| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Dempsey | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Wexford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre midfield | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Waterford United | ||
| Number | TBA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2001 | Bray Wanderers | ? | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Waterford United | ? | (14) |
| 2002–2005 | Dunfermline Athletic | 80 | (7) |
| 2005–2007 | Aberdeen | 54 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Yeovil Town | 11 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | St Patrick's Athletic | 61 | (4) |
| 2009-2010 | Darlington | 24 | (1) |
| 2010-2011 | Bray Wanderers | 46 | (5) |
| 2012- | Waterford United | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Gary Dempsey (born 15 January 1981 in Wexford, Ireland) is an Irish footballer who plays for Bray Wanderers of the League of Ireland.
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The central midfielder made an uneasy start to his Aberdeen career. Although blessed with fine technical ability and good vision, Dempsey struggled with the physical rigours of the SPL in the Aberdeen midfield. Under pressure from a large section of the Dons support, Dempsey travelled to Doncaster to spend a time on trial with Doncaster Rovers in January 2006. A move failed to materialise, and although Dempsey returned to Aberdeen, his future at the club looked bleak. But as the 2005–06 season drew to a close, he forced his way back into the first team picture after a number of fine bit-part performances.
On 26 March 2007, Aberdeen announced that he had rejected their final contract offer,[1] and shortly afterwards he signed for Yeovil Town.
St Patrick's Athletic announced his signing on 31 January 2008. Gary scored the equaliser away to IF Elfsborg in the UEFA Cup. In November 2008 he was suspended after admitting betting against his own team albeit in a game in which he was not appearing.[2]
He signed for Darlington along with former Shamrock Rovers striker Tadhg Purcell in January 2010.[3] He made his full league debut against Rotherham United which ended in a 2–1 win for his new club.[4]
He was released by the club following their relegation from League 2, along with 13 other players.[5] On July 30, 2010, Dempsey signed for former club Bray Wanderers [6]
He said after agreeing to play as an amateur for Aberdeen:
"I would rather be on the dole than play for Dunfermline.[7]"