Gary Greenhill (born 16 June 1985) is a Scottish professional

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who played as a

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for Dundonald Bluebell Juniors.

Career

Greenhill was born in

Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy ( ; sco, Kirkcaldy; gd, Cair Chaladain) is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It is about north of Edinburgh and south-southwest of Dundee. The town had a recorded population of 49,460 in 2011, ...

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. He started his career with Dunfermline Athletic and only made a single league appearance on 17 April 2004 where he came off the bench to face Dundee United in a game that ended 1–1. In January 2005 Greenhill signed on loan to

Berwick Rangers Berwick Rangers Football Club is a football team based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, just south of the border with Scotland. Founded in 1881, they currently play in the , the fifth tier of Scottish football, despite hailing fr ...

which eventually turned into a permanent contract. He made his debut on 15 January coming on in the 77th minute in a home game against Dumbarton which was a 3–0 loss. Greenhill scored his first goal for the club on 30 December 2006 in a 3–2 win away at Stenhousemuir. Greenhill helped Berwick win the Scottish 3rd Division title in the 2006–07 season. The club were crowned champions after the Berwick Arbroath game on 21 April 2007 which was the penultimate game of the season where they won 1–0. Greenhill had his contract renewed. In August 2007 Greenhill moved to East Fife for an undisclosed fee. He went straight into the squad for his home debut against

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which Fife won 3–1. On 2 November 2008, Greenhill was sent off in 5–2 loss away at Dumbarton after pushing over the referee. The following day he was charged with

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. However the trial in December saw the case thrown out. The Daily Record reported that "Greenhill was initially suspended for three matches, before being hit with an additional two-match ban at a disciplinary hearing." He then went on to help win the Western Australian League with

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and later came back to Scotland to play for Dundonald Bluebell Juniors in Fife. While playing for Kirkcaldy YM FC, in 2014 Greenhill was fined £800 for tweeting "you're dead, referee" and given a 16-match ban. He is a partner in Super Lean, a meal prep business in Fife.

Honours

Berwick Rangers * Scottish League Division Three: 2006–07

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenhill, Gary Scottish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Berwick Rangers F.C. players East Fife F.C. players Scottish Football League players 1985 births Living people Footballers from Kirkcaldy