Gavin Beith (born 7 October 1981) is a Scottish football coach and former player, who played as a midfielder. He is currently co-assistant coach of Scottish Women's Premier League team Hearts Women, having previously been head coach of Aberdeen Women and Dundee United Women.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 October 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hearts Women | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dundee | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Dundee | 4 | (0) |
| 2001 | → East Fife (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2003 | → Peterhead (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Brechin City | 3 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Arbroath | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | East Fife | 35 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Forfar Athletic | 16 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Carnoustie Panmure | ||
| Total | 90 | (6) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2021 | Dundee United Women | ||
| 2021–2023 | Aberdeen Women (joint with Emma Hunter) | ||
| 2023– | Hearts Women (Assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a player, he began his career with Dundee, from where he was loaned to East Fife and Peterhead. He later played for Brechin City, Arbroath, East Fife again, Forfar Athletic and Carnoustie Panmure.
Early life
editBeith was born in Dundee on 7 October 1981. He grew up supporting Rangers F.C. He left school at the age of 16 and signed for Dundee F.C. as a professional.[1]
Playing career
editDuring his youth career at Dundee, Beith played for the club in the Scottish Youth Cup final. He made a few first team appearances and spent time on loan to East Fife and Peterhead. In November 2003, Beith was one of the players whose contracts were cancelled when Dundee entered administration.[1] He went on to have spells as a part-time footballer with Brechin City, Arbroath, East Fife, Forfar Athletic and junior club Carnoustie Panmure before retiring from playing in 2011.
Coaching career
editBeith entered football coaching, obtaining UEFA B Licence and Scottish Football Association (SFA) Advanced Youth Licence qualifications. He began his coaching career at Arbroath, where he was appointed youth coach in 2009,[2] before working as a Player and Coach Development Officer at the SFA East Region office in Dundee.[3]
In June 2015, Beith was appointed as the first head coach of Dundee United's newly formed women's team.[4] During six years at the club, he won the Scottish Women's Football League (SWFL) Division 2 East and the SWFL Second Division Cup in his first season, then promotion from SWFL Division 1 North in 2018. He stepped down in July 2021, having narrowly missed out on promotion to the top flight of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) in the 2020–21 season.[5]
In September 2021, Beith joined Aberdeen Women, newly promoted to the top division of the SWPL, as joint co-manager alongside Emma Hunter.[6] He has also assisted Pauline MacDonald with coaching the Scotland women's under-17 team.[7]
In January 2023, Beith was appointed assistant coach at Hearts Women, working alongside Sean Burt and first-team manager Eva Olid.[8]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe[Note 1] | Other[Note 2] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dundee | 1999–2000 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| East Fife (loan) | 2000–01[9] | Third Division | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Dundee | 2001–02[10] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| 2002–03[11] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2003–04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Peterhead (loan) | 2003–04[12] | Third Division | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| Brechin City | 2003–04[13] | First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Arbroath | 2004–05[14] | Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| East Fife | 2004–05[14] | Third Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2005–06[15] | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||
| Total | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Forfar Athletic | 2006–07[16] | Second Division | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2007–08[17] | Third Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 90 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 102 | 6 | ||
- ^ Includes UEFA Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup
- ^ Includes Scottish Challenge Cup
References
edit- ^ a b "Lifelong Dundee fan became 'lost soul' after admin axe". Evening Telegraph. Dundee. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Gilzean switches to Carnoustie post". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Regions – East – Contacts". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ Smith, Craig (10 June 2015). "Dundee United appoint Gavin Beith as head coach of women's team". The Courier. Dundee. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Club Statement: Gavin Beith". Dundee United F.C. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Law, Danny (3 September 2021). "Aberdeen FC Women appoint new co-manager ahead of SWPL 1 opener against Celtic". Evening Express. Aberdeen. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ Gordon, Mark (3 September 2021). "AFC Women: Gavin Beith joins as Co-Manager". Aberdeen F.C. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Gavin Beith joins Hearts Women | Heart Of Midlothian Football Club". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Gavin Beith in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Gavin Beith in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Gavin Beith in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Beith in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Gavin Beith in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Games played by Gavin Beith in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Gavin Beith in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Gavin Beith in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Gavin Beith in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
External links
edit- Gavin Beith at Soccerbase
- Gavin Beith at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
