Tom McAlister

Tom McAlister
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Gerald McAlister
Date of birth	10 December 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth	Clydebank, Scotland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years	Team
1971–1975	Sheffield United
1975–1979	Rotherham United
1979–1980	Blackpool
1980–1981	Swindon Town
1980–1981	→ Bristol Rovers (loan)
1981–1989	West Ham United
1988–1989	→ Colchester United (loan)
	*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]

Watney Cup Runner-up: 1972–73

Individual

PFA Team of the Year: 1976–77^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Tom McAlister". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 388. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
^ Tom McAlister at Colchester United Archive Database
^ "Watney Cup Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
^ "Individual Awards". Coludaybyday.co.uk.

External links

Tom McAlister at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Tom McAlister at Colchester United Archive Database

[Hugman-1] "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.

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Personal information
Full name	Thomas Gerald McAlister^[1]
Date of birth	(1952-12-10) 10 December 1952 (age 71)^[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