Barry Lavety is a former Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 association football player.

Lavety started his career with local heroes St. Mirren

St. Mirren F.C.

St Mirren Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire who play in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the First Division in 2005–06.St...

 in season 1991–92

1991-92 in Scottish football

The 1991–92 season was the 95th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish Premier Division:Champions: RangersRelegated: St...

. In the following season he really began to catch the eye, as he scored 20 goals as St. Mirren narrowly missed out on a return to the Scottish Premier Division

Scottish Premier League

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. Lavety failed a drugs test for the recreational drug ecstasy in 1995.

Lavety moved to Hibernian

Hibernian F.C.

Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...

 for a transfer fee of £200,000. He scored on his debut in a 2–0 win against Brechin City

Brechin City F.C.

Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football team based in Brechin, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and play in the Second Division in the 2010–11 season...

 in August, but injury problems dogged him and he only managed eight games in his first season at Hibs. His absence did not help a team who narrowly avoided relegation thanks to a play off victory against Airdrieonians

Airdrieonians F.C.

Airdrieonians Football Club, more commonly known as Airdrie, were a Scottish professional football team from the town of Airdrie, in the Monklands area of Lanarkshire....

.

Altogether he made 43 starts for Hibernian, with a further 23 sub appearances. He scored 12 goals and was top scorer with 9 goals the year Hibs were relegated to the First Division. He made his final appearance as a substitute against Falkirk

Falkirk F.C.

Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire...

 on the day Hibs were presented with the First Division title, in May 1999.

Lavety moved back to St Mirren on loan, scoring 15 goals in their 1999–00

1999-00 in Scottish football

The 1999–2000 season was the 103rd season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish Premier League:-Scottish First Division:-Scottish Second Division:...

 title-winning season before he was bedeviled by injury problems.

His career has been played at the lower levels ever since, being part of TeamBath

Team Bath F.C.

Team Bath was an English association football club affiliated with the University of Bath in the city of Bath, Somerset at the turn of the 21st century. The club was formed to allow the players to combine professional football with higher education...

, the team who became the first university side to qualify for the FA Cup

FA Cup

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 proper for 122 years. He also had spells with Clydebank

Clydebank F.C.

Clydebank Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, near Yoker. The present club, formed in 2003, is a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association, and currently plays in West Super League Premier Division...

, Pollok

Pollok F.C.

Pollok Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Newlands in the southside of the city of Glasgow. They are one of the biggest football clubs operating in Scottish Junior football, regularly attracting crowds of around 550, more than many clubs in the third division and even some in the...

, KR Reykjavik of Iceland

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 and with Des Moines Menace

Des Moines Menace

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 in America

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 before his return to St Mirren.

He had been on trial at Love Street in the summer of 2003, and scored against Gretna

Gretna F.C.

Gretna Football Club was a Scottish football club that represented the town of Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway, close to the border between England and Scotland...

 before signing for two years on a part time deal. When Gus MacPherson

Gus MacPherson

Angus Ian MacPherson is a Scottish former football player and manager. MacPherson played for Kilmarnock for over a decade, making over 350 league appearances. After retiring as a player in 2003, he became manager of St. Mirren, a position he held until May 2010. MacPherson took St...

 took over the managers job he appeared looking fitter and the magic moment finally came against Airdrie United

Airdrie United F.C.

Airdrie United Football Club are a Scottish professional football team based in the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. They are currently managed by ex-Airdrieonians player and former Airdrie United Under 19s coach Jimmy Boyle. They are members of the Scottish Football League and play in the...

 in the Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup

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, when he hit a low 25 yard shot past the Airdrie goalkeeper for his only goal of the season so far. That goal took him past former Saint Mark Yardley

Mark Yardley

Mark Yardley is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a striker.He is perhaps best known for his time with St Mirren where he scored 71 goals in 263 appearances...

 in the post-war scorer's chart, but it was his last in Saints colours. His final game came against Ayr United

Ayr United F.C.

Ayr United Football Club are a Scottish association football team based in Ayr, South Ayrshire, that plays in the First Division of the Scottish Football League. Formed in 1910 after the merger of former clubs Ayr Parkhouse F.C. and Ayr F.C...

 towards the end of the season, and Laverty helped the side overcome a 0–1 deficit, which was turned into a 4–1 victory.

Lavety left in the summer of 2004 and signed for junior side Neilston, playing alongside fellow ex-Saints James McGuire and Chris Kerr, but left them the following summer.

Lavety returned to action for St Mirrent in the Selco Masters tournament on 12th June 2011.

External links

• Barry Lavety, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database