Tony Wallace (footballer) explained

Tony Wallace
Birth Date:1991 2, df=y
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Currentclub:Dumbarton
Clubnumber:11
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Dumbarton
Years1:2010—2012
Clubs1:Dumbarton
Caps1:26
Goals1:0
Years2:2012—2014
Clubs2:Greenock Morton
Caps2:34
Goals2:1
Years3:2014
Clubs3:Queen's Park (loan)
Caps3:6
Goals3:2
Years4:2014
Clubs4:Queen's Park (loan)
Caps4:4
Goals4:0
Years5:2014—2015
Clubs5:BSC Glasgow
Years6:2015—2016
Clubs6:Nairn County
Years7:2016–2017
Clubs7:East Fife
Caps7:16
Goals7:0
Years8:2017–2018
Clubs8:East Kilbride
Years9:2018–2019
Clubs9:Annan Athletic
Caps9:33
Goals9:12
Years10:2019–2021
Clubs10:Clyde
Caps10:17
Goals10:0
Years11:2021
Clubs11:Gartcairn
Years12:2021–2023
Clubs12:Annan Athletic
Caps12:80
Goals12:23
Years13:2023–
Clubs13:Dumbarton
Caps13:38
Goals13:11
Nationalteam1:Scotland U19
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:18:38, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
Ntupdate:11:12, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

Tony Wallace (born 22 February 1991 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Dumbarton.

He began his senior career with Dumbarton, then signed for Greenock Morton, although he spent the end of 2013–14 on loan at Queen's Park. In 2014, he signed for Lowland Football League side BSC Glasgow, and then moved to Highland Football League outfit Nairn County in July 2015. He also had spells with East Fife, East Kilbride, Annan Athletic, Clyde and Gartcairn.

Career

Dumbarton

Wallace was a bit part player during his two seasons with the first team at Dumbarton, coming to the fore in their victory in the play-offs to win promotion to the Scottish First Division.

This performance earned him a move to full-time First Division side Greenock Morton for a nominal fee.[1]

Greenock Morton

Wallace scored on his début for Morton in a Challenge Cup first round tie against Albion Rovers.[2]

In February 2014, Wallace went on loan to Queen's Park for a month.[3] After his loan spell, he returned to Morton for one start before being sent back on loan to Queen's Park until the end of the season.[4] He left Morton in the summer of 2014.

Lowland and Highland Leagues

After leaving Morton, Wallace joined newly-formed BSC Glasgow competing in the Lowland Football League. He left BSC after winning the SFA Challenge Cup in his only season at the club.[5]

On 18 July 2015, Wallace moved to Highland Football League club Nairn County, signing a one-year contract.[6]

Return to senior football

In June 2016, Wallace returned to the SPFL, signing for Scottish League One side East Fife.[7] He was released by East Fife after one season with the side.[8]

Later career

Wallace joined Lowland Football League side East Kilbride in November 2017.[9] After a season Wallace returned to the SPFL with Annan Athletic[10] and scored his first goal for them in the Scottish Challenge Cup against Celtic U21.[11]

On 26 May 2019, Wallace moved to Clyde, signing a two-year contract[12] but left in January 2020 for Gartcairn.[13] He returned to Annan Athletic in March 2021[14] scoring 18 times in the 2021-22 season. The following season he was part of the first Galabankies squad to win promotion from Scottish League Two.[15] He returned to Dumbarton in May 2023 after leaving Annan[16] scoring the first goal of his second spell with the club in a 2-1 win against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in July 2023.[17] He extended his deal with the club until the summer of 2025 in February 2024.[18] Wallace netted 16 times as the Sons won the promotion playoffs from Scottish League Two in the 2023-24 season - his second straight promotion from the fourth tier, and second playoff victory as a Dumbarton player.[19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Dumbarton midfielder signs for Ton. Greenock Telegraph. 6 July 2012. 4 August 2012. Jonathan. Mitchell.
  2. News: Win down to Moore rollicking. Greenock Telegraph. 30 July 2012. 4 August 2012.
  3. News: Player News – Tony Wallace. Greenock Morton F.C.. 22 February 2014. 22 February 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407053729/http://gmfc.net/News/%26action%3Dfullnews%26id%3D1149. 7 April 2014. dmy-all.
  4. News: Registration news. Queen's Park F.C.. 31 March 2014. 31 March 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140331224950/http://www.queensparkfc.co.uk/?p=5335. 31 March 2014. dmy-all.
  5. News: History boys get vote of thanks. BSC Glasgow F.C.. 6 July 2015.
  6. Web site: Wallace signing. Nairn County F.C.. 18 July 2015. 19 July 2015. Graeme. Macleod.
  7. Web site: New players signed . East Fife FC . 29 June 2016 . 29 June 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160717190457/http://eastfifefc.info/index.php/latest-news/1947-new-players-signed . 17 July 2016 . dmy-all .
  8. Web site: Scottish League One ins and outs - Summer 2017 . Clive . Lindsay . BBC Sport . BBC . 5 August 2017 . 8 August 2017.
  9. Web site: East Kilbride FC on Twitter. Twitter.com. 22 December 2017.
  10. Web site: New signing - Tony Wallace. Annan Athletic F.C.. annanathleticfc.com. 18 July 2018. 15 August 2018.
  11. Web site: Annan 4-0 Celtic U21. Sky Sports. skysports.com. 14 August 2018. 15 August 2018.
  12. Web site: NEW SIGNING: Tony Wallace. Clyde F.C.. 26 May 2019. 8 July 2019.
  13. Web site: Pirie . Mark . 2020-02-28 . Tony Wallace breaks Clyde exit silence as he makes switch to juniors Gartcairn . 2023-11-21 . Daily Record . en.
  14. Web site: New Signing- Wallace returns! - Annan Athletic FC. 9 March 2021.
  15. Web site: Temlett . Stephen . 2023-05-23 . Annan make history with promotion . 2023-05-29 . Daily Record . en.
  16. Web site: Crawford . Jack . 2023-05-29 . TONY WALLACE RETURNS TO DUMBARTON . 2023-05-29 . Dumbarton Football Club . en-US.
  17. Web site: Crawford . Jack . 2023-07-18 . SONS WIN OVER CALEY . 2023-07-19 . Dumbarton Football Club . en-US.
  18. Web site: Crawford . Jack . 2024-02-23 . NEW DEAL FOR TONY WALLACE . 2024-02-23 . Dumbarton Football Club . en-US.
  19. Web site: Watch: Spartans v Dumbarton (agg 1-2) in Scottish League 1 play-off final . 2024-05-18 . BBC Sport . en-GB.