Gareth Armstrong is a Scottish footballer who plays for Auchinleck Talbot.
![]() Gareth Armstrong, Troon F.C. (October 2015) | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Auchinleck Talbot | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Ayr United | 4 | (0) |
2012–2017 | Troon | ? | (?) |
2017– | Auchinleck Talbot | ? | (?) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2020 |
He previously played for Ayr United and Troon.
A member of Ayr United's football academy,[1] Armstrong made his first team debut in the Scottish Second Division as a substitute on 7 May 2011 against Brechin City at Glebe Park.[2] Ayr United won promotion via the playoffs[3] and he made his Scottish First Division debut on the opening day of the 2011–12 season.[4]
Armstrong moved into Junior football with Troon[5] to gain experience of regular first-team football after a long education with Ayr United. His versatility has seen him used at right-back, centre-back & midfield. He won the Player of the Year award in season 2012–13 playing at left-back and has been most consistently used there since.
Armstrong signed for Auchinleck Talbot in July 2017.[6]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
Ayr United | 2010–11 season | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ayr United | 2011–12 season | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |