Gary Irvine

Scottish footballer

Gary Irvine
Personal information
Full name Gary Irvine
Date of birth (1985-03-17) 17 March 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2003–2006 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Celtic 0 (0)
2006 → Ross County (loan) 17 (0)
2007–2010 St Johnstone 85 (1)
2010–2016 Dundee 166 (6)
2016–2018 St Mirren 56 (0)
2019–2022 Forfar Athletic 57 (2)
International career‡
2006 Scotland U21 2 (0)
Managerial career
2021–2022 Forfar Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:27, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

Gary Irvine (born 17 March 1985) is a Scottish professional footballer and manager. He has previously played for Celtic, Ross County, St Johnstone, Dundee and St Mirren and Forfar Athletic, the last of which he also performed the role of player-manager for.

Career

Celtic & Ross County

Irvine started his career at Celtic, but failed to make an appearance for the club during his time there.

At the start of the 2006–07 season, he moved on loan to Ross County. During his time at County, he was involved as they won the 2006–07 Scottish Challenge Cup, beating Clyde on penalties.[1]

St Johnstone

After leaving Celtic, Irvine signed for Scottish First Division side St Johnstone.[2] In his first season at McDiarmid Park, he won the 2007–08 Scottish Challenge Cup, his second winners medal in that competition in successive seasons, with St Johnstone winning 3–2 against Dunfermline Athletic.[3] The following season, he was part of the squad as St Johnstone won the Scottish First Division. At the end of the 2009–10 season he was one of eight players released by the club.[4] Irvine scored once during his spell at the club; his goal coming in a 3–1 win over Dunfermline Athletic in April 2009.[5]

Dundee

On 24 July 2010, Irvine signed for Dundee, of the Scottish First Division.[6] In July 2012, with Dundee having been promoted to the Scottish Premier League after the demotion of Rangers, he signed a new deal with the club,[7] despite interest from several Scottish Premier League clubs including his former team, Ross County.[8] After Dundee's relegation from the Scottish Premier League, Irvine agreed terms on a new contract for the 2013–14 season.[9]

St Mirren

On 29 January 2016 Saints signed Irvine from Dundee until the end of the season, with the option of a further year.[10] He was released by St Mirren at the end of the 2017–18 season.[11]

Forfar Athletic

Irvine joined Forfar Athletic in February 2019, until the end of the season.[12] On 9 April 2021, Irvine agreed to take charge of the Loons after manager Stuart Malcolm and his assistants resigned from their positions.[13][14] Irvine was announced as the club's new manager on 4 May.[15] Despite coming close to promotion in the 2021–22 season, a very disappointing start to the following season which left the Loons bottom of the table led to Forfar releasing Irvine on 9 November 2022.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 September 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic 2006–07 Scottish Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ross County (loan) 2006–07[17] First Division 17 0 0 0 2 0 5[a] 0 24 0
St Johnstone 2007–08[18] First Division 33 0 5 0 1 0 4[a] 0 43 0
2008–09[19] 35 1 1 0 2 0 1[a] 0 39 1
2009–10[20] Scottish Premier League 17 0 2 0 3 0 — 22 0
Total 85 1 8 0 6 0 5 0 104 1
Dundee 2010–11[21] First Division 31 1 1 0 2 0 2[a] 0 36 1
2011–12[22] 35 1 3 0 2 0 2[a] 0 42 1
2012–13[23] Scottish Premier League 34 0 2 0 3 0 — 39 0
2013–14[24] Championship 33 0 1 0 2 0 3[a] 0 39 0
2014–15[25] Premiership 26 4 2 0 2 0 — 30 4
2015–16[26] 7 0 0 0 0 0 — 7 0
Total 166 6 9 0 11 0 7 0 193 6
St Mirren 2015–16[26] Championship 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2016–17[27] 33 0 3 0 3 0 5[a] 0 44 0
2017–18[25] 7 0 0 0 4 0 1[a] 0 12 0
Total 56 0 3 0 7 0 6 0 72 0
Forfar Athletic 2018–19[28] Scottish League One 12 2 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 14 2
2019–20[29] 25 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 31 0
2020–21[30] 17 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 23 0
2021–22[31] Scottish League Two 2 0 0 0 2 0 2[a] 0 6 0
2022–23[32] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 57 2 4 0 10 0 4 0 75 2
Total 381 9 24 0 36 0 27 0 468 9
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Scottish Championship play-offs

Managerial record

As of match played 5 November 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref.
G W D L Win %
Forfar Athletic Scotland 9 April 2021 9 November 2022 75 26 17 32 034.67
Total 75 26 17 32 034.67 —
  • initially caretaker.
  • includes League Cup forfeit win over Ross County on 8 July 2021 after the club cancelled scheduled fixture due to Co-vid.

International career

Irvine was capped twice for the Scotland under–21s, against Iceland[33] and Turkey[34] in 2006.

Honours

Ross County
St Johnstone
Dundee
St. Mirren

References

https://www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk/news-items/covid-19-update-2

  1. ^ "Ross County 1-1 Clyde (aet)". BBC Sport. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Saints secure Celtic's Irvine". BBC Sport. 24 August 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Dunfermline Ath 2-3 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 25 November 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Eight players head for the exit at St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Dunfermline Ath 1-3 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 April 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Dundee capture ex-Saints defender Gary Irvine". BBC Sport. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  7. ^ "IRVINE SIGNS". dundeefc.co.uk. 3 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  8. ^ "'Love for the club' kept Gary Irvine on Tayside". Daily Record. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  9. ^ "GARY AGREES TERMS". dundeefc.co.uk. 24 June 2013. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  10. ^ "St Mirren add Gary Irvine and Alex Cooper". BBC. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Players Depart Club". St Mirren FC. 30 April 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Welcome to Station Park Gary Irvine". Forfar Athletic FC. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Club Update". forfarathletic.co.uk. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Forfar Athletic management team resigns with club 'disappointed by the timing'". BBC Sport. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Club Statement". forfarathletic.co.uk. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  16. ^ Coutts, Christopher. "Gary Irvine". www.forfarathletic.co.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  17. ^ "Games played by Gary Irvine in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Games played by Gary Irvine in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  19. ^ "Games played by Gary Irvine in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  20. ^ "Games played by Gary Irvine in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  21. ^ "Games played by Gary Irvine in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  22. ^ "Games played by Gary Irvine in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  23. ^ "Games played by Gary Irvine in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  24. ^ "Games played by Gary Irvine in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  25. ^ a b "Games played by Gary Irvine in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  26. ^ a b "Games played by Gary Irvine in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  27. ^ "Games played by Gary Irvine in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  28. ^ "Games played by Gary Irvine in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  29. ^ "Games played by Gary Irvine in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  30. ^ "Games played by Gary Irvine in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  31. ^ "Games played by Gary Irvine in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  32. ^ "Games played by Gary Irvine in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  33. ^ "Scotland U21 4-0 Iceland U21". BBC Sport. 28 February 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  34. ^ "Scotland U21 1-1 Turkey U21". BBC Sport. 20 May 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2013.

External links

  • Gary Irvine profile Dundee official website
  • Gary Irvine at Soccerbase
  • Brian Irvine at Soccerbase 1 Ross County appearance in 2006–07
  • v
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Forfar Athletic F.C. – managers
  • Brown (1957–58)
  • Gray (1959–60)
  • Newlands (1966–67)
  • Young (1967)
  • I. Campbell (1970–72)
  • Kennedy & Easson (1972–74)
  • Easson (1974)
  • Kerr (1974–76)
  • Knox (1976–80)
  • Murray (1980)
  • Rae (1980–82)
  • Houston (1982–86)
  • Hall (1986–89)
  • Glennie (1989–90)
  • Hegarty (1990–92)
  • T. Campbell (1992–96)
  • McPhee (1996–2000)
  • Cooper (2000–03)
  • Stewart (2003–04)
  • Fairley (2004–05)
  • Farningham (2005–06)
  • Shaw (2006–07)
  • Moffat (2007–08)
  • R. Campbell (2008–15)
  • Petriec (2015)
  • Bollan (2015–17)
  • Balmer & Sellarsc (2017)
  • Weir (2017–19)
  • Malcolm (2019–21)
  • Irvine (2021–22)
  • McKinnon (2022–)
(c) = caretaker manager