Louis Longridge

Louis Longridge (born 5 July 1991)[1] is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays as a winger and striker.

Louis Longridge

Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-07-05) 5 July 1991
Place of birth	Scotland
Playing position(s)	Winger / striker
Youth career
	Barrachnie
	Harmony Row
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Bo'ness United
2012–2018	Hamilton Academical	133	(14)
2016	→ Raith Rovers (loan)	13	(1)
2017–2018	→ Falkirk (loan)	7	(1)
2018	Falkirk	18	(6)
2018–2019	Dunfermline Athletic	22	(3)
2019–2020	Falkirk	24	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:26, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

Career

Hamilton Academical

Longridge played youth football for Barrachnie and Harmony Row,[2][3] before signing with Bo'ness United in February 2012.[4] After signing for Hamilton Academical, Longridge made his debut in the Scottish Football League for them on 7 April 2012, in a 2–1 defeat against Raith Rovers.[5][6] In May 2012, Longridge scored twice as Hamilton won the Reserve League Cup Final.[7] He signed a new contract with Hamilton in June 2012,[8] before signing a further one-year extension in May 2013.[9][10]

In March 2013, he stated that the club was no longer in a relegation fight, and was aiming to get as high in the table as possible.[11] In March 2014 he signed a new two-year contract extension with the club.[12] He moved on loan to Raith Rovers in January 2016, until the end of the season.[13]

Falkirk

In October 2017, he signed for Falkirk on an emergency loan deal until the start of January 2018,[14] whereupon he signed a permanent deal until the end of the 2017–18 season.[15] Longridge left Falkirk at the end of this contract, as the player and the club were unable to agree a new deal.[16]

Dunfermline

In June 2018, Longridge signed for Dunfermline Athletic.[17] He joined the club at the same time as his brother Jackson.[17] After a year with the side, Longridge departed the club in May 2019.[18]

Falkirk (second spell)

Longridge returned to Falkirk in August 2019, signing a short-term contract with the club.[19] He left Falkirk at the end of the 2019–20 season.[20]

Career statistics

As of 6 May 2019

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
Hamilton Academical	2011–12[21]	Scottish First Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2012–13[22]		32	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	37	3
	2013–14[23]	Scottish Championship	27	8	1	0	2	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	1	35	9
	2014–15[24]	Scottish Premiership	32	0	1	0	4	2	—		37	2
	2015–16[25]		15	1	0	0	1	0	—		16	1
	2016–17[26]		16	1	1	0	5	2	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	24	3
	2017–18[27]		9	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	12	2
	Total		133	14	6	0	17	5	7	1	163	20
Raith Rovers (loan)	2015–16[25]	Scottish Championship	13	1	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	15	1
Falkirk (loan)	2017–18[27]		7	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	1
Falkirk			18	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	21	7
Dunfermline Athletic	2018–19[28]		22	3	0	0	5	1	2	2	29	6
Career total			193	26	9	0	22	6	12	3	237	34

1. One appearance and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances in the Premiership play-offs
2. Appearances in the Premiership play-offs
3. Appearances in the Premiership play-offs

References

1. Louis Longridge at Soccerway
2. "Barrachnie V Hamilton Eagles". Barrachnie F.C. 16 February 2007.
3. "Harmony restored after Drumchapel win". Scotland Youth Football. 7 January 2012.
4. "Signings". Scottish Football Association. 17 February 2012.
5. "Raith Rovers 2 Accies 1". Hamilton Academical F.C. 7 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012.
6. "Raith Rovers 2–1 Hamilton". BBC Sport. 7 April 2012.
7. "Accies win Reserve League Cup". Daily Record. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
8. "Longridge signs". Hamilton Academical F.C. 23 June 2012.
9. "Player News - End of Season". Hamilton Academical F.C. 14 May 2013.
10. "Rangers goalkeeper Blair Currie to join Hamilton". BBC Sport. 14 May 2013.
11. Andrew McGilvray (28 March 2013). "Louis targets Raith". Hamilton Advertiser.
12. "Longridge signs extension". Hamilton Academical F.C. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
13. ""He's young, fit & quick!" - Raith boss delighted with new loan signing". Fife Today. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
14. Mackenzie, Alasdair (31 October 2017). "Hamilton Accies striker Louis Longridge joins Falkirk on emergency loan deal". Herald Scotland. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
15. "Louis Longridge signs permanent deal". Falkirk FC. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
16. "Longridge & Welsh Depart". Falkirk FC. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
17. "LONGRIDGE BROTHERS SIGN". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
18. "Player update". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
19. Turnbull, Craig (6 August 2019). "Louis Longridge: Falkirk sign former Dunfermline striker". Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
20. "IN PICTURES: The nine players departing Falkirk this summer". www.falkirkherald.co.uk.
21. "Games played by Louis Longridge in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
22. "Games played by Louis Longridge in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
23. "Games played by Louis Longridge in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
24. "Games played by Louis Longridge in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
25. "Games played by Louis Longridge in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
26. "Games played by Louis Longridge in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
27. "Games played by Louis Longridge in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
28. "Games played by Louis Longridge in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 June 2018.