Gavin James Cadwallader (born 18 April 1986) is an English retired

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.He played primarily as a central defender, and could be utilised in a midfield holding role. Cadwallader played two matches for Shrewsbury Town in

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in 2006 and spent the rest of his career in the Welsh Premier League.

Career

Born in

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, Cadwallader began his career as a trainee with Shrewsbury Town. He made his professional debut in the 2–2

draw at

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on 14 February 2006, as an 81st-minute substitute for

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. His second and final match of the season came in the 1–1 draw at Grimsby Town on 15 April, coming on for Glynn Hurst in the last minute. At the end of the season, following the completion of his three-year scholarship programme, he was handed a professional contract despite failing to convince club manager Gary Peters of his worth. Peters said, " ewas injured most of the way through it so last year I gave a year pro contract to see if he could prove himself. He's not convinced me yet but is a late developer so I've given him another year to prove himself." In January 2007, Cadwallader was released by Shrewsbury, along with fellow squad player Marco Adaggio. He played for

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reserves in late January, but signed for League of Wales club Aberystwyth Town on 23 February 2007. In August 2008 Cadwallader signed for Newtown. He also worked as Shrewsbury's under-13 coach. Despite interest from Prestatyn Town, he signed a new contract with the club in June 2010. He moved to

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in January 2011 but was released by the club in May 2012. He re-signed for Aberystwyth, and then moved on again to play for Cefn Druids, before departing to re-join Newtown in January transfer window of 2015. He was affected by injury in his later seasons and retired in June 2017, immediately being appointed a Newtown coach by manager Chris Hughes.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cadwallader, Gavin 1986 births English footballers Association football central defenders Cymru Premier players Living people Sportspeople from Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Aberystwyth Town F.C. players Newtown A.F.C. players English Football League players Airbus UK Broughton F.C. players Cefn Druids A.F.C. players