Gavin Swankie
Gavin SwankiePersonal information |
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Full name |
Gavin Swankie |
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Date of birth |
(1983-11-22) 22 November 1983 |
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Place of birth |
Arbroath, Scotland |
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Height |
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] |
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Playing position |
Midfielder / Forward |
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Club information |
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Current team |
Forfar Athletic |
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Senior career* |
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Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
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2000–2005 |
Arbroath |
98 |
(7) |
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2005–2008 |
Dundee |
63 |
(10) |
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2006 |
→ Arbroath (loan) |
18 |
(7) |
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2008–2010 |
St Johnstone |
37 |
(4) |
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2010–2012 |
Arbroath |
70 |
(34) |
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2012– |
Forfar Athletic |
81 |
(27) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:15, 27 January 2015.
† Appearances (goals)
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Gavin Swankie (born 22 November 1983) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish League One club Forfar Athletic. Capable of playing in midfield and as a forward, his previous clubs include Arbroath, Dundee and St Johnstone.
Club career
Swankie signed for Dundee after his contract at Arbroath ended having come through the youth ranks at Gayfield Park.[2] He made 73 starts for Arbroath, as well as 32 substitute appearances, scoring seven goals. He returned to Arbroath on loan in January 2006 until the end of the season[3] and then returned to Dundee, where he featured regularly over the next two seasons. Although linked to Cliffburn Hotel F.C, on 1 May 2008, Swankie signed for Dundee's Tayside rivals St Johnstone.[4] He was released at the end of the 2009–10 season and signed for a third spell at Arbroath. He won the Third Division Player of the Year award for the 2010–11 campaign,[5][6] and his goals helped Arbroath win their first senior league championship.[7][8]
Swankie signed for Forfar Athletic in the 2012 summer transfer window.[9]
On 3 August 2013, Swankie was the hero for Forfar Athletic when his two goals helped beat Rangers 2–1 in the Scottish League Cup at Station Park. This was Forfar's first victory against Rangers.
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