A
winger, he started out in the
Junior grade at local club
Camelon and began his professional career with
Falkirk, with whom he spent ten years over three spells, as well as one spell on loan. (where he was among a large contingent of Scottish players and won the
Full Members' Cup in
1986 and
1990) (being runner-up in the
1993 Scottish League Cup Final) McAllister was later manager of Albion Rovers in the fourth tier of Scottish football from
2003–04 until
2004–05, the first of those seasons as
player-manager. In 2022, McAllister's contribution to Falkirk was marked with the renaming of the South Stand in his honour. Commenting on the achievement, he said "When I was a kid I just wanted to play for Falkirk as they were my team. Having a stand named after me and all that was never on the agenda. I spoke to a few people, ex-team-mates and managers and they told me what an honour it was so I agreed to it." == Notes ==