Ben Gordon (footballer, born 1985)

Last updated

Ben Gordon
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-10-07) 7 October 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Pollok Boys
2002–2004 St Mirren
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2008 Strathclyde University
2008–2011 Dumbarton 102 (6)
2011–2015 Alloa Athletic 136 (14)
2015–2016 Livingston 28 (1)
2016–2017 St Mirren 8 (2)
2016 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 3 (0)
2017-2018 East Fife 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 February 2019

Ben Gordon (born 7 October 1985) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a central defender.

Contents

Career

Gordon began his footballing career at St Mirren's Academy, but was released in 2004. Shortly after, he went to the University of Strathclyde and played for Strathclyde University FC, an amateur club. Four years later, he went back to senior terms, signing with Dumbarton. [1] He signed a new deal with the club in May 2009, [2] being appointed captain a year later. [1]

On 27 June 2011, Gordon signed with Alloa Athletic. [3] He established himself as a first-team regular, being promoted twice in his first two seasons at the club. On 10 August 2013 he made his professional debut, in a 1–0 home win over Livingston. [4]

In July 2015 after four-years with Alloa, Gordon moved to Scottish Championship rivals Livingston. [5] Gordon joined St Mirren on a one-year deal in June 2016, leaving Livingston following their relegation to Scottish League One. [6]

On 16 September 2016, a week after making his debut for St Mirren, Gordon moved on loan to Alloa Athletic, signing until January 2017. [7] Gordon's loan was cut short, when new Saints boss Jack Ross recalled him in October 2016. [8] Gordon was released by St Mirren in May 2017, following the end of his contract. [9] He then signed for East Fife, before leaving the side in September 2017. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 October 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dumbarton 2008–09 [11] Third Division 363102000393
2009–10 [12] Second Division 343001000353
2010–11 [13] 320000000320
Dumbarton total10261030001066
Alloa Athletic 2011–12 [14] Third Division 33500101 [a] 0355
2012–13 [15] Second Division 33400115 [b] 1396
2013–14 [16] Championship 35331201 [a] 0414
2014–15 [17] 35230209 [c] 0492
Alloa total13614616116116417
Livingston 2015–16 [18] Championship 28120203 [a] 0351
St Mirren 2016–17 [19] Championship 8210000092
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2016–17 [19] League One 3000101 [a] 050
East Fife 2017–18 [20] League One 5000301 [a] 090
Career total2822310115121132826
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ One appearance and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances in the Promotion play-offs
  3. ↑ Five appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the Relegation play-offs

Honours

Dumbarton

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iain Russell</span> Scottish footballer

Iain Thomas Russell is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Mark John Docherty is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Lowland League side East Stirlingshire. Docherty, who started his career with St Mirren, has since played for Stirling Albion, Brechin City, Alloa Athletic (twice), Stranraer, Dumbarton, East Fife, Montrose, Forfar Athletic (twice), Annan Athletic (twice), Clyde and Edinburgh City.

Liam Buchanan is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lowland Football League club Berwick Rangers.

Scott Agnew is a Scottish football player and coach, who was most recently manager of Stranraer.

Jordan Kirkpatrick is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Stenhousemuir.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Doyle (footballer, born 1991)</span> Scottish footballer

James Michael Doyle is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish League One club Cove Rangers. His youth career was spent at Celtic, then Kilmarnock, without having made any first-team appearances. Doyle has since played for Alloa Athletic, St Johnstone, Greenock Morton, Queen of the South, Falkirk, Queen's Park and Hamilton Academical.

Kevin Cawley is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish League One club Alloa Athletic.

Jon Robertson is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League Two side Edinburgh City.

Robert Thomson is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for West of Scotland League Premier Division club Gartcairn Juniors. He has previously played for Dundee United, Alloa Athletic, Dunfermline Athletic, Brechin City, Dumbarton, Greenock Morton, Stenhousemuir, Stirling Albion and East Kilbride.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scott Gallacher</span> Scottish footballer

Scott Gallacher is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Gallacher has previously played for Rangers, Cowdenbeath, Forfar Athletic, Airdrieonians, Heart of Midlothian, Alloa Athletic, St Mirren, Hibernian, Dumbarton, Arbroath and East Fife. He also played five times for the Scotland under-21 team between 2008 and 2010.

Mark Durnan is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish League One club Dumbarton. Durnan has previously played for St Johnstone, Queen of the South, Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic, Falkirk and Alloa Athletic, as well as Arbroath, Stranraer and Elgin City on loan.

Ryan Hardie is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle. Hardie started his career with Rangers, and was loaned by them to Raith Rovers, St Mirren and Livingston. In July 2019 he moved to English club Blackpool, with whom he remained for 18 months, before signing for Plymouth Argyle in January 2021.

Andy Stirling is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lowland League club East Kilbride. Stirling has previously played for Stenhousemuir, East Stirlingshire, Kitsap Pumas, Dunfermline Athletic, Stirling Albion, Dumbarton, Queen of the South, Alloa Athletic, Stranraer F.C and Darvel.

Steven Boyd is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward.

The 2015–16 season will be Alloa Athletic's third consecutive season back in the second tier of Scottish football and their third season in the Scottish Championship, having been promoted through playoffs from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2012–13 season. Alloa will also compete in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Calum Anderson Waters is a Scottish professional defender who plays for Scottish League One club Alloa Athletic. Waters has previously played for Celtic, Dumbarton, Alloa Athletic, Sligo Rovers, St Mirren, Kilmarnock and Greenock Morton.

The 2015–16 season was Falkirk's sixth consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League at the end of season 2009–10. Falkirk also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

The 2016–17 season is the club's second season in the Scottish Championship. St Mirren will also compete in the Challenge Cup, the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Paul Joseph "PJ" Crossan is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward. Crossan began his career with Dunfermline Athletic, before moving to Celtic in 2016. He also had spells with Alloa Athletic, Stranraer, Dumbarton and Forfar Athletic.

Jamie Daniel McCart is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian.

References

  1. 1 2 Ben Gordon's delight at being made Dumbarton FC captain; Lennox Herald, 23 July 2010
  2. ↑ Dumbarton FC: Ben Gordon signs new contract; Daily Record, 15 May 2009
  3. ↑ Ben Gordon signs; Alloa Athletic FC, 27 June 2011
  4. ↑ Alloa Athletic 1–0 Livingston; BBC Sport, 10 August 2013
  5. ↑ "Defensive duo jump aboard". livingstonfc.co.uk. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "New Signing: Ben Gordon". www.saintmirren.net. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ben Gordon Out On Loan". St Mirren F.C. 16 September 2016. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ben Gordon - Happy and Disappointed". St Mirren F.C. 29 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Adam Eckersley agrees two-year deal". St Mirren FC. 9 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Player news". East Fife FC. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Ben Gordon in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Ben Gordon in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Ben Gordon in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Ben Gordon in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Ben Gordon in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Ben Gordon in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Ben Gordon in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Ben Gordon in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Ben Gordon in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Ben Gordon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  21. ↑ "Annan 1-3 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.