Gary Twigg

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Gary Twigg
Personal information
Date of birth March 19, 1984 (1984-03-19) (age 24)
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 Albion0(loan)
→Bristol Rovers0(loan)
Airdrie United
Oxford United
Hamilton Academical		 09 0(0)
04 0(1)
08 0(0)
58 (17)
07 0(3)
03 0(0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 19:32, 8 March 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

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

Hamilton Academical

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Sunderland ensure survival", BBC Sport, 2002-05-11. Retrieved on 2007-07-07. 
  2. ^ "Clough gets Twigg", Non League Daily, 2003-09-26. Retrieved on 2007-07-07. 
  3. ^ "Rovers extend deals for duo", BBC Sport, 2004-04-08. Retrieved on 2007-07-21. 
  4. ^ "Clough Airdrie recruit Twigg from Derby", BBC Sport, 2005-07-24. Retrieved on 2007-07-07. 
  5. ^ a b c Soccerbase: Gary Twigg. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2007-07-21.
  6. ^ "Diamonds' December award double", BBC Sport, 2007-01-19. Retrieved on 2007-07-21. 
  7. ^ "Oxford Utd snap up striker Twigg", BBC Sport, 2007-07-05. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. 
  8. ^ "Oxford 1-0 Forest Green", BBC Sport, 2007-08-11. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. 
  9. ^ "Twigg facing a month out injured", BBC Sport, 2007-10-16. Retrieved on 2008-01-02. 
  10. ^ "Scots striker Twigg leaves Oxford", BBC Sport, 2007-10-16. Retrieved on 2008-01-02. 
  11. ^ "Gary Twigg Signs", AcciesFC, 2008-01-02. Retrieved on 2008-01-02. 

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