Former Glasgow Rangers' Prospect Signs

28th November 2009

Lincoln City manager Chris Sutton has boosted his midfield options by signing a former Glasgow Rangers prospect!

Brian Gilmour, who is a midfielder, joins Lincoln on a short-term deal; he is allowed to do so outside of the transfer window as he is unattached.

On paper, this could be a very good signing for Lincoln; in fact, I have actually heard of Gilmour for when he was playing in Scotland where he was quite highly rated. He has been capped at Under-19 and Under-20 levels for Scotland, which is also a good sign.

He began his career as a trainee at Glasgow Rangers in 2005 but left two years later without making a first team debut. However, he did spend time on loan at Clyde - while on the books of Rangers - making 13 appearances for the club.

Gilmour was allowed to leave Rangers in August 2007 to join Queen of the South on a free transfer. He spent just one season at the club but figured in their first team in 27 matches - 18 of those were starts - but was an unused for Queen Of South's Scottish Cup Final in 2008.

A move abroad beckoned in summer 2008 when he impressed sufficient during a trail for Finnish club FC Haka to sign him on an 18-month contract. However, despite a promising start to his career in Finland, he was dropped and made only nine appearances for FC Haka before having his contract mutually terminated in May 2009.

Ever since, Gilmour has been without a club although he has spent time on trial at Blackpool before joining Lincoln City.

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