Gary Wales

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Gary Wales
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Personal information
Full name Gary Wales [1]
Date of birth (1979-01-04) 4 January 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth East Calder, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1995-96 Livingston
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1999 Hamilton Academical 35 (11)
1999–2004 Heart of Midlothian 92 (17)
2004 → Walsall (loan) 7 (1)
2004 Gillingham 6 (1)
2004–2008 Kilmarnock 106 (16)
2008–2009 Raith Rovers 14 (8)
2009–2010 Richmond SC 10 (1)
2010 Green Gully SC 23 (45)
2011 Raith Rovers 7 (0)
Total277(55)
International career
2000 Scotland U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gary Wales (born 4 January 1979) is a Scottish former professional footballer.

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Career

After playing for Livingston as a youngster, [2] Wales, a striker, started his senior career at Hamilton. In 35 games he scored 11 goals before moving to Hearts for £50,000. In five years at Tynecastle, Wales scored 17 goals in 92 appearances. He was then sent out on loan to Walsall, scoring once against Nottingham Forest, [3] before subsequently signing for Gillingham (scoring once against Coventry City) [4] and then Kilmarnock, where he was re-united with former Hearts manager Jim Jefferies.

After leaving Kilmarnock in the summer of 2008, Wales signed a short-term deal with Raith Rovers. Wales settled to become a regular goalscorer. [5] In April 2009, with Raith he won the Scottish Second Division championship, Wales left the club to pursue an opportunity in Australia. [6] Towards the end of May 2009, Wales joined North Queensland Fury on their pre-season tour of Singapore. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Gary Wales". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. ↑ The Tartan Special Scottish Football League Review 1995/96. United Kingdom: Programme Publications. 1995. ISBN   0-86108-965-0.
  3. ↑ "Nottm Forest 3–3 Walsall". BBC. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Gillingham 2–5 Coventry". BBC. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Wales delight at Kirkcaldy switch". BBC Sport. 25 September 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
  6. ↑ "Wales walks out on Rovers". Fife Free Press. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
  7. ↑ "Former Hearts and Kilmarnock striker Wales on tour to Singapore with Fowler". Tribal Football. 27 May 2009. Archived from the original on 28 May 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
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