Marc McAusland

Marc McAusland

McAusland playing for St Mirren
Personal information
Full name	Marc McAusland
Date of birth	13 August 1988
Place of birth	Paisley, Scotland
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position	Centre back / Right back
Club information
Current team	Keflavík
Number	32
Youth career
	St Mirren
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2006–2009	St Mirren	6	(0)
2006–2007	→ Stranraer (loan)	1	(0)
2009–2010	Queen of the South	25	(0)
2010–2015	St Mirren	154	(5)
2015–2016	Dunfermline Athletic	13	(0)
2016–	Keflavík	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 January 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Marc McAusland (born 13 September 1988) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Icelandic club Keflavík. McAusland has had two spells with his local side St Mirren, and has also played for Queen of the South, Dunfermline Athletic, as well as briefly being on loan with Stranraer.

Career

St Mirren

McAusland, nicknamed 'Cheesy'^[1] started his career with St Mirren as a youth player. On 20 October 2006 he left on a one-month loan to Stranraer^[2] and made his senior debut against Greenock Morton the next day.^[3] McAusland made his "Saints" senior debut coming on as a substitute during a 2–0 win against Gretna on 29 March 2008. However, by the end of the 2008–09 season, he had only played a handful of games for the club.

Queen of the South

In the summer of 2009, McAusland moved to Dumfries club Queen of the South, in the Scottish First Division.^[4] Shortly after making his competitive debut for Queens he was named in the squad for the Scotland under 21 training camp scheduled for 9–11 August 2009.^[5]

Return to St Mirren

On 16 July 2010, McAusland returned to St Mirren, signing a three-year contract.^[6] On 13 March 2013, Marc extended his contract by a further two years, taking him up to the end of season 2014–15.^[7] McAusland is a favourite within the St Mirren support as he is a die-hard supporter of the club himself and was part of St Mirren's League Cup winning side in 2013. With his contract due to expire at the end of season 2014–15, McAusland agreed to leave the club by mutual consent on 15 April 2015.^[8] He made 187 appearances for the club in total, over two spells.

Dunfermline Athletic

In September 2015 McAusland signed a one-year contract with Scottish League One side Dunfermline Athletic to bolster their squad, after injuries to defenders Callum Fordyce and Ryan Williamson left just four outright defenders fit.^[9][10] His first match for Dunfermline came in a one-all draw with Airdrieonians at the end of September.^[11] In total he made 15 appearances for the East End Park side before it was announced at the end of January 2016 that would be leaving the club, taking up an option in his contract which allowed him to be released early.^[12] His final match for the Pars was a league match against Cowdenbeath on 2 January 2016, in which he suffered a first-half injury and had to be replaced by Shaun Byrne.^[13]

Keflavík

In March 2016, McAusland signed a two-year deal with Icelandic side Keflavík.^[14][15]

Career statistics

As of 9 April 2016^[16]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
St Mirren	2006–07	Scottish Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2007–08		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2008–09		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Stranraer (loan)	2006–07	Scottish Second Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Queen of the South	2009–10	Scottish First Division	25	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	30	0
St Mirren	2010–11	Scottish Premier League	25	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	28	1
	2011–12		32	1	5	0	3	0	0	0	40	1
	2012–13		36	3	3	0	5	0	0	0	44	3
	2013–14	Scottish Premiership	32	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	36	0
	2014–15		29	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	33	1
	Total		154	5	15	1	12	0	0	0	181	6
Dunfermline Athletic	2015–16	Scottish League One	13	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15	0
Keflavík	2016	1. deild karla	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
Career total			199	5	16	1	23	0	3	0	241	6

Honours

St Mirren

• Scottish League Cup (1): 2012–13
• Renfrewshire Cup : 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014

References

1. "Success might leave McAusland on 'Cheesy Street'". The Herald (Herald & Times Group). 13 March 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
2. "Buddies farm two men out on loan". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 20 October 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
3. "Morton 3-0 Stranraer". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 21 October 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
4. "McAusland seals switch to Queens". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 25 June 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
5. 'Marc's a happy chappy', www.qosfc.com
6. "St Mirren re-sign defender Marc McAusland from Queens". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 16 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
7. "St Mirren: Marc McAusland signs a two-year contract extension". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 13 March 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
8. "Marc McAusland leaves St Mirren 'by mutual consent'". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
9. "Pars sign a central defender". dafc.co.uk. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
10. "McAusland joins Dunfermline". spfl.co.uk. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
11. "Dunfermline 1 Airdrieonians 1". dafc.co.uk. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
12. "Marc McAusland leaves". dafc.co.uk. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
13. "Dunfermline 2 Cowdenbeath 1". dafc.co.uk. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
14. "Keflavík fær skoskan leikmann (Staðfest)" [Keflavik able Scottish player (Verified)] (in Icelandic). 1 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
15. "McAusland til Keflavíkur" [McAusland to Keflavik] (in Icelandic). 1 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
16. Marc McAusland career statistics at Soccerbase

External links

• Marc McAusland career statistics at Soccerbase