Steven James "Steve" McGavin (born 24 January 1969) is an English former professional footballer. He currently works as head of recruitment at Norwich City after leaving Ipswich Town's academy.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven James McGavin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1969-01-24) 24 January 1969 (age 53) | ||
| 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) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 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, currently plays for Torquay United F.C.