Alan Gilbride

Football player infobox| playername= Alan Gilbride


fullname = Alan Gilbride
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|3|3
cityofbirth = Greenock
countryofbirth = Scotland
height = 6.2
currentclub = Cumnock Juniors F.C.
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2005–2008
2007–2008
clubs = Greenock Morton
Stenhousemuir F.C. (loan)
caps(goals) = 1 (0)
31 (2)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 9 October 2008
ntupdate = July 28, 2006

Alan Gilbride (born 3 March 1988 in Greenock) is a Scottish footballer. He is currently unattached to a senior team, although he plays for Junior side Cumnock Juniors F.C..

He formerly played for Greenock Morton in the Scottish First Division.

Before joining Morton's first team, he played in the under 17s.

Alan is a centre back who made his Morton senior debut on 23 November 2004 in a Scottish Cup 1st round tie against East Stirlingshire aged just 16 years old. Before this game the local newspaper, the Greenock Telegraph, ran an article on how Gilbride had to go to school on the day of the game.

His next first team outing came on the last day of the 2005/06 season against Forfar Athletic. Morton won 2-0 with a team composed mainly of first team fringe players, reserves and youth team players.

Last season Gilbride was "farmed out" on loan to Scottish Junior Football Association club Largs Thistle F.C.. In the current 07/08 season, he was loaned to Stenhousemuir F.C. initially until Christmas, however, with Morton's blessing he was granted permission to remain there until May.

External links

* [http://www.gmfc.net/the-squad/view-profile.asp?profileID=3 Official Website Profile]
* [http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/readstory.php?id=5374 Greenock Telegraph : Gilbride set for debut]