Gary Irvine (born 17 March 1985) is a Scottish professional

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and manager. He has previously played for

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, Ross County, St Johnstone, Dundee and St Mirren and

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, the last of which he also performed the role of

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for.

Career

Celtic & Ross County

Irvine started his career at

, but failed to make an appearance for the club during his time there. At the start of the 2006–07 season, he moved on loan to Ross County. During his time at County, he was involved as they won the 2006–07 Scottish Challenge Cup, beating

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on penalties.

St Johnstone

After leaving Celtic, Irvine signed for

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side St Johnstone. In his first season at

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, he won the 2007–08 Scottish Challenge Cup, his second winners medal in that competition in successive seasons, with St Johnstone winning 3–2 against

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. The following season, he was part of the squad as St Johnstone won the

. At the end of the 2009–10 season he was one of eight players released by the club. Irvine scored once during his spell at the club; his goal coming in a 3–1 win over

in April 2009.

Dundee

On 24 July 2010, Irvine signed for Dundee, of the Scottish First Division. In July 2012, with Dundee having been promoted to the Scottish Premier League after the demotion of Rangers, he signed a new deal with the club, despite interest from several Scottish Premier League clubs including his former team, Ross County. After Dundee's relegation from the Scottish Premier League, Irvine agreed terms on a new contract for the 2013–14 season.

St Mirren

On 29 January 2016 Saints signed Irvine from Dundee until the end of the season, with the option of a further year. He was released by St Mirren at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Forfar Athletic

Irvine joined

in February 2019, until the end of the season. On 9 April 2021, Irvine agreed to take charge of the ''Loons'' after manager

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and his assistants resigned from their positions. Irvine was announced as the club's new manager on 4 May. Despite coming close to promotion in the 2021–22 season, a very disappointing start to the following season which left the ''Loons'' bottom of the table led to Forfar releasing Irvine on 9 November 2022.

Career statistics

Managerial record

*initially caretaker. *includes League Cup forfeit win over Ross County on 8th July 2021 after the club cancelled scheduled fixture due to Co-vid.

International career

Irvine was capped twice for the Scotland under–21s, against

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and

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in 2006.

Honours

; Ross County * Scottish Challenge Cup: 2006–07 ; St Johnstone *

: 2008–09 * Scottish Challenge Cup: 2007–08 ; Dundee *

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: 2013–14 ; St. Mirren *

: 2017–18

References

https://www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk/news-items/covid-19-update-2

External links

Gary Irvine profile
Dundee official website * * 1 Ross County appearance in 2006–07 {{DEFAULTSORT:Irvine, Gary 1985 births Celtic F.C. players Association football defenders Living people Footballers from Bellshill Ross County F.C. players Scotland under-21 international footballers Scottish Football League players Scottish footballers St Johnstone F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Professional Football League players St Mirren F.C. players Forfar Athletic F.C. players