David McAllister

Sheffield United In November 2010, McAllister undertook a trial with Sheffield United which resulted in him signing a pre-contract agreement to move there permanently during the January transfer window. A few days after his move McAllister made his début for the Blades as a 75-minute substitute in an FA Cup tie against Aston Villa at Bramall Lane but had to wait until late April to make his first league appearance, a game against Bristol City in which he scored his first goal for the club. The Blades were struggling however and at the end of the season were relegated from the Championship.

With United now in League One McAllister was on the fringes of the first team squad making a handful of appearances in the first half of the season, predominantly in the various cup competitions during which he scored his only goal of the season against Burton Albion in the Football League Trophy. Making good progress he was rewarded with a contract extension in January 2012 to keep him at Bramall Lane until the summer of 2014.

Immediately after signing his extension he was loaned out to League Two side Shrewsbury Town for a month to gain more first team experience, with Shrewsbury manager Graham Turner describing him as "a strong player who can put his foot in and who has a good shot on him". After a successful initial spell McAllister opted to extend his loan deal at the Shrews until the end of March, and with the move working out well it was agreed to extend his loan until 14 April, two weeks prior to the end of the season. McAllister's impressive run was temporarily halted at the end of March when he incurred a red card, being controversially sent off against Aldershot Town. Shrewsbury Town tried to appeal against the red card to the Football Association (FA) using video evidence, but the appeal was rejected. McAllister returned to Bramall Lane as he wasn't able to play any more games for Shrewsbury that season. On his return to Sheffield, Blades manager Danny Wilson stated that McAllister had returned a "much better player" and sympathised with him over his controversial sending off which ended his loan spell at Shrewsbury.

With the Blades still in League One, the start to the 2012–13 season saw McAllister finally break into the Blades first team. He began to make regular starting appearances and scored the only goal against his previous loan employers Shrewsbury Town in the opening game of the season. Having played regularly until November McAllister lost his place once more and deemed a fringe player, was allowed to leave as United looked to trim their squad.

Shrewsbury Town In January 2013 McAllister completed a move League One rivals and former loan club Shrewsbury Town for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal. McAllister scored his first goal in Shrewsbury colours on 2 March 2013 in a 3–1 defeat to Walsall at the Bescot Stadium. McAllister picked up an ankle injury in March 2014, which saw him miss the season run-in as Shrewsbury were relegated to League Two.

McAllister also missed the following pre-season, and was made available for loan by new manager Micky Mellon on regaining full fitness, joining Stevenage on an initial months loan on 16 October 2014. The loan deal was later extended, with McAllister not returning to his parent club until the New Year. He was released by the club, having come to an arrangement regarding the remainder of his contract, on 16 January 2015 and signed permanently with Stevenage four days later on undisclosed terms.

Stevenage

After an injury hit 18-month spell with Stevenage, McAllister was released in May 2016.

International career McAllister's performances earned him a call up for the Republic of Ireland U23 national team in 2010, however he wasn't able to play due to an ankle injury.

Career statistics

Honours Shrewsbury Town EFL League Two second-place promotion: 2011–2012