# Gavin Swankie

Gavin Swankie (born 22 November 1983) is a Scottish retired footballer. Capable of playing in midfield and as a forward, his previous clubs include Forfar Athletic, Dundee, St Johnstone and Arbroath.

## Club career

Swankie signed for Dundee after his contract at Arbroath ended having come through the youth ranks at Gayfield Park. He made 73 starts for Arbroath, as well as 32 substitute appearances, scoring seven goals. He returned to Arbroath on loan in January 2006 until the end of the season and then returned to Dundee, where he featured regularly over the next two seasons.
On 1 May 2008, Swankie signed for Dundee's Tayside rivals St Johnstone. He was released at the end of the 2009–10 season.
Swankie then signed for a third spell at Arbroath. He won the PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year and Scottish Football League Player of the Year awards for the Third Division in the 2010–11 campaign, and his goals helped Arbroath win their first senior league championship.
Swankie signed for Forfar Athletic in the 2012 summer transfer window. On 3 August 2013, he was the hero for Forfar Athletic when his two goals helped beat Rangers 2–1 in the Scottish League Cup at Station Park. This was Forfar's first victory against Rangers.
In July 2017, with one-year left on his contract, Swankie was placed on the transfer list by Forfar after he had intimated that he wished to leave the club, and on 4 July 2017, he signed with former club Arbroath for a fee of £8,000.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 18 January 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Arbroath | 2000–01 | Scottish Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Arbroath | 2001–02 | Scottish First Division | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Arbroath | 2002–03 | Scottish First Division | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Arbroath | 2003–04 | Scottish Second Division | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Arbroath | 2004–05 | Scottish Second Division | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 4 |
| Arbroath | Total | Total | 102 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 113 | 6 |
| Dundee | 2005–06 | Scottish First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dundee | 2006–07 | Scottish First Division | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 9 |
| Dundee | 2007–08 | Scottish First Division | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 |
| Dundee | Total | Total | 65 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 13 |
| Arbroath (loan) | 2005–06 | Scottish Third Division | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 |
| St Johnstone | 2008–09 | Scottish First Division | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| St Johnstone | 2009–10 | Scottish Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| St Johnstone | Total | Total | 37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 5 |
| Arbroath | 2010–11 | Scottish Third Division | 36 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 24 |
| Arbroath | 2011–12 | Scottish Second Division | 34 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 11 |
| Arbroath | Total | Total | 70 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 35 |
| Forfar Athletic | 2012–13 | Scottish Second Division | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 14 |
| Forfar Athletic | 2013–14 | Scottish League One | 29 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 13 |
| Forfar Athletic | 2014–15 | Scottish League One | 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 13 |
| Forfar Athletic | 2015–16 | Scottish League One | 32 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 4 |
| Forfar Athletic | 2016–17 | Scottish League Two | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 8 |
| Forfar Athletic | Total | Total | 159 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 201 | 52 |
| Arbroath | 2017–18 | Scottish League One | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 6 |
| Arbroath | 2018–19 | Scottish League One | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| Arbroath | 2019–20 | Scottish Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Arbroath | Total | Total | 68 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 83 | 9 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 519 | 110 | 32 | 3 | 30 | 6 | 32 | 8 | 613 | 127 |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
* ↑ Appearances in the Second Division play-offs
* ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; One appearance in the First Division play-offs
* ↑ Two appearances and two goals in the Scottish Challenge Cup; two appearances in the First Division play-offs
* ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; three appearances and two goals in the Championship play-offs
* ↑ Three appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup; three appearances and two goals in the League One play-offs
* ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; two appearances and one goal in the Championship play-offs