Andy Geggan

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.

Andrew Geggan
Personal information
Full name Andrew Geggan
Date of birth (1987-05-08) 8 May 1987
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position(s) Right-back/Midfielder
Club 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:06, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dumbarton 2006–07[15] Scottish Third Division 31120201[lower-alpha 1]0361
2007–08[16] 282401000332
2008–09[17][18][19][20] 25030101[lower-alpha 1]0300
2009–10[21][22] Scottish Second Division 27200101[lower-alpha 1]0292
2010–11[22][23] 34411101[lower-alpha 1]0375
Total 1459101604016510
Ayr United 2011–12[22][24] Scottish First Division 34352503[lower-alpha 2]2477
Dunfermline Athletic 2012–13[25] Scottish First Division 28310205[lower-alpha 3]0363
2013–14[22][26] Scottish League One 33841205[lower-alpha 4]34412
2014–15[27] 32531202[lower-alpha 1]1397
2015–16[28] 30531303[lower-alpha 1]0396
2016–17[29] Scottish Championship 29120343[lower-alpha 1]0375
Total 1522213312418419533
Ayr United 2017–18[30] Scottish League One 26420521[lower-alpha 1]0346
2018–19[31] Scottish Championship 232203000282
Total 496408210628
Career total 3804032631626646958
  1. 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
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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. 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.
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