Kelty Hearts have completed the signing of Kyle Gourlay after the goalkeeper left Cove Rangers.
The 24-year-old will now come up against his old side after they were relegated from the Championship.
The keeper was a youngster at Dens Park and had several loan spells before a move to Hamilton in 2019.
He was largely back-up for Cove during their 2021/22 League One title-winning campaign and started the season as the No 1 in the Championship.
A change of manager saw Paul Hartley replace Gourlay with January signing Scott Fox and the season ended in relegation.
First new signing
Once his contract expired, new Kelty boss Michael Tidser moved quickly to make Gourlay his first new signing at New Central Park.
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Kelty Hearts FC are delighted to announce that Kyle Gourley has agreed to join the club following the expiration of his Contract at Cove Rangers.
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— Kelty Hearts FC 🇱🇻 (@KeltyHeartsFC) May 19, 2023
“[The talks with the manager] have been really positive – what his ambitions are and the way he sees the club going, his signings and things like that.
“I just knew it would be a good fit for me. I’m really looking forward to it.”
Jamieson leaves
Gourlay will replace Darren Jamieson between the sticks after the experienced stopper was one of 13 players to leave the club this week.
Jamieson – who won successive promotions during his three years at Kelty – recently turned out for Airdrie as an emergency loan signing in the Championship playoff.
He has since signed up with Stenhousemuir for the coming season.
𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 | 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗘𝗡 𝗝𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗘𝗦𝗢𝗡@deejay150291 becomes Naysmith's third Summer signing as the experienced keeper joins us following the expiry of his Kelty Hearts contract
Welcome to The Warriors Darren ⚔️
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— Stenhousemuir FC (@StenhousemuirFC) May 18, 2023
Earlier in the week, defenders Jason Thomson and Tam O’Ware both signed new contracts at Kelty.
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