Brett McGavin
Personal information
Full name Brett McGavin[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-21) 21 December 1999
Place of birth Bury St Edmunds, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Torquay United
Number 14
Youth career
2009–2019 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Ipswich Town 6 (0)
2018 → Bury Town (loan) 5 (0)
2019 → Concord Rangers (loan) 6 (1)
2021 → Ayr United (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2022 → King's Lynn Town (loan) 36 (3)
2022– Torquay United 50 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:35, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

Brett McGavin (born 21 December 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Torquay United.

Club career

Ipswich Town

McGavin progressed through the Ipswich Town's youth system having joined the Ipswich Town academy in 2009. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 8 February 2019.[2] Following short loan spells at Bury Town and Concord Rangers, he made his debut for the club on 12 November 2019, starting in an EFL Trophy group stage match against Colchester United.[3] On 6 May 2020, Ipswich took up the option to extend McGavin's contract by a further year, keeping him at the club until 2021.[4] McGavin made four appearances during the 2019–20 season. He signed a new contract with Ipswich on 9 September 2020, signing a two-year deal with the option of an additional year extension.[5] At the end of the 2021–22 season, McGavin left the club having reached the end of his contract.[6]

Ayr United (loan)

On 1 February 2021 McGavin joined Scottish side Ayr United on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[7] On 5 February 2021, McGavin made his debut for the club, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1-0 defeat to Hearts.[8] In March 2021, McGavin's loan spell ended.[9]

King's Lynn Town (loan)

In August 2021 McGavin signed on loan for King's Lynn Town for the 2021–22 season.[10] He made his debut for King's Lynn on 28 August, coming on as a second-half substitute in a game against Yeovil Town.[11]

Torquay United

In 2022 McGavin was released by Ipswich, and signed a three-year deal for Torquay United.[12]

Personal life

Brett is the son of former professional footballer Steve McGavin.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ipswich Town 2019–20[14] League One 1010002[lower-alpha 1]040
2020–21[15] League One 5010001[lower-alpha 1]070
2021–22[16] League One 0000000000
Total 60200030110
Bury Town (loan) 2017–18[17] IL North Division 5000—0050
Concord Rangers (loan) 2019–20[18] National League South 6100—0061
Ayr United (loan) 2020–21[15] Scottish Championship 100000—10
King's Lynn Town (loan) 2021–22[18] National League 36321—2[lower-alpha 2]0404
Torquay United 2022–23[18] National League 33331—2[lower-alpha 2]0384
2023–24[18] National League South 17631—1[lower-alpha 2]0217
Total 50962—305911
Career total 10413103008012216
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "EFL Released and Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Warren, Andy (8 February 2019). "McGavin the latest youngster to pen professional deal with Ipswich Town". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. ↑ Warren, Andy (12 November 2019). "Ratings: How the Ipswich Town players performed in their 1-0 EFL Trophy defeat at Colchester United". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Jordan Loan Spell Over". Ipswich Town F.C. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Brett McGavin Signs Two-Year Deal". Ipswich Town F.C. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "EIGHT YOUNGSTERS DEPART TOWN". www.itfc.co.uk. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Brett Joins Ayr on Loan". Ipswich Town FC. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Ayr United 0-1 Hearts". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Cook on his Colchester visit and McGavin's return from loan". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  10. ↑ Ipswich Town midfielder Brett McGavin joins King's Lynn Town on season-long loan with out-of-favour player relieved to get the deal done ahead of transfer window closing Suffolk News, 26 August 2021
  11. ↑ Yeovil Town 1–2 King's Lynn Town BBC Sport, 28 August 2021
  12. ↑ Warren, Andy (30 June 2022). "Torquay sign two released Ipswich Town players". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "Bury boys make their Ipswich Town debuts". Bury Free Press. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Brett McGavin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Brett McGavin in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Brett McGavin in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "Bury St Edmunds youngster Jack Lankester tipped for the top by U18 academy coach and former Ipswich Town star Alan Lee". Bury Free Press. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "B. McGavin: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
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