Gregg Wylde (born 23 March 1991) is a Scottish

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who plays for

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. He started his career with Rangers, but voluntarily left the club in March 2012, soon after it entered administration. He has since played for

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, St Mirren,

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

and

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, as well as having spells at

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and

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Career

Rangers

Wylde joined the Rangers youth system from

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rivals

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when he was 14. He made his first-team debut as a late substitute against

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on 29 August 2009. In the 2010–11 season, Wylde made his European debut in the

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last 16 tie against PSV, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 80th minute, as Rangers drew 0–0 with the Dutch side. He then played the full 90 minutes in the second leg, which Rangers lost 1–0, exiting the competition. Wylde picked up his first senior honour with Rangers when playing from the start in a 2–1 victory over Celtic in the 2011 League Cup Final. Afterwards, Wylde revealed he didn't celebrate winning the cup; instead, he went to bed early. At the start of the 2011–12 season, Wylde rejected an offer of a new contract from Rangers, leading to manager

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remarking that the player's agent had "moved the goalposts" regard his demands. Following the rejection of the new contract offer, Wylde's father defended him and accused the club of treating him like an "outcast". On 15 August, Rangers confirmed that they had turned down a £400,000 bid from

for the player. Wylde scored his first goal for Rangers on 21 August 2011, during a 3–0 win over

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...

. Four days later it was announced that he had signed a new five-year contract, with Rangers, keeping him at the club until 2016. Shortly after signing the new contract, Wylde said he was delighted to have signed and made it clear he wanted to stay at the club. On 5 November 2011, he was sent off in stoppage time against

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for a wild challenge on

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in an eventual 3–1 win. After the match, McCoist told Wylde that he would have to learn from his mistake. Wylde volunteered to have his contract terminated and to waive the redundancy payment he would have been entitled to when Rangers went into administration in early 2012. He said this was to try to help other members of staff keep their jobs at the club.

Bolton Wanderers

On 17 March 2012, Wylde signed a three-year contract with

, subject to authorisation and clearance from FIFA. By the end of the season, the player and club were still awaiting the authorisation, meaning that Wylde played no part in Bolton's relegation from the

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. Wylde expressed his disappointment at not getting the chance to play a game in the Premier League and described waiting to get clearance from FIFA to play as "frustrating". However, his time at Bolton was disastrous after failing to earn a place in the first team and being told he was told surplus to requirements at the club. At the end of the 2012–13 season, Wylde was expected to make a return to Scotland. Bolton released Wylde at the end of the 2012–2013 season.

Bury (loan)

On 22 November 2012, Wylde joined

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club

on a month-long loan deal, which was extended for a further month. In the last sixteen of the Football League Trophy, Wylde missed the last penalty in the penalty-shootout, allowing Preston to win the match, after the teams had been level at 3–3 after extra-time. Shortly after the end of his loan, Bury manager

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claim that Wylde would be making a return to the SPL with a move to Hibernian. The Hibernian manager

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though wouldn't confirm if he would be signing the player.

Aberdeen

On Monday 24 June 2013, free agent Wylde signed for SPL side

. After being released by Bolton, Wylde was linked with SPL side

, but opted to join Aberdeen instead. He scored his first and only goal for the club in a 2–0 win over Hibernian on 26 October 2013. Wylde had his contract with Aberdeen cancelled on 15 January 2014.

St Mirren

Wylde signed an 18-month contract at St Mirren on 15 January 2014. Wylde made his St Mirren debut, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 65th minute, in a 3–2 win over Hibernian on 18 January 2014. In a match against

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

on 1 March 2014, Wylde came on as a substitute, where he set up a goal for Conor Newton and scored his first St Mirren goal, which St Mirren won 2–0. Wylde then scored his second goal of the season, in a 1–0 win over Ross County on 3 May 2014. Wylde made seventeen appearances for St Mirren in the second half of the season. Wylde remained in the first start at the start of the season, making ten appearances until he suffered a groin injury. Wylde made his return, where he came on as a substitute for

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, in a 1–0 loss against

on 20 December 2014. Weeks later on 1 January 2015, Wylde scored his first goal of the season, where he scored from a penalty in the last minutes, in a 2–1 loss against Kilmarnock. Wylde was released by Saints at the end of his contract, following the club's relegation from the

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Plymouth Argyle

On 30 June 2015, Wylde signed for

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club

on a one-year contract. Wylde scored on his debut in a 2–0 win at

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. Wylde played 52 games for Argyle, scoring 7 goals, the most notable of which came on 16 April 2016, when he scored an 86th-minute winner against

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Millwall

On 25 June 2016, Wylde signed for

, but made only 5 league appearances before being sent on loan to

Northampton (loan)

On 31 December 2016, Wylde joined League One

on loan until the end of the season. Three days later, he made his league debut for ''The Cobblers'' in a 1–2 home defeat against

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. A week later, Wylde featured for Northampton in a 5–0 away defeat to

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in the league.

Return to Plymouth Argyle

On 28 June 2017, Wylde rejoined

, who had just been promoted to

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. Wylde scored on his second Argyle debut, as a substitute, in a 2–1 defeat away to

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. Following his loan spell at Morecambe, Wylde found a first-team place at Argyle hard to come by, and left the club through mutual termination of his contract on 7 January 2019.

Loan to Morecambe

On 30 January 2018, Wylde joined

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club

on loan. Wylde played 15 times for Morecambe, scoring two goals.

Livingston

Wylde signed an 18-month contract with

in January 2019. On 2 September 2019, he left the club, his contract being cancelled having only made three appearances.

Clyde

On 4 January 2020 Wylde signed with

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club

on a deal due to run to the end of the 2019/20 season.

East Stirlingshire

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club

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announced the signing of Wylde on 13 July 2020. Wylde predominately played at left back until the

was suspended in January 2021.

East Kilbride

Wylde signed a pre-contract with

in May 2021.

Dumbarton

Wylde joined

side

in January 2022, debuting as a trialist in a 6-2 defeat to

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

. He scored his first goal for the club the following week, a stunning long range strike in a 2-0 victory against East Fife on January 15.

Career statistics

Honours

Rangers *

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: 2010–11 *

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: 2010–11

Personal life

Wylde, who is the son of former player and manager

Gordon Wylde Gordon Wylde (born 12 November 1964), is a Scottish association football player and manager. He played for East Stirlingshire, Kilmarnock, Queen of the South and Clyde, and managed East Stirlingshire from 2006 to 2008. Playing career Wylde b ...

, attended

Kirkintilloch High School Kirkintilloch High School is a six-year co-educational secondary school located in the Oxgang area of Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. School roll There are around 600 pupils with an annual first year of five classes of up to th ...

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wylde, Gregg 1991 births Living people Scottish footballers Sportspeople from Kirkintilloch Association football midfielders Celtic F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Bury F.C. players English Football League players Aberdeen F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players category:Morecambe F.C. players Scotland under-21 international footballers Scotland youth international footballers People educated at Kirkintilloch High School Scottish Professional Football League players Livingston F.C. players Clyde F.C. players East Stirlingshire F.C. players East Kilbride F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Lowland Football League players