| Colin McGlashan | |
| Fullname: | Colin McGlashan |
| Birth Date: | 1964 3, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Perth, Scotland |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthclubs1: | Celtic Boys Club |
| Years1: | 1982–1984 |
| Years2: | 1984 |
| Years3: | 1984–1986 |
| Years4: | 1986–1990 |
| Years5: | 1990–1993 |
| Years6: | 1993–1994 |
| Years7: | 1994–1998 |
| Years8: | 1998–2001 |
| Years9: | 2001–2004 |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Caps2: | 16 |
| Caps3: | 60 |
| Caps4: | 140 |
| Caps5: | 103 |
| Caps6: | 36 |
| Caps7: | 141 |
| Caps8: | 88 |
| Caps9: | 14 |
| Totalcaps: | 609 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 27 |
| Goals4: | 48 |
| Goals5: | 30 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Goals7: | 67 |
| Goals8: | 33 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Totalgoals: | 210 |
Colin McGlashan (born 17 March 1964 in Perth, Scotland), is a Scottish former football striker. In a career spanning 22 seasons, McGlashan played for 9 professional football clubs and scored 210 goals in 609 league appearances.
McGlashan spent his youth career with Celtic Boys Club. He signed for Dundee at the start of the 1982-83 season, where he stayed for 18 months and scored one goal in 11 league appearances. McGlashan signed for Dunfermline Athletic midway through the 1983-84 season, where he stayed for 6 months and scored one goal in 16 league appearances.
McGlashan signed for Cowdenbeath at the start of the 1984-85 season, where he stayed for 2 years and scored 27 goals in 60 league appearances. He signed for Clyde at the start of the 1986-87 season, where he stayed for 4 years and scored 48 goals in 140 league appearances.
McGlashan signed for Clyde's fiercest rivals Partick Thistle at the start of the 1990-91 season, where he stayed for 3 years and scored 30 goals in 103 league appearances. While at Thistle, McGlashan was the subject of a famous quote from manager John Lambie; on being informed during a match that McGlashan was concussed and didn't know who he was, Lambie said, "tell him he's Pelé and get him back on".[1]
McGlashan signed for Ayr United at the start of the 1993-94 season, where he stayed for 1 year and scored 3 goals in 36 league appearances. He signed for Montrose at the start of the 1994-95 season, where he stayed for 4 years and scored 67 goals in 141 league appearances. McGlashan signed for Montrose's arch rivals Arbroath at the start of the 1998-99 season, where he stayed for 3 years and scored 33 goals in 88 league appearances.
McGlashan's final professional club was Elgin City, whom he signed for at the start of the 2001-02 season, where he stayed for 3 years and did not score any league goals in the 14 league matches that he played in. McGlashan retired at the end of the 2003-04 season at the age of 40.