Jamie McQuilken

Infobox Football biography
playername = Jamie McQuilken
fullname = James Charles McQuilken
height = height|ft=5|in=9
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|10|3|df=y
cityofbirth = Glasgow
countryofbirth = Scotland
currentclub = Queen of the South
position = Left-back
years = 1993–1995
1995–1997
1997–1998
1998–2003
2003–2004
2004–2005
2005–2007
2007–
clubs = Celtic
Dundee United
Hibernian
Falkirk
Aberdeen
St. Johnstone
Gretna
Queen of the South
caps(goals) = 005 (0)
018 (0)
010 (0)
157 (6)
007 (0)
015 (0)
057 (4)
047 (1)
pcupdate = 11 May 2008

James Charles McQuilken (born 3 October, 1974 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a left-sided defender for Scottish First Division side Queen of the South.

Career

McQuilken began his career with Celtic and made five league appearances for the Parkhead side before moving to Dundee United in November 1995, making his début as a substitute in the Challenge Cup Final defeat to Stenhousemuir. The following month, McQuilken made his first start as United recorded the highest win of the season, beating Dumbarton 8-0 at Tannadice. Used as both a left-back and left midfielder, McQuilken featured fourteen times that season, including both legs of the playoff win over Partick Thistle. The following season, McQuilken was deployed as a left-back for the first six matches before being confined mainly to the bench. Featuring a handful of times more, he played his last game in October 1996 before joining Hibernian in January 1997. Featuring in ten of Hibs' remaining matches that season, McQuilken moved to Falkirk at the start of the 1997-98 season.

At Falkirk, McQuilken became a regular, playing in the majority of matches each season and playing most of the club's title-winning season in 2002-03. McQuilken moved on to Aberdeen in June 2003 [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/2944900.stm|title=Dons seal McQuilken deal|date=2003-06-02|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-07-02] but was made available for transfer in January 2004 [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/3369007.stm|title=Dons transfer list eight|date=2004-01-05|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-07-02] and within days, McQuilken moved to St Johnstone. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/3377887.stm|title=SFL transfer window round-up|date=2004-01-07|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-07-02] At the start of the 2004-05 season, he moved to Gretna on a six-month loan deal [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gretna/3881155.stm|title=Gretna borrown McQuilken|date=2004-07-09|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-07-02] which was subsequently made permanent.

After suffering a heart scare in September 2006, [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gretna/5359210.stm|title=McQuilken home after heart scare|date=2006-09-19|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-07-02] McQuilken moved to Queen of the South in January 2007, [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/queen_of_the_south/6227329.stm|title=Queens sign Dobbie and McQuilken|date=2007-01-06|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-07-02] gaining a runners-up medal in the 2008 Scottish Cup. Shortly afterwards, McQuilken agreed a new one-year contract with "The Doonhamers". [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/queen_of_the_south/7422370.stm|title=Veteran trio extend Queens stay |date=2008-05-30|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-07-02]

Honours

Dundee United

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Falkirk

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Queen of the South

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References

External links

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