Market value
—
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
9
clubs played for
02/03
debut season
0.31
goals / match
Albion Rovers FC
top club · 117 apps
Career highs
€50k
peak value · 2004
—
top transfer fee
22
best season · 12/13
11 · 14.1%
pens / of goals
255Appearances
78Goals
39Assists
56Yellow cards
5Red cards
44Full matches (90′)
| Full name | John Gemmell |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1984-09-06 (41 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Citizenship |  Scotland |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 191.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2023-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2025
25/26 — Dumbarton FC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
Transfer: Dumbarton → Retired
23/24 · Transfer
Aug 2022
Transfer: Cambuslang Rangers → Dumbarton
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Dumbarton FC
8 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Hurlford United FC → Cambuslang Rangers
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
Transfer: Troon → Hurlford United FC
20/21 · Transfer
Jan 2019
Transfer: Cambuslang Rangers → Troon
18/19 · Transfer
Mar 2017
Transfer: Without Club → Cambuslang Rangers
16/17 · Transfer
Feb 2017
Transfer: Arthurlie → Without Club
16/17 · Transfer
Nov 2016
Transfer: Hurlford United FC → Arthurlie
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
Transfer: Clyde FC → Hurlford United FC
16/17 · Transfer
Feb 2016
Transfer: Albion Rovers → Clyde FC
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Albion Rovers FC, Clyde FC
28 matches · 7 G · 3 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Albion Rovers FC
33 matches · 9 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Stenhousemuir → Albion Rovers
14/15 · Transfer
Jan 2014
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — Stenhousemuir FC
33 matches · 16 G · 10 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Stenhousemuir FC
32 matches · 22 G · 10 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Albion Rovers → Stenhousemuir
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Albion Rovers FC
35 matches · 10 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Albion Rovers FC
35 matches · 8 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Montrose → Albion Rovers
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Montrose FC
28 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Cowdenbeath → Montrose
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — Cowdenbeath FC
8 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Albion Rovers → Cowdenbeath
08/09 · Transfer
Oct 2007
Transfer: Bellshill Ath. → Albion Rovers
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Dumbarton FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
Transfer: Dumbarton → Bellshill Ath.
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Dumbarton FC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Partick Thistle → Dumbarton
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — Dumbarton FC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2004
Transfer: Hamilton Acad. → Partick Thistle
03/04 · Return from loan
Jan 2004
Transfer: Partick Thistle → Hamilton Acad.
03/04 · Loan
Jul 2003
03/04 — Partick Thistle FC, Hamilton Academical FC
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Queen's Park → Partick Thistle
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2002
02/03 — Queen's Park FC
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2001
Transfer: Giffnock North → Queen's Park
01/02 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €50k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Dumbarton FC
0.0%
Clyde FC
10.1%
Albion Rovers FC
42.0%
Stenhousemuir FC
26.6%
Montrose FC
17.2%
Cowdenbeath FC
4.1%
Partick Thistle FC
0.0%
Hamilton Academical FC
0.0%
Queen's Park FC
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumbarton FC | 5 | 04/05 | 25/26 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clyde FC | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 404 |
| Albion Rovers FC | 4 | 10/11 | 15/16 | 117 | 30 | 17 | 1,677 |
| Stenhousemuir FC | 2 | 12/13 | 13/14 | 65 | 38 | 20 | 1,063 |
| Montrose FC | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 686 |
| Cowdenbeath FC | 1 | 08/09 | 08/09 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 164 |
| Partick Thistle FC | 1 | 03/04 | 03/04 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton Academical FC | 1 | 03/04 | 03/04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Queen's Park FC | 1 | 02/03 | 02/03 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | League Cup | Dumbarton FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Challenge Cup | Dumbarton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | League Two | Dumbarton FC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League One | Albion Rovers FC | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 121 |
| 15/16 | League Two | Clyde FC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 251 |
| 15/16 | Petrofac Tr. Cup | Albion Rovers FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | SCL by Utilita | Albion Rovers FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Scottish League One Play-offs | Clyde FC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
| 15/16 | SFA Cup | Albion Rovers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Albion Rovers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Two | Albion Rovers FC | 26 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 326 |
| 14/15 | Petrofac Tr. Cup | Albion Rovers FC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 |
| 14/15 | SFA Cup | Albion Rovers FC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 113 |
| 13/14 | League Cup | Stenhousemuir FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League One | Stenhousemuir FC | 26 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 160 |
| 13/14 | Ramsdens Cup | Stenhousemuir FC | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 120 |
| 13/14 | SFA Cup | Stenhousemuir FC | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 146 |
| 12/13 | League One | Stenhousemuir FC | 24 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 112 |
| 12/13 | Ramsdens Cup | Stenhousemuir FC | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 229 |
| 12/13 | Scot. League Cup | Stenhousemuir FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 145 |
| 12/13 | SFA Cup | Stenhousemuir FC | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 151 |
| 11/12 | League One | Albion Rovers FC | 29 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 275 |
| 11/12 | Ramsdens Cup | Albion Rovers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Scot. League Cup | Albion Rovers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Scottish League One Play-offs | Albion Rovers FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 270 |
| 11/12 | SFA Cup | Albion Rovers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | Albion Rovers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | League Two | Albion Rovers FC | 29 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 319 |
| 10/11 | Scottish League One Play-offs | Albion Rovers FC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 10/11 | SFA Cup | Albion Rovers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | ALBA Chal. Cup | Montrose FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | Montrose FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League Two | Montrose FC | 22 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 391 |
| 09/10 | SFA Cup | Montrose FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 295 |
| 08/09 | ALBA Chal. Cup | Cowdenbeath FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 |
| 08/09 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | Cowdenbeath FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | League Two | Cowdenbeath FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | SFA Cup | Cowdenbeath FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | League Two | Dumbarton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League One | Dumbarton FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | SFA Cup | Dumbarton FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League One | Dumbarton FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | CIS Insur. Cup | Partick Thistle FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | League One | Hamilton Academical FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Premiership | Partick Thistle FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | League Two | Queen's Park FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02 | 2001-07-01 | Giffnock North | Queen's Park | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Queen's Park | Partick Thistle | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-01-01 | Partick Thistle | Hamilton Acad. | Loan | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-06-30 | Hamilton Acad. | Partick Thistle | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Partick Thistle | Dumbarton | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Dumbarton | Bellshill Ath. | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-10-01 | Bellshill Ath. | Albion Rovers | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Albion Rovers | Cowdenbeath | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Cowdenbeath | Montrose | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Montrose | Albion Rovers | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Albion Rovers | Stenhousemuir | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Stenhousemuir | Albion Rovers | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-02-01 | Albion Rovers | Clyde FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Clyde FC | Hurlford United FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-11-11 | Hurlford United FC | Arthurlie | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-02-12 | Arthurlie | Without Club | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-03-07 | Without Club | Cambuslang Rangers | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-24 | Cambuslang Rangers | Troon | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-07-01 | Troon | Hurlford United FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | Hurlford United FC | Cambuslang Rangers | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-19 | Cambuslang Rangers | Dumbarton | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Dumbarton | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Groin injury | 2014-01-14 | 2014-02-15 | 33 | 5 |
Current—
Peak€50k
Low—
Δ since start−€50k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Reid | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Love | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Sean Dickson | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Tony Stevenson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Gaston | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McKinlay | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ross Dunlop | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Mullin | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle Turnbull | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicky Devlin | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Neil Parry | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | League One | Stenhousemuir FC | 18 | 24 |
| 13/14 | League One | Stenhousemuir FC | 11 | 26 |
| 11/12 | League One | Albion Rovers FC | 9 | 29 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | League Two | Albion Rovers FC | 6 | 29 |
| 11/12 | League One | Albion Rovers FC | 5 | 29 |
| 12/13 | League One | Stenhousemuir FC | 4 | 24 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | 2004-06-30 | Hamilton Acad. | Partick Thistle | Return from loan | — | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-01-01 | Partick Thistle | Hamilton Acad. | Loan | — | — |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 02/03 | Senior debut season | |
| 08/09 | First senior goal | |
| 13/14 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 28 | 525 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.69 |
| 14/15 | 33 | 512 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 |
| 13/14 | 33 | 426 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.32 |
| 12/13 | 32 | 637 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.85 |
| 11/12 | 35 | 545 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.98 |
| 10/11 | 35 | 499 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.08 |
| 09/10 | 28 | 686 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.05 |
| 08/09 | 8 | 164 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 04/05 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
League One
96 apps
41 G
14 A
League Two
101 apps
17 G
9 A
Ramsdens Cup
14 apps
7 G
6 A
SFA Cup
17 apps
6 G
5 A
Scottish League One Play-offs
11 apps
5 G
3 A
Scot. League Cup
11 apps
2 G
2 A
Premiership
5 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is John Gemmell?
John Gemmell is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is John Gemmell?
John Gemmell is 41 years old. He was born on September 6, 1984 in Glasgow.
What position does John Gemmell play?
John Gemmell plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does John Gemmell play for?
John Gemmell currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has John Gemmell scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, John Gemmell has scored 78 goals in 255 appearances.