Gavin Swankie

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Gavin Swankie
Personal information
Full name Gavin Swankie
Date of birth (1983-11-22) 22 November 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Arbroath, Scotland
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Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Team information
Current team
 Forfar Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2005 Arbroath 98 (7)
2005–2008 Dundee 63 (10)
2006 → Arbroath (loan) 18 (7)
2008–2010 St. Johnstone 37 (4)
2010–2012 Arbroath 70 (34)
2012– Forfar Athletic 81 (27)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:15, 27 January 2015

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. 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.

References

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External links

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