1. Gavin Alexander Massey was born on 4 October 1992 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for National League club AFC Fylde.
40 Facts About Gavin Massey
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Gavin Massey was one of the first players to progress through the Watford-affiliated Harefield Academy, where he broke into the first team in 2010.
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In 2012, Gavin Massey joined Colchester permanently, where he made over 150 league appearances.
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Gavin Massey joined Leyton Orient in the summer of 2016 before signing for Wigan Athletic a year later.
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Gavin Massey was released from Wigan in June 2022 and joined Port Vale the following month.
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Gavin Massey spent two seasons with Vale before joining non-League club AFC Fylde.
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Gavin Massey became one of the first players to progress through the club-affiliated Harefield Academy, which he joined in 2007, having been with the club since the age of nine.
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Gavin Massey helped the Watford reserve team to the East Division title during the first year of his scholarship in 2010.
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Gavin Massey made his debut in the Championship match at Coventry City on 2 May 2010, replacing Danny Graham 85 minutes into the game.
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Gavin Massey scored a hat-trick against Milton Keynes Dons for the under-18 side in November 2010, and on the back of his performances, Mackay drafted Massey into his first-team squad, this time for the visit of Sven-Goran Eriksson's Leicester City on 4 December.
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Shortly afterwards, Gavin Massey signed a new contract extension with Watford to keep him at the club until 2013.
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Gavin Massey joined League One club Yeovil Town on loan for one month on 12 September 2011.
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Gavin Massey's deal was again extended until 14 January 2012 on 7 December, with Massey beginning to hold down a regular starting position in Terry Skiverton's side.
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Gavin Massey left having scored three goals in his 17 games for the club.
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Gavin Massey joined Colchester United on a one-month loan on 19 January 2012, the club against which he scored his first professional goals.
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Ahead of what was meant to be the last game of his loan spell against his former side Yeovil, Gavin Massey was recalled by Watford after Marvin Sordell moved to Bolton Wanderers and with Troy Deeney struggling for fitness.
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Gavin Massey made just three appearances for the U's, due in most part to poor weather and postponements.
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Watford manager Sean Dyche said Gavin Massey was recalled because of Gavin Massey's reduced involvement in his second Colchester spell, having made just two starts and three substitute appearances.
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On 21 August 2012, Gavin Massey joined Colchester United on a permanent basis, signing a three-year deal on a free transfer.
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Gavin Massey said that "there isn't really the same opportunities for the younger players" at Watford following his exit, citing a recent takeover by the Pozzo family.
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Gavin Massey said that it was an "unbelievable feeling" to help the club retain their place in League One.
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Gavin Massey ended the season having made 41 appearances and scoring six goals.
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Gavin Massey's campaign ended with three goals in 31 appearances in a season disrupted by injury.
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Gavin Massey grabbed an equaliser with a volley following a cross from Freddie Sears.
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Gavin Massey then scored with a shot from the edge of the box midway through the second half to seal the U's first home win of the season.
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Gavin Massey poked home Jacob Murphy's cross on 62 minutes to level the scores, then turned provider for Murphy to head in on 80 minutes to give the U's the lead.
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Gavin Massey ended the season with four goals in 47 appearances.
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Gavin Massey said that he only had a brief conversation with manager Andy Hessenthaler but felt as though the club were ready to achieve promotion.
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Wigan reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup that season, and Gavin Massey played all eight of the club's fixtures, including the wins over Premier League clubs Bournemouth, West Ham United and Manchester City, and the quarter-final defeat to Southampton.
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Gavin Massey scored six goals in 35 starts and seven substitute appearances in the league as Wigan secured promotion into the Championship as champions of League One.
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Gavin Massey did not score a goal, as Wigan finished just one place and one point above the League One relegation zone.
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Gavin Massey was released in June 2022 after five seasons with the club, having scored 13 goals in 166 club appearances.
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Gavin Massey joined recently promoted League One club Port Vale on 25 July 2022.
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Gavin Massey started eleven of the Vale's opening twenty League One matches, and made six substitute appearances, playing at right-wing-back and in an advanced role.
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Gavin Massey scored the only goal of the game in the Boxing day fixture at home with Morecambe, a strike from 20 yards, having played in a variety of positions during the match.
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Gavin Massey finished the campaign with two goals in 47 appearances as the Vale posted an 18th-place finish, with the player concluding that "the start of the season was [good], and the second half has been disappointing".
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Gavin Massey was not retained by new manager Darren Moore at the end of the season.
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On 6 September 2024, Gavin Massey joined National League club AFC Fylde, where manager Chris Beech said that "it's a real statement for us to sign someone of this pedigree".
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Gavin Massey commented that "the gaffer has been really positive towards me which I haven't had for a while".
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Gavin Massey stated in an October 2022 interview that he had no hobbies, saying "I've got two kids that keep me occupied".