Gary Arbuckle
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gary Arbuckle | ||
Date of birth | 16 August 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2004 | Celtic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2008 | Clyde | 105 | (16) |
2008–2009 | Queen of the South | 8 | (2) |
2010 | Ayr United | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:45, 11 May 2009 (UTC) |
Gary Arbuckle (born 16 August 1984, in Glasgow) is a Scottish forward currently playing for Yoker Athletic. He signed for Yoker from Arthurlie FC in September 2011.
Career
Arbuckle began his career with Celtic, but failed to play a first team game for them. He signed for Clyde in the summer of 2004, when he was 19. He made his debut in a 2–1 victory against rivals Partick Thistle, in the opening game of the 2004–05 season. Arbuckle hit a famous wonderstrike in a Scottish Cup 4th Round replay against Ross County, which sent Clyde through to the Quarter Finals, to meet his former club, Celtic.
2005–06 was a very frustrating season for Arbuckle. Under new manager Graham Roberts, he only made two league starts and was not offered a new contract at the end of the season. He was eventually offered a deal by new manager Joe Miller just before the start of the 2006–07 season and played a much bigger role in that campaign. Arbuckle finished the 2006–07 season as Clyde's top goalscorer, with 11 league goals.
In July 2007, Arbuckle was listed as a trialist in pre-season games for the fourth year in a row. He was given a one-year contract extension.[1] He made his 100th Clyde appearance against St Johnstone in August 2007 but was released in May 2008, having made 128 appearances in all competitions, scoring 20 goals.[2]
Arbuckle then joined Queen of the South in July 2008 after impressing in a trial.[3]
Arbuckle broke his leg in two places on 3 January 2009 against Greenock Morton.[4] He was released by Queens at the end of the season. After a spell with Kilbirnie Ladeside, Arbuckle remained in junior football with Arthurlie.
See also
References
- ^ "Four players signed". clydefc.co.uk.
- ^ "Three players released". clydefc.co.uk. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
- ^ "Queens swoop for Bully Wee pair". BBC Sport. 2008-07-22. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ "Arbuckle backed to make recovery". BBC Sport. 2009-01-08. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
External links
- Gary Arbuckle at Soccerbase
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Scottish footballers
- Celtic F.C. players
- Clyde F.C. players
- Queen of the South F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Sportspeople from Glasgow
- Association football forwards
- Kilbirnie Ladeside F.C. players
- Arthurlie F.C. players
- Yoker Athletic F.C. players
- Ayr United F.C. players