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Gareth Gwillim

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Gareth Gwillim
Personal information
Full name Gareth Stuart Gwillim
Date of birth (1983-01-09) 9 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Farnborough, London, England
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Welling United
Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Farnborough Town 1 (0)
2002 Ashford Town (Kent) 3 (0)
2003–2007 Bishop's Stortford 158 (2)
2007–2010 Histon 123 (6)
2010–2011 Dagenham & Redbridge 2 (0)
2011AFC Wimbledon (loan) 20 (0)
2011–2012 AFC Wimbledon 27 (1)
2012–2013 Sutton United 19 (1)
2013–2014 Ebbsfleet United 14 (0)
Total 367 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gareth Stuart Gwillim (born 9 January 1983) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back.

Career

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Born in Farnborough, London, Gwillim began his career as a junior at Welling United and Crystal Palace,[1][2] before moving into non-League football, playing for such teams as Farnborough Town, Ashford Town (Kent),[3] Bishop's Stortford and Histon.[4]

After Histon rejected a formal approach from Dagenham & Redbridge in November 2009,[5] Gwillim eventually signed for Dagenham & Redbridge in June 2010 on a two-year deal.[6] Gwillim made his professional debut on 31 August 2010, in a 0–1 defeat in the Football League Trophy against Charlton Athletic.[7] After the match, Gwillim publicly announced his plans to usurp Damien McCrory as the club's first-choice left back.[8] Gwillim made his debut in the Football League on 21 September 2010.[9]

On 13 January 2011, Gwillim agreed a loan deal with AFC Wimbledon,[10] playing with them in the 2011 Conference play-off final.[11] Gwillim signed permanently for the club in July 2011.[12] He then returned to non-league football with Sutton United and Ebbsfleet United.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 419. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  2. ^ "Player profile". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Gareth Gwillim player profile". Nuts and Bolts Archive, nutsandboltsarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  4. ^ Gareth Gwillim at Soccerbase
  5. ^ "Histon 'no' to bid for Gwillim". Cambridge News. 27 November 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  6. ^ "Dagenham & Redbridge sign Gwillim and Lewis". BBC Sport. 3 June 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  7. ^ "Charlton 1 – 0 Dag & Red". BBC Sport. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  8. ^ "Gareth Gwillim up for Dagenham & Redbridge challenge". BBC Sport. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  9. ^ "Dag & Red 1 – 1 Exeter". BBC Sport. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  10. ^ "Gareth joins as Chris departs". AFC Wimbledon official website. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  11. ^ Steve Marshall (21 May 2011). "AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Luton Town (4–3 on pens)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  12. ^ "Gwillim signs Dons deal". Sky Sports. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  13. ^ Gareth Gwillim at Soccerway