Dugald McFarlane McCarrison (born 22 December 1969 in

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) is a Scottish former

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. A product of

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, he went on to play with a number of clubs both professional and amateur.

Celtic

McCarrison signed professional terms with

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in 1987 and made his debut in October 1987 in a league game at

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against

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. However, despite spending five and a half years on the

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club's books, he was unable to force his way regularly into the first team, making only four league appearances. He did score one goal for the club, coming on as a substitute for Andy Walker during a 3–0 win over Dundee at

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in February 1989 – McCarrison scoring Celtic's third goal. During his time at

he also had loan spells at

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and

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although it was only at the latter that he made any first team appearances. However McCarrison made his mark by scoring as the club beat their local rivals

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4–0.

Scottish League

He left Celtic in February 1993 to sign for Kilmarnock in a deal worth £90,000, the price reflecting McCarrison's goalscoring form in Celtic's reserves. However again he found game time scarce, making six league starts and three substitute appearances during his spell at the club. This time however McCarrison's lack of playing time was due to a severe injury after he broke his leg playing in a gala game during that summer. McCarrison missed nearly two years of football recuperating and later blamed this on his failure to make an impact in football.Twist of fete stopped me being a star like my old Celtic mates

Later career

He moved to

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in August 1995 but made only a few appearances before joining

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side

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that October. McCarrison's only goal for the

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club came in a 4–0 win over their arch rivals Linfield at

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on 4 November 1995. However, before long McCarrison, who continued to live in Scotland, was released after Glentoran said they could not afford to pay him to commute. He joined non-league

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that summer and was still playing for the club in 2002. It was reported in August 2016 in the Scottish press that McCarrison had admitted to stealing thousands of pounds worth of specialist engineering equipment while working as a storeman in Scotland.Former Celtic midfielder Dugald McCarrison admits nicking £45,000 from his work
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCarrison, Dugald 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Lanark Scottish footballers Celtic F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players NIFL Premiership players Glentoran F.C. players Association football midfielders Footballers from South Lanarkshire