Bryan Prunty
Scottish footballer
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Bryan Prunty (born 12 January 1983) is a Scottish former footballer[1] who is on the backroom staff at Scottish Championship club Airdrieonians.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 January 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Airdrie, Scotland | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Airdrieonians (First Team Coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | Aberdeen | 18 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 27 | (2) |
| 2005–2008 | Airdrie United | 85 | (22) |
| 2008–2009 | Ayr United | 41 | (15) |
| 2009–2010 | → Stirling Albion (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Alloa Athletic | 47 | (16) |
| 2011–2014 | Dumbarton | 99 | (31) |
| 2014–2016 | Airdrieonians | 58 | (18) |
| 2016–2018 | Arbroath | 32 | (2) |
| 2018 | East Kilbride | ||
| 2018 | BSC Glasgow | ||
| 2018 | Cumbernauld United | ||
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Scotland U20 | 1 | (1) |
| 2004 | Scotland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Club
Prunty began his career with Celtic, but he failed to make a senior appearance. In January 2004, he moved to fellow Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen,[2] making his senior debut in a Scottish Cup replay victory against Dundee on 21 January 2004.[3] His first senior goal came on 27 March 2004 in a 3–1 defeat against Kilmarnock.[4] At the end of the 2003–04 season, Prunty was told by manager Jimmy Calderwood that he could leave the club.[5]
On 6 August 2004, Prunty signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[6] A year later he joined Airdrie United[7] where he was recognised as the club's 2005–06 Player of the Year. Prunty then signed for Airdrie's Second Division rivals Ayr United in May 2008.[8] In May 2009, he was recognised by his fellow professionals as 2nd Division player of the year for 2008–2009.[9]
Prunty spent part of the 2009–10 season on loan at Stirling Albion.[10] It was widely believed Prunty would sign permanently for Stirling in January 2010, but instead he was snapped up by Alloa Athletic.[11] Prunty scored on his Alloa debut in a 2–0 win over Stenhousemuir.[12]
On 16 May 2011, Prunty then joined Dumbarton.[13] In February 2012, he scored an overhead kick against Stenhousemuir which was voted as SFL Goal of the Month,[14] then a year later won the same award after scoring a stunning overhead bicycle kick from the edge of the box in a match against Livingston in February 2013, which was reported to have been viewed so many times it caused the Livingston club website to crash.[15] The goal was also voted Goal of the Season at both the PFA Scotland and Scottish Football League end of season awards.[16][17] On 16 May 2013, Prunty agreed a new one-year contract with Dumbarton.[18] In May 2014 Prunty agreed a new one-year deal with Dumbarton.[19]
Despite only signing a new deal in May 2014, Prunty joined Scottish League One Airdrieonians on 30 August 2014.[20] He left the club in May 2016 after it was announced Airdrie would be operating full-time from June 2016, signing for Scottish League Two side Arbroath shortly after.[21] After 18 months with the Red Lichties, Prunty signed for Lowland League side East Kilbride in January 2018.[22] After five months with EK, he joined fellow Lowland League side BSC Glasgow in June 2018.[23] He only spent a short period with BSC before joining Scottish Junior Football Association side Cumbernauld United.[24]
Coaching career
Prunty left Cumbernauld United in November 2018 to join the coaching staff at Airdrieonians, working alongside former manager Ian Murray.[25]
International
Prunty played and scored for the Scotland Under-20 side in 2003 against Portugal.[26] He also played three times for the Under-21 side in 2004.[27]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 April 2018
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 2003–04[28] | Premier League | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2004–05[29] | Premier League | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |
| Airdrie United | 2005–06[30] | First Division | 31 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 35 | 15 |
| 2006–07[31] | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2007–08[32] | Second Division | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | 38 | 6 | |
| Total | 85 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 101 | 24 | ||
| Ayr United | 2008–09[33] | Second Division | 31 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[c] | 1 | 40 | 17 |
| 2009–10[34] | First Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 17 | ||
| Stirling Albion (loan) | 2009–10[34] | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Alloa Athletic | 2009–10[34] | Second Division | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 20 | 8 | |
| 2010–11[35] | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 33 | 8 | ||
| Total | 47 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 16 | ||
| Dumbarton | 2011–12[36] | Second Division | 33 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 35 | 15 |
| 2012–13[37] | First Division | 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 12 | |
| 2013–14[38] | Championship | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 37 | 7 | |
| 2014–15[39] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 99 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 114 | 34 | ||
| Airdrieonians | 2014–15[39] | League One | 30 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 14 | |
| 2015–16[40] | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 33 | 5 | ||
| Total | 58 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 19 | ||
| Arbroath | 2016–17[41] | League Two | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| 2017–18[42] | League One | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 404 | 108 | 26 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 476 | 116 | ||
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances and a goal in the First Division play-offs
- One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances and a goal in the First Division play-offs
- Appearances in the First Division play-offs
- Appearances in the Second Division play-offs
Honours
- SFL Player of the Month: December 2005,[43] November 2008[44]
- PFA Scotland Second Division Player of the Season: 2008–09
- SFL Goal of the season: 2012–13
- PFA Scotland Goal of the Season: 2012–13
Arbroath
- Scottish League Two (fourth tier): Winners 2016–17[45]
