Gary Arbuckle (born 16 August 1984, in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gartcairn Juniors | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Clyde | 105 | (16) |
| 2008–2009 | Queen of the South | 8 | (2) |
| 2010 | Ayr United | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:45, 11 May 2009 (UTC) | |||
Career
editArbuckle began his career with Celtic, but failed to play a first team game for them. He did win the Scottish Youth Cup in 2003. He started the final, as Celtic beat Aberdeen 3–1 at McDiarmid Park.[1] Arbuckle signed for Clyde in the summer of 2004, when he was 19. He made his debut in a 2–1 victory against rivals Partick Thistle, in the opening game of the 2004–05 season. Arbuckle hit a famous wonderstrike in a Scottish Cup 4th Round replay against Ross County, which sent Clyde through to the Quarter Finals, to meet his former club, Celtic.
2005–06 was a very frustrating season for Arbuckle. Under new manager Graham Roberts, he only made two league starts and was not offered a new contract at the end of the season. He was eventually offered a deal by new manager Joe Miller just before the start of the 2006–07 season and played a much bigger role in that campaign. Arbuckle finished the 2006–07 season as Clyde's top goalscorer, with 11 league goals.
In July 2007, Arbuckle was listed as a trialist in pre-season games for the fourth year in a row. He was given a one-year contract extension.[2] He made his 100th Clyde appearance against St Johnstone in August 2007 but was released in May 2008, having made 128 appearances in all competitions, scoring 20 goals.[3]
Arbuckle then joined Queen of the South in July 2008 after impressing in a trial.[4]
Arbuckle broke his leg in two places on 3 January 2009 against Greenock Morton.[5] He was released by Queens at the end of the season. After a spell with Kilbirnie Ladeside, Arbuckle remained in junior football with Arthurlie.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Match Report: Aberdeen 1 Celtic 3". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Four players signed". clydefc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
- ^ "Three players released". clydefc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
- ^ "Queens swoop for Bully Wee pair". BBC Sport. 22 July 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
- ^ "Arbuckle backed to make recovery". BBC Sport. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
External links
edit- Gary Arbuckle at Soccerbase
