Dale Shirkie (born 2 May 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Darvel.

Dale Shirkie
Dale Shirkie, Troon F.C. (October 2015)
Personal information
Full name Dale Shirkie
Date of birth (1995-05-02) 2 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Irvine, Scotland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Darvel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Motherwell 1 (0)
2014–2015 Ayr United 16 (0)
2015–2018 Troon
2018– Darvel
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:30, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

He has previously played for Motherwell, Ayr United and Troon.

Career

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Dale began his career as a schoolboy with Dundee United before joining the Motherwell Academy youth set-up and then signing as a professional in 2012.

On 25 February 2014, Shirkie made his debut for Motherwell as a substitute in a 3-0 defeat to St Johnstone.[1]

Shirkie played as a trialist for Ayr United on 9 August 2014, in a 1–0 win against Greenock Morton.[2] Following this appearance, he signed a permanent contract with Ayr on 15 August 2014.[3]

On 28 May 2015, Shirkie signed for Junior club Troon.[4]

Darvel announced the signing of Shirkie on 3 July 2018.[5]

 
Dale Shirkie, Troon F.C.

Career statistics

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As of 9 March 2015
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Motherwell 2013–14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ayr United 2014–15 16 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 19 0
Total 17 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20 0

References

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  1. ^ "St Johnstone 3-0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  2. ^ Lamont, Michael (9 August 2014). "Ayr United 1-0 Greenock Morton". Ayr United F.C. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Shirkie signs!". Ayr United F.C. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  4. ^ "New Signing - Dale Shirkie". Troon F.C. 28 May 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Darvel Juniors are delighted to announce the signing of 23 year old Dale Shirkie". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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