Gary Twigg

Football player infobox
playername = Gary Twigg


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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|3|19
cityofbirth = Glasgow
countryofbirth = Scotland
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currentclub = Brechin City
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position = Striker
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years = 2000–2004
2003–2004
2004
2005–2007
2007
2008
2008–
clubs = Derby County
→ Burton Albion0(loan)
→ Bristol Rovers0(loan)
Airdrie United
Oxford United
Hamilton Academical
Brechin City
caps(goals) = 09 0(0)
04 0(1)
08 0(0)
58 (17)
07 0(3)
04 0(0)
00 0(0)
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Gary Twigg (born 19 March 1984 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Brechin City in the Scottish Second Division.

Career

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,cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1978547.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Sunderland ensure survival|date = 2002-05-11|accessdate=2007-07-07] 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,cite news|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=12793 |publisher=Non League Daily|title=Clough gets Twigg|date = 2003-09-26|accessdate=2007-07-07] for whom he made four appearances scoring one goal. He also had a loan spell at Bristol Rovers later that season,cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_rovers/3612321.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Rovers extend deals for duo|date = 2004-04-08|accessdate=2007-07-21] featuring eight times but failing to find the net.

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,cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/airdrie_united/4712589.stm |publisher=BBC Sport|title=Clough Airdrie recruit Twigg from Derby|date = 2005-07-24|accessdate=2007-07-07] where he went on to make 65 league and cup appearances in two years, scoring 18 goals.cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=31658 |publisher=Racing Post|title=Soccerbase: Gary Twigg|accessdate=2007-07-21] 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.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/airdrie_united/6281195.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Diamonds' December award double |date = 2007-01-19|accessdate=2007-07-21]

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." [cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/6275718.stm | publisher=BBC Sport | title=Oxford Utd snap up striker Twigg | date = 2007-07-05 | accessdate=2007-08-11] 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. [cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/6931240.stm | publisher=BBC Sport | title=Oxford 1-0 Forest Green | date = 2007-08-11 | accessdate=2007-08-11 ] 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. [cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/7047615.stm | publisher=BBC Sport | title=Twigg facing a month out injured | date = 2007-10-16 | accessdate=2008-01-02] However, he was unable to settle and left at the end of December to seek a move back to Scotland. [cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/7165815.stm | publisher=BBC Sport | title= Scots striker Twigg leaves Oxford | date = 2007-10-16 | accessdate=2008-01-02] He had made 11 league and cup appearances, scoring three goals.

Twigg signed for Hamilton Academical on an 18 month contract in January 2008. [cite news | url=http://www.acciesfc.co.uk/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=436&Itemid=2 | publisher=AcciesFC | title=Gary Twigg Signs | date = 2008-01-02 | accessdate=2008-01-02 ] cite news|title=Twigg's lured home by Hamilton deal|date=January 4, 2008 |publisher=Express, The (London)] He made only four appearances and was transfer listed at the end of the season.cite news|title=Accies axe|date=May 22, 2008 |work=Football: Soccer Shorts|publisher=Daily Record, The (Glasgow)] His contract was cancelled at Twigg's request in July 2008. [cite news | url=http://www.acciesfc.co.uk/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=613&Itemid=2 | publisher=AcciesFC | title=Twigg Released | date = 2008-07-19 | accessdate=2008-07-19 ] cite news| url=http://www.setantasports.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2008/07/19/SPL-Twigg-leaves-Hamilton/?facets/sport-space/great-britain-locale/|title=Twigg leaves Accies|last=Carter|first=Jo|date=July 19, 2008|publisher=Setanta Sport|accessdate=2008-07-19]

Twigg then signed for Brechin City on the 22nd July 2008. [cite web| url=http://www.brechincity.com/bcfc/servlet/BCFCFrontControllerServlet?action=News&page_id=578&category=2|publisher=brechincity.com|title=City Sign Gary Twigg|accessdate=July 23|accessyear=2008]

Honours

Hamilton Academical
*Scottish Football League First Division: 2007-08

References

External links

*soccerbase|id=31658|name=Gary Twigg