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{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{for-multi|the Australian rules footballer|Gary Irvine (Australian footballer)|the basketball player|Gary Ervin}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gary Irvine
| fullname = Gary Irvine
| image = Gary Irvine (3496273115).jpg
| image_size = 200
| height = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1985|3|17}}
| birth_place = [[Bellshill]], Scotland
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 = 2003–2006
| youthclubs1 = [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
| years1 = 2006–2007
| clubs1 = [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2006
| clubs2 = → [[Ross County F.C.|Ross County]] (loan)
| caps2 = 17
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2007–2010
| clubs3 = [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
| caps3 = 85
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2010–2016
| clubs4 = [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
| caps4 = 166
| goals4 = 6
| years5 = 2016–2018
| clubs5 = [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]]
| caps5 = 56
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2019–2022
| clubs6 = [[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]]
| caps6 = 57
| goals6 = 2
| club-update = 9 November 2022 (UTC)
| nationalyears1 = 2006
| nationalteam1 = [[Scotland national under-21 football team|Scotland U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| ntupdate = 19:27, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
| manageryears1 = 2021–2022
| managerclubs1 = [[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]]
}}

'''Gary Irvine''' (born 17 March 1985) is a Scottish professional [[association football|footballer]] and manager. He has previously played for [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]], [[Ross County F.C.|Ross County]], [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]], [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] and [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]] and [[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]], the last of which he also performed the role of [[Player-coach|player-manager]] for.

==Career==

===Celtic & Ross County===
Irvine started his career at [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]], but failed to make an appearance for the club during his time there.

At the start of the 2006–07 season, he moved on loan to [[Ross County F.C.|Ross County]]. During his time at County, he was involved as they won the [[2006 Scottish Challenge Cup Final|2006–07 Scottish Challenge Cup]], beating [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]] on penalties.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ross County 1-1 Clyde (aet)|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6137982.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 November 2006|accessdate=2 December 2013}}</ref>

===St Johnstone===
After leaving Celtic, Irvine signed for [[Scottish First Division]] side [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Saints secure Celtic's Irvine|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_johnstone/6962935.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=24 August 2007|accessdate=2 December 2013}}</ref> In his first season at [[McDiarmid Park]], he won the [[2007 Scottish Challenge Cup Final|2007–08 Scottish Challenge Cup]], his second winners medal in that competition in successive seasons, with St Johnstone winning 3–2 against [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dunfermline Ath 2-3 St Johnstone|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7110899.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=25 November 2007|accessdate=2 December 2013}}</ref> The following season, he was part of the squad as St Johnstone won the [[Scottish First Division]]. At the end of the [[2009–10 St Johnstone F.C. season|2009–10 season]] he was one of eight players released by the club.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eight players head for the exit at St Johnstone|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_johnstone/8676550.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=11 May 2010|accessdate=2 December 2013}}</ref> Irvine scored once during his spell at the club; his goal coming in a 3–1 win over [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]] in April 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7993120.stm|title=Dunfermline Ath 1-3 St Johnstone  |date=11 April 2009|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|accessdate=9 November 2015}}</ref>

===Dundee===
On 24 July 2010, Irvine signed for [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]], of the Scottish First Division.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dundee capture ex-Saints defender Gary Irvine|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/8851490.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=24 July 2010|accessdate=2 December 2013}}</ref> In July 2012, with Dundee having been promoted to the [[Scottish Premier League]] after the demotion of [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], he signed a new deal with the club,<ref>{{cite web|title=IRVINE SIGNS|url=http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news_detail.asp?h=IRVINE-SIGNS&newsid=2379|publisher=dundeefc.co.uk|date=3 July 2012|accessdate=2 December 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204024600/http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news_detail.asp?h=IRVINE-SIGNS&newsid=2379|archivedate=4 December 2013}}</ref> despite interest from several Scottish Premier League clubs including his former team, Ross County.<ref>{{cite web|title='Love for the club' kept Gary Irvine on Tayside|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/gary-irvine-could-have-moved-from-dundee-1490086|publisher=Daily Record|date=14 December 2012|accessdate=2 December 2013}}</ref> After Dundee's relegation from the Scottish Premier League, Irvine agreed terms on a new contract for the [[2013–14 Dundee F.C. season|2013–14 season]].<ref>{{cite web|title=GARY AGREES TERMS|url=http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news_detail.asp?h=GARY-AGREES-TERMS&newsid=3081|publisher=dundeefc.co.uk|date=24 June 2013|accessdate=2 December 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204022117/http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news_detail.asp?h=GARY-AGREES-TERMS&newsid=3081|archivedate=4 December 2013}}</ref>

===St Mirren===
On 29 January 2016 Saints signed Irvine from Dundee until the end of the season, with the option of a further year.<ref>{{cite web|title=St Mirren add Gary Irvine and Alex Cooper|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35446628|publisher=BBC|date=29 January 2016|accessdate=29 January 2016}}</ref> He was released by St Mirren at the end of the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stmirren.com/news/club/all-news/1849-players-depart-club |title=Players Depart Club |publisher=St Mirren FC |date=30 April 2018 |accessdate=30 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430181942/https://www.stmirren.com/news/club/all-news/1849-players-depart-club |archive-date=30 April 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Forfar Athletic===
Irvine joined [[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]] in February 2019, until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/ForfarAthletic/status/1092052927248764928 |title=Welcome to Station Park Gary Irvine |publisher=Forfar Athletic FC |date=3 February 2019 |accessdate=4 February 2019}}</ref> On 9 April 2021, Irvine agreed to take charge of the ''Loons'' after manager [[Stuart Malcolm]] and his assistants resigned from their positions.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 April 2021|title=Club Update|url=https://www.forfarathletic.co.uk/item/4464-club-update-13|access-date=9 April 2021|website=forfarathletic.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56688892 |title=Forfar Athletic management team resigns with club 'disappointed by the timing' |website=BBC Sport |date=9 April 2021 |accessdate=10 April 2021}}</ref> Irvine was announced as the club's new manager on 4 May.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 May 2021|title=Club Statement|url=https://www.forfarathletic.co.uk/item/4494-club-statement-18|access-date=4 May 2021|website=forfarathletic.co.uk}}</ref> Despite coming close to promotion in the [[2021–22 Scottish League Two|2021–22 season]], a very disappointing start to the following season which left the ''Loons'' bottom of the table led to Forfar releasing Irvine on 9 November 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coutts |first=Christopher |title=Gary Irvine |url=https://www.forfarathletic.co.uk/item/5161-gary-irvine |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=www.forfarathletic.co.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{Updated|match played 24 September 2022}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Other{{ref label|Other|A|}}
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|[[2006–07 Celtic F.C. season|2006–07]]
|[[Scottish Premier League]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|[[Ross County F.C.|Ross County]] (loan)
|[[2006–07 Ross County F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|44351|2006|accessdate=13 November 2017}}</ref>
|[[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]]
|17||0||0||0||2||0||5<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC">Appearances in the [[Scottish Challenge Cup]]</ref>|||0||24||0
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
|[[2007–08 Scottish First Division|2007–08]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|44351|2007|accessdate=13 November 2017}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|[[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]]
|33||0||5||0||1||0||4<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||43||0
|-
|[[2008–09 Scottish First Division|2008–09]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|44351|2008|accessdate=13 November 2017}}</ref>
|35||1||1||0||2||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||39||1
|-
|[[2009–10 St Johnstone F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|44351|2009|accessdate=13 November 2017}}</ref>
|[[Scottish Premier League]]
|17||0||2||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||22||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!85!!1!!8!!0!!6!!0!!5!!0!!104!!1
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
|[[2010–11 Dundee F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|44351|2010|accessdate=13 November 2017}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|[[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]]
|31||1||1||0||2||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||36||1
|-
|[[2011–12 Dundee F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|44351|2011|accessdate=13 November 2017}}</ref>
|35||1||3||0||2||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||42||1
|-
|[[2012–13 Dundee F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|44351|2012|accessdate=13 November 2017}}</ref>
|[[Scottish Premier League]]
|34||0||2||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||39||0
|-
|[[2013–14 Dundee F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|44351|2013|accessdate=13 November 2017}}</ref>
|[[Scottish Championship|Championship]]
|33||0||1||0||2||0||3<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||39||0
|-
|[[2014–15 Dundee F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref name="ReferenceA">{{soccerbase season|44351|2014|accessdate=13 November 2017}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|[[Scottish Premiership|Premiership]]
|26||4||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||30||4
|-
|[[2015–16 Dundee F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name="GI15">{{soccerbase season|44351|2015|accessdate=13 November 2017}}</ref>
|7||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!166!!6!!9!!0!!11!!0!!7!!0!!193!!6
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]]
|[[2015–16 St Mirren F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name="GI15"/>
|rowspan="3"|[[Scottish Championship|Championship]]
|16||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||16||0
|-
|[[2016–17 St Mirren F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|44351|2016|accessdate=13 November 2017}}</ref>
|33||0||3||0||3||0||5<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||44||0
|-
|[[2017–18 St Mirren F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
|7||0||0||0||4||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||12||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!56!!0!!3!!0!!7!!0!!6!!0!!72!!0
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]]
|[[2018–19 Scottish League One|2018–19]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|44351|2019|accessdate=4 February 2019}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" |[[Scottish League One]]
|12||2||0||0||0||0||2<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in [[2018–19 Scottish Championship#Championship play-offs|Scottish Championship play-offs]]</ref>||0||14||2
|-
|[[2019–20 Scottish League One|2019–20]]<ref name="sb1920">{{Soccerbase season|44351|2019|name=Gary Irvine|accessdate=9 April 2021}}</ref>
|25
|0
|1
|0
|5
|0
|0
|0
|31
|0
|-
|[[2020–21 Scottish League One|2020–21]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=44351|season=2020|accessdate=9 April 2021}}</ref>
|17
|0
|3
|0
|3
|0
|0
|0
|23
|0
|-
|[[2021–22 Scottish League Two|2021–22]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=44351|season=2021|accessdate=17 August 2021}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[Scottish League Two]]
|2
|0
|0
|0
|2
|0
|2<ref name="SCC" group="lower-alpha" />
|0
|6
|0
|-
|[[2022–23 Scottish League Two|2022–23]]<ref name=":02">{{Soccerbase season|id=44351|season=2022|accessdate=24 September 2022}}</ref>
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|1
|0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!57
!2
!4
!'''0'''
!10
!'''0'''
!4
!'''0'''
!75
!'''2'''
|-
! colspan="3" |Total
!381!!9!!24!!0!!36!!0!!27!!0!!468!!9
|}

{{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

===Managerial record===
{{updated|match played 5 November 2022}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"	
 |+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
! rowspan="2" |Team
! rowspan="2" |Nat
! rowspan="2" |From
! rowspan="2"|To
! colspan="5" |Record
!rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|SCO}}
|align="center"|9 April 2021
|align="center"|9 November 2022
{{WDL|75|26|17|32}}
|
|-
!colspan=4|Total
{{WDLtot|75|26|17|32|decimals=2}}
!—
|}

*initially caretaker.
*includes League Cup forfeit win over Ross County on 8 July 2021 after the club cancelled scheduled fixture due to Co-vid.

==International career==
Irvine was capped twice for the [[Scotland national under-21 football team|Scotland under–21s]], against [[Iceland national under-21 football team|Iceland]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Scotland U21 4-0 Iceland U21|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4756832.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=28 February 2006|accessdate=2 December 2013}}</ref> and [[Turkey national under-21 football team|Turkey]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Scotland U21 1-1 Turkey U21|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4991114.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 May 2006|accessdate=2 December 2013}}</ref>
in 2006.

==Honours==
;[[Ross County F.C.|Ross County]]
*[[Scottish Challenge Cup]]: [[2006 Scottish Challenge Cup Final|2006–07]]

;[[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
*[[Scottish First Division]]: [[2008–09 Scottish First Division|2008–09]]
*[[Scottish Challenge Cup]]: [[2007 Scottish Challenge Cup Final|2007–08]]

;[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
*[[Scottish Championship]]: [[2013–14 Scottish Championship|2013–14]]

;[[St. Mirren F.C.|St. Mirren]]
*[[Scottish Championship]]: [[2017–18 Scottish Championship|2017–18]]

==References==

https://www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk/news-items/covid-19-update-2
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131204024354/http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/profile.asp?p=GARY-IRVINE&playerid=1078 Gary Irvine profile] Dundee official website
*{{soccerbase|id=44351|name=Gary Irvine}}
*{{soccerbase|id=3818|name=Brian Irvine}} 1 Ross County appearance in 2006–07
{{Forfar Athletic F.C. managers}}

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[[Category:Scottish men's footballers]]
[[Category:St Johnstone F.C. players]]
[[Category:Dundee F.C. players]]
[[Category:Scottish Premier League players]]
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[[Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen]]