Marc Ian Twaddle (born 27 August 1986) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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in the

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. He has previously played in the

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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 ...

Career

Twaddle, a defender, was previously a youth player at

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but failed to make any first team appearances and joined Falkirk in August 2003. The highlight of his Falkirk career was scoring the winner against Rangers – Falkirk's first league win against Rangers in over three decades. He left Falkirk in summer 2007 in search of first team football and joined

Partick Thistle Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. ...

. He was much appreciated by the Thistle support due to his exceptionally high work rate, good pace and cultured left foot. He usually plays as a left back, although he has been deployed either as a wing back in a five-man defence or as a left midfielder. He rejoined Falkirk in July 2009 under the former youth team coach,

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. On 4 July 2011, Twaddle signed for Rochdale on a two-year contract. On 2 July 2012, his contract was cancelled by mutual consent. In August 2012, he moved to Ayr United after signing a contract. Twaddle signed for Junior side

in August 2013.

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1986 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Footballers from Glasgow Falkirk F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Irvine Meadow XI F.C. players English Football League players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Men's association football defenders People educated at Turnbull High School {{Scotland-footy-defender-1980s-stub