Scott Gemmill (born 9 June 1987) is a Scottish former

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who played as a

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Career

Raised in

East Kilbride East Kilbride (; gd, Cille Bhrìghde an Ear ) is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. It was also designated Scotland's first new town on 6 May 1947. The area lies on a rais ...

,Gemmill is too young to be an old head
Scottish Football League, 17 September 2010 Gemmill was selected for the

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Schools XI in 2002 alongside future Scotland international forward Steven Fletcher, while a pupil at Duncanrig Secondary School. He began his club career with St Mirren, where he made 10 appearances, all as a substitute, scoring no goals. His debut on 9 August 2003 against

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at the age of 16 years 61 days made him St Mirren's youngest ever first team player, breaking a mark set by

Ricky Gillies Richard Gillies (born 24 August 1976) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He had two five-year spells with St Mirren. Career Raised in Neilston, Gillies played with Barrhead Boys Club up until the age of 15 when he signed for St Mi ...

; this record still stands. He was allowed to leave ''Saints'' in June 2007, and dropped down to the

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to join

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. He made 30 appearances for Berwick, scoring 8 goals, before leaving the club after one season in June 2008. Gemmill joined

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side

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in July 2008, signing a one-year contract. He made his debut a day later, in a 2–0 victory over Annan Athletic in the Scottish Challenge Cup. He scored his first goal for Clyde on 30 August 2008, in a 3–2 victory over St Johnstone. He was released by Clyde in June 2009 along with other out of contract players, due to the club's financial position. Gemmill went on to join Airdrie United, quickly re-joining the club after being released following their relegation from the Scottish First Division in 2010Airdrie Utd re-sign striker Scott Gemmill
BBC Sport, 30 July 2010 and playing regularly for two seasons (64 appearances, 18 goals), but left the ''Diamonds'' permanently at the end of 2010–11.

Statistics

''Correct as of 16 January 2009''

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gemmill, Scott 1987 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players St Mirren F.C. players Berwick Rangers F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players Men's association football forwards Footballers from East Kilbride