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Andrew Geggan
Personal information
Full name Andrew Geggan
Date of birth (1987-05-08) 8 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Right-back/Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ayr United
Number 6
Youth career
2005–2006 Livingston
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Dumbarton 146 (9)
2011–2012 Ayr United 34 (3)
2012–2017 Dunfermline Athletic 152 (22)
2017– Ayr United 66 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:06, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

Andy Geggan (born 8 May 1987) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Ayr United as a midfielder. Geggan started his career with Livingston, and has also played with Dumbarton and Ayr United before signing for Dunfermline Athletic in 2012.

Career

Geggan played for Livingston as a youth player before joining Dumbarton in 2006, where played there for five seasons making 164 appearances in all competitions scoring nine goals. He collected a winners medal with Dumbarton as they won the Scottish Third Division in 2009.[1]

Ayr United

On 28 June 2011, Geggan joined Scottish First Division side Ayr United.[2] Making his debut on 23 July 2011 in the Scottish Challenge Cup, Geggan scored in injury time to help the side to a 2–0 victory over Queen of the South.[3] He made his league debut on 6 August 2011 against Hamilton Academical at Somerset Park.[4]

Dunfermline Athletic

On 9 June 2012, Geggan signed for Dunfermline Athletic on a two-year deal,[5] making his first appearance for his new side in the Scottish Challenge Cup loss to Forfar Athletic.[6] His first goal for the club came in January 2013, in a match against local rivals Raith Rovers.[7] In February 2014, shortly before his contract ended, Geggan signed a new two-and-a-half-year deal, keeping him at East End Park until the end of the 2015–16 season.[8] For the latter half of the 2013–14 season, Geggan was also appointed club captain for Dunfermline, after previous captain Josh Falkingham had rejected a contract extension with the club.[9]

Ayr United return

After five years away from Somerset Park, Geggan rejoined Ayr United on 25 May 2017, signing a two-year deal with the club.[10][11] On his second debut for the team, Geggan scored the only goal of the game as Ayr beat their rivals Kilmarnock for the first time in 18 years.[12] Geggan also stamped his name into footballing folklore, when he scored the Honest Mens record breaking 100th goal of the season in all competitions in the game v Airdrie on 24 February 2018, the leading goal scorers in UK football for the season.[13]

Career statistics

As of 21 May 2019 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dumbarton 2006–07[15] Scottish Third Division 31 1 2 0 2 0 1[a] 0 36 1
2007–08[16] 28 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 33 2
2008–09[17][18][19][20] 25 0 3 0 1 0 1[a] 0 30 0
2009–10[21][22] Scottish Second Division 27 2 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 29 2
2010–11[22][23] 34 4 1 1 1 0 1[a] 0 37 5
Total 145 9 10 1 6 0 4 0 165 10
Ayr United 2011–12[22][24] Scottish First Division 34 3 5 2 5 0 3[b] 2 47 7
Dunfermline Athletic 2012–13[25] Scottish First Division 28 3 1 0 2 0 5[c] 0 36 3
2013–14[22][26] Scottish League One 33 8 4 1 2 0 5[d] 3 44 12
2014–15[27] 32 5 3 1 2 0 2[a] 1 39 7
2015–16[28] 30 5 3 1 3 0 3[a] 0 39 6
2016–17[29] Scottish Championship 29 1 2 0 3 4 3[a] 0 37 5
Total 152 22 13 3 12 4 18 4 195 33
Ayr United 2017–18[30] Scottish League One 26 4 2 0 5 2 1[a] 0 34 6
2018–19[31] Scottish Championship 23 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 28 2
Total 49 6 4 0 8 2 1 0 62 8
Career total 380 40 32 6 31 6 26 6 469 58
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ One appearance and one goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup; Two appearances and one goal in the Scottish First Division play-offs
  3. ^ One appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the First Division play-offs
  4. ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; Four appearances in the Championship play-offs

Honours

Club

Dumbarton
Dunfermline Athletic

References

  1. ^ "Annan 1-3 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Former Sons on the move". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 6 December 2004. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Ayr United v Queen of the south". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Ayr Utd 1–2 Hamilton". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Dunfermline prepare for life in Division One by snapping up three new signings". The Daily Record. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Ramsdens Cup: Forfar 3-2 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Dunfermline 1-0 Raith Rovers". BBC Sport. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  8. ^ "A Geggan signs again". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Forfar v Dunfermline: Andy Geggan boost for Pars". The Courier. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Geggan departs for Ayr". Dunfermline Athletic. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  11. ^ Hart, Ross (25 May 2017). "Andy Geggan to leave Dunfermline Athletic and sign Ayr United". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  12. ^ Southwick, Andrew (14 July 2017). "Ayr United 1–0 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Geggan grabs Ayr's 100th goal of the season". SPFL. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  14. ^ Andy Geggan at Soccerbase
  15. ^ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  18. ^ "Fraserburgh 0–1 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  19. ^ "Dumbarton 1–2 Ross County". BBC Sport. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  20. ^ "Airdrie United 3–2 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. 26 July 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  21. ^ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  22. ^ a b c d Andy Geggan at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  23. ^ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  24. ^ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  25. ^ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  26. ^ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  27. ^ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  28. ^ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  29. ^ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  30. ^ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  31. ^ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  32. ^ McLaughlin, Brian (26 March 2016). "Dunfermline 3 – 1 Brechin City". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 28 December 2016.