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Gavin Swankie

Gavin Swankie

Attack - Second Striker  at Retired
Age42
CitizenshipScotland
Height1.77 m
Footright
BornNovember 22, 1983
👕500+ Apps ⚽100+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Second Striker Attack

Career snapshot

4
clubs played for
01/02
debut season
0.21
goals / match
Arbroath FC
top club · 236 apps

Career highs

€300k
peak value · 2008
€9k
top transfer fee · 17/18
23
best season · 10/11
1 · 0.9%
pens / of goals

Born the same day

Peter Niemeyer
Midfield - Defensive Midfield · Retired
Miguel Escalona
Goalkeeper · Retired
Rubén Arroyo
Attack - Left Winger · Retired

Shares 1983-11-22 · 3 players total

549Appearances
117Goals
77Assists
67Yellow cards
0Red cards
99Full matches (90′)
Full nameGavin Swankie
Date of birth1983-11-22 (42 yrs)
Place of birthArbroath, Scotland
CitizenshipScotland
PositionAttack - Second Striker (main: Attack)
Footright
Height177.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2022-07-01
Contract expires—
Jul 2022
Transfer: Arbroath → Retired
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Arbroath FC
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2021
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Arbroath FC
9 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Arbroath FC
10 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Arbroath FC
41 matches · 3 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Forfar Athletic → Arbroath
17/18 · Transfer · €9k
Jul 2017
17/18 — Arbroath FC
36 matches · 6 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Forfar Athletic FC
44 matches · 8 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Forfar Athletic FC
39 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Forfar Athletic FC
41 matches · 13 G · 9 A · across 5 competitions
Dec 2013
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — Forfar Athletic FC
37 matches · 13 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Forfar Athletic FC
41 matches · 14 G · 12 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Arbroath → Forfar Athletic
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Arbroath FC
37 matches · 11 G · 11 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Arbroath FC
40 matches · 23 G · 13 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: St. Johnstone → Arbroath
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — St. Johnstone FC
13 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — St. Johnstone FC
31 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Dundee FC → St. Johnstone
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Dundee FC
32 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Dundee FC
33 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2006
Transfer: Arbroath → Dundee FC
05/06 · Return from loan
Jan 2006
Transfer: Dundee FC → Arbroath
05/06 · Loan
Jul 2005
05/06 — Dundee FC, Arbroath FC
7 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Arbroath → Dundee FC
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — Arbroath FC
12 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2003
03/04 — Arbroath FC
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2002
02/03 — Arbroath FC
29 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Arbroath FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2000
Transfer: Arbroath U17 → Arbroath
00/01 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €300k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
8,874 min
Minutes played by club
Arbroath FC 43.9%
Forfar Athletic FC 36.0%
St. Johnstone FC 5.0%
Dundee FC 15.1%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Arbroath FC 12 01/02 21/22 236 49 39 3,896
Forfar Athletic FC 5 12/13 16/17 202 52 35 3,198
St. Johnstone FC 2 08/09 09/10 44 5 3 443
Dundee FC 3 05/06 07/08 67 11 0 1,337

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

9€75K18€150K27€225K36€300K02/03 — 2 goals (Arbroath FC)202/0304/05 — 2 goals (Arbroath FC)204/0505/06 — 1 goals (Arbroath FC)105/0606/07 — 7 goals (Dundee FC)706/0707/08 — 4 goals (Dundee FC)407/0808/09 — 4 goals (St. Johnstone FC)08/09 — 3 assists708/0909/10 — 1 goals (St. Johnstone FC)109/1010/11 — 23 goals (Arbroath FC)10/11 — 13 assists3610/1111/12 — 11 goals (Arbroath FC)11/12 — 11 assists2211/1212/13 — 14 goals (Forfar Athletic FC)12/13 — 12 assists2612/1313/14 — 13 goals (Forfar Athletic FC)13/14 — 5 assists1813/1414/15 — 13 goals (Forfar Athletic FC)14/15 — 9 assists2214/1515/16 — 4 goals (Forfar Athletic FC)15/16 — 4 assists815/1616/17 — 8 goals (Forfar Athletic FC)16/17 — 5 assists1316/1717/18 — 6 goals (Arbroath FC)17/18 — 5 assists1117/1818/19 — 3 goals (Arbroath FC)18/19 — 7 assists1018/1919/20 — 2 assists219/2020/21 — 1 goals (Arbroath FC)20/21 — 1 assists220/2121/2208/09 — €300K09/10 — €275K11/12 — €225K19/20 — €25K20/21 — €25K21/22 — €25KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

01/02: 0001/0202/03: 2202/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 2204/0505/06: 1105/0606/07: 7706/0707/08: 4407/0808/09: 4408/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 232310/1111/12: 111111/1212/13: 141412/1313/14: 131313/1414/15: 131314/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 8816/1717/18: 6617/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 0021/22

Assists by season

01/02: 0001/0202/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 131310/1111/12: 111111/1212/13: 121212/1313/14: 5513/1414/15: 9914/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 5516/1717/18: 5517/1818/19: 7718/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 0021/22
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
21/22 Championship Arbroath FC 6 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Prem. Sports Cup Arbroath FC 4 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Premiership Play-offs Arbroath FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 SFA Cup Arbroath FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Betfred Cup Arbroath FC 5 1 1 0 0 211
20/21 Championship Arbroath FC 4 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Betfred Cup Arbroath FC 3 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 Championship Arbroath FC 6 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 SFA Cup Arbroath FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Betfred Cup Arbroath FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Irn-Bru Cup Arbroath FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 League One Arbroath FC 36 3 7 8 0 944
18/19 SFA Cup Arbroath FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Betfred Cup Arbroath FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Irn-Bru Cup Arbroath FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 League One Arbroath FC 30 5 5 3 0 437
17/18 Scottish Championship Play-offs Arbroath FC 2 1 0 1 0 180
17/18 SFA Cup Arbroath FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Betfred Cup Forfar Athletic FC 4 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 Irn-Bru Cup Forfar Athletic FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 League Two Forfar Athletic FC 32 6 1 8 0 466
16/17 Scottish League One Play-offs Forfar Athletic FC 3 2 3 2 0 123
16/17 SFA Cup Forfar Athletic FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League One Forfar Athletic FC 32 3 4 1 0 919
15/16 Petrofac Tr. Cup Forfar Athletic FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 SCL by Utilita Forfar Athletic FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 SFA Cup Forfar Athletic FC 4 1 0 1 0 390
14/15 League Cup Forfar Athletic FC 1 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 League One Forfar Athletic FC 35 11 7 6 0 281
14/15 Petrofac Tr. Cup Forfar Athletic FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Scottish Championship Play-offs Forfar Athletic FC 3 2 1 0 0 135
14/15 SFA Cup Forfar Athletic FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Forfar Athletic FC 2 2 0 0 0 120
13/14 League One Forfar Athletic FC 29 11 4 5 0 213
13/14 Ramsdens Cup Forfar Athletic FC 2 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 SFA Cup Forfar Athletic FC 4 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 League One Forfar Athletic FC 32 10 9 6 0 281
12/13 Ramsdens Cup Forfar Athletic FC 2 2 1 0 0 90
12/13 Scot. League Cup Forfar Athletic FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Scottish Championship Play-offs Forfar Athletic FC 2 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 SFA Cup Forfar Athletic FC 4 2 1 0 0 180
11/12 League One Arbroath FC 33 11 11 4 0 226
11/12 Ramsdens Cup Arbroath FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Scottish Championship Play-offs Arbroath FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 SFA Cup Arbroath FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 ALBA Chal. Cup Arbroath FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Co-op. Ins. Cup Arbroath FC 1 1 1 0 0 90
10/11 League Two Arbroath FC 36 22 12 5 0 139
10/11 SFA Cup Arbroath FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Co-op. Ins. Cup St. Johnstone FC 2 1 0 0 0 93
09/10 Premiership St. Johnstone FC 10 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 SFA Cup St. Johnstone FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 ALBA Chal. Cup St. Johnstone FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Championship St. Johnstone FC 27 4 1 1 0 350
08/09 Co-op. Ins. Cup St. Johnstone FC 2 0 2 0 0 0
08/09 SFA Cup St. Johnstone FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Championship Dundee FC 30 3 0 2 0 777
07/08 CIS Insur. Cup Dundee FC 2 1 0 0 0 180
06/07 Championship Dundee FC 33 7 0 3 0 380
05/06 Championship Dundee FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 League Two Arbroath FC 5 1 0 2 0 433
04/05 League One Arbroath FC 12 2 0 0 0 501
03/04 League One Arbroath FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Championship Arbroath FC 28 2 0 0 0 735
02/03 CIS Insur. Cup Arbroath FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 SFA Cup Arbroath FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 SFA Cup Arbroath FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
00/01 2000-07-01 Arbroath U17 Arbroath Transfer 0 —
05/06 2005-07-01 Arbroath Dundee FC Transfer 0 —
05/06 2006-01-01 Dundee FC Arbroath Loan 0 —
05/06 2006-06-30 Arbroath Dundee FC Return from loan 0 —
08/09 2008-07-01 Dundee FC St. Johnstone Transfer 0 —
10/11 2010-07-01 St. Johnstone Arbroath Transfer 275000 —
12/13 2012-07-01 Arbroath Forfar Athletic Transfer 225000 —
17/18 2017-07-04 Forfar Athletic Arbroath Transfer 0 €9k
22/23 2022-07-01 Arbroath Retired Transfer 25000 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
13/14 Achilles tendon problems 2013-12-13 2014-01-07 26 3
20/21 Knock 2021-02-05 2021-05-31 116 14
Current€25k
Peak€300k
Low—
Δ since start−€275k
—€75k€150k€225k€300k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €225k
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Thomas O'Brien 2 2 0
Darren Hill 1 1 0
Ricky Little 2 1 0
Dale Hilson 1 10 0
Colin Hamilton 2 0 0
Bobby Linn 2 2 0
David Gold 2 0 0
Mark Whatley 2 0 0
Michael McKenna 2 0 0
Jason Thomson 2 4 0
Kevin McDonald 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
10/11 League Two Arbroath FC 22 36
13/14 League One Forfar Athletic FC 11 29
11/12 League One Arbroath FC 11 33

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
10/11 League Two Arbroath FC 12 36
11/12 League One Arbroath FC 11 33
12/13 League One Forfar Athletic FC 9 32

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
05/06 2006-06-30 Arbroath Dundee FC Return from loan — —
05/06 2006-01-01 Dundee FC Arbroath Loan — —

Teams faced most often by Gavin Swankie's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
St. Mirren FC 9 5 1 3 11 8 +3 56%
Kilmarnock FC 9 3 2 4 10 14 -4 33%
Motherwell FC 9 2 1 6 7 12 -5 22%
Aberdeen FC 9 1 2 6 5 14 -9 11%
Rangers FC 9 0 2 7 3 23 -20 0%
Hibernian FC 9 2 3 4 10 15 -5 22%
Hamilton Academical 9 5 3 1 20 8 +12 56%
Celtic FC 9 0 1 8 2 24 -22 0%
Livingston FC 9 4 1 4 8 13 -5 44%
Heart of Midlothian 6 1 1 4 5 11 -6 17%
Ross County FC 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 33%
Dundee United 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 0%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
01/02 Senior debut season
02/03 First senior goal
11/12 Goal #50 (career)
16/17 Goal #100 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
21/22 11 0 2 0 0 0
20/21 9 211 1 0 0 0.43
18/19 41 944 9 1 0 0.95
17/18 36 617 4 0 0 0.58
16/17 44 589 11 0 0 1.68
15/16 39 1,309 3 0 0 0.21
14/15 41 416 7 0 0 1.51
13/14 37 333 6 1 0 1.89
12/13 41 551 6 0 0 0.98
11/12 37 226 4 0 0 1.59
10/11 40 229 5 0 0 1.97
09/10 13 93 1 0 0 0.97
08/09 31 350 1 0 0 0.26
07/08 32 957 2 0 0 0.19
06/07 33 380 3 0 0 0.71
05/06 7 433 2 0 0 0.42

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

League One
244 apps
56 G
47 A
League Two
73 apps
29 G
13 A
Championship
136 apps
16 G
2 A
Scot. League Cup
34 apps
6 G
7 A
Scottish Championship Play-offs
8 apps
3 G
2 A
SFA Cup
26 apps
3 G
1 A
Scottish League One Play-offs
3 apps
2 G
3 A
Ramsdens Cup
15 apps
2 G
2 A
Premiership
10 apps
0 G
0 A

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Frequently asked about Gavin Swankie

Who is Gavin Swankie?

Gavin Swankie is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a second striker for Retired.

How old is Gavin Swankie?

Gavin Swankie is 42 years old. He was born on November 22, 1983 in Arbroath.

What position does Gavin Swankie play?

Gavin Swankie plays as a second striker (Attack - Second Striker).

What club does Gavin Swankie play for?

Gavin Swankie currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Gavin Swankie scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Gavin Swankie has scored 117 goals in 549 appearances.