Fraser Wishart

Fraser Wishart

Personal information
Full name	Fraser Wishart
Date of birth	(1965-03-01) 1 March 1965
Place of birth	Johnstone, Scotland
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1981-1983	Pollok
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1989	Motherwell	154	(5)
1989–1992	St. Mirren	51	(0)
1992	Dumbarton	2	(0)
1992–1993	Falkirk	24	(2)
1993–1995	Rangers	9	(0)
1995–1996	Heart of Midlothian	9	(0)
1996–1997	Motherwell	18	(0)
1997–2001	Clydebank	111	(1)
2001–2002	Airdrieonians	9	(0)
Total		387	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fraser Wishart (born Johnstone, Renfrewshire, 1 March 1965) is a Scottish former professional footballer, former Secretary of the Scottish Professional Footballers' Association, and current chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association Scotland. He is also an occasional radio and television commentator.

Early life

Wishart grew up in south Glasgow, attending Hillpark Secondary School where he played in the school team.

He began his football career with Eastercraig Boys' Club, a successful youth team in Glasgow, followed by spells at amateur club, Giffnock North and semi-professional giants, Pollok Juniors.

Playing career

Wishart signed with Scottish Premier Division team Motherwell in 1983, and under manager Tommy McLean he established himself as a regular full back, making over 150 appearances for the team over the next six years.

In 1989 he was transferred to St. Mirren for £285,000, an amount set by tribunal after the two clubs could not agree on a fee. Three years later he moved to Falkirk, before enjoying the most high-profile period of his career when Walter Smith signed him for Glasgow Rangers in 1993. However, he made only nine appearances for the club in the next two years before moving on to Hearts in 1995, followed by a second spell at former club Motherwell in 1996.

He was transferred to Clydebank F.C. in 1997, where he spent four years both as a player and coach during the club's turbulent final seasons. By this point Wishart was already working at the players' union as assistant to Tony Higgins. From Clydebank, he then moved to the similarly troubled Airdrieonians in 2001, for what proved to be the club's final season before they folded.

External links

• Fraser Wishart career at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
• Fraser Wishart career statistics at Soccerbase