Paul Jarvie (born 14 June 1982) is a Scottish

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who plays as a

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for

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side

Peterhead Peterhead (; gd, Ceann Phàdraig, sco, Peterheid ) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's biggest settlement (the city of Aberdeen itself not being a part of the district), with a population of 18,537 at the 2011 Census. ...

Playing career

Jarvie joined

Dundee United Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dundee. The club name is usually abbreviated to Dundee United. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1 ...

from school and turned professional in May 1999. He signed for Stenhousemuir on loan on 24 November 2001, and his league début came the same day, when he played in a 1–1 draw at home to Queen of the South. He finally made his United début on the final day of the 2001–02 season, as a half-time substitute for regular keeper

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. He joined

Forfar Athletic Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in Scottish League Two. They play their home games a ...

on loan in September 2004. He was supposed to stay until the end of December, but stayed only three days before being recalled by United after regular keeper

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suffered a broken

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. He finally made his first start for United on 3 October 2004, playing in the 3–0 defeat at home to Celtic and remained in the team for the next nine games. Jarvie's most notable appearance for United come in the

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match against neighbours Dundee, where Jarvie allowed a weak header to slip through his legs in the closing minutes of the match to hand Dundee victory. Jarvie was released by Dundee United in January 2005 and joined

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...

on non-contract terms. He joined

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

the following month, one of seven goalkeepers used by the Gulls that season. He played just once for Torquay, in a 4–1 defeat away to Barnsley on 26 February 2005, conceding three goals in the first thirty minutes. Jarvie was released at the end of the

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and returned to Scotland, joining

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in July 2005, one of eleven players signed within 24 hours by Clyde manager,

Graham Roberts Graham Paul Roberts (born 3 July 1959) is an English retired footballer and manager who played as a defender for numerous clubs including Tottenham Hotspur (where he won the FA Cup and the UEFA Cup), Rangers (where he won the Scottish League ...

. He played eighteen times for Clyde, but in the summer of 2006, he dropped out of the professional game to sign for Inverurie Loco Works. He returned to the senior game after a two-year absence signing for

in July 2008.

References

External links

Official website profile
* (until Clyde) * (Peterhead) {{DEFAULTSORT:Jarvie, Paul 1982 births Living people Footballers from Aberdeen Scottish footballers Association football goalkeepers Dundee United F.C. players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Forfar Athletic F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Inverurie Loco Works F.C. players Peterhead F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players English Football League players