Introduction
Gary Irvine (born 17 March 1985) is a professional footballer who plays for St Mirren. His preferred positions are right back and right wing. From the 2014–15 season he has predominantly converted to left back where he has excelled. He has previously played for Celtic, Ross County, St Johnstone and Dundee.
Career
Celtic & Ross County
Irvine started his career at 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. During his time at County, he was involved as they won the 2006–07 Scottish Challenge Cup, beating Clyde on penalties.
St Johnstone
After leaving Celtic, Irvine signed for Scottish First Division side St Johnstone. In his first season at McDiarmid Park, he won the 2007–08 Scottish Challenge Cup, his second winners medal in that competition in successive seasons, with St Johnstone winning 3–2 against Dunfermline Athletic. The following season, he was part of the squad as St Johnstone won the Scottish First Division. At the end of the 2009–10 season he was one of eight players released by the club. Irvine scored once during his spell at the club; his goal coming in a 3–1 win over Dunfermline Athletic in April 2009.
Dundee
On 24 July 2010, Irvine signed for Dundee, of the Scottish First Division. In July 2012, with Dundee having been promoted to the Scottish Premier League after the demotion of Rangers, he signed a new deal with the club, despite interest from several Scottish Premier League clubs including his former team, Ross County. After Dundee's relegation from the Scottish Premier League, Irvine agreed terms on a new contract for the 2013–14 season.
St Mirren
On 29 January 2016 Saints signed Irvine from Dundee until the end of the season, with the option of a further year.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celtic | 2006–07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross County (loan) | 2006–07 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| St Johnstone | 2007–08 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 85 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 104 | 1 | |
| Dundee | 2010–11 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
| 2015–16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 166 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 193 | 6 | |
| St Mirren | 2015–16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 0 | |
| Total | 317 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 381 | 7 | |
Totals include:
- Ross County: 1 Challenge Cup appearance where Soccerbase haven't recorded line-ups and 1 appearance they've wrongly given to Brian Irvine.
- St Johnstone: 1 Challenge Cup appearance in 2008–09 and 1 League Cup appearance in 2009–10 where Soccerbase haven't recorded line-ups.
- Dundee: 2 Challenge Cup games and 1 League Cup game in 2010–11, 1 Challenge Cup game and 1 Scottish Cup game in 2011–12 & 2 Challenge Cup games in 2013–14 where Soccerbase haven't recorded line-ups
- St Mirren: 4 Challenge Cup games in 2016–17
International career
Irvine was capped twice for the Scotland under–21s, against Iceland and Turkey
in 2006.
Honours
- Scottish Challenge Cup: 2006–07
- Scottish First Division: 2008–09
- Scottish Challenge Cup: 2007–08
- Scottish Championship: 2013–14