Gary McSwegan Player Profile

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Playing History

Season Win % Draw % Loss %
2005/06 6 (11) 1 2 0 35.3% 41.2% 23.5%
2004/05 14 (7) 0 0 0 47.6% 9.5% 42.9%
Totals: 20 (18) 1


 Apps = First Team Appearances (Sub Appearances) | Gls = Goals
 GtGR = Goals to Games Ratio | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in
 Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals

 Recent First Team Starts
 01/04/06 First Division vs. Queen of Sth (A) 0 - 0
 21/03/06 First Division vs. Stranraer (A) 2 - 2
 18/03/06 First Division vs. Brechin City (A) 3 - 3
 11/03/06 First Division vs. St Johnstone (H) 2 - 2
 10/12/05 First Division vs. Clyde (H) 0 - 1

 Recent First Team Goals
 26/11/05 First Division vs. Queen of Sth (A) 3 - 2

 List of Goals Scored (click to expand)
 26/11/05 First Division vs. Queen of Sth (A)  3 - 2

 List of Games Played (click to expand)
 01/04/06 First Division vs. Queen of Sth (A)  0 - 0
 21/03/06 First Division vs. Stranraer (A)  2 - 2
 18/03/06 First Division vs. Brechin City (A)  3 - 3
 11/03/06 First Division vs. St Johnstone (H)  2 - 2
 18/02/06 First Division vs. Airdrie (A)  3 - 2
 14/02/06 4th Round Replay vs. Falkirk (H)  0 - 1
 11/02/06 First Division vs. Hamilton (H)  2 - 1
 26/12/05 First Division vs. St Johnstone (A)  1 - 1
 10/12/05 First Division vs. Clyde (H)  0 - 1
 03/12/05 First Division vs. St Mirren (H)  0 - 4
 26/11/05 First Division vs. Queen of Sth (A)  3 - 2
 12/11/05 First Division vs. Brechin City (A)  4 - 1
 29/10/05 First Division vs. St Johnstone (H)  2 - 1
 22/10/05 First Division vs. Clyde (A)  0 - 1
 01/10/05 First Division vs. Queen of Sth (H)  1 - 1
 17/09/05 First Division vs. Brechin City (H)  1 - 0
 10/09/05 First Division vs. St Johnstone (A)  1 - 1
 29/12/04 First Division vs. Raith Rovers (A)  4 - 1
 27/12/04 First Division vs. Partick Thistle (H)  2 - 1
 18/12/04 First Division vs. Clyde (H)  0 - 1
 11/12/04 First Division vs. Queen of Sth (A)  0 - 1
 04/12/04 First Division vs. Hamilton (H)  1 - 1
 27/11/04 First Division vs. Falkirk (A)  2 - 2
 30/10/04 First Division vs. Partick Thistle (A)  0 - 4
 23/10/04 First Division vs. Queen of Sth (H)  1 - 0
 16/10/04 First Division vs. St Mirren (A)  2 - 3
 02/10/04 First Division vs. Falkirk (H)  0 - 1
 25/09/04 First Division vs. Hamilton (A)  2 - 1
 18/09/04 First Division vs. Airdrie (A)  2 - 1
 11/09/04 First Division vs. St Johnstone (H)  0 - 1
 04/09/04 First Division vs. Raith Rovers (A)  2 - 1
 31/08/04 2nd Round vs. Peterhead (A)  2 - 1
 28/08/04 First Division vs. Partick Thistle (H)  0 - 1
 24/08/04 2nd Round vs. Inverness CT (H)  0 - 1
 21/08/04 First Division vs. Clyde (A)  0 - 1
 10/08/04 1st Round vs. Dumbarton (A)  3 - 1
 07/08/04 First Division vs. Queen of Sth (A)  1 - 0
 31/07/04 1st Round vs. St Mirren (H)  2 - 1


Biography

McSwegan started his career with Rangers, where he scored 5 goals in only 24 appearances during his six years at Ibrox, including a goal against Marseille in the 1992-93 Champions League; this goal was the first goal ever scored in the Champions League proper by a substitute. His first team opportunities at Rangers, however, appeared to be limited and in 1993 he joined Notts County for £400,000. Two seasons later he returned to Scotland with Dundee United for £375,000 where he remained for three seasons, scoring 42 goals.

He joined Hearts in 1998 on a free transfer where he notched up 31 goals in 98 appearances. By 2002, however, McSwegan had fallen out of favour at Hearts and subsequently had loan spells in England with Barnsley and Luton Town before joining Kilmarnock where he remained for two seasons, scoring 17 goals.

His next professional club was Ross County where he played 39 games, scoring just 1 goal against Queen of the South in two injury-ravaged seasons. Despite these problems, McSwegan returned to top flight football, when signed by Inverness Caledonian Thistle in September 2006 on a short-term deal. McSwegan left Inverness Caledonian Thistle at the end of the 2006–07 season and joined Peterhead.

McSwegan joined Clyde on 14 March 2008, after previously training with the club and appearing in reserve games.

In June 2008, McSwegan signed a one year contract extension with the Broadwood side. He scored three goals in his second season, with two goals against Queen's Park in the League Cup and a late winner in the league against Livingston.[8] This meant that all six of his goals for Clyde came in the Broadwood Stadium. McSwegan was released by Clyde in June 2009 along with the rest of the out of contract players, due to the club's financial position.





Debut

July 31st, 2004
Ross County 2 - 1 St Mirren

Challenge Cup (1st Round)


International Career (Scotland)

Caps: 2

Goals: 1

International Debut: October 5th, 1999 v. Bosnia

McSwegan won two caps for Scotland in 1999. He won his first cap on 5 October 1999, coming on as a late substitute in a EURO 2000 qualifier against Bosnia and Herzegovina, which Scotland won 1-0. His second and final cap came four days later, against Lithuania. McSwegan started the game, and scored Scotland's second goal in a 3-0 victory.


Timeline

  • Date of Birth

    Gary was born on this date in Glasgow.

    Thursday, September 24th, 1970

  • Signed For Ross County

    McSwegan started his career with Rangers, where he scored 5 goals in only 24 appearances during his six years at Ibrox, including a goal against Marseille in the 1992-93 Champions League; this goal was the first goal ever scored in the Champions League proper by a substitute. His first team opportunities at Rangers, however, appeared to be limited and in 1993 he joined Notts County for £400,000. Two seasons later he returned to Scotland with Dundee United for £375,000 where he remained for three seasons, scoring 42 goals.

    Thursday, July 29th, 2004

  • Debut - Ross County 2 - 1 St Mirren

    Saturday, July 31st, 2004

  • First Goal - Queen of Sth 2 - 3 Ross County

    Saturday, November 26th, 2005

  • Last Appearance - Queen of Sth 0 - 0 Ross County

    Saturday, April 1st, 2006