Saturday 29th July, 2023 at 1:37pm
Partick Thistle FC is delighted to announce the signing of Blair Alston on a one-year deal subject to Scottish FA clearance.
The 31-year-old joins the club having left Kilmarnock earlier this summer following two seasons with the Rugby Park side during which time he played 58 times and scored four goals including a title-winning strike against Arbroath last April.
Alston started his career with Falkirk, making his professional debut and scoring his first senior goal for the club in separate trips to Firhill during the 2010/11 campaign ultimately spending six seasons in the Bairns’ first team.
After that he had a fruitful stint in the Premiership with St. Johnstone wherein he played just shy of 100 times for the McDiarmid Park side before departing for Hamilton in 2019.
A brief return to Falkirk in 2020 preceded his stay at Kilmarnock where he surpassed 400 career appearances in all competitions.
Blair will be included in our matchday squad for this afternoon’s game against The Spartans and will wear number 23 during his time at the Wyre Stadium at Firhill.
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Thistle manager Kris Doolan said:
“Blair joining the club adds more depth, quality and experience to our squad which made it a no-brainer for me. I can remember coming up against him as a player when he was just breaking into the Falkirk team and he’s obviously gone on to have a great career in the game.
“We had him in from training and I really liked what I saw from him. I already knew he was a talented player but his attitude and work ethic were spot on too which is a must at this club. Having seen what he’s like on a daily basis, it’s no surprise to me that he’s been playing at the top level in Scotland for well over a decade.
“We feel like we’re getting closer to what we want in terms of the make-up of the squad – we’re not there yet but we’re moving in the right direction. I know how frustrating it can be when it seems like nothing’s happening but we’ve been working hard behind the scenes and I’d like to thank the supporters for sticking by us and being patient.”
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