Kevin Twaddle

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Kevin Twaddle
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-10-31) 31 October 1971 (age 51)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Winger/Forward
Youth career
1992–1994 Dunbar United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1996 St Johnstone 51 (10)
1996–1998 Raith Rovers 32 (4)
1998–1999 Greenock Morton 46 (8)
1999–2002 Motherwell 71 (7)
2002 → Ayr United (loan) 1 (0)
2002–2003 Heart of Midlothian 8 (0)
2003–2004 St Mirren 3 (0)
2004–2006 Penicuik Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:12, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

Kevin Twaddle (born 31 October 1971 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional footballer.

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A forward, Twaddle began his career with junior club Dunbar United where he made 45 appearances and scored 23 goals. He entered senior football when he signed for St Johnstone in 1994. [1] He remained at McDiarmid Park for two years, making 51 league appearances and finding the net on ten occasions. In 1996, he joined Raith Rovers in an £80,000 deal. [1] He made 32 appearances for Rovers in two years, scoring four goals.

He moved to Morton in 1998 for a fee of £150,000, but his stay at Cappielow was brief. [1] Scottish Premier League club Motherwell signed him later that year, also for £150,000. [1] Twaddle signed for Heart of Midlothian, the club he supported as a boy, in June 2002. [2] He only played eight league games for the Jambos in his twelve months with the Edinburgh side.

In 2003, he joined St Mirren, but again his stay was a short one, and he moved on after making only three appearances. Twaddle joined Scottish junior club Penicuik Athletic in the summer of 2004. [3] [4]

Personal life

Twaddle published an autobiography in 2012 which detailed his gambling addiction which cost him over £1 million; he has since campaigned for changes to the law surrounding gambling advertising. [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Crooks, Lauren (30 September 2012). "Football star reveals how he hit rock bottom as he blew £1million on his gambling addiction". Sunday Mail. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Hearts seal Twaddle signing". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 June 2002. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Haddington hoping to make hay with George". Edinburgh Evening News . Johnston Press. 8 January 2005. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Kev has gear for marathon cup warm-up". Edinburgh Evening News . Johnston Press. 16 March 2006. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  5. ↑ Crooks, Lauren (30 September 2012). "Football star reveals how he hit rock bottom as he blew £1million on his gambling addiction". Daily Record . Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  6. ↑ Marland, Ian (14 December 2018). "Warning of gambling crisis in football" . The Times . Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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