McAlister scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Jim McAlister has scored 25 goals in 490 appearances.