Andy Geggan

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Andrew Geggan
Personal information
Full name Andrew Geggan
Date of birth (1987-05-08) 8 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) [1]
Position(s) Right back/Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Drumchapel United
Youth career
2005–2006 Livingston
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2011 Dumbarton 146 (9)
2011–2012 Ayr United 34 (3)
2012–2017 Dunfermline Athletic 152 (22)
2017–2020 Ayr United 66 (6)
2020–2021 BSC Glasgow
2021 → Partick Thistle (loan) 5 (0)
2021–2022 Dumbarton 14 (2)
2022- Drumchapel United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:07, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

Andy Geggan (born 8 May 1987) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Drumchapel United.

Contents

Geggan started his career with Livingston, and has also played with Dumbarton, Dunfermline Athletic, Partick Thistle, BSC Glasgow and had two spells at Ayr United.

Career

Geggan played for Livingston as a youth player before joining Dumbarton in 2006, where played there for five seasons making 164 appearances in all competitions scoring nine goals. He collected a winners medal with Dumbarton as they won the Scottish Third Division in 2009. [2]

Ayr United

On 28 June 2011, Geggan joined Scottish First Division side Ayr United. [3] Making his debut on 23 July 2011 in the Scottish Challenge Cup, Geggan scored in injury time to help the side to a 2–0 victory over Queen of the South. [4] He made his league debut on 6 August 2011 against Hamilton Academical at Somerset Park. [5]

Dunfermline Athletic

On 9 June 2012, Geggan signed for Dunfermline Athletic on a two-year deal, [6] making his first appearance for his new side in the Scottish Challenge Cup loss to Forfar Athletic. [7] His first goal for the club came in January 2013, in a match against local rivals Raith Rovers. [8] In February 2014, shortly before his contract ended, Geggan signed a new two-and-a-half-year deal, keeping him at East End Park until the end of the 2015–16 season. [9] For the latter half of the 2013–14 season, Geggan was also appointed club captain for Dunfermline, after previous captain Josh Falkingham had rejected a contract extension with the club. [10]

Ayr United return

After five years away from Somerset Park, Geggan rejoined Ayr United on 25 May 2017, signing a two-year deal with the club. [11] [12] On his second debut for the team, Geggan scored the only goal of the game as Ayr beat their rivals Kilmarnock for the first time in 18 years. [13] Geggan also stamped his name into footballing folklore, when he scored the Honest Mens record breaking 100th goal of the season in all competitions in the game v Airdrie on 24 February 2018, the leading goal scorers in UK football for the season. [14]

BSC Glasgow

Lowland League club BSC Glasgow announced the signing of Geggan on 19 August 2020 after he left Ayr United. [15]

Partick Thistle loan

Geggan joined Partick Thistle on loan on 8 March 2021, taking the squad number 88. [16]

Dumbarton return

After leaving BSC Glasgow, Geggan returned to his first senior club, Dumbarton, 10 seasons after leaving the club in June 2021. [17] He scored on his first league appearance since returning, volleying in an 86th-minute equaliser against Airdrieonians. [18] After 185 appearances across his two spells with the club, Geggan left Dumbarton in January 2022. [19]

Drumchapel United

Geggan signed for Drumchapel United in 2022. [20]

Career statistics

As of 22:07, 8 January 2022 (UTC) [21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dumbarton 2006–07 [22] Scottish Third Division 31120201 [a] 0361
2007–08 [23] 282401000332
2008–09 [24] [25] [26] [27] 25030101 [a] 0300
2009–10 [28] [1] Scottish Second Division 27200101 [a] 0292
2010–11 [1] [29] 34411101 [a] 0375
Total1459101604016510
Ayr United 2011–12 [1] [30] Scottish First Division 34352503 [b] 2477
Dunfermline Athletic 2012–13 [31] Scottish First Division28310205 [c] 0363
2013–14 [1] [32] Scottish League One 33841205 [d] 34412
2014–15 [33] 32531202 [a] 1397
2015–16 [34] 30531303 [a] 0396
2016–17 [35] Scottish Championship 29120343 [a] 0375
Total1522213312418419533
Ayr United 2017–18 [36] Scottish League One26420521 [a] 0346
2018–19 [37] Scottish Championship232203000282
2019–20 [38] 17000211 [a] 0201
Partick Thistle 2020–21 [39] Scottish League One5000000050
Dumbarton 2021–22 [40] 142101010172
Career total4164233634728651161
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ One appearance and one goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup; Two appearances and one goal in the Scottish First Division play-offs
  3. ↑ One appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the First Division play-offs
  4. ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; Four appearances in the Championship play-offs

Honours

Club

Dumbarton
Dunfermline Athletic
Ayr United
Partick Thistle

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