Graeme Eaglesham

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Graeme Eaglesham
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-06-30) 30 June 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Ayr, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Glenafton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Partick Thistle 2 (0)
2008 → Albion Rovers (loan) 6 (0)
2010–2011 Queen's Park 13 (0)
2013– Glenafton Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:30, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Graeme Eaglesham (born 30 June 1989) is a Scottish footballer who has played as a forward in the Scottish Football League for Partick Thistle, Albion Rovers and Queen's Park. He now plays for Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region side Glenafton Athletic.

Life and career[edit]

Born in Ayr to Gillian and William Eaglesham, he was a pupil at Girvan Academy.[1] He spent time with Ayr United and Hamilton Academical as a youngster, but was released without making an appearance for the first team.[2] He joined Partick Thistle from Maybole Juniors in the summer of 2007 and made his debut in the First Division in April 2008.[2] He spent time on loan at Albion Rovers during the 2008–09 season,[3] making six appearances in the Third Division.[4] Eaglesham made two appearances for Partick.[5][6]

He was released in the summer of 2009 and moved to Nebraska in the United States to begin a scholarship at Bellevue University.[1][7] He returned to Scotland in 2010 and joined Queen's Park.[7][8][9] Eaglesham made 13 appearances in the Third Division during the 2010–11 campaign and then went back to Bellevue for a further two seasons.[1][10][11] Eaglesham signed a two-year contract with Scottish Junior Football West Premier League side Glenafton Athletic in January 2013.[11][12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Graeme Eaglesham". Bellevue University Bruins. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Graeme Eaglesham". Partick Thistle F.C. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Thistle striker makes quiet start". BBC Sport. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Albion Rovers". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Partick Thistle 1–0 Stirling Alb". BBC Sport. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Livingston 1–0 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  7. ^ a b Wilson, Fraser (30 June 2010). "Queen's Park deal for ex-Jags striker Graeme Eaglesham". The Glaswegian. Glasgow. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  8. ^ "Spiders squad shaping up". Scottish Football League. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  9. ^ "Queen's Park manager Gardner Speirs makes four signings". BBC Sport. 10 July 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  10. ^ "Queen's Park". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  11. ^ a b "The Eaglesham has landed". Glenafton Athletic F.C. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  12. ^ O'Donnell, Jim (6 February 2013). "McDonald hopes withering EK blossom after Lanark tie". Evening Times. Glasgow. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

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