Alan Gow

Infobox football biography


playername = Alan Gow
fullname = Alan Gow
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|10|9
cityofbirth = Clydebank,
West Dunbartonshire
countryofbirth = Scotland
height = height|m=1.83
currentclub = Blackpool
clubnumber = 26
position = Attacking midfielder
years = 2000–2002
2002–2005
2005–2007
2007–
2008–
clubs = Clydebank
Airdrie United
Falkirk
Rangers
→ Blackpool (loan)
caps(goals) = 07 0(0)
84 (25)
70 (13)
00 0(0)
03 0(1)
nationalyears = 2007
nationalteam = Scotland B
nationalcaps(goals) = 01 0(1)
pcupdate = 13:27, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 23:05, 1 September 2008 (UTC):"For the series director of the British Touring Car Championship, see Alan J. Gow"

Alan Gow (born 9 October 1982 in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshirecite news
title= Barcalomond Under 11 - Alan Gow (Rangers) & Grace Wilson (CHAS)
publisher= Barcalomond Junior Football Club
url=http://www.barcalomond.org/under11/CHAS/alan%20gow%20and%20chas.html
accessdate = 2008-09-04] ) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for English club Blackpool on loan from Rangers.

Club career

Early career

Gow, an attacking midfielder, started his career as a youth player with the senior turned junior club, Clydebank, his hometown club. He joined Airdrie United on 30 August, 2002,cite news
title= Transfers - August 2002
publisher=BBC Sport
date=2002-09-05
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2239009.stm
accessdate = 2008-09-04] where he remained for three years, playing over 75 matches and helping them to the Second Division championship in 2004. Gow played ninety-eight matches and scored twenty-six goals for the Diamonds.

Falkirk

Gow joined Falkirk in June 2005, following their promotion to the Scottish Premier League (SPL) from the Scottish First Division in the 2004-05 season, on a two year contractcite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/falkirk/4601231.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Falkirk complete double signing |date=2005-06-01] where he became an important member of their squad, helping them retain their SPL status in 2005-06. His performances in the 2006-07 season led to interest from the Old Firm clubs, Hibernian, Aberdeen. English club Wolverhampton Wanderers also had a bid turned down for Gow.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/falkirk/6322689.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Rangers seal Gow summer transfer|date=2007-02-01] On 1 January, 2007 he scored a hat-trick as Falkirk won 5-1 at Dundee United,cite news
title= Dundee Utd 1-5 Falkirk
publisher=BBC Sport
date=2007-01-01
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6220987.stm
accessdate = 2008-09-04] which led to the club's manager John Hughes saying of him, "I think he is destined for the Premiership". He also tipped him to earn a full Scotland cap.cite news
title= Hughes tips Gow for high honours
publisher=BBC Sport
date=2007-01-01
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/falkirk/6223639.stm
accessdate = 2008-09-04]

Gow marked his eighty-first and final appearance for the Bairns by scoring in a 3-0 win against relegated Dunfermline Athletic.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/football/scot_prem/6666879.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Dunfermline Athletic 0-3 Falkirk|date=2007-05-19]

Rangers

On 26 January 2007, Falkirk turned down an improved bid from Rangers, his boyhood heroes, for Gow. While the first offer was £100,000, Falkirk manager John Hughes was said to have been holding out for £500,000 in the hope of selling him before he could leave on a free transfer in the summer. After failed late attempts to sign Gow before the January transfer window closed, Rangers signed him for three years on a pre-contract agreement for him to join the club in the summer.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/falkirk/6322689.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Rangers seal Gow summer transfer|date=2007-02-01]

After being granted special permission by Falkirk, Gow made his Rangers debut in a post-season friendly match against Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, United States, coming on as a half time substitute for Nacho Novo. His first competitive match was four months later, on 26 September 2007, when he played in a League Cup match against East Fife.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7010992.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=East Fife 0-4 Rangers|date=2007-09-26]

On 17 June 2008, English Championship club, Burnley accepted a £3 million offer from Rangers for striker Kyle Lafferty, with Gow due to go the other way as part of the deal. However, Gow opted to stay with Rangers, but the deal for Lafferty still went ahead. Later in June, Gow also turned down a move to fellow Championship club Norwich City.cite news
title= Gow in talks over Norwich switch
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/7473167.stm
publisher=BBC Sport
date=2008-06-25
accessdate = 2008-09-04]

Blackpool

On 31 August, 2008 he was linked with a move to Burnley's Lancashire rivals Blackpool.cite news
last = Faskin
first = Neil
title = Laszlo quiet on Riordan deal
publisher = Sunday Herald
date = 2008-08-31
url = http://www.sundayherald.com/sport/shfootball/display.var.2436917.0.laszlo_quiet_on_riordan_deal.php
accessdate = 2008-08-31] And on 1 September, 2008 he signed for the Seasiders on loan until 1 January, 2009, with a set fee already in place to sign him permanently should he impress.cite news
title = Gow Arrives!
publisher=Blackpool F.C.
date=2008-09-01
url=http://www.blackpoolfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1382120,00.html
accessdate=2008-09-01] Gow said of the move, "Obviously it hasn't worked out the way I thought it should have at Rangers but I need to go out, play some games and get my fitness back." He also confirmed that SPL club Hearts had been interested in signing him. cite news
title = Gow Arrives At Bloomers
publisher=Blackpool F.C.
date=2008-09-04
url=http://www.blackpoolfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1384665,00.html
accessdate=2008-09-04] He scored his first goal for the Seasiders on 4 October 2008 against Cardiff City. After coming on as a substitute in the 77th minute he scored the equaliser deep into the fifth minute of injury time as the clubs drew 1-1 at Bloomfield Road.cite news
last = Canavan
first = Steve
title = Last gasp joy for Blackpool against Cardiff
publisher = Blackpool Gazette
date = 2008-10-04
url = http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Last-gasp-joy-for-Blackpool.4559555.jp
accessdate = 2008-10-04 ]

International career

On 30 January 2007, Alex McLeish named Gow in the Scotland B team to play Finland B at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock on 7 February.cite news|url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news.cfm?newsid=2651|publisher=Scottish Football Association|title=Scotland B squad to face Finland|date=2007-01-30] cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6313333.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Gow & McGregor given Scots chance|date=2007-01-30|accessdate=2008-09-04] Gow came on as a substitute in the 61st minute and scored three minutes later as the teams drew 2-2.cite news|url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news.cfm?curpageid=528|publisher=Scottish Football Association|title=Scotland B internationals|date=2007-01-30|accessdate=2008-09-04]

References

External links

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* [http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Squad/Profiles/0,,5~33959,00.html Profile at Rangers F.C.]
* [http://www.blackpoolfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10432~33959,00.html Profile at Blackpool F.C.]