Chris Templeman

Chris Templeman (born 11 September 1980 in Kirkcaldy) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker. He played for several Scottish Football League sides, spending 7 years with Forfar Athletic as well as making appearances in the Scottish Premier League for Dunfermline Athletic.

Chris Templeman

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Templeman
Date of birth	(1980-09-11) 11 September 1980
Place of birth	Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Playing position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2001	Dunfermline Athletic	15	(0)
1999–2000	→ Dumbarton (loan)	3	(3)
2000–2001	→ Stirling Albion (loan)	9	(2)
2001	Stirling Albion	12	(1)
2001–2004	Brechin City	118	(56)
2004–2008	Greenock Morton	89	(21)
2006	→ Brechin City (loan)	9	(0)
2008–2009	East Fife	46	(7)
2009–2016	Forfar Athletic	216	(53)
2016–2018	Montrose	82	(24)
Total		599	(167)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

His career started with Dunfermline Athletic, the club he supported as a boy, and, while there, he spent time on loan at Dumbarton and Stirling Albion. After signing for Brechin City on a permanent basis he was instrumental in guiding them to the Scottish Football League First Division in season 2002–03.

Greenock Morton then paid a "considerable fee"[1] to sign him.

After a poor start at Cappielow, punctuated by a return to Brechin City on loan, Templeman became a regular starter and important player at Cappielow, his most famous goals probably being his double against SPL side Kilmarnock in the Scottish Cup Third Round, where Morton won 3–1. However, by the start of the 2007–08 season, with Morton having won promotion to the First Division, Templeman's playing time began to decrease, largely in favour of Peter Weatherson and Iain Russell. He came on frequently as a substitute in the second half, notching up three goals in cup competitions.

On 17 January 2008, it was announced that Sanny would be moving to East Fife. It was not announced if a transfer fee was paid. However, by 21 January he was an East Fife player. In June 2009, Templeman joined Forfar Athletic after being released by East Fife.[2] After 7 years and over 250 appearances for the Loons, Templeman was released by Forfar in January 2016,[3] signing for Scottish League Two side Montrose shortly after leaving Station Park.[4] Templeman spent 2 and a half years with Montrose, before announcing his retirement in May 2018.[5]

Career statistics

As of 25 May 2018

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dunfermline Athletic	1998–99[6]	Scottish Premier League	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	1999–2000[7]	Scottish First Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2000–01[8]	Scottish Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Dumbarton (loan)	1999–2000[7]	Scottish Third Division	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
Stirling Albion (loan)	2000–01[8]	Scottish Second Division	9	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	11	3
Stirling Albion			12	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	13	2
	Total		21	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	24	5
Brechin City	2001–02[9]	Scottish Third Division	35	15	2	0	1	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	1	42	16
	2002–03[10]	Scottish Second Division	35	22	1	0	0	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	2	41	24
	2003–04[11]	Scottish First Division	32	5	1	0	3	1	2[lower-alpha 1]	1	38	7
	2004–05[12]	Scottish Second Division	16	14	0	0	2	2	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	19	16
	Total		118	56	4	0	6	3	12	4	140	63
Greenock Morton	2004–05[12]	Scottish Second Division	19	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	7
	2005–06[13]		19	2	1	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	1	24	3
	2006–07[14]		35	12	3	2	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	42	14
	2007–08[15]		16	0	1	1	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	20	1
	Total		89	21	5	3	3	0	8	1	105	25
Brechin City (loan)	2005–06[13]	Scottish First Division	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
East Fife	2007–08[15]	Scottish Third Division	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	3
	2008–09[16]	Scottish Second Division	33	4	3	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	38	4
	Total		46	7	3	0	1	0	1	0	51	7
Forfar Athletic	2009–10[17]	Scottish Third Division	32	5	1	0	1	0	6[lower-alpha 2]	1	40	6
	2010–11[18]	Scottish Second Division	34	10	0	0	1	1	2[lower-alpha 3]	1	37	12
	2011–12[19]		33	16	1	0	2	1	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	37	17
	2012–13[20]		35	11	2	0	1	0	4[lower-alpha 4]	2	42	13
	2013–14[21]	Scottish League One	36	5	4	3	2	0	0	0	42	8
	2014–15[22]		31	5	1	0	1	0	5[lower-alpha 5]	1	38	6
	2015–16[23]		15	1	2	1	2	0	2	0	21	2
	Total		216	53	11	4	10	2	20	5	257	64
Montrose	2015–16[23]	Scottish League Two	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	3
	2016–17[24]		34	10	2	1	3	0	4[lower-alpha 6]	1	43	12
	2017–18[25]		35	11	3	0	3	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	43	11
	Total		82	24	5	1	6	0	6	1	99	26
Career total			599	167	31	10	26	5	47	11	703	193

1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
2. Two appearances and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances in the Second Division play-offs
3. Appearances in the First Division play-offs
4. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup; two appearances and two goals in the First Division play-offs
5. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances and a goal in the Championship play-offs
6. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup; two appearances and a goal in the League One play-offs

Honours

Greenock Morton

• Scottish Football League Second Division: 1

2006–07

Brechin City

• Scottish Football League Third Division: 1

2001–02

Montrose F.C.

• Scottish League Two: 1

2017-18

References

1. "Morton snap up striker Templeman". BBC Sport website. 2007-12-08.
2. "Players – Chris Templeman – Forward". forfarathletic.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
3. "Chris Templeman released by Loons". forfarathletic.co.uk. 16 January 2016. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
4. "Montrose snap up Templeman". The Courier. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
5. "Summer departures at LP". Montrose FC. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
6. "Games played by Chris Templeman in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
7. "Games played by Chris Templeman in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
8. "Games played by Chris Templeman in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
9. "Games played by Chris Templeman in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
10. "Games played by Chris Templeman in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
11. "Games played by Chris Templeman in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
12. "Games played by Chris Templeman in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
13. "Games played by Chris Templeman in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
14. "Games played by Chris Templeman in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
15. "Games played by Chris Templeman in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
16. "Games played by Chris Templeman in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
17. "Games played by Chris Templeman in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
18. "Games played by Chris Templeman in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
19. "Games played by Chris Templeman in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
20. "Games played by Chris Templeman in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
21. "Games played by Chris Templeman in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
22. "Games played by Chris Templeman in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
23. "Games played by Chris Templeman in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
24. "Games played by Chris Templeman in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
25. "Games played by Chris Templeman in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.

External links

• Chris Templeman at Soccerbase