Gavin Gordon (footballer)

Gavin Gordon
Personal information
Full name Gavin Kenyatta Gordon
Date of birth 24 June 1979 (1979-06-24) (age 32)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Merstham F.C
Youth career
Hull City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1995–1997 Hull City 38 (9)
1997–2000 Lincoln City 99 (29)
2000–2004 Cardiff City 50 (6)
2002 → Oxford United (loan) 6 (1)
2004–2006 Notts County 33 (5)
2006 Crawley Town 4 (0)
2007–2008 Histon 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2008 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Gavin Kenyatta Gordon (born 24 June 1979 in Manchester) is an English footballer. He is currently playing for Redhill FC

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Career

A youth player at Hull City, Gordon became the second youngest player to ever play for them when he came on as a substitute against Coventry City in the Football League Cup. But he struggled to ever establish himself at Hull and was allowed to leave and join Lincoln City for £30,000 in November 1997 where he formed a very effective strike partnership with Lee Thorpe. His scoring feats at Lincoln lead Cardiff City[1] to pay £550,000 for him in December 2000, with the amount due to rise depending on appearances[2] but he never reached the required amount. He made his debut for the Bluebirds on New Years Day and found the net with a header during a 6–1 victory over Exeter City, but the rest of his season was spent on the treatment table with persistent back problems. The same injury ruled him out of a large part of the following year, although one of the matches he did manage to play in was a LDV Vans Trophy match against Rushden & Diamonds which ended in a 7–1 victory for Cardiff with Gordon finding the net five times.

He spent a short time on loan at Oxford United to gain fitness before returning to Ninian Park where he finally broke into the first team but at the end of the year he was released. He was signed by Notts County where he managed to regain some of the form he showed at Lincoln. After a stuttering second year he left[3] to join Crawley Town[4] on a free transfer but suffered a serious injury during the season which has seen him out of action for over a year. He signed for Histon at the start of the 2007–08 season but did not make an appearance for them due to the injury. Gavin now currently plays for Heckington, amateur side.

Career statistics

As of 9 June 2009
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Hull City 1995–96 13 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 3
1996–97 20 4 0 0 2 1 1 0 23 5
1997–98 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 2
Subtotal 38 9 0 0 5 1 1 0 44 10
Lincoln City 1997–98 13 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 18 3
1998–99 27 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 29 5
1999-00 41 11 3 1 2 1 1 0 47 13
2000–01 18 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 20 11
Subtotal 137 38 9 2 7 2 5 0 158 42
Cardiff City 2000–01 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
2001–02 15 2 2 1 1 0 1 5 19 8
2002–03 10 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 3
Oxford United (loan) 2002–03 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 1
Cardiff City 2003–04 15 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 1
Subtotal 193 45 11 3 10 3 7 6 221 57
Notts County 2004–05 27 5 4 3 0 0 1 0 32 8
2005–06 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Subtotal 226 50 16 6 10 3 8 6 260 65
Crawley Town 2005–06 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Subtotal 230 50 16 6 10 3 8 6 264 65
Histon 2007–08 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 230 50 16 6 10 3 8 6 264 65

References

  1. ^ "Gordon signs for Cardiff" BBC Sport Retrieved on 9 January 2008
  2. ^ "Gordon deal depends on Jamaica" BBC Sport Retrieved on 9 January 2008
  3. ^ "Gordon confirms Notts County Exit" BBC Sport Retrieved on 9 January 2008
  4. ^ "Crawley bring in striker Gordon" BBC Sport Retrieved on 9 January 2008

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