"Rory McAllister must be the most famous plumber in Scottish football. Lauded by Ally McCoist no less, the 38-year-old goalscoring phenomenon is plotting more Scottish Cup success as his Formartine United side take on Highland League rivals Buckie Thistle in front of the BBC cameras in the second round of the Scottish Cup. More about plumbing and McCoist in a moment, but how different this story could have been had McAllister decided to keep goal rather than score them."
""My son is actually a goalkeeper, he's 11," he says. "I was a similar age to him when I changed [from being a keeper] to being a striker. "I started off locally with Middlefield Wasps in Aberdeen. I played there from about eight to 14 or 15. That's when I started getting trials with clubs. "I was at Celtic, Rangers, all these clubs and then I went down to Chelsea a couple of times and eventually Aberdeen came in and offered me a full-time contract.""
Rory McAllister is a 38-year-old prolific goalscorer and part-time plumber playing for Formartine United. He faces Highland League rivals Buckie Thistle in the Scottish Cup second round at North Lodge Park with live BBC coverage. McAllister began as a goalkeeper in youth football before switching to striker around age 14–15. He played for Middlefield Wasps, had trials with Celtic, Rangers and Chelsea, and then accepted a full-time contract with Aberdeen. He joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle and scored his first senior goal at 18 in a Scottish Cup tie. After struggles he moved to Brechin in 2009 and scored prolifically at part-time level, making his name in lower-league football.
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