First Team - Annan Athletic FC

Peter Murphy (Manager)

Team: SPFL
Position(s):
Date of Birth: 27/10/1980 (Age 39)
Previous clubs: Ayr United, Carlisle, Blackburn Rovers
Date signed: 02/06/2017

Career

Player manager Peter joins the club as manager following a playing career that seen him earn an international cap for the Republic of Ireland.

Defender Murphy made over 400 appearances for Carlisle United and became the record appearance holder during a 12 year stint. During this period he earned promotion from League Two as well going down in Carlisle folklore as he scored the winner in the Johnstones Paint Trophy final against Brentford.

On leaving he Carlisle he had a brief spell with now defunct side Celtic Nation and then went on to spend three seasons at Ayr United where he enjoyed another promotion as the honest men won promotion to the Championship.

His successful career was recoginsed with a call up to the Republic of Ireland squad where he won his first and only cap against Bolivia.

This Seasons Statistics

Goals: 1
Yellow cards: 1
Red cards: 0

Total appearances: 9

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Darren Barr (Assistant Manager)

Team: SPFL
Position(s):
Date of Birth: 17/03/1985 (Age 33)
Previous clubs:
Date signed: 03/12/2018

Career

Darren brings a wealth of experience to the coaching staff, having enjoyed a successful playing career, making over 100 appearances with Falkirk as well as having spells with Hearts and Kilmarnock.

More recently Darren joined Stirling Albion and took over as caretaker manager before the appointment of Kevin Rutkiewicz.

This Seasons Statistics

Goals: 0
Yellow cards: 0
Red cards: 0

Total appearances: 0

Profiles

Alex Mitchell

Team: SPFL
Position(s): Goalkeeper
Date of Birth: 21/03/1991 (Age 27)
Previous clubs: Workington, Carlise Utd, Gretna 2008
Date signed: 04/07/2016

Career

Alex is now in his second spell at Galabank following a season at Workington.

Alex started his career at Carlisle United and when released joined Gretna 2008. After a successful spell with them he then signed for Annan in January 2011. After playing over 100 matches with the Black and Golds he left the club in 2015 to sign for Workington before returning to in the summer of 2016.

This Seasons Statistics

Goals: 0
Yellow cards: 3
Red cards: 0

Total appearances: 4

Profiles

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Aidan McAdams

Team: SPFL
Position(s): Goalkeeper
Date of Birth: 23/03/1999 (Age 19)
Previous clubs: Rangers FC
Date signed: 08/01/2019

Career

The club are delighted to bring in Goalkeeper Aidan McAdams from Rangers FC.

The 19 year old shot stopper started his football at Celtic at the age of 8 years old and has been scouted by several English clubs before recently making the move across Glasgow, signing a three year deal with Rangers.

This Seasons Statistics

Goals: 0
Yellow cards: 0
Red cards: 0

Total appearances: 0

Profiles

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Jack Brannan

Team: SPFL
Position(s): Full Back
Date of Birth:
Previous clubs:
Date signed: 11/07/2017

Career

The 19 year old full back joins the Black and Golds from near neighbours Queen of the South.

Brannan served a loan spell last season at Gretna 2008 FC while continuing to play for Queens U20’s.

This Seasons Statistics

Goals: 1
Yellow cards: 4
Red cards: 1

Total appearances: 30

Profiles

Scott Hooper

Team: SPFL
Position(s): Right sided
Date of Birth: 14/01/1995 (Age 24)
Previous clubs: Queen Of The South
Date signed: 22/06/2017

Career

Right sided defender Scott Hooper has signed for the 2017/18 season after spending the last four seasons at SPFL Championship side Queen Of The South.

Scott can play both right back or centre half and enjoyed a loan spell at Queens Park during their promotion season of 2015/2016.

This Seasons Statistics

Goals: 1
Yellow cards: 8
Red cards: 0

Total appearances: 64

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Peter Watson

Team: SPFL
Position(s): Defender
Date of Birth: 20/08/1986 (Age 32)
Previous clubs: Albion Rovers
Date signed: 01/07/2008

Career

Born and bred in Annan, Peter is in his second spell at the club after re-signing at the start of our inaugral SPFL season 2008/2009 following a spell at Albion Rovers. He is one of only two players in the current squad who has been involved in every one of our seasons as an SFL/SPFL club and holds the record for having the most SPFL league appearances in the clubs history.

The no nonense defender is strong and pacy at the centre of defence but has also been known to play at right back

This Seasons Statistics

Goals: 8
Yellow cards: 31
Red cards: 5

Total appearances: 197

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Steven Swinglehurst

Team: SPFL
Position(s): Defender
Date of Birth: 23/10/1992 (Age 26)
Previous clubs: Carlisle United
Date signed: 27/01/2012

Career

Central Defender who joined the club in January 2012. He originally started his career at Carlisle United and starred for Annan on a successful loan spell in the 2011/12 season where this move was then made permanent.

The left footed centre back is a dominant force in Annan’s rear guard and one who has won many admirers for his commanding performances.

This Seasons Statistics

Goals: 22
Yellow cards: 21
Red cards: 3

Total appearances: 179

Profiles

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Ayrton Sonkur

Team: SPFL
Position(s): Midfield
Date of Birth: 02/06/1998 (Age 21)
Previous clubs: Queen of the South, Hawick Royal Albert
Date signed: 13/07/2017

Career

The 19 year old midfielder has came from Queens of the South where he was part of last seasons development squad.

Ayrton also spent time on loan at his home town club Hawick Royal Albert in the Lowland League whilst remaining with the Dumfries U20 side.

This Seasons Statistics

Goals: 1
Yellow cards: 6
Red cards: 0

Total appearances: 28

Profiles

Kyle Bradley

Team: SPFL
Position(s): Defender
Date of Birth: 14/02/1999 (Age 20)
Previous clubs: Rangers
Date signed: 14/09/2018

Career

Kyle is a Rangers academy player but is not short of first team experience with the Ibrox side. He made his debut for the Glasgow club against St Johnstone in 2017 before spending a loan spell at Clyde FC.

This Seasons Statistics

Goals: 2
Yellow cards: 1
Red cards: 0

Total appearances: 15

Profiles

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James Creaney

Team: SPFL
Position(s): Right Back, Centre Back
Date of Birth: 19/10/1988 (Age 30)
Previous clubs: Stranraer, Dumbarton, Alloa Athletic, Stirling Albion Cowdenbeath
Date signed: 09/07/2017

Career

Defender James signs on at Galabank after being spotted manager Peter Murphy in the SPFA exit trials. The experienced defender started his career at Stranraer before moving onto Dumbarton where he had his most successful spell. Since leaving Dumbarton has played with Alloa Athletic, Stirling Albion and Cowdenbeath

This Seasons Statistics

Goals: 0
Yellow cards: 10
Red cards: 0

Total appearances: 47

Profiles

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Lewis Strapp

Team: SPFL
Position(s): Left Back
Date of Birth: 26/11/1999 (Age 20)
Previous clubs: Greenock Morton, Elgin
Date signed: 27/09/2018

Career

Defender Lewis Strapp joined the youth academy at Morton in 2012 and signed a professional contract with the club in 2015 at the age of 16. He made his first team debut at the start of the 2016/17 season in a Betfred Cup tie against Albion Rovers.

The 18 year old left back had a spell on loan at Elgin last season, as well as making 7 starts in the Championship with his parent club. Lewis saw his start to the season this year disrupted by a broken toe but will be keen to get some first team action at Galabank. The Morton full back re-signs with Annan on loan for the second half of the season.

This Seasons Statistics

Goals: 0
Yellow cards: 1
Red cards: 0

Total appearances: 11

Profiles

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Owen Moxon

Team: SPFL
Position(s): Central
Date of Birth: 17/01/1998 (Age 20)
Previous clubs: Carlisle United, Queen of the South
Date signed:

Career

Midfielder Owen signs after being released from Ladbrokes Championship side Queen Of The South. The central midfielder was part of Carlisle Uniteds youth system before moving making the move north of the border to Queens. During last season he made six appearances from the bench for the Doonhammers.

This Seasons Statistics

Goals: 3
Yellow cards: 18
Red cards: 2

Total appearances: 58

Profiles

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David Wilson

Team: SPFL
Position(s): Midfield
Date of Birth: 06/09/2004 (Age 14)
Previous clubs: Partick Thislte, Stranrear (loan), Dumbarton
Date signed: 14/06/2018

Career

Wilson started his youth career at Partick Thistle where he went on to make his first team debut in 2014 aged 19. He went on to make 19 appearances for the jags before spending a spell on loan at Stranraer.

After leaving Firhill, David was signed by Dumbarton last summer and made 22 appearances in the Championship last season.

This Seasons Statistics

Goals: 7
Yellow cards: 11
Red cards: 0

Total appearances: 35

Profiles

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Ryan Sinnamon

Team: SPFL
Position(s): Right Back/Midfield
Date of Birth:
Previous clubs:
Date signed: 11/07/2017

Career

20 year old Sinnamon spent a brief spell on loan from Rangers under previous manager Jim Chapman. Unfortunately after managing only 9 league appearances Ryan left Galabank but Murphy has seen enough to offer him a second chance.

This Seasons Statistics

Goals: 5
Yellow cards: 5
Red cards: 0

Total appearances: 61

Profiles

Tony Wallace

Team: SPFL
Position(s):
Date of Birth:
Previous clubs: Greenock Morton, East Fife, Queens Park, East Kilbride
Date signed:

Career

This Seasons Statistics

Goals: 13
Yellow cards: 2
Red cards: 0

Total appearances: 28

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Aidan Smith

Team: SPFL
Position(s): Striker
Date of Birth: 11/05/1997 (Age 21)
Previous clubs: Queen of the South
Date signed: 01/08/2016

Career

Striker Aidan has joined the club for 2017/18 season following a successful loan spell from SPFL Championship side Queen Of The South.

The live wire striker scored nine goals last season as Annan made their run to the end of season play-offs.

This Seasons Statistics

Goals: 37
Yellow cards: 2
Red cards: 0

Total appearances: 81

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Christian Nade

Team: SPFL
Position(s): Striker
Date of Birth: 18/09/1984 (Age 34)
Previous clubs: Sheffield United, Hearts, Dundee, Dumbarton
Date signed: 01/02/2019

Career

Striker Christian Nade signs at Galabank at the end of the January transfer window but is no stranger to Annan fans having spent a period on trial at Galabank under previous manager Jim Chapman, with the Striker returning to previous club Dumbarton after the trial.

With a wealth of experience Christian will no doubt enhance our attacking options whilst also help develop our younger players.

This Seasons Statistics

Goals: 1
Yellow cards: 1
Red cards: 0

Total appearances: 4

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Chris Johnston

Team: SPFL
Position(s): Winger
Date of Birth: 03/09/1994 (Age 25)
Previous clubs: Kilmarnock, Raith Rovers, Dumbarton
Date signed: 14/06/2018

Career

Chris started his career at Kilmarnock where made his first team debut at 17 years old, going on to make 65 appearances for the Premier League side in his 4 years at Rugby Park. After being released in summer 2016 Johnston joined Championship side Raith Rovers, making 27 appearances before signing with Dumbarton a year later. He spent the end of last season on loan at Peterhead and was released by Dumbarton at the end of the loan deal.