Calum Ferrie Explained

Calum Ferrie
Birth Date:16 June 1998
Birth Place:Shrewsbury, England
Height:1.86m
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Queen's Park
Clubnumber:1
Youthclubs1:Port Vale
Years1:2015–2016
Clubs1:Port Vale
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2015
Clubs2:Gresley (loan)
Years3:2016–2021
Clubs3:Dundee
Caps3:5
Goals3:0
Years4:2018–2019
Clubs4:Stirling Albion (loan)
Caps4:27
Goals4:0
Clubs5:Falkirk (loan)
Years5:2020
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Years6:2021–
Clubs6:Queen's Park
Caps6:90
Goals6:0
Club-Update:22:00, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Calum Ferrie (born 16 June 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Queen's Park.

A former youth team player at Port Vale, he played on loan at Gresley in 2015 before he turned professional at Dundee the following year. He made his first-team debut for Dundee in April 2018. He joined Stirling Albion on loan in June 2018 and became named the club's Player of the Year for the 2018–19 season. He joined Falkirk on loan in January 2020. Ferrie would return to Dundee the following season and started a few more games before leaving the club in 2021. He subsequently signed with Queen's Park and helped the club to win promotion out of Scottish League One via the play-offs in 2022 before being named on the PFA Scotland Scottish Championship Team of the Year for both 2022–23 and 2023–24.

Career

Port Vale

Ferrie was a youth team player at Port Vale when he moved on loan to Northern Premier League Division One South side Gresley in October 2015.[1] He made his debut for Gresley in an FA Trophy qualification match at Matlock Town on 31 October. He featured in three further games for the club, his final appearance coming against Market Drayton Town on 28 November.[2]

Dundee

After leaving Port Vale, Ferrie signed for Dundee in 2016. He made his senior debut in the Scottish Premiership in a 4–0 defeat away to Rangers on 7 April 2018. He appeared as a substitute for the injured Elliot Parish, and was praised by manager Neil McCann.[3] After the match, Ferrie described himself as being "numb", and said that he wished to play more first-team games.[4] [5]

Ferrie was loaned to Scottish League Two club Stirling Albion in June 2018.[6] He made 28 appearances for the Binos during the 2018–19 season. His efforts for the club were rewarded by being named Stirling's Young Player of the Year and Player of the Year.[7]

Ferrie signed a one-year extension with Dundee on 15 May 2019.[8] He was sent out on loan to Scottish League One side Falkirk on 31 January 2020, after signing another one-year extension with the "Dark Blues".[9]

Ferrie earned his first league start for Dundee in three seasons on 24 October 2020, earning his first win and clean sheet for the club in a 1–0 win over Greenock Morton at Dens Park.[10] However, Adam Legzdins was signed the following month, whilst number one Jack Hamilton returned to fitness, and Ferrie made just two further appearances in the 2020–21 campaign.[11] [12] He was on the bench for the play-off final win over Kilmarnock as Dundee secured promotion back into the Premiership,[13] and was released upon the expiry of his contract in June.[14]

Queen's Park

In July 2021, Ferrie signed for Scottish League One side Queen's Park as head coach Laurie Ellis looked to provide competition to established number one Willie Muir.[15] Ferrie would become the club's starting goalkeeper midway through the 2021–22 season under new manager Owen Coyle, and would enjoy his second-successive promotion as Queen's Park won the Championship play-offs in May 2022 by beating Airdrieonians 3–2 on aggregate after extra time.[16] At the end of a successful debut season, Ferrie would agree to extend his contract with the club until 2024.[17]

Ferrie would have a stand out 2022–23 season with Queen's Park, starting every game for the side and being a key factor in the club's unexpected title challenge, and was named to PFA Scotland's Scottish Championship Team of the Year at the end of the league season.[18] He played both legs of 8−3 aggregate defeat to Partick Thistle in the play-off quarter-finals.[19] [20] Ferrie marked his 100th appearance for the club with a clean sheet against Greenock Morton on 17 February 2024.[21] A couple days later, Ferrie signed a new three-year contract with Queen's Park, keeping him at the club until June 2027.[22] At the end of the 2023–24 campaign, he was named on the Scottish Championship Team of the Year for the second successive season.[23]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee2017–18Scottish Premiership2000000020
2018–19Scottish Premiership0000000000
2019–20Scottish Championship0000001010
2020–21Scottish Championship3000000030
Total5000001060
Stirling Albion (loan)2018–19Scottish League Two270000010280
Falkirk (loan)2019–20Scottish League One0000000000
Queen's Park2021–22Scottish League One230101060310
2022–23Scottish Championship360204050470
2023–24Scottish Championship290102020340
2024–25Scottish Championship2000500070
Total900401201301190
Career total1220401201501520

Honours

Dundee

Queen's Park

Individual

Stirling Albion

Queen's Park

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vale 'keeper goes out on loan. 28 October 2015. 9 May 2018. Port Vale F.C..
  2. Web site: Profile. 9 May 2018. Gresley F.C..
  3. Web site: Dundee boss praises young keeper Calum Ferrie. 10 April 2018. 9 May 2018. The Courier.
  4. Web site: Calum Ferrie 'numb' as he achieves childhood dream and makes Dundee debut. 18 April 2018. 9 May 2018. George Cran. The Evening Telegraph.
  5. Web site: Dundee first team is the priority for young keeper Calum Ferrie. 18 April 2018. 9 May 2018. The Courier.
  6. News: Dundee keeper Calum Ferrie heading to Stirling Albion - The Courier . 30 June 2018 . The Courier . 30 June 2018.
  7. Web site: Stirling Albion FC Official Twitter. 4 May 2019. Twitter.
  8. Web site: Dundee hand new one-year contract to goalkeeper Calum Ferrie. Roache. Ian. 15 May 2019. The Courier. 19 May 2019.
  9. Web site: Calum signs new deal and joins Falkirk on loan. 31 January 2020. Dundee FC. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200131160102/https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/calum-signs-new-deal-and-joins-falkirk-on-loan/ . 31 January 2020 . 31 January 2020.
  10. Web site: 24 October 2020. Dundee v Greenock Morton. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201030194414/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54580541 . 30 October 2020 . 25 October 2020. BBC.
  11. Web site: 13 November 2020. Adam signs. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201113113159/https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/adam-signs/ . 13 November 2020 . 13 November 2020. dundeefc.co.uk.
  12. News: Cran . George . Dundee goalkeeper Jack Hamilton has to prove he can hold on to No 1 jersey says boss James McPake . 25 May 2021 . The Courier . 10 December 2020.
  13. News: Campbell . Andy . Dundee see off Kilmarnock in play-off . 25 May 2021 . BBC Sport . 24 May 2021.
  14. Web site: 3 June 2021. Player departures. live. 3 June 2021. dundeefc.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20210603125402/https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/player-departures-8/ . 3 June 2021 .
  15. Web site: 3 July 2021. Calum Ferrie joins the Spiders. live. 3 July 2021. queenspark.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20210703090628/https://queensparkfc.co.uk/calum-ferrie-joins-the-spiders/ . 3 July 2021 .
  16. News: Lindsay . Clive . Queen's Park beat Airdrie to reach Championship . 22 May 2022 . BBC Sport . 15 May 2022.
  17. Web site: 8 June 2022 . Calum Ferrie Extends Contract . 8 June 2022 . Queen's Park Football Club . en-US.
  18. 1655898923506999298. PFAScotland. Your PFA Scotland Championship Team of the Year - as voted for by the players. 9 May 2023. 9 May 2023.
  19. News: Campbell . Andy . Partick rout Queen's Park to set up Ayr semi-final . 13 May 2023 . BBC Sport . 13 May 2023.
  20. News: Lindsay . Clive . Thistle edge Queen's Park in seven-goal thriller . 13 May 2023 . BBC Sport . 9 May 2023.
  21. News: Resolute Queen's Park hold in-form Morton . 17 February 2024 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  22. Web site: Cairns . Ian . 19 February 2024 . Calum Ferrie signs on until June 2027 . 19 February 2024 . Queen's Park Football Club . en-US.
  23. 1781374755003645954 . PFA Scotland on X: " PFA Scotland Championship Team of the Year. As voted by the players, the nominated team is… Callum Ferrie Jack McMillan Kevin Holt Scott McMann Josh Edwards Adam Frizzell Craig Sibbald Sam Stanton Louis Moult Brian Graham Ruari Paton #PFASAwards . PFAScotland . 19 April 2024 . 19 April 2024.