[2] Whilst at Rotherham he was a part of the team that won the 1996 Football League Trophy Final.
[2] He made 11 appearances and scored two goals as Dundee won promotion to the Scottish Premier League in his first season with the club.
[2] Manager Jocky Scott made many changes to the squad after the club was promoted, and McGlashan was loaned to Arbroath and then moved to Ross County.
[6] In September 2005, Harry Cairney resigned as Arbroath manager and McGlashan was appointed as his replacement.
[2][7] The following month McGlashan made himself his first signing, re–registering as a player despite missing most of the previous season with a back injury.