With Cowie signing a PCA with Watford, I was trying to think of which other players have moved directly from ICT to England. The only other I can think of was Allan Smart (sold to Preston). Are there others?

Incidentally, Smart recently left his 17th club. He had been in the very unusual situtation of being both Head of Youth Development for Southport and player/Asst Mgr at Burscough - at the same time, in the same league!

Dean McDonald went to Rushden and Diamonds i think?

Edited January 30, 200917 yr by Doofer

Didnt Mark McAllister play for someone down south when he moved away ?

Nicky Walker played for an English team.........

With Cowie signing a PCA with Watford, I was trying to think of which other players have moved directly from ICT to England. The only other I can think of was Allan Smart (sold to Preston). Are there others?

Incidentally, Smart recently left his 17th club. He had been in the very unusual situtation of being both Head of Youth Development for Southport and player/Asst Mgr at Burscough - at the same time, in the same league!

Alan Smart also played for Watford in the Premiership.

Didn't Steve Hislop go to Gillingham?

Didn't Steve Hislop go to Gillingham?

He signed for gillingham on 25/08/2005 played only 11 games (inc 7 as sub) before signing for Livingston 0n 11/01/2006 .

So not a great success down south

His career's been heading steadily south since he left us.

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Think we are losing the actual question here ... it is players who went to England after ICT not before. Of the players mentioned so far, here is the rundown.

Allan Smart (7 apps): Moved from Caledonian Thistle to Preston in 1994 for a reported fee of about 15K. Scored a total of 6 goals for them and was loaned out to Carlisle and Northampton during that time. Was signed by Carlisle in 96 and then sold to Watford in 98 for 100K. Moved from Watford to Oldham in 2001 for 225K. He has gone to his last 5 clubs on a free.

Mark McAllister (66 apps): moved down south with his job in 1995 (?). Cant find any info on who he played for or if he played but seem to remember at the time he said he would like to continue playing.

Nicky Walker (34 apps): not eligible for consideration. Played in England for Leicester (80-82) before spells with Motherwell, Rangers, Falkirk, Dunfermline and Hearts and then went on loan to Burnley (92) before returning and playing for Partick, Aberdeen, Ross County and finally ICT

Steve Hislop (60 apps): Moved from ICT to Gillingham in 2005. - 4 starts, 7 as sub, 0 goals. Came back to Scotland and went to Livi, then Raith

Dean McDonald (7 apps): Went from ICT to Rushden and Diamonds and if Soccerbase is correct made only 3 appearances for them scoring 1 goal. Went on loan to Grays in October 2008 and was released from Grays on 31st December. No word on him actually going back to R&D though.

Don Cowie (67 apps): Heading to Watford from ICT on a Bosman ..... not clear ifhe is going by Monday or it will be end of the season. Has the potential to easily eclipse all of the names that went before !!!