Gary Twigg
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Michael Nolan Twigg | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Free Agent | ||
| Number | None | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Derby County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Derby County | 9 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2004 | → Bristol City (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Airdrie United | 57 | (17) |
| 2007 | Oxford United | 9 | (3) |
| 2008 | Hamilton Academical | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Brechin City | 23 | (12) |
| 2009–2012 | Shamrock Rovers | 160 | (124) |
| 2013–2016 | Portadown | 114 | (53) |
| 2016–2017 | Coleraine | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:59, 12 January 2017 (UTC). |
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Gary Twigg (born 19 March 1984) is a Scottish Association footballer who is currently a free agent.
Twigg began his career in 2000 with English club Derby County, having graduated through the youth system. He made his debut for Derby at the age of 17 as a striker in a Premier League match against Sunderland in May 2002, his only appearance that season. In the 2002–03 season, he made eight first-team appearances, seven as a substitute, branching out into the position of left wing when needed.
In September 2003 he joined Burton Albion on loan, for whom he made four appearances.
Having been released by Derby, and following an unsuccessful trial period at League of Ireland club Derry City, he placed roots at Airdrie United in August 2005, where he went on to make 65 league and cup appearances in two years, scoring 18 goals. He won the SFL Player of the Month award for December 2006 after scoring six goals in six games, helping Airdrie to only one defeat out of six league games.
Twigg signed a two-year contract with Conference National side Oxford United on 5 July 2007. Nick Merry, Oxford United chairman, said, "He's got a good record and he's very versatile too. He can play wide or down the middle and he'll be a good asset to us." He came on as a substitute on the opening day of the 2007–08 season at home against Forest Green Rovers in which he won and scored a stoppage time penalty to win the game for Oxford on his debut. An ankle injury that required surgery in October led to him missing seven weeks of the season before he returned to the side in December. However, he was unable to settle and left at the end of December to seek a move back to Scotland. He had made 11 league and cup appearances, scoring three goals.
Twigg signed for Hamilton Academical on an 18-month contract in January 2008. He made only four appearances and was transfer listed at the end of the season. His contract was cancelled at Twigg's request in July 2008 as he had a falling out with the manager Billy Reid. Twigg then signed for Brechin City in July 2008,
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