does anyone know the number of players from the Inverclyde areathat are currently in the first team squads of spl or first div.

Perhaps not answering the question, but the following players were attached to SPL/SFL sides in 2007-08 and were definitely born in Greenock. There may be others.

Michael Paton (Aberdeen, loaned to Brechin)
Mark Millar (Celtic)
Jason McLaughlin (Dumbarton)
Kevin Struthers (East Stirlingshire)
Mark McLaughlin (Hamilton)
Neil McCann (Hearts)
Darryn Kelly (Montrose)
David MacGregor (Morton)
Scott McKellar (Morton)
Craig Black (Morton)
Dave MacLeod (Morton)
Lee Mitchell (Morton)
Gary Loughran (Morton)
Alan Gilbride (Morton then Stenhousemuir)
Mark Archdeacon (Motherwell)
Gary Harkins (Partick Thistle)
Nicholas Gallagher (Rangers)
Craig Molloy (St Mirren)
David Barron (St Mirren)
Sean Crighton (St Mirren)
Paul Quinn (St Mirren)

Then there are the two boys from the other side of the water, Morton's Jim McAlister (Rothesay) and QOS's Neil MacFarlane (Dunoon).

ta chris millar of morton was brought up here too, David MacGregor is a dunnon lad.

Like I said, I was just listing those born in Greenock. Millar was born in Glasgow.

Was released, plays for the local Junior side.

That's why I wrote WERE attached to teams in 2007-08.

I know, I just thought I'd pass on the knowledge.

Do you have a list of those born in Port Glasgow?

Sadam Hussein, Pol Pot and Myra Hindley and me

The last Senior player to be born in Port Glasgow was Andrew Glancey, a youngster on Morton's books between 2001 and 2003.

These others from the past were too

Cabrie, David 03/06/1918
McCready, Tommy 28/09/1923
McKeenan, Peter 26/02/1924
Colvan, Hugh 24/09/1925
McKay, Johnny 27/06/1927
Anderson, George 25/12/1953
Given, Jim 12/06/1955
Christie, Gerry 13/12/1957
Rafferty, Stuart 06/03/1961
MacCabe, Dave 03/04/1962
Boag, John 14/02/1965

Andrew Glancy now plays Sunday league for my former team, managed by my cousin haha. Infact, I think he's moved elsewhere now.

Stuart Rafferty is a football coach for the council I think.

Was John Boag the ex-Morton man that died in the past year or so ?

Do you have access to players born in Dumfries at all?

Off the top of my head I can only think of -

Barry Nicholson (soon to be Ex-Aberdeen)
Wullie Gibson (Killie)

Was Chris Doig who moved as a youngster from Queens to Nottingham Forest a Doonhamer?

Of course our most famous player is Ted McMinn who I believe grew up in either Lochside or Lincluden (areas of Dumfries) but he was actually from Castle Douglas.

Yeah, here goes:

Martin, Darren 16/05/1988
Nicholson, Barry 24/08/1978
Watson, Peter 20/04/1986
Bell, Martin 21/12/1984
Colthart, Colin 07/04/1969
Dunglinson, Danny 24/05/1987
Jardine, Chris 26/11/1978
McGuffie, Russel 05/09/1981
Sloan, Steven 21/03/1984
Robison, Kevin 26/10/1980
Boyle, Alex 17/01/1992
Russell, Iain 14/11/1982
Muirhead, Tommy 03/10/1981
Cluckie, Stuart 10/04/1986
Cunliffe, Martin 24/02/1987
MacBeth, John 13/01/1985
McQuade, Scott 07/01/1982
Redpath, Gary 02/09/1988
Rudd, Craig 30/05/1987
Wright, Graham 21/01/1986
Maxwell, Richie 16/06/1987
Moffat, Gordon 23/10/1982
Johnstone, Darren 25/10/1978
Mathieson, David 18/01/1978
McGuffie, Ryan 22/07/1980
Bell, Cameron 18/09/1986
Gibson, Willie 06/08/1984
McCaulay, Martin 05/06/1985
Stevenson, Craig 16/02/1982
Doig, Chris 13/02/1981
McCall, Ian 30/09/1965
McCutcheon, Gary 08/10/1978
Aitken, Andy 02/02/1978
Hyslop, Ross 11/10/1991
Whorlow, Mark 03/07/1986
Baty, James 28/08/1987
Sloan, Lewis 22/06/1987
Loy, Rory 19/03/1988
Cook, Andy 06/11/1975
Cook, Kevan 13/04/1969
Currie, John 07/04/1939
Dawson, Charles L 27/06/1969
Docherty, Phil 29/07/1967
Dunlop, Rex 21/09/1927
Findlay, Murray 05/06/1977
Flannigan, Craig 11/02/1973
Garrett, Jim 15/03/1939
Gilfillan, Stuart 05/04/1985
Handyside, Peter 31/07/1974
Hetherington, Kevin 23/11/1963
Holt, Gordon 30/09/1962
Howat, William 05/04/1968
Irving, Andy 20/10/1967
Irving, Craig 19/04/1978
Johnstone, Mark 12/06/1967
Johnstone, Neil 21/06/1979
Kelly, Sean 15/05/1969
Kerr, David 06/09/1974
Kerr, Scott 02/04/1988
Leslie, Stan 30/11/1971
Leslie, Steven 06/02/1976
MacLeod, Jim 12/09/1978
Macleod, William 17/07/1961
McColm, Rab 25/08/1974
McCulloch, Kevin 23/08/1975
McGill, Austin 29/01/1935
McGillivray, James 03/08/1971
McGinley, Billy 12/11/1954
McGowan, Bruce 26/10/1969
McIntosh, Jimmy 05/04/1918
Milligan, Ross 02/06/1978
Milligan, Shaun 12/09/1984
Morton, Craig 11/06/1969
Muir, Graeme 02/11/1966
Murdoch, Hugh 17/07/1960
Noonan, Brian 20/01/1961
Parker, James 12/09/1965
Parker, James 24/05/1969
Paterson, Geoff 10/03/1982
Paterson, Jamie 26/04/1973
Paterson, Rod 01/11/1973
Paterson, Ross 10/05/1988
Paterson, Toby 15/05/1971
Possee, Michael 08/02/1972
Proudfoot, Kevin 20/01/1976
Purdie, David 15/04/1966
Rennie, Alan 11/11/1957
Riddick, Darren 20/01/1988
Robertson, Graeme 04/06/1962
Shaw, Greg 15/02/1970
Shermann, Glenn 15/04/1977
Sim, Billy 13/08/1963
Smith, Grant 10/08/1968
Steel, Jim 04/12/1959
Stewart, Andy 02/01/1978
Taylor, Dougie 19/06/1982
Telfer, Garry 19/01/1965
Wells, Brian 03/03/1967

Some of the above might never have been attached to a Senior (or English) club - one or two might have escaped my check.