Personal information | |||
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Full name | Scotland Gemmill | ||
Date of birth | 2 January 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Scotland U21 (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
Nottingham Forest | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1999 | Nottingham Forest | 245 | (21) |
1999–2004 | Everton | 97 | (5) |
2004 | Preston North End | 7 | (1) |
2004–2006 | Leicester City | 17 | (0) |
2006 | Oxford United | 1 | (0) |
2006–2007 | New Zealand Knights | 20 | (0) |
Total | 387 | (27) | |
National team | |||
1995–2003 | Scotland | 26 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
2014–2016 | Scotland U17 | ||
2016– | Scotland U21 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 September 2009. |
Scotland "Scot" Gemmill (born 2 January 1971) is a former Scottish footballer and a UEFA A Licensed Coach. He is currently the manager of the Scotland under-21 team. He played as a midfielder for Nottingham Forest, Everton, Preston North End, Leicester City, Oxford United, New Zealand Knights and Scotland. He is the son of former Scottish international footballer Archie Gemmill, and was born in Paisley.
Gemmill started his career at Nottingham Forest as an apprentice on leaving school in the summer of 1987 and two years later he was given a professional contract by manager Brian Clough, who then gave him his first team debut on 30 March 1991 in a 3–1 defeat by Wimbledon at Plough Lane.
Gemmill established himself as a regular player in 1991–92, when he scored eight goals in 39 league games and also helped Forest win the ZDS Cup as well as finish runners-up in the Football League Cup. He remained a regular first team player until he was sold to Everton for £250,000 on 25 March 1999. During his 12 years at the City Ground he was involved in two promotion winning teams (1994 and 1998), three relegated teams (1993, 1997 and 1999), oversaw a third-place finish in 1995, a run to the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup in 1996, and played under five different managers.