Andy Geggan

Andrew Geggan
Personal information
Full name Andrew Geggan
Date of birth (1987-05-08) 8 May 1987
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Right-back/Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ayr United
Number 6
Youth career
2005–2006 Livingston
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Dumbarton 146 (9)
2011–2012 Ayr United 34 (3)
2012–2017 Dunfermline Athletic 152 (22)
2017– Ayr United 26 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:17, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Andy Geggan (born 8 May 1987) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Ayr United as a midfielder. Geggan started his career with Livingston, and has also played with Dumbarton and Ayr United before signing for Dunfermline Athletic in 2012.

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.[1]

Ayr United

On 28 June 2011, Geggan joined Scottish First Division side Ayr United.[2] 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.[3] He made his league debut on 6 August 2011 against Hamilton Academical at Somerset Park.[4]

Dunfermline Athletic

On 9 June 2012, Geggan signed for Dunfermline Athletic on a two-year deal,[5] making his first appearance for his new side in the Scottish Challenge Cup loss to Forfar Athletic.[6] His first goal for the club came in January 2013, in a match against local rivals Raith Rovers.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10][11] 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.[12] 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 24th February 2018, the leading goal scorers in UK football for the season. [13]

Career statistics

As of 9 May 2018 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dumbarton 2006–07[15] Scottish Division Three 31120201[lower-alpha 1]0361
2007–08[16] 282401000332
2008–09[17] 250101000270
2009–10[18] Scottish Division Two 272001000282
2010–11[19] 344000000344
Total 14597050101589
Ayr United 2011–12[20] Scottish Division One 34332501[lower-alpha 1]1436
Dunfermline Athletic 2012–13[21] 28310205[lower-alpha 2]0363
2013–14[22] Scottish League One 33841204[lower-alpha 3]34312
2014–15[23] 32531202[lower-alpha 1]1397
2015–16[24] 30531303[lower-alpha 1]0396
2016–17[25] Scottish Championship 29120343[lower-alpha 1]0375
Total 1522213312417419433
Ayr United 2017–18[26] Scottish League One 26420521[lower-alpha 1]0346
Career totals 3573825527620542954
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ One appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the First Division play-offs
  3. ↑ Four appearances in the Championship play-offs

Honours

Club

Dumbarton
Dunfermline Athletic

References

  1. ↑ "Annan 1-3 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Former Sons on the move". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 6 December 2004. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Ayr United v Queen of the south". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Ayr Utd 1–2 Hamilton". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Dunfermline prepare for life in Division One by snapping up three new signings". The Daily Record. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ramsdens Cup: Forfar 3-2 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Dunfermline 1-0 Raith Rovers". BBC Sport. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "A Geggan signs again". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Forfar v Dunfermline: Andy Geggan boost for Pars". The Courier. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "Geggan departs for Ayr". Dunfermline Athletic. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  11. ↑ Hart, Ross (25 May 2017). "Andy Geggan to leave Dunfermline Athletic and sign Ayr United". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  12. ↑ Southwick, Andrew (14 July 2017). "Ayr United 1–0 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "Geggan grabs Ayr's 100th goal of the season". SPFL. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  14. ↑ Andy Geggan at Soccerbase
  15. ↑ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Andy Geggan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  27. ↑ McLaughlin, Brian (26 March 2016). "Dunfermline 3 – 1 Brechin City". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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