Chris Erskine (born 8 February 1987) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as an

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for West of Scotland League club St Cadoc's. He is most associated for his various spells with

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. He has also previously played for junior side

Kilbirnie Ladeside Kilbirnie Ladeside Football Club are a Scottish football (soccer), football club, from Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire. Based at Valefield Park, they currently play in the West of Scotland Football League. Their main rivals are Beith Juniors F.C., Be ...

where he began his career,

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, Livingston and

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Early life

Erskine was born in

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. He was briefly a youth player with Clyde aged around 12 or 13 before joining Calderwood Blue Star, a boys' team in

Playing career

Erskine joined junior football team

at the age of 18. Having spent four years at Kilbirnie while also working as a pipe fitter at

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shipyards, he signed a one-year contract with

at the start of season 2009–10. He made his professional debut against

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, and in his home debut against

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scored twice in a 5–1 victory. On 9 April 2011, Erskine scored two goals in ten minutes against

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. On 17 March 2012, he made his 100th appearance for Thistle and scored two goals in the 5–0 win at

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over Queen of the South. On 16 April 2013 it was announced that Erskine, along with Thistle teammate

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, had signed a pre-contract agreement with

and would join at the start of the 2013–14 season. He scored his first goal for Dundee United in a 4–0 win against St Mirren. On 20 January 2014, Erskine returned to Partick Thistle on loan until the end of the season, after failing to secure a regular place in the Dundee United team. Returning to Dundee United for the 2014–15 season, Erskine scored in their first game of the season, a 3–0 win against

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. After signing a pre-contract agreement in January 2016, Erskine rejoined Partick Thistle permanently in June 2016. The first goal of his third spell at the club came on the first day of the 2016–17

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season, in a 2–0 victory at home to

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. In December 2016 he made his 200th appearance for Thistle. The season ended with the club achieving a top six finish, Erskine making 42 appearances and scoring 9 goals in all competitions. Erskine was confirmed as Thistle's player of the year for the 2017–18 season, despite having stated he was 'embarrassed' to be nominated after the club's poor performances over the campaign; ultimately they were relegated to the Championship after losing the

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against Livingston. He left Partick Thistle in January 2019 after falling out of favour with new manager

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, joining Premiership club Livingston in January 2019 for a nominal transfer fee and signing an eighteen-month contract. Erskine joined his hometown club,

of the

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, in July 2020. In March 2021, he began his fourth spell with Partick Thistle, now managed by Ian McCall, joining on loan from East Kilbride until the end of the season. He only made two substitute appearances, suffering a hamstring injury in a game against Forfar Athletic which ruled him out for the remainder of the season. After Thistle won the

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title, Erskine returned to East Kilbride. He left East Kilbride in June 2022 after being unable to agree terms on a new contract, subsequently signing for West of Scotland League club St Cadoc's.

Personal life

His younger brother Liam McLaughlin is also a footballer who has played in the Junior leagues for East Kilbride Thistle.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Partick Thistle *

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(second tier):

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Individual

* PFA Scotland First Division Team of the Year: 2012–13

References

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