Jason Gavin (footballer)

Jason Joseph Gavin (born 14 March 1980) is an Irish former professional footballer, who played as a defender from 1996 to 2012.

Jason Gavin
Personal information
Full name Jason Joseph Gavin
Date of birth (1980-03-14) 14 March 1980
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Playing position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Crumlin United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2003 Middlesbrough 31 (0)
1997 → Hartlepool United (loan) 2 (0)
2002–2003 → Grimsby Town (loan) 10 (0)
2003 → Huddersfield Town (loan) 10 (1)
2003–2005 Bradford City 41 (0)
2005 Shamrock Rovers 17 (0)
2005–2008 Drogheda United 65 (4)
2008–2009 St Patrick's Athletic 44 (2)
2010–2012 Stirling Lions
Total 220 (7)
National team
Republic of Ireland U-21
1995 Republic of Ireland U17 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Gavin notably played Premier League football in England for Middlesbrough, before playing for Hartlepool United, Grimsby Town, Huddersfield Town and Bradford City. He later returned to his native country of Ireland where he played for Shamrock Rovers, Drogheda United and St Patrick's Athletic. In 2010, he emigrated to Australia and played for the Stirling Lions.

Career

Born in Dublin, Gavin played as a junior with Crumin United, before he started his professional career with English side Middlesbrough. He moved to Bradford City, following loan spells at Hartlepool United, Grimsby Town and Huddersfield Town, where he scored once against Port Vale.[1]

As a member of the Irish Under-19 team, he won the European Under-18 Championships in 1998 in Cyprus under Brian Kerr. He also played at the FIFA World Youth Championship finals in Nigeria in 1999 as well as at U17 level.[2] He was called up to the senior Ireland squad by Mick McCarthy in 2000, but was ultimately not capped at that level.[3]

Gavin signed for Shamrock Rovers at the start of the 2005 season and made his league debut on the opening day of the season on 18 March 2005.[4] He made 19 appearances before his mid-season transfer to Drogheda United.

Gavin signed for Drogheda United in the summer of 2005 where he played for three years. In July 2008 he signed a pre-contract with St Patrick's Athletic.[5]

He was then dropped by Paul Doolin and on 23 July 2008 he signed a contract with St Patrick's Athletic. He scored the first European goal of his career in a 2–1 win over IF Elfsborg which helped St Patrick's through to the next round.[6] Gavin finished his career whilst playing for Australian side Stirling Lions.

Sources
  • Irish Football Handbook by Dave Galvin & Gerry Desmond (ISBN 0-9517987-3-1)
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References
  1. "Port Vale 5–1 Huddersfield". BBC. 26 April 2003. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  2. The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1995/0927/Pg016.html#Ar01608:87DAC08B3ADA000A6885CA858F5A68902A85. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Injuries ravage Irish line-up". BBC. 25 April 2000. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  4. Welcome to the Shamrock Rovers Official Web Site
  5. stpatsfc.com :: Home To The Saints
  6. "St Patrick's Athletic score dramatic win to advance in the UEFA Cup". Football Association of Ireland. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
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