Gavin Gilbert Price (born 29 January 1974 in

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coach and former player, who most recently managed Scottish Highland Football League club

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. He played as a

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. After retiring as a player, Price managed junior clubs Kinnoull and Jeanfield Swifts. Elgin City manager

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, who had played with Price at St Johnstone, appointed him as his assistant in November 2014. After Weir left Elgin during the 2017–18 season, Price was appointed caretaker

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, and was given the position permanently on 12 October 2017. Price remained manager for six seasons, and was sacked in April 2023. Price was appointed a

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(MBE) in the

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for his services to the community in Aberfeldy during the

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Managerial statistics

* Statistics for Kinnoull and Jeanfield Swifts are unavailable

References

1974 births Living people Footballers from Perth, Scotland Scottish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Forfar Athletic F.C. players Livingston F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players ADO Den Haag players St Johnstone F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Scottish football managers Elgin City F.C. managers Scottish Professional Football League managers Members of the Order of the British Empire Kinnoull F.C. managers Jeanfield Swifts F.C. managers Scottish Junior Football Association managers Scottish Junior Football Association players Eerste Divisie players {{Scotland-footy-forward-1970s-stub