Gary Twigg
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| Gary Twigg | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 19, 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Hamilton Academical | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2000–2004 2003–2004 2004 2005–2007 2007 2008– |
Derby County →Burton Albion(loan) →Bristol Rovers(loan) Airdrie United Oxford United Hamilton Academical |
9 (0) 4 (1) 8 (0) 58 (17) 7 (3) 3 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Gary Twigg (born 19 March 1984 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer who plays with Hamilton Academical in the Scottish First Division.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Derby County
Twigg began his career with English club Derby County having germinated 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,[1] 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,[2] for whom he made four appearances scoring one goal. He also had a loan spell at Bristol Rovers later that season,[3] featuring eight times but failing to find the net.
[edit] Airdrie United
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,[4] where he went on to make 65 league and cup appearances in two years, scoring 18 goals.[5] He won the SFL Player of the Month award for December 2006 after scoring six goals in six games, helping Airdre to only one defeat out of six league games.[6]
[edit] Oxford United
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."[7] 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.[8] 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.[9][5] However, he was unable to settle and left at the end of December to seek a move back to Scotland.[10] He had made 11 league and cup appearances, scoring three goals.[5]
[edit] Hamilton Academical
Twigg signed for Hamilton Academical on an 18 month contract on the 2nd January 2008.[11]
[edit] Honours
[edit] References
- ^ "Sunderland ensure survival", BBC Sport, 2002-05-11. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
- ^ "Clough gets Twigg", Non League Daily, 2003-09-26. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
- ^ "Rovers extend deals for duo", BBC Sport, 2004-04-08. Retrieved on 2007-07-21.
- ^ "Clough Airdrie recruit Twigg from Derby", BBC Sport, 2005-07-24. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
- ^ a b c Soccerbase: Gary Twigg. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2007-07-21.
- ^ "Diamonds' December award double", BBC Sport, 2007-01-19. Retrieved on 2007-07-21.
- ^ "Oxford Utd snap up striker Twigg", BBC Sport, 2007-07-05. Retrieved on 2007-08-11.
- ^ "Oxford 1-0 Forest Green", BBC Sport, 2007-08-11. Retrieved on 2007-08-11.
- ^ "Twigg facing a month out injured", BBC Sport, 2007-10-16. Retrieved on 2008-01-02.
- ^ "Scots striker Twigg leaves Oxford", BBC Sport, 2007-10-16. Retrieved on 2008-01-02.
- ^ "Gary Twigg Signs", AcciesFC, 2008-01-02. Retrieved on 2008-01-02.
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