Amateur career Perrie started playing amateur rugby with
Dalziel Rugby Club from 1980 to 1991. He had 155 appearances for the club scoring 20 tries and 80 points. He then moved to
Glasgow Academicals. On Accies merger with
Glasgow High Kelvinside to form
Glasgow Hawks in 1997 Perrie then played for the Hawks. A bust-up in the Hawks match against Edinburgh Academicals saw Perrie punch
Edinburgh Academicals Centre Craig Murray. The punch left Murray permanently scarred and the case ended up in
Edinburgh Sheriff Court. Perrie was made to pay a £1500 compensation order to Murray. Edinburgh Accies reported the case to the SRU. Perrie was handed a 26-week ban by the SRU for foul play. This effectively ended Perrie's professional rugby career. Once the ban was over Perrie resumed his amateur rugby career. He continued to play for
Glasgow Hawks. Perrie then left the Hawks to rejoin
Glasgow Academicals, the club surviving the
Glasgow Hawks merger in some form as an offshoot. This meant that Glasgow Accies were placed at the bottom of the Scottish league structure. In 2004 the Glasgow Academicals got to the final of the BT Shield In 2009 the Accies won the Gilmour Cup match against their derby rivals - and likewise merger lower league offshoot-
Glasgow High Kelvinside. The Gilmour Cup is an annual memorial match between
Glasgow Academicals and
Glasgow High Kelvinside. 2009 was the veteran Alan Perrie's last season playing for the club.
Professional career Perrie was to play for the provincial Glasgow side on their move from amateur to professional in 1996. The Glasgow Rugby side, now
Glasgow Warriors, used Perrie in every match in their European campaign of 1996–97. The prop played in all five of the European Conference matches - now European Challenge Cup - for Glasgow. Unfortunately for Glasgow, they only won the first match of the pool stage and they crashed out of the tournament. When not involved with
Glasgow Warriors Perrie played for his amateur club. As the Loosehead Prop named for Warriors first match as a professional team - against
Newbridge in the
European Challenge Cup - Perrie has the distinction of being given
Glasgow Warrior No. 1 for the provincial side. ==References==