Gavin Gordon
Encyclopedia
Gavin Kenyatta Gordon is an English
footballer. He is currently playing for Redhill FC
, Gordon became the second youngest player to ever play for them when he came on as a substitute against Coventry City
in the Football League Cup
. But he struggled to ever establish himself at Hull and was allowed to leave and join Lincoln City
for £30,000 in November 1997 where he formed a very effective strike partnership with Lee Thorpe
. His scoring feats at Lincoln lead Cardiff City
to pay £550,000 for him in December 2000, with the amount due to rise depending on appearances but he never reached the required amount. He made his debut for the Bluebirds on New Years Day and found the net with a header during a 6–1 victory over Exeter City
, but the rest of his season was spent on the treatment table with persistent back problems. The same injury ruled him out of a large part of the following year, although one of the matches he did manage to play in was a LDV Vans Trophy match against Rushden & Diamonds
which ended in a 7–1 victory for Cardiff with Gordon finding the net five times.
He spent a short time on loan at Oxford United
to gain fitness before returning to Ninian Park
where he finally broke into the first team but at the end of the year he was released. He was signed by Notts County
where he managed to regain some of the form he showed at Lincoln. After a stuttering second year he left to join Crawley Town
on a free transfer but suffered a serious injury during the season which has seen him out of action for over a year. He signed for Histon
at the start of the 2007–08 season but did not make an appearance for them due to the injury.
Gavin now currently plays for Heckington, amateur side.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
footballer. He is currently playing for Redhill FC
Career
A youth player at Hull CityHull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
, Gordon became the second youngest player to ever play for them when he came on as a substitute against Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
in the Football League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
. But he struggled to ever establish himself at Hull and was allowed to leave and join Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
for £30,000 in November 1997 where he formed a very effective strike partnership with Lee Thorpe
Lee Thorpe
Lee Anthony Thorpe is an English professional footballer who played more than 400 games in the Football League and currently plays for A.F.C. Fylde-Career:...
. His scoring feats at Lincoln lead Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
to pay £550,000 for him in December 2000, with the amount due to rise depending on appearances but he never reached the required amount. He made his debut for the Bluebirds on New Years Day and found the net with a header during a 6–1 victory over Exeter City
Exeter City F.C.
Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...
, but the rest of his season was spent on the treatment table with persistent back problems. The same injury ruled him out of a large part of the following year, although one of the matches he did manage to play in was a LDV Vans Trophy match against Rushden & Diamonds
Rushden & Diamonds F.C.
Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of...
which ended in a 7–1 victory for Cardiff with Gordon finding the net five times.
He spent a short time on loan at Oxford United
Oxford United F.C.
Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...
to gain fitness before returning to Ninian Park
Ninian Park
Ninian Park was a football stadium in Leckwith, Cardiff, Wales. Until 2009, it was the home ground of Cardiff City F.C., who compete in the English Football League Championship...
where he finally broke into the first team but at the end of the year he was released. He was signed by Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...
where he managed to regain some of the form he showed at Lincoln. After a stuttering second year he left to join Crawley Town
Crawley Town F.C.
Crawley Town Football Club is an English football club based in Crawley, West Sussex. They won the title of the Football Conference, by a record 15 point margin on second place, and with it promotion to The Football League, in April 2011.-1896–2009:...
on a free transfer but suffered a serious injury during the season which has seen him out of action for over a year. He signed for Histon
Histon F.C.
Histon Football Club is an English football club based in the twin villages of Histon and Impington, approximately north of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. From the 2007–08 season they competed in the Conference National, the highest level that the club has ever reached in the English football league...
at the start of the 2007–08 season but did not make an appearance for them due to the injury.
Gavin now currently plays for Heckington, amateur side.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Hull City Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football... |
1995–96 1995-96 in English football - Premiership :Newcastle United were 12 points clear at the top of Manchester United, but Alex Ferguson's relatively young and inexperienced side overhauled them during the second half of the season to win the title.... |
13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| 1996–97 1996-97 in English football The 1996–1997 season was the 117th season of competitive football in England.Arrival into the league and exit out of the league returns in the fourth tier for the first time after its 3 season absence with only 1 relegation spot.- Premier League :... |
20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | |
| 1997–98 1997-98 in English football The 1997-1998 season was the 118th season of competitive football in England.-Premier League:Arsenal overhauled Manchester United's lead during the final weeks of the season to win the Premiership title... |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| Subtotal | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 10 | |
| Lincoln City Lincoln City F.C. Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League.... |
1997–98 1997-98 in English football The 1997-1998 season was the 118th season of competitive football in England.-Premier League:Arsenal overhauled Manchester United's lead during the final weeks of the season to win the Premiership title... |
13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| 1998–99 1998-99 in English football -Premier League:Manchester United overcame close competition from Arsenal, Aston Villa and Chelsea to win their fifth Premiership title in seven seasons thanks to the comeback of Roy Keane after his long-term injury and a transfer raid totalling nearly £30 million which netted Aston Villa striker... |
27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 5 | |
| 1999-00 1999-2000 in English football -Premier League:Manchester United were crowned FA Premier League champions with an 18-point margin over runners-up Arsenal and with just 3 league defeats all season. This was despite their failure to retain the European Cup and withdrawal from the FA Cup in order to compete in the FIFA Club World... |
41 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 13 | |
| 2000–01 2000-01 in English football The 2000–01 season was the 121st season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Manchester United secured their 3rd Premiership title in succession and their 7th title in just nine seasons... |
18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | |
| Subtotal | 137 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 158 | 42 | |
| Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for... |
2000–01 2000-01 in English football The 2000–01 season was the 121st season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Manchester United secured their 3rd Premiership title in succession and their 7th title in just nine seasons... |
10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2001–02 2001-02 in English football The 2001-02 season was the 122nd season of competitive football in England.-Arsenal cruise to title glory:In what had earlier been one of the most closely fought Premiership title races for years, Arsenal won the championship by seven points. Their crown was won in the penultimate game of the... |
15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 8 | |
| 2002–03 2002-03 in English football The 2002-03 season was the 123rd season of competitive football in England.-Most Memorable rise:*Wigan Athletic marked their 25th season of Football League membership by winning the Division Two championship and reaching the league's second tier for the very first time.-Most Memorable... |
10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | |
| Oxford United Oxford United F.C. Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The... (loan) |
2002–03 2002-03 in English football The 2002-03 season was the 123rd season of competitive football in England.-Most Memorable rise:*Wigan Athletic marked their 25th season of Football League membership by winning the Division Two championship and reaching the league's second tier for the very first time.-Most Memorable... |
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for... |
2003–04 2003-04 in English football The 2003-04 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Arsenal completed the entire campaign without losing a single league game.... |
15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Subtotal | 193 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 221 | 57 | |
| Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
2004–05 2004-05 in English football The 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*2004–05 was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League... |
27 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 8 |
| 2005–06 2005-06 in English football The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*The rebuilt Wembley Stadium was due to open in time for the FA Cup final in May. However, in August 2005, The Football Association reserved the Millennium Stadium as a backup, as there was some doubt whether... |
6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 226 | 50 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 260 | 65 | |
| Crawley Town Crawley Town F.C. Crawley Town Football Club is an English football club based in Crawley, West Sussex. They won the title of the Football Conference, by a record 15 point margin on second place, and with it promotion to The Football League, in April 2011.-1896–2009:... |
2005–06 2005-06 in English football The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*The rebuilt Wembley Stadium was due to open in time for the FA Cup final in May. However, in August 2005, The Football Association reserved the Millennium Stadium as a backup, as there was some doubt whether... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Subtotal | 230 | 50 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 264 | 65 | |
| Histon Histon F.C. Histon Football Club is an English football club based in the twin villages of Histon and Impington, approximately north of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. From the 2007–08 season they competed in the Conference National, the highest level that the club has ever reached in the English football league... |
2007–08 2007-08 in English football The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 230 | 50 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 264 | 65 | |