Martin Hardie (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 April 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Yoker Athletic | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1998 | Queen's Park | 28 | (9) |
1998–2000 | East Stirlingshire | 49 | (4) |
2000–2003 | Partick Thistle | 104 | (29) |
2003–2004 | Kilmarnock | 16 | (1) |
2004–2006 | Airdrie United | 47 | (8) |
2006–2011 | St Johnstone | 83 | (21) |
2010 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Dunfermline Athletic | 42 | (9) |
2012–2013 | Greenock Morton | 23 | (9) |
2013–2014 | Airdrieonians | 11 | (2) |
Total | 407 | (92) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Martin Hardie (born 22 April 1976) is a Scottish football coach, former
Hardie started his career with Queen's Park in 1996, subsequently playing for eight different clubs, including two spells at Partick Thistle and also playing for both guises of Airdrieonians.
Career
Upon joining
During a Scottish Cup semi final against Rangers in April 2008, a late challenge by Hardie damaged Steven Naismith's cruciate ligament.[4] Hardie apologised to Naismith, who had been his teammate at Kilmarnock, for the tackle after the game.[4]
Playing for Dunfermline Athletic, Hardie scored 8 goals for the side as they won the Scottish First Division in 2011. His appearances included a vital last minute goal against Ross County in a 1–0 win, and two goals to beat Raith Rovers 2–1 in a title deciding game.[5] He opened his second season account with Dunfermline with a 30-yard top corner free-kick. It came in the last minute against Inverness Caledonian Thistle to gain a point and further demonstrated his prowess as a set piece specialist.[6]
In July 2012, Hardie signed for Greenock Morton.[7] He was released at the end of the season.[8] On 18 July 2013 Martin Hardie signed for Airdrieonians on a 1-year contract[9] however he left the club in January 2014, retiring from professional football.
Hardie was appointed manager of
Honours
- Partick Thistle
- Scottish Football League Second Division: Winners 2000–01
- Scottish Football League First Division: Winners 2001–02
- St Johnstone
- Dunfermline Athletic
- Morton
- Scottish Football League First Division: Runners-Up 2012–13
References
- ^ Soccerbase result
- ^ Hardie nets stunning winner, St Johnstone F.C. official site.
- ^ Player of the Month title for Hardie, St Johnstone F.C. official site.
- ^ a b "No-one like Boyd, says Naismith". The Scotsman. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ Hardie double wins thrilling comeback, 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Hardie saves the Pars a point". BBC. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (16 July 2012). "Three new players on the books". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (6 May 2013). "EXCLUSIVE: Moore set to sign one-year extension". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "MARTIN HARDIE SIGNS". Airdrieonians FC. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ "BSC Glasgow are delighted to announce that Martin Hardie has signed a deal to become the club's new Men's First Team Manager!". Twitter. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Dunfermline Ath 2-3 St Johnstone". BBC. 25 November 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
External links
- Martin Hardie at Soccerbase