Gavin Swankie

Gavin Swankie (born 22 November 1983) is a retired Scottish footballer. Capable of playing in midfield and as a forward, his previous clubs include Forfar Athletic, Dundee, St Johnstone and Arbroath.

Gavin Swankie
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-11-22) 22 November 1983
Place of birth Arbroath, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2005 Arbroath 98 (7)
2005–2008 Dundee 65 (10)
2006 → Arbroath (loan) 18 (7)
2008–2010 St Johnstone 37 (4)
2010–2012 Arbroath 70 (34)
2012–2017 Forfar Athletic 159 (41)
2017–2022 Arbroath 82 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 April 2022

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.[5]

Swankie then signed for a third spell at Arbroath.[6] He won the PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year and Scottish Football League Player of the Year awards for the Third Division in the 2010–11 campaign,[7][8][9] and his goals helped Arbroath win their first senior league championship.[10][11]

Swankie signed for Forfar Athletic in the 2012 summer transfer window.[12] On 3 August 2013, he 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.[13] [14]

In July 2017, with one-year left on his contract, Swankie was placed on the transfer list by Forfar after he had intimated that he wished to leave the club,[15] and on 4 July 2017, he signed with former club Arbroath for a fee of £8,000.[16][17]

Career statistics
As of match played 18 January 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Arbroath 2000–01[18] Scottish Second Division 1000000010
2001–02[19] Scottish First Division 8010000090
2002–03[20][21] 292100000302
2003–04[22][23] [24] Scottish Second Division 30020201[lower-alpha 1]0350
2004–05[25] 34420101[lower-alpha 1]0384
Total 10266030201136
Dundee 2005–06[26] Scottish First Division 2000001[lower-alpha 1]030
2006–07[27] 33720111[lower-alpha 1]1379
2007–08[28][29] [30] 303103100344
Total 65103042217413
Arbroath (loan) 2005–06[26] Scottish Third Division 18700002[lower-alpha 2]0207
St Johnstone 2008–09[31][32][33] Scottish First Division 27410201[lower-alpha 1]0314
2009–10[34][35] Scottish Premier League 1001021—131
Total 374204110445
Arbroath 2010–11[36][35][37] [38] Scottish Third Division 362320111[lower-alpha 1]04024
2011–12[39][35] Scottish Second Division 341120002[lower-alpha 3]03811
Total 70344011307835
Forfar Athletic 2012–13[40][35] Scottish Second Division 321042104[lower-alpha 4]24114
2013–14[41][35] Scottish League One 291140222[lower-alpha 1]03713
2014–15[42] 341110104[lower-alpha 5]24013
2015–16[43] 32341102[lower-alpha 1]0394
2016–17[44] Scottish League Two 32620406[lower-alpha 6]2448
Total 159411539218620152
Arbroath 2017–18[45] Scottish League One 30510203[lower-alpha 7]1366
2018–19[46] 36300401[lower-alpha 1]0413
2019–20[47] Scottish Championship 2010300060
Total 688209041839
Career total 519110323306328613127
  1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. Appearances in the Second Division play-offs
  3. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; One appearance in the First Division play-offs
  4. Two appearances and two goals in the Scottish Challenge Cup; two appearances in the First Division play-offs
  5. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; three appearances and two goals in the Championship play-offs
  6. Three appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup; three appearances and two goals in the League One play-offs
  7. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; two appearances and one goal in the Championship play-offs

References
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  2. "Swankie on the move to Dens Park". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 20 June 2005. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  3. "Swankie makes return to Arbroath". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 9 January 2006. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  4. "Saints secure Swankie and Millar". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
  5. "Eight players head for the exit at St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  6. "HAT-TRICK OF ARBROATH MOVES FOR WINGER". Scottish Professional Football League. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  7. "Emilio Izaguirre wins Scotland's players' player prize". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  8. "Gavin Swankie wins Division Three award". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  9. "IRN-BRU SFL END OF SEASON AWARDS DINNER 2010/11". Scottish Professional Football League. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  10. "Third Division: Arbroath clinch title for first national trophy". The Scotsman. 24 April 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  11. Strachan, Graeme (25 April 2011). "Arbroath FC 4 Montrose FC 1: Lichties make history". The Courier. Archived from the original on 2 May 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  12. "Scottish Division Two ins and outs". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  13. "Forfar Athletic 2–1 Rangers (aet)". BBC Sport. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  14. "Swankie: Forfar believed we could beat Rangers". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  15. "Double Signing for the 'Loons'". Forfar Athletic FC. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  16. "Gavin Swankie". Arbroath FC. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
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  21. "Bell's Scottish League First Division St Mirren (1) 1 Arbroath (0) 0". The Telegraph. 5 April 2003. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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  23. "Alloa Athletic 4–0 Arbroath". ESPN. 7 February 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  24. "Arbroath 1–1 Stenhousemuir". ESPN. 24 April 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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  30. "Dundee 0–1 Clyde". BBC Sport. 11 November 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  31. "Games played by Gavin Swankie in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  32. "Ross County 2–2 St Johnstone". ESPN. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  33. "Ross County 2–1 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 26 July 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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  38. "Arbroath 2 Montrose 3". Sky Sports. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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  40. "Games played by Gavin Swankie in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  41. "Games played by Gavin Swankie in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  42. "Games played by Gavin Swankie in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  43. "Games played by Gavin Swankie in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  44. "Games played by Gavin Swankie in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  45. "Games played by Gavin Swankie in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
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  47. "Games played by Gavin Swankie in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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