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We are delighted to announce the signing of striker Scott Williamson, who has joined us on loan from Queen’s Park for the 2023/24 season.

The twenty-two year old was late to the senior game after suffering from a knee condition as a teenager, but caught the eye as a prolific goalscorer in the West of Scotland League with Cambuslang Rangers, prompting Queen’s to offer him a lengthy contract in 2022.

He is a player Paul Hartley has been monitoring for some time, and the manager is delighted to have landed him:

“We tried first to get him in January, so I’m pleased Scott is finally here. He’s someone who can add firepower to the team, his energy and work ethic are terrific and he’ll cause problems to opposition sides.

“We know he’s one who can be a real threat getting in behind if we need to go a bit longer, he plays on the shoulder of defenders and he’ll run all day.

“He’s been given an opportunity at senior level after scoring plenty goals for Cambuslang, he’s highly thought of at Queen’s, but they just felt he needed to go out, get some game time and develop.

“I see no reason why he won’t get that opportunity here.”

Signing the paperwork this morning came as a big relief to Scott; he had first been made aware of Cove’s interest five weeks ago, and now he cannot wait to get started:

“It was a bit frustrating and I wasn’t sure if it was going to happen, so I’m really happy to have got it over the line. I was made aware of the chance to come to Cove, but just had to bide my time and be patient.

“I know there had been interest back in January and the manager has made it clear he wanted to get me on board; as a player, that’s great to know and I was always keen to come.

“It’s a young squad here now and I fit into that. He’s looking for me to show energy and work hard and that’s what my game is all about.

“I’ve played against Cove in the past, but there have been a lot of changes and I don’t see any problems fitting in with the rest of the boys. Now I just want to get a few training sessions under my belt, get to know them, and to start doing what I can for the team.

“It’s an important step in my career, it’s all about playing games and hopefully scoring goals, and the target has to be to try to help Cove win the league and get promoted back up to the Championship.

“I can’t wait to get going.”

Scott goes straight into the squad for tomorrow’s first home league game of the season against Falkirk.

We would like to thank Queen’s Park for their help in securing his services.

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