Gavin Swankie (born 22 November 1983) is a Scottish retired footballer. Capable of playing in midfield and as a forward, his previous clubs include Forfar Athletic, Dundee, St Johnstone and Arbroath.
Club career Swankie signed for Dundee after his contract at Arbroath ended having come through the youth ranks at Gayfield Park. 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 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. He was released at the end of the 2009–10 season.
Swankie then signed for a third spell at Arbroath. 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, and his goals helped Arbroath win their first senior league championship.
Swankie signed for Forfar Athletic in the 2012 summer transfer window. 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.
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, and on 4 July 2017, he signed with former club Arbroath for a fee of £8,000.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsArbroath2000–01Scottish Second Division10000000102001–02Scottish First Division80100000902002–032921000003022003–04Scottish Second Division30020201Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup03502004–05344201010384Total10266030201136Dundee2005–06Scottish First Division20000010302006–073372011113792007–08303103100344Total65103042217413Arbroath (loan)2005–06Scottish Third Division18700002Appearances in the Second Division play-offs0207St Johnstone2008–09Scottish First Division2741020103142009–10Scottish Premier League1001021—131Total374204110445Arbroath2010–11Scottish Third Division362320111040242011–12Scottish Second Division341120002One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; One appearance in the First Division play-offs03811Total70344011307835Forfar Athletic2012–13Scottish Second Division321042104Two appearances and two goals in the Scottish Challenge Cup; two appearances in the First Division play-offs241142013–14Scottish League One291140222037132014–15341110104One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; three appearances and two goals in the Championship play-offs240132015–163234110203942016–17Scottish League Two32620406Three appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup; three appearances and two goals in the League One play-offs2448Total159411539218620152Arbroath2017–18Scottish League One30510203One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; two appearances and one goal in the Championship play-offs13662018–193630040104132019–20Scottish Championship2010300060Total688209041839Career total519110323306328613127
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