Darren Jamieson

Darren Jamieson (born 15 February 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish League One club Stenhousemuir.^[1]

Darren Jamieson

Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-02-15) 15 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Livingston, Scotland
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Stenhousemuir
Number	1
Youth career
2008–2010	Livingston
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2016	Livingston	82	(0)
2016	→ Bo'ness United (loan)
2016–2018	Hamilton Academical	2	(0)
2018–2020	Arbroath	42	(0)
2020–2023	Kelty Hearts	83	(0)
2023	→ Airdrieonians (loan)	0	(0)
2023–	Stenhousemuir	35	(0)
Total		244	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:31, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Jamieson has previously played for Livingston, Bo'ness United, Hamilton Academical, Arbroath and Kelty Hearts.

Early life

Jamieson grew up in Polbeth, West Lothian and attended West Calder high school. He played in goal from a young age with Murieston United alongside pros like Danny Wilson and Rhys McCabe. Jamieson was then scouted by Rangers where he played for a few years before leaving for Livingston.

Career

Livingston

A product of Livingston's youth system, Jamieson made his debut for the first-team on 27 April 2010, in a 2–0 home win over Albion Rovers in the Scottish Third Division.^[2] His next appearance came the following season on 7 May 2011, in a 3–1 away win against Alloa Athletic in the Scottish Second Division.^[3] Over the next couple of seasons, he was mainly utilised as reserve keeper in the first-team. He made three consecutive Scottish First Division appearances towards the end of season 2012–13, keeping two clean sheets in those three matches. Jamieson cemented his place as the number 1 goalkeeper at Livingston and in his first season as #1 saved five penalties.^[4] He was awarded both supporters young player and play of the year at the end of the season.

After Rangers goalkeeper Liam Kelly signed on loan with Livingston at the beginning of the 2016–17 season, Jamieson was sent on loan to Scottish Junior Football East Region Super League side Bo'ness United.^[5]

Hamilton Academical

Jamieson was released by Livingston on 31 August 2016.^[6] Livingston said that he had been released in order to join Premiership club Hamilton Academical,^[7] but he was not a Hamilton squad member by 9 September.^[8] He finally signed for Hamilton later that month, after a spell with Bo'ness.^[9]

Jamieson was one of seven first-team players released by Hamilton at the end of the 2017–18 season,^[10]

Arbroath

Jamieson then signed with League One club Arbroath in May 2018,^[11] going on to win promotion to the Championship with the club as 2018–19 League One champions.^[12]

Kelty Hearts

Jamieson signed for Lowland League side Kelty Hearts in July 2020. Kelty gained promotion to Scottish League Two after winning the 2020-21 Lowland League which was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The following season, Jamieson featured in 35 of Kelty's 36 league matches as they won the 2021–22 Scottish League Two.^[1] Jamieson was again a key member of the squad for the 2022/23 campaign before departing at the end of the season upon expiry of his contract.

Airdrieonians (Loan)

On 13 May 2023, Jamieson joined Airdrieonians F.C. on an emergency loan deal and on the same day played the full match in a 1–0 victory against Falkirk in the 2022–23 Scottish Championship play-off semi-final 2nd leg. Jamieson was an unused substitute for Airdie's match against former club Hamilton in the 1st leg of the final.

Stenhousemuir

On 18 May 2023, Stenhousemuir F.C. announced that Jamieson would join the club following his contract expiry at Kelty Hearts. On 24 January 2024, Jamieson's contract was extended to keep him at the club until the summer of 2026.^[13] In his first season with The Warriors, Jamieson again won the Scottish League Two title for the 2023–24 season keeping 19 clean sheets in 34 games. He was included in the PFA Scotland League Two team of the year.

Career statistics

As of match played 3rd August 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Livingston	2010–11[14]	Scottish Third Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2010–11[3]	Scottish Second Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2011–12[15]	Scottish First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2012–13[16]		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2013–14[17]	Scottish Championship	31	0	0	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	34	0
	2014–15[18]		36	0	1	0	3	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	0	45	0
	2015–16[19]		10	0	1	0	3	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	16	0
	Livingston Total		82	0	2	0	8	0	9	0	101	0
Hamilton Academical	2016–17[20]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18[21]		2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Hamilton Academical Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Arbroath	2018–19[22]	Scottish League One	35	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	39	0
	2019–20[23]	Scottish Championship	7	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	10	0
	Arbroath Total		42	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	49	0
Kelty Hearts	2020–21	Lowland Football League	13	0	1	0	4	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	0	22	0
	2021–22	Scottish League Two	35	0	5	0	4	0	0	0	44	0
	2022–23	Scottish League One	35	0	0	0	4	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	43	0
	Kelty Hearts Total		83	0	6	0	12	0	8	0	109	0
Airdrieonians (loan)	2022–23	Scottish League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	1	0
Stenhousemuir	2023–24	Scottish League Two	34	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	37	0
	2024-25	Scottish League One	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	0
	Stenhousemuir Total		35	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	41	0
Career total			244	0	11	0	30	0	18	0	303	0

1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
2. appearances in the Scottish League Two play-offs
3. appearance in Scottish Championship play-offs

Honours

Livingston

• Scottish Challenge Cup: 2014–15^[24]

Arbroath

• Scottish League One: 2018–19^[12]

Kelty Hearts

• Scottish League Two: 2021–22

Stenhousemuir

• Scottish League Two: 2023–24

References

1. "TRANSFER NEWS". Retrieved 7 July 2020 – via Twitter.
2. "Livingston 2-0 Albion Rovers match report". BBC. 27 April 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
3. "Games played by Darren Jamieson in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
4. "Darren Jamieson saves day for Livingston with third penalty stop in four games". 27 March 2014.
5. "DJ lends Bo'ness a hand". livingstonfc.co.uk. Livingston FC. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
6. "Completed Transfers - Deadline Day August 2016". Scottish FA. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
7. "Darren Jamieson: Goalkeeper released to join Hamilton, say Livingston". BBC Sport. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
8. "Squad and Squad Number Update". Hamilton Academical F.C. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
9. "Goalie Signs". Hamilton Academical F.C. 25 September 2017. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
10. Craig Fowler (14 May 2018). "Hamilton Accies announce departure of seven first-team players". The Scotsman. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
11. "Darren Jamieson". Arbroath FC. 22 May 2018. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
12. "ARBROATH'S TITLE IN NUMBERS". Scottish Professional Football League. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
13. "Stenhousemuir FC on X".
14. "Games played by Darren Jamieson in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
15. "Games played by Darren Jamieson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
16. "Games played by Darren Jamieson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
17. "Games played by Darren Jamieson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
18. "Games played by Darren Jamieson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
19. "Games played by Darren Jamieson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
20. "Games played by Darren Jamieson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
21. "Games played by Darren Jamieson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
22. "Games played by Darren Jamieson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
23. "Games played by Darren Jamieson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
24. Lindsay, Clive (5 April 2015). "Livingston 4–0 Alloa Athletic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

External links

• Darren Jamieson at Soccerbase