Steven James "Steve" McGavin (born 24 January 1969) is an English former professional

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. He now works as head of national recruitment for Aston Villa Academy. Having previously held recruitment roles at both Norwich City and Ipswich Town.

Playing career

Born in North Walsham, McGavin played non-League football for Sudbury Town in his late teens and early 20s, before being signed by Colchester United for £10,000 in July 1992. After scoring 17 goals in 58 games, he was signed by Birmingham City for £150,000 in January 1994. However, after 23 matches and only two goals, he was sold to Wycombe Wanderers for £175,000 in March 1995. In January 1999 he was released by Wycombe, and in February signed for Southend United on a free transfer, but failed to score in eleven appearances. He signed for Northampton Town in August that year, but did not make a first team appearance. In October he returned to Colchester, where he made 75 appearances over two seasons. After being released by Colchester in July 2001, he returned to non-League football and signed for

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Often known simply as Dag ...

. He later moved on to

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(where he was player-manager),Soccer: Steve takes time to mull over options
Clacton Gazette, 10 January 2003

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, Clacton Town, and

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. McGavin also played amateur football for Real Benalmadena in Andalucia, Spain.

Coaching career

McGavin was briefly player-manager of

in the 2002-03 season. After retirement, McGavin worked within Colchester United's commercial department. Additionally, he shortly coached at youth level: training the U12's at Marbella Paraiso CF. In August 2012, McGavin was appointed Head of Academy Recruitment at Ipswich Town. He joined Norwich City in 2017, and later

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...

in similar roles.

Personal life

McGavin's youngest son, Brett McGavin, is also a footballer.

Honours

Colchester United * Football Conference: 1991–92 *

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: 1991–92 Individual * Non-League Player of the Year: 1991-92

References

External links

Steve McGavin
at Colchester United Archive Database * {{DEFAULTSORT:McGavin, Steve 1969 births Living people People from North Walsham English men's footballers Men's association football forwards English Football League players National League (English football) players Sudbury Town F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Harwich & Parkeston F.C. players Stanway Rovers F.C. players F.C. Clacton players Bury Town F.C. players Footballers from Norfolk