Gavin Swankie (born 22 November 1983) is a Scottish retired

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. Capable of playing in

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and as a

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, his previous clubs include Forfar Athletic,

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and

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Club career

Swankie signed for

after his contract at

ended having come through the youth ranks at

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. He made 73 starts for Arbroath, as well as 32 substitute appearances, scoring seven goals. He returned to Arbroath on loan in January 2006 until the end of the season and then returned to Dundee, where he featured regularly over the next two seasons. On 1 May 2008, Swankie signed for Dundee's

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rivals

. He was released at the end of the 2009–10 season. Swankie then signed for a third spell at

. He won the

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and Scottish Football League Player of the Year awards for the Third Division in the 2010–11 campaign, and his goals helped Arbroath win their first senior league championship. Swankie signed for Forfar Athletic in the 2012 summer transfer window. On 3 August 2013, he was the hero for Forfar Athletic when his two goals helped beat

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2–1 in the

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at Station Park. This was Forfar's first victory against Rangers. In July 2017, with one-year left on his contract, Swankie was placed on the transfer list by Forfar after he had intimated that he wished to leave the club, and on 4 July 2017, he signed with former club Arbroath for a fee of £8,000.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Swankie, Gavin 1983 births Arbroath F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Living people Footballers from Arbroath Scottish Football League players Scottish men's footballers St Johnstone F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Forfar Athletic F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen