1. Gavin Richard Skelton was born on 27 March 1981 and is an English football coach, manager, and former professional footballer who is currently a first-team coach at Hartlepool United.
21 Facts About Gavin Skelton
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Gavin Skelton was born on 27 March 1981, in Carlisle, England.
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Gavin Skelton started his career at Carlisle United as a trainee.
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Gavin Skelton's miss denied Gretna their first major trophy, however they still qualified for the UEFA Cup as a result of their run to the final.
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Two days earlier, Gavin Skelton had scored the winning goal on his side's final SPL fixture against Hearts.
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In June 2008, Gavin Skelton signed for SPL side Kilmarnock but left the club under freedom of contract in June 2010.
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Gavin Skelton was released by Hamilton following their relegation from the SPL in May 2011 and signed for Barrow on 6 July 2011.
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On 22 December 2016, Gavin Skelton was tempted back to sign for Scottish League Two club Annan Athletic as a player, after he resigned as player-manager of Queen of the South on 7 November 2016 for personal reasons.
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Gavin Skelton was appointed as the manager of Workington in May 2014, replacing Ian MacDonald.
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Gavin Skelton had joined the Reds as a player-coach in 2013.
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Gavin Skelton led the Borough Park side to the Northern Premier League Play-offs in his only full season in charge, finally falling to Ilkeston in front of 1,500 supporters at Borough Park.
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Gavin Skelton left Workington in June 2015 to be the assistant manager at Queen of the South in Dumfries.
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Gavin Skelton was appointed caretaker manager of Queens on 18 April 2016 after James Fowler departed the club.
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Just over a month later, Gavin Skelton was appointed Queens player-manager on a permanent basis on 23 May 2016.
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Gavin Skelton resigned from Queens on 7 November 2016 for personal reasons.
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Gavin Skelton joined Carlisle United as the coach of their academy in May 2017.
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On 31 December 2018, Gavin Skelton was reappointed manager of Workington, however he resigned in January 2019 after just six days and two games in charge of the club.
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Gavin Skelton served as caretaker manager for two games, and signed a contract extension in November 2019.
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On 7 November 2024, Gavin Skelton was appointed first-team coach at Hartlepool United.
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Gavin Skelton married Rebecca on 12 June 2015 and the couple had a son during the summer of 2016.
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Gavin Skelton's sister, Helen, is a television presenter and broadcaster who formerly worked on the popular children's television programme Blue Peter.