Gavin Gunning
Gavin Jude Gunning (born 26 January 1991) is an Irish former footballer who is interim head coach at EFL League Two club Swindon Town. He has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-21 and youth team levels.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gavin Jude Gunning | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Swindon Town (interim head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | St. Joseph's Boys | ||
| 2004–2006 | Crumlin United | ||
| 2006–2008 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Bury (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Motherwell (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Dundee United | 83 | (8) |
| 2014–2015 | Birmingham City | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Dundee United | 19 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Greenock Morton | 10 | (2) |
| 2017 | Grimsby Town | 14 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Port Vale | 19 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Forest Green Rovers | 63 | (2) |
| 2019 | Billericay Town | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Solihull Moors | 15 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Gloucester City | 11 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Chesterfield | 38 | (3) |
| Total | 322 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| Republic of Ireland U17 | |||
| 2009 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 7 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023 | Swindon Town (interim) | ||
| 2023 | Swindon Town (interim) | ||
| 2024– | Swindon Town (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played Gaelic football and association football in his youth, before moving to England in February 2006 after being signed by Blackburn Rovers from Crumlin United. He never played a first-team game for Blackburn, though did have loan spells at Tranmere Rovers, Rotherham United, Bury, and Motherwell. He transferred to Dundee United in August 2011 and went on to be named on the PFA Scotland Team of the Year for 2011–12. He left the club in June 2014 and subsequently joined Birmingham City, though missed the 2014–15 season due to injury. He joined Oldham Athletic for a brief stay in August 2015, before returning to Dundee United three months later. He left United in April 2016, and signed a short-term deal with Greenock Morton five months later. He joined Grimsby Town in January 2017, and then moved on to Port Vale six months later. He switched to Forest Green Rovers in January 2018 and then moved into non-League football with Billericay Town in July 2019. He left Billericay for Solihull Moors in September 2019, before moving on to Gloucester City in March 2020 and then Chesterfield ten months later.
He began coaching at Swindon Town in July 2022 and was appointed interim head coach in January 2023, May 2023, and January 2024.