Alan Gow
Personal information
Full name	Alan Gow
Date of birth	September 9 1982 (1982--) (age 25)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	{}
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Rangers
Number	15
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-2002 2002-2005 2005-2007 2007-Present	Clydebank Airdrie United Falkirk Rangers	07 0(0) 84 (25) 70 (13) 00 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:22, 19 May 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

For the series director of the British Touring Car Championship, see Alan J. Gow

Alan Gow (born 9 October 1982 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Rangers.

Career

Gow, an attacking midfielder, started his career as a youth player with the senior turned junior Clydebank. He joined Airdrie United in 2002 where he remained for three years, playing over 75 matches and helping them to the Second Division championship in 2004. He joined Falkirk in June 2005^[1] where he became an important member of their squad, helping them retain their SPL status in 2005-06. His performances in 2006-07 led to interest from the Old Firm clubs, Hibernian, Aberdeen and Wolves,^[2] but Gow's preferred destination would be Rangers, who are his boyhood heroes. On 26th January, 2007, Falkirk turned down an improved bid from Rangers for Gow. While the first offer was £100,000, Falkirk manager John Hughes was said to have been holding out for half a million in the hope of selling him before he could leave for free in the summer. After failed late attempts to sign Gow before the January transfer window closed, Rangers signed the midfielder for 3 years on a pre-contract agreement for him to join the club in the summer.^[2]

On January 30 2007, Alex McLeish named Gow in the Scotland B team.^[4]Gow came on as a substitute in this match and scored in a 2-2 draw with Finland at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock.

After being granted special permission by Falkirk, Gow made his Rangers debut in a post-season friendly match against LA Galaxy at the Home Depot Center, coming on as a half time substitute for Nacho Novo. His first competitive match, however, was four months later when he played in a Scottish League Cup match against East Fife on 26 September 2007.

References

External links

• Alan Gow career stats at Soccerbase

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