Ben Gordon (footballer, born 1985)

Ben Gordon (born 7 October 1985) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a central defender for Waitakere United in the ISPS Handa Premiership.

Ben Gordon

Personal information
Date of birth	7 October 1985
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	Pollok Boys
2002–2004	St Mirren
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2008	Strathclyde University
2008–2011	Dumbarton	102	(6)
2011–2015	Alloa Athletic	136	(14)
2015–2016	Livingston	28	(1)
2016–2017	St Mirren	8	(2)
2016	→ Alloa Athletic (loan)	3	(0)
2017	East Fife	5	(0)
2018–	Waitakere United	9	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 February 2019

Career

Gordon began his footballing career at St Mirren's Academy, but was released in 2004. Shortly after, he went to the University of Strathclyde and played for Strathclyde University FC, an amateur club. Four years later, he went back to senior terms, signing with Dumbarton.[1] He signed a new deal with the club in May 2009,[2] being appointed captain a year later.[1]

On 27 June 2011, Gordon signed with Alloa Athletic.[3] He established himself as a first-team regular, being promoted twice in his first two seasons at the club. On 10 August 2013 he made his professional debut, in a 1–0 home win over Livingston.[4]

In July 2015 after four-years with Alloa, Gordon moved to Scottish Championship rivals Livingston.[5] Gordon joined St Mirren on a one-year deal in June 2016, leaving Livingston following their relegation to Scottish League One.[6]

On 16 September 2016, a week after making his debut for St Mirren, Gordon moved on loan to Alloa Athletic, signing until January 2017.[7] Gordon's loan was cut short, when new Saints boss Jack Ross recalled him in October 2016.[8] Gordon was released by St Mirren in May 2017, following the end of his contract.[9] He then signed for East Fife, before leaving the side in September 2017.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 October 2017

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dumbarton	2008–09[11]	Third Division	36	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	39	3
	2009–10[12]	Second Division	34	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	35	3
	2010–11[13]		32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	0
	Dumbarton total		102	6	1	0	3	0	0	0	106	6
Alloa Athletic	2011–12[14]	Third Division	33	5	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	35	5
	2012–13[15]	Second Division	33	4	0	0	1	1	5[lower-alpha 2]	1	39	6
	2013–14[16]	Championship	35	3	3	1	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	41	4
	2014–15[17]		35	2	3	0	2	0	9[lower-alpha 3]	0	49	2
	Alloa total		136	14	6	1	6	1	16	1	164	17
Livingston	2015–16[18]	Championship	28	1	2	0	2	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	35	1
St Mirren	2016–17[19]	Championship	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	2
Alloa Athletic (loan)	2016–17[19]	League One	3	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	5	0
East Fife	2017–18[20]	League One	5	0	0	0	3	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	9	0
Career total			282	23	10	1	15	1	21	1	328	26

1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
2. One appearance and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances in the Promotion play-offs
3. Five appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the Relegation play-offs

Honours

Dumbarton

• Scottish Division Three (fourth tier): Winners 2008–09[21]

References

1. Ben Gordon's delight at being made Dumbarton FC captain; Lennox Herald, 23 July 2010
2. Dumbarton FC: Ben Gordon signs new contract; Daily Record, 15 May 2009
3. Ben Gordon signs; Alloa Athletic FC, 27 June 2011
4. Alloa Athletic 1–0 Livingston; BBC Sport, 10 August 2013
5. "Defensive duo jump aboard". livingstonfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
6. "New Signing: Ben Gordon". www.saintmirren.net. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
7. "Ben Gordon Out On Loan". St Mirren F.C. 16 September 2016. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
8. "Ben Gordon - Happy and Disappointed". St Mirren F.C. 29 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
9. "Adam Eckersley agrees two-year deal". St Mirren FC. 9 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
10. "Player news". East Fife FC. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
11. "Games played by Ben Gordon in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
12. "Games played by Ben Gordon in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
13. "Games played by Ben Gordon in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
14. "Games played by Ben Gordon in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
15. "Games played by Ben Gordon in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
16. "Games played by Ben Gordon in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
17. "Games played by Ben Gordon in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
18. "Games played by Ben Gordon in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
19. "Games played by Ben Gordon in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
20. "Games played by Ben Gordon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
21. "Annan 1-3 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 March 2017.

External links

• Ben Gordon at Soccerway
• Ben Gordon at Soccerbase