Former Scotland starlet Alan Lithgow faces jail over flashing shame
Nov 26 2008 By Janice Burns
A FOOTBALLER faces being locked up after admitting a catalogue of indecent acts.
Clyde player Alan Lithgow, who played for Scotland Under-19s, flashed at four women and performed sex acts on himself in the street.
Pervert Lithgow, 20, pleaded guilty to exposing himself in his home town of Airdrie, Lanarkshire, and in Edinburgh on four occasions last year.
The first offence took place on August 27 last year when he exposed himself and performed a sex act in front of a woman in Airdrie's Petersburn Road.
His next offences took place on October 15 when he flashed three different women on the same day.
The first was in Lady Ann Crescent in his home town.
The second took place in Balerno, Edinburgh and the third in Gogar in the city, where he also performed a sex act in front of the victim.
Lithgow will be sentenced nextmonth at Airdrie Sheriff Court.
Clyde signed Lithgow last month after he was released by Hearts in the summer.
Last night, Clyde director John Ruddy said: "Clyde are aware of the current situation and we are currently considering our position.
"We would like to point out that these incidents occurred prior to him joining Clyde Football Club."
Lithgow was released by Hearts after just one first-team appearance - a 4-0 League Cup win over Alloa Athletic in September 2006.
He had joined the SPL side from youth team East Kilbride Burgh in 2004.
The defender played three times for Stirling Albion while on loan at the end of last season.
He trained with Clyde and appeared in reserve team matches before signing a short-termdeal until the end of the year.
He made his debut for the club in a 2-2 draw with St Johnstone last month.
A football insider told the Record: "Lithgow has been trying to cover this up and even Clyde were unaware until now.
"It is hard to believe that someone like Lithgow, who is meant to be a role model, would do something so disgusting."
"It is such a waste of talent and his career is over.
"No football club in their right mind would want him now.
"He is a disgrace to the profession."
Sheriff Wendy Sheehan deferred sentence on Lithgow and called for a full range of background reports.
He was also placed on the sex offenders' register.
The sheriff ordered that the entire proceedings were taped and transcribed for his next appearance because of the serious nature of the offences.
Lithgow denied two other charges, one of public indecency and another of breach of the peace, which were accepted by the Crown.
Lithgow was not available for comment at his home yesterday.
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Nov 26 2008 By Janice Burns
A FOOTBALLER faces being locked up after admitting a catalogue of indecent acts.
Clyde player Alan Lithgow, who played for Scotland Under-19s, flashed at four women and performed sex acts on himself in the street.
Pervert Lithgow, 20, pleaded guilty to exposing himself in his home town of Airdrie, Lanarkshire, and in Edinburgh on four occasions last year.
The first offence took place on August 27 last year when he exposed himself and performed a sex act in front of a woman in Airdrie's Petersburn Road.
His next offences took place on October 15 when he flashed three different women on the same day.
The first was in Lady Ann Crescent in his home town.
The second took place in Balerno, Edinburgh and the third in Gogar in the city, where he also performed a sex act in front of the victim.
Lithgow will be sentenced nextmonth at Airdrie Sheriff Court.
Clyde signed Lithgow last month after he was released by Hearts in the summer.
Last night, Clyde director John Ruddy said: "Clyde are aware of the current situation and we are currently considering our position.
"We would like to point out that these incidents occurred prior to him joining Clyde Football Club."
Lithgow was released by Hearts after just one first-team appearance - a 4-0 League Cup win over Alloa Athletic in September 2006.
He had joined the SPL side from youth team East Kilbride Burgh in 2004.
The defender played three times for Stirling Albion while on loan at the end of last season.
He trained with Clyde and appeared in reserve team matches before signing a short-termdeal until the end of the year.
He made his debut for the club in a 2-2 draw with St Johnstone last month.
A football insider told the Record: "Lithgow has been trying to cover this up and even Clyde were unaware until now.
"It is hard to believe that someone like Lithgow, who is meant to be a role model, would do something so disgusting."
"It is such a waste of talent and his career is over.
"No football club in their right mind would want him now.
"He is a disgrace to the profession."
Sheriff Wendy Sheehan deferred sentence on Lithgow and called for a full range of background reports.
He was also placed on the sex offenders' register.
The sheriff ordered that the entire proceedings were taped and transcribed for his next appearance because of the serious nature of the offences.
Lithgow denied two other charges, one of public indecency and another of breach of the peace, which were accepted by the Crown.
Lithgow was not available for comment at his home yesterday.
me mates neighbour
people indeed are strange
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