Mark Gilhaney
Scottish footballer (born 1984)
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Mark Gilhaney (born 4 November 1984) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a winger. During his career Gilhaney played for Clyde, Cambuslang Rangers (loan), Hamilton Academical, Dundee, Alloa Athletic, Stirling Albion and Dumbarton, before finishing his career with Stenhousemuir.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Gilhaney | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Lanark, Scotland | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Clyde | 73 | (7) |
| 2001–2002 | → Cambuslang Rangers (loan) | ||
| 2005–2008 | Hamilton Academical | 89 | (10) |
| 2008–2009 | Dundee | 19 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Alloa Athletic | 19 | (1) |
| 2010 | Stirling Albion | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2015 | Dumbarton | 167 | (24) |
| 2015–2017 | Stenhousemuir | 54 | (4) |
| Total | 422 | (46) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Scotland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:06 16 May 2017 (UTC) | |||
Career
Gilhaney, a left winger, began his career at Clyde in 2003, where he earned a Scotland U19 cap against a Switzerland U19 team in April 2003.[1] He moved to Hamilton Academical in 2005. He signed a 2-year contract with Dundee on 20 May 2008.[2]
In August 2009, he joined Alloa Athletic,[3] but was released at the end of the season. In August 2010 he signed for Dumbarton following a successful trial period with the club.[4] On 4 May 2013, Gilhaney made his 100th appearance for the club in a 0–0 draw with champions Partick Thistle. Gilhaney signed a new one-year deal for the club in May 2014.[5]
Gilhaney made his 150th appearance for Dumbarton on 31 January 2015, playing the full 90 minutes of a 3–3 draw with Falkirk.[6] He left the club in May after being told he was not in new manager Stephen Aitken's plans.[7] Shortly after leaving Dumbarton, he signed for the Scottish League One side Stenhousemuir on a one-year deal.[8] Gilhaney spent two years with Stenhousemuir, before retiring from football at the end of the 2016–17 season at the age of 32.[9]
