# Gary Maley

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Scottish footballer

Gary Maley Personal information Date of birth (1982-08-03) 3 August 1982 (age 43) Place of birth Scotland Position Goalkeeper Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) ?–2016 Broxburn Athletic 2016–2022 Livingston 5 (0) 2018 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 1 (0) 2021 → Queen of the South (loan) 0 (0) 2021 → Queen of the South (loan) 0 (0) 2022 → Clyde (loan)[1] 2 (0) * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:04, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

**Gary Maley** (born 3 August 1982) is a Scottish professional [football](/source/Association_football) coach and former player, who is the goalkeeping coach at [Sporting JAX](/source/Sporting_Club_Jacksonville) of [USL Championship](/source/USL_Championship). He played as a [goalkeeper](/source/Goalkeeper_(association_football)) for [Scottish Premiership](/source/Scottish_Premiership) side [Livingston](/source/Livingston_F.C.).[2]

## Club career

Maley's early playing career saw him play at [Broxburn Athletic](/source/Broxburn_Athletic_F.C.) alongside [David Martindale](/source/David_Martindale) and [Scott Pittman](/source/Scott_Pittman).

An engineer by trade, Maley only signed his first contract in 2016, as backup to Livingston goalkeeper Liam Kelly.[3] He spent a loan spell with [Cowdenbeath](/source/Cowdenbeath_F.C.) in 2018, making 1 league appearance for them.[4]

In 2020, Maley went [viral](/source/Viral_phenomenon) after Livingston set up a [Twitter](/source/Twitter) poll asking the public whether his contract should be extended. Club manager [David Martindale](/source/David_Martindale) had initially pledged to donate £1 to the John O'Byrne Foundation for every vote cast, with Maley also donating two months' wages, but with the poll eventually reaching 180,000 votes,[2] Martindale instead limited his donation to £1,000.[3]

Maley had two short emergency loan spells at [Queen of the South](/source/Queen_of_the_South_F.C.) in 2021.[5]

After another loan spell with [Clyde](/source/Clyde_F.C.) in early 2022,[1] Maley made his debut for Livingston in May, six years after signing for the club, as a substitute in a match against Dundee. At the age of 39 years, 285 days old, Maley became the oldest player to make his debut in the Scottish Premiership (or [Scottish Premier League](/source/Scottish_Premier_League)) since at least 1998.[6][7]

## Coaching career

### Livingston

Maley retired as a player at the end of the 2021–22 season and was appointed First Team Goalkeeping Coach at [Livingston](/source/Livingston_F.C.).[8] He left the club in May 2024.[9]

### Arbroath

In June 2024, Maley was appointed as goalkeeping coach at [Arbroath](/source/Arbroath_F.C.).[10]

### Sporting JAX

On 5 February 2026, [USL Championship](/source/USL_Championship) expansion club [Sporting Club Jacksonville](/source/Sporting_Club_Jacksonville), better known as Sporting JAX, announced their full inaugural roster and coaching staff through the club's [Instagram](/source/Instagram). The announcement listed Maley as goalkeeper coach.[11]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-clydeloan_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-clydeloan_1-1) ["Gary Maley joins Clyde on emergency loan"](https://livingstonfc.co.uk/gary-maley-joins-clyde-on-emergency-loan/). Livingston Football Club. 5 March 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-viralvote_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-viralvote_2-1) ["Gary Maley reveals story behind viral Livingston contract vote as keeper awaits final verdict"](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/gary-maley-reveals-story-behind-22093103). Daily Record. 27 May 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-maleystays_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-maleystays_3-1) ["The people have spoken - Gary Maley stays!"](https://livingstonfc.co.uk/the-people-have-spoken-gary-maley-stays). *Livingston FC*. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Gary Maley"](https://gh.soccerway.com/player/maley-gary/MJ1MS1dD/transfers/). *Soccerway.com*. Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Gary Maley Checks Back In"](http://www.qosfc.com/news-5529). *qosfc.com*. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** @SPLstats (15 May 2022). ["At the age of 39 years and 285 days, Gary Maley is the oldest player to make his Scottish top flight debut since at least 1998 (my age data prior to then is incomplete)"](https://twitter.com/SPLstats/status/1525858329024684032) ([Tweet](/source/Tweet_(social_media))). Retrieved 17 May 2022 – via [Twitter](/source/Twitter).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Boyle, Callum (15 May 2022). ["Goalkeeper finally makes debut for Livingston, six years after joining"](https://www.joe.co.uk/sport/goalkeeper-debut-livingston-335889). *JOE*. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["David Martindale hails 'great signing' as Gary Maley joins Livi coaching staff"](https://www.thenational.scot/sport/20215557.david-martindale-hails-great-signing-gary-maley-joins-livi-coaching-staff/). The National.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Gary Maley moves on"](https://livingstonfc.co.uk/gary-maley-moves-on/). *www.livingstonfc.co.uk*. 29 May 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["𝐀𝐑𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐅𝐂 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓 𝐆𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐘 𝐀𝐒 𝐆𝐎𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐄𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐎𝐀𝐂𝐇"](https://x.com/ArbroathFC/status/1806033498026680675?t=Cu4VEmrjp4BhgAm7QnyhGA&s=19). *www.x.com*. 26 June 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["You've seen them individually, now it's time to see them as a TEAM. Introducing the 2026 Sporting JAX Men's @uslchampionship roster and technical Staff! 🔥 #ProSoccerProJAX"](https://www.instagram.com/p/DUYnqC2Da6v/?img_index=3&igsh=MWV4MXk-wc2o1bWhraw%3D%3D). *Instagram.com*. sporting_jax. Retrieved 5 February 2026.

v t e Sporting Club Jacksonville – current squad 1 McGuire 2 Neville 3 Rose 4 Dudley 5 Elias 6 Rossiter 7 Evans 8 Kuzain 9 Luckhurst 10 Sadlier 11 Al-Qaq 12 Rito 14 Reid 15 Edwards 16 Jääskeläinen 17 Soto 18 Ackwei 19 Pedder 22 Gomez 23 Proctor 24 Roberts 26 Granitur 28 Underwood 31 Olivares 32 Soumaoro 42 Casas 44 Somersall 77 Armstrong 99 Traore Head coach: Fox Assistant coach: McGinty Goalkeeper coach: Maley

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