Gary Twigg was born on 19 March 1984 and is a Scottish former association footballer who played as a forward.
20 Facts About Gary Twigg
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Gary Twigg made his debut for Derby at the age of 17 as a striker in a Premier League match against Sunderland in May 2002, his only appearance that season.
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Gary Twigg won the SFL Player of the Month award for December 2006 after scoring six goals in six games, helping Airdrie to only one defeat out of six league games.
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Gary Twigg signed a two-year contract with Conference National side Oxford United on 5 July 2007.
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Gary Twigg had made 11 league and cup appearances, scoring three goals.
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Gary Twigg signed for Hamilton Academical on an 18-month contract in January 2008.
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Gary Twigg made only four appearances and was transfer listed at the end of the season.
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Gary Twigg's contract was cancelled at Twigg's request in July 2008 as he had a falling out with the manager Billy Reid.
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Gary Twigg scored on his debut in a friendly at Athlone Town.
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Gary Twigg made his League of Ireland debut on the opening day of the 2009 League of Ireland season at Bray Wanderers.
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Gary Twigg was awarded the League of Ireland Player of the Month for September 2009.
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Gary Twigg finished the 2009 season as the top scorer in the League of Ireland with 24 goals.
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Gary Twigg won the club Player of the Year voted by Rovers fans and the PFAI Player of the Year voted for by his fellow players across the league.
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Gary Twigg again finished the season as the top scorer in the League of Ireland with 20 goals.
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Gary Twigg played on the Shamrock Rovers team that was the first Irish club to reach the group stages of the UEFA Europa League.
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Gary Twigg again finished the season as top scorer for the third time in his four seasons in the League of Ireland.
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Gary Twigg scored a total of 88 goals in 160 appearances for The Hoops.
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Gary Twigg signed for NIFL Premiership side Portadown on 29 October 2012 on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
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Gary Twigg scored on his debut for Portadown in a match against Donegal Celtic at Shamrock Park on 5 January 2013, finishing the season with six goals from 11 league games.
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On 16 July 2016 it was announced that Gary Twigg had rejected the offer of a new contract from Portadown and would be signing for Ballymena's derby rivals Coleraine.