Edward Joseph Malone, (born 6 April 1985) is a Scottish

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player, who plays for East Stirlingshire. Malone has also been on the books of many other Scottish clubs, as well as playing trial league matches with

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and

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. Malone was born in Edinburgh and started his senior career with St Johnstone. He then played for Clyde and became the vice-captain of the team. He signed a contract with SPL club St Mirren on 30 January 2007 and then moved to Dundee for a month-long loan in November of that year. This turned into a permanent position in January 2008. He was released by the club on 4 May 2010 with eight other players. Malone played for

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for the 2012–13 seasons and for

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for the 2013–14 season.

Career

Malone, who was born in

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, played alongside current Scotland internationalist

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and against Republic of Ireland internationalist

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during his youth career. He began his senior career with

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where he made a dozen or so appearances and scored once against Queen of the South. Malone left St Johnstone and headed to Clyde in a swap deal for

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. Malone made his Clyde debut in a goalless draw against St Mirren in the

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in September 2004. Malone went on to become an integral part of the team, fulfilling a variety of positions, including central defence, central midfield, and his favored left wing back position. Malone was only one of four players that survived the clear-out of summer 2005. In 2005–06, under new manager Graham Roberts, Malone hit the peak of his form. Malone scored the winning goal in Clyde's remarkable

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. Malone signed a contract with

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club St Mirren on 30 January 2007. In November 2007, he joined

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in a month-long loan. Malone signed for Dundee permanently in January 2008 on a two-and-a-half-year contract., but was released by the club on 4 May 2010 along with 8 other players. He appeared as a trialist in league games for

and

. On 18 September 2010, Malone was listed as a trialist for Second Division club Ayr United in their 3–2 away victory over East Fife, completing the whole game. He then signed a contract at

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scoring his first goal for Ayr against Livingston. On 16 May 2012, Malone signed a pre contract agreement with

after impressing then manager

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. Despite McGlynn leaving to manage Hearts, Malone joined Raith for the 2012–13 season. In May 2013, he was freed by Raith Rovers. For the 2013–14 season, Malone signed up with

. In January 2015, Malone signed for

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side

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. He moved to Forfar Athletic for a "modest fee" in January 2017. Malone returned to play in the

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in 2019 with East Stirlingshire F.C. Malone started regularly at centre-back for most of the 2019–20 season, and was appointed vice-captain to Nicky Low for the 2020–21 season.

Honours

;Clyde *

Scottish Challenge Cup The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,2006–07 ;Dundee *

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**Runner-up: 2009–10 *

Scottish Challenge Cup The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,2009–10 ;Ayr United *

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**Runner-up:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Malone, Eddie 1985 births Footballers from Edinburgh Living people Men's association football fullbacks Scottish men's footballers St Johnstone F.C. players Clyde F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Premier League players Greenock Morton F.C. players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Berwick Rangers F.C. players The Spartans F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Forfar Athletic F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Lowland Football League players East Stirlingshire F.C. players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen

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