Craig Gunn
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Gunn | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Wick, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Elgin City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Wick Academy | 26 | (22) |
| 2004–2009 | Ross County | 47 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | → Peterhead (loan) | 36 | (4) |
| 2009– | Elgin City | 107 | (45) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:36, 19 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
Craig Gunn (born 17 July 1987 in Wick, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer, who currently plays for Elgin City. He is a striker.
Career
Wick Academy
Gunn started his career at Highland League Wick Academy. He spent just one season there and finished as the club's top scorer with 22 of the side's 42 league goals. He also scored cup goals. In the nine seasons from 1998/99 to 2006/07, Gunn was the only Wick player to get into double figures for league goals. Wick finished 11th in the league that season.[1]
Ross County
After his impressive performance in the Highland League, Gunn moved to Scottish first division side Ross County. He stayed there for five seasons, scoring only two goals in 47 league appearances. He made only two appearances for the first team in 2004/05[2] but was used a lot more in his second season at the Stags. In the league he scored in a 2-1 loss to Gretna[3] a 4-1 win over Hamilton Academicals on 13 March, 2006.[4]. Gunn also scored two cup goals that season; one in the Scottish League Cup in the first round in a 4-2 win over Stranraer[5] and one in the Scottish Challenge Cup in the 4-1 semi-final victory over Albion Rovers[6]. In 2007/08, Gunn made just nine substitute appearances and failed to score.
Peterhead
In 2008/09, Gunn was sent on loan to second division side Peterhead. He made an immediate impact with a hat trick on his debut, as Peterhead beat Montrose 6-0 in the Challenge Cup[7]. Gunn would score five more goals that season -- four in the league and one in the League Cup[8].
Elgin City
Gunn was released by Ross County in the summer of 2009 and the striker signed a 12-month deal with third division Elgin City[9]. Gunn was a regular scorer for the Moray side, contributing his fair share of goals. Despite Elgin finishing second bottom in his first season at the club, Gunn was top scorer for the whole division with 18 goals[10]
In the 2011/12 season, Gunn was fifth top scorer in the league with 18 goals as Elgin finished fourth[11]. That season Gunn was awarded the Ginger Boot for AugustCite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page)..
References
- ^ Highland League table 2003/04
- ^ Ross County statistics
- ^ Grenta 2 Ross County 1 report
- ^ Ross County 4 Hamilton Academicals 1 report
- ^ Ross County 4 Stranraer 2 report
- ^ Ross County 4 Albion Rovers 1 report
- ^ Peterhead 6 Montrose 0 report
- ^ Peterhead 2008/09 stats
- ^ Gunn and Dunn sign up for Elgin - BBC Sports
- ^ 2009/10 season stats
- ^ 2011/12 season stats
External links
- Craig Gunn at Soccerbase
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