Steve_McGavin
Steve McGavin
English footballer (born 1969)
Steven James "Steve" McGavin (born 24 January 1969) is an English former professional footballer. He now works as head of national recruitment for Aston Villa Academy. Having previously held recruitment roles at both Norwich City and Ipswich Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven James McGavin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1969-01-24) 24 January 1969 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | North Walsham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Sudbury Town | |||
| 1992–1994 | Colchester United | 58 | (17) |
| 1994–1995 | Birmingham City | 23 | (2) |
| 1995–1999 | Wycombe Wanderers | 123 | (15) |
| 1999 | Southend | 11 | (0) |
| 1999 | Northampton Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Colchester United | 75 | (18) |
| 2001–2002 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 32 | (6) |
| 2002–2003 | Harwich & Parkeston | ||
| 2003–2004 | Stanway Rovers | ||
| 2004 | Clacton Town | ||
| 2004–2006 | Bury Town | 34 | (10) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Harwich & Parkeston | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in North Walsham, McGavin played non-League football for Sudbury Town in his late teens and early 20s, before being signed by Colchester United for £10,000 in July 1992.[3] After scoring 17 goals in 58 games, he was signed by Birmingham City for £150,000 in January 1994.[3] However, after 23 matches and only two goals, he was sold to Wycombe Wanderers for £175,000 in March 1995.
In January 1999 he was released by Wycombe, and in February signed for Southend United on a free transfer, but failed to score in eleven appearances. He signed for Northampton Town in August that year, but did not make a first team appearance. In October he returned to Colchester, where he made 75 appearances over two seasons.
After being released by Colchester in July 2001, he returned to non-League football and signed for Dagenham & Redbridge. He later moved on to Harwich & Parkeston (where he was player-manager),[4] Stanway Rovers, Clacton Town,[5] and Bury Town. McGavin also played amateur football for Real Benalmadena in Andalucia, Spain.
McGavin was briefly player-manager of Harwich & Parkeston in the 2002-03 season.[4] After retirement, McGavin worked within Colchester United's commercial department. Additionally, he shortly coached at youth level: training the U12's at Marbella Paraiso CF.[6]
In August 2012, McGavin was appointed Head of Academy Recruitment at Ipswich Town. He joined Norwich City in 2017, and later Aston Villa in similar roles.[7]
McGavin's youngest son, Brett McGavin, is also a footballer.
- Football Conference: 1991–92
- FA Trophy: 1991–92
Individual
- Non-League Player of the Year: 1991-92[10]
- "Steve McGavin". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1997). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1997–98 (28th ed.). London: Headline. p. 535. ISBN 9780747277385. OCLC 1194925023.
- Steve McGavin at Soccerbase
- Soccer: Steve takes time to mull over options Clacton Gazette, 10 January 2003
- McGavin joins Clacton 1 April 2004
- Alevines 'A' Marbella Paraiso
- Preece, Ashley (24 June 2022). "Aston Villa to announce 'exciting' Wilson and Simpson academy deals". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- "Conference Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
- "FA Trophy Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
- "Individual Awards". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
- Steve McGavin at Colchester United Archive Database
- Steve McGavin at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database