Tom McAlister

Tom McAlister
Personal information
Full name Thomas Gerald McAlister[1]
Date of birth (1952-12-10) 10 December 1952 (age 72)[1]
Place of birth Clydebank,[1] Scotland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1975 Sheffield United 63 (0)
1975–1979 Rotherham United 159 (0)
1979–1980 Blackpool 16 (0)
1980–1981 Swindon Town 1 (0)
1980–1981 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 13 (0)
1981–1989 West Ham United 85 (0)
1988–1989 → Colchester United (loan) 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Gerald McAlister (born 10 December 1952) is a Scottish former professional footballer who made more than 350 appearances in the English Football League playing as a goalkeeper.

Career

McAlister is principally remembered for making over 150 league appearances for Rotherham United between 1975 and 1979, and as West Ham's second choice goalkeeper to Phil Parkes throughout the 1980s. He also appeared for Sheffield United, Blackpool and Swindon and also made loan appearances for Bristol Rovers and Colchester.[3]

Honours

Club

Sheffield United[4]

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tom McAlister". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 388. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ Tom McAlister at Colchester United Archive Database
  4. ^ "Watney Cup Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Individual Awards". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  • Tom McAlister at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • Tom McAlister at Colchester United Archive Database