Ian Wallace

Position
Forward
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Glasgow
Date Of Birth
May 23, 1956
Age
68
Games Played
140
-
Per Game
Games Started
138
1.0
Per Game
Minutes
12330
88.1
Per Game
Goals
60
0.4
Per Game
Assists
8
0.1
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

Ian Wallace was spotted by Gordon Milne playing for Dumbarton in August 1976 and signed soon afterwards for £40,000. His first season was traumatic; he suffered serious facial injuries in a car accident and then, on his return, was hit in the eye with a ball. He bounced back however, and celebrated his first season in Division 1 by scoring a hat-trick against Peter Shilton, then playing for Stoke (the only hat-trick conceded by Shilton between 1973 and 1985). 1977-78 was his golden season when he forged a remarkable striking partnership with Mick Ferguson and scored 21 league goals, still a City record in the top flight. He won the first of three Scottish caps as a substitute against Bulgaria and scored the winning goal but he had left it too late to win a place in the 1978 World Cup squad. In four seasons at Coventry Wallace scored 58 League goals, a record only overhauled by Dion Dublin in 1998. By 1979-80 transfer speculation was rife and in July 1980 he joined the European champions, Nottingham Forest, for £1.25 million, then a club record fee received. He was not a great success at Forest, scoring only 36 league goals in 136 games, and joined French club, Brest in 1984 for £40,000. By January 1985 he had returned to England and joined Sunderland, for whom he appeared in the 1985 League Cup final. His playing career ended with a broken leg playing for Croatia in Australia, where he went after playing for Maritimo of Portugal. He was manager of Dumbarton for a spell in the late 1990s and today lives in Clydebank but regularly visits the CBS Arena.

Hat tricks (2)
1976-77
30 April 1977 v Stoke City H
1978-79
21 April 1979 v Southampton H

Red Cards (1)
1979-80
19 April 1980 v Crystal Palace H, fighting with Kenny Sansom

Football League First Division (England)
1979-1980
Coventry City
25
25
2175′
1
1
13 (0)
2
1978-1979
Coventry City
38
38
3405′
3
15 (0)
6
1977-1978
Coventry City
41
41
3690′
21 (0)
1976-1977
Coventry City
26
24
2
2160′
9 (0)
130
128
2
11430′
4
0
1
58 (0)
8
0
FA Cup (England)
1979-1980
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1978-1979
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1977-1978
Coventry City
1
1
90′
4
4
0
360′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
League Cup (England)
1979-1980
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1978-1979
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1977-1978
Coventry City
4
4
360′
2 (0)
1976-1977
Coventry City
0
0
0′
6
6
0
540′
0
0
0
2 (0)
0
0
Totals:
140
138
2
12330′
4
0
1
60 (0)
8
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Football League First Division 1979-1980
Football League First Division 1979-1980
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 2:1
80`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 3:0
45`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 2:1
90`
1
1
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
W 1:2
90`
2
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 3:0
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 0:0
70`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
W 2:3
90`
2
1
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 2:1
90`
2
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
H
W 3:1
90`
2
FA Cup 1979-1980
FA Cup 1979-1980
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
A
L 1:0
90`
League Cup 1979-1980
League Cup 1979-1980
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 2:1
90`
Football League First Division 1978-1979
Football League First Division 1978-1979
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 5:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 4:0
90`
3
1
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 3:3
90`
2
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
W 4:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
H
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
W 1:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
L 5:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 3:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 4:0
75`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 4:2
90`
2
1
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
W 2:1
90`
1
1
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 7:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
W 3:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Derby County
A
W 0:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 4:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
W 1:2
90`
1
FA Cup 1978-1979
FA Cup 1978-1979
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
D 2:2
90`
League Cup 1978-1979
League Cup 1978-1979
Coventry City
Chester City
A
L 2:1
90`
Football League First Division 1977-1978
Football League First Division 1977-1978
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 3:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 4:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
D 3:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
W 5:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 5:4
90`
1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 6:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 4:1
90`
2
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
W 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 4:2
90`
1
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
W 1:2
90`
2
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
W 1:2
90`
2
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 3:1
90`
1
FA Cup 1977-1978
FA Cup 1977-1978
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
L 3:0
90`
League Cup 1977-1978
League Cup 1977-1978
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
W 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Huddersfield Town
A
W 0:2
90`
1
Football League First Division 1976-1977
Football League First Division 1976-1977
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
W 5:2
90`
3
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 2:3
90`
2
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 3:0
12`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
L 2:0
33`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 4:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
D 0:0
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
L 1:2
45`
League Cup 1976-1977
League Cup 1976-1977
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
W 0:1
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
Tue, 01 Jul, 1980
£1,250,000
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
Tue, 01 Jul, 1980
£1,250,000
Dumbarton
Coventry City
Sun, 01 Aug, 1976
£70,000
Dumbarton
Coventry City
Sun, 01 Aug, 1976
£70,000

Scotland, 3 caps, 1 goal
1977-78
22 February 1978 Scotland v Bulgaria, Hampden Park, Friendly, 2-1, substitute, goal
1978-79
29 November 1978 Portugal v Scotland, Lisbon, UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying Group 2, 1-0, substitute
19 May 1979 Wales v Scotland, Cardiff, British Home Championship, 3-0, replaced

Scotland U21, 1 cap, 2 goals
1977-78
7 September 1977 Scotland U21 v Switzerland U21, Ibrox, UEFA U21 Championship qualifying, 3-1, 2 goals