1. Rory James Loy was born on 19 March 1988 and is a Scottish former professional footballer now working as a football commentator on radio and television.
26 Facts About Rory Loy
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Rory Loy last played for Scottish League One side Dumbarton.
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Rory Loy has previously played for Rangers, Dunfermline Athletic, St Mirren, Carlisle United and Dundee and Falkirk.
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Rory Loy began his football career at Lochryan Boys Club before joining Girvan at aged 14, then moved on to Ayr United and Kilmarnock.
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On 3 March 2009, having impressed on loan, Rory Loy signed a further two-year extension to his Rangers contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2011.
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On 12 December 2008, Rory Loy joined Dunfermline Athletic on loan until 26 January 2009.
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Rory Loy's loan was then extended with the club till the end of the season.
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On 29 January 2010, Rory Loy joined Scottish Premier League rival St Mirren on a six-month loan deal.
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Up until his injury, Rory Loy scored three more goals for Carlisle United; twice in the league and once in the FA Cup.
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Rory Loy's injury led to Preston wishing Loy a speedy recovery, when the one of caretaker manager David Unsworth visited him at the hospital.
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Rory Loy scored two goals in two matches between 2 February 2013 and 9 February 2013, winning both matches against Tranmere Rovers and Stevenage respectively.
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Rory Loy signed a two-year contract with the Bairns on 31 July 2013.
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Rory Loy quickly established himself in the Falkirk side, scoring a double in his first home appearance against Greenock Morton on 17 August 2013.
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Rory Loy said his aim was for the club to win the Scottish Championship.
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Rory Loy was handed the Falkirk Herald's Starshot award for the season, previously won by fan favourites Michael McGovern, Mark Millar, Ryan Flynn and Scott Arfield.
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However, Rory Loy missed the remainder of the season after he suffered a leg injury.
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Rory Loy managed to recover from injury in time for the Scottish Cup, by visiting The FA's St George's Park for two weeks.
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Rory Loy later scored three more goals for the club by the end of the year, coming against Motherwell, Inverness CT and Hearts.
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However, Rory Loy found his playing time, mostly coming from the substitute bench throughout the first half of the season.
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Rory Loy left Dundee by mutual consent on 4 July 2017.
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On 12 January 2017, Rory Loy joined Scottish Championship side St Mirren on loan, having previously been on loan with the club seven years earlier.
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Towards the end of the campaign, Rory Loy hit a good run of forms, scoring important goals, including a draw against Hibernian at Easter Road that resulted in the club retaining their Scottish Championship's status for another season.
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On 4 July 2017, Rory Loy returned to Falkirk on a two-year deal.
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However, Rory Loy failed to replicate his form as he did at Falkirk in his first spell, due to his struggles of scoring goals and his own injury concerns.
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Rory Loy's spell with Dumbarton was badly restricted by injuries as Loy made just 12 appearances before being leaving the club a year into his two-year deal.
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On 11 November 2008, Rory Loy was called up to the Scotland U21 for the first time.