Gavin James Cadwallader (born 18 April 1986) is an English retired footballer. He played primarily as a central defender, and could be utilised in a midfield holding role. Cadwallader played two matches for Shrewsbury Town in League Two in 2006 and spent the rest of his career in the Welsh Premier League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gavin James Cadwallader[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Shrewsbury, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender/Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2006 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Aberystwyth Town | 32 | (3) |
| 2008–2011 | Newtown | 60 | (11) |
| 2011–2012 | Airbus UK Broughton | 15 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Aberystwyth Town | 29 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Cefn Druids | ||
| 2015–2017 | Newtown | 22 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Born in Shrewsbury, Cadwallader began his career as a trainee with Shrewsbury Town. He made his professional debut in the 2–2 League Two draw at Carlisle United on 14 February 2006, as an 81st-minute substitute for Mark Stallard. His second and final match of the season came in the 1–1 draw at Grimsby Town on 15 April, coming on for Glynn Hurst in the last minute.[2]
At the end of the season, following the completion of his three-year scholarship programme, he was handed a professional contract despite failing to convince club manager Gary Peters of his worth. Peters said, "[He] was injured most of the way through it so last year I gave a year pro contract to see if he could prove himself. He's not convinced me yet but is a late developer so I've given him another year to prove himself."[3]
In January 2007, Cadwallader was released by Shrewsbury, along with fellow squad player Marco Adaggio. He played for Kidderminster Harriers reserves in late January, but signed for League of Wales club Aberystwyth Town on 23 February 2007.[4]
In August 2008 Cadwallader signed for Newtown. He also worked as Shrewsbury's under-13 coach.[5] Despite interest from Prestatyn Town, he signed a new contract with the club in June 2010.[6]
He moved to Airbus UK Broughton in January 2011[7] but was released by the club in May 2012.[8] He re-signed for Aberystwyth, and then moved on again to play for Cefn Druids, before departing to re-join Newtown in January transfer window of 2015. He was affected by injury in his later seasons and retired in June 2017, immediately being appointed a Newtown coach by manager Chris Hughes.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Gavin Cadwallader". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Gavin Cadwallader in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "GP on Contracts". shrewsburytown.co.uk (registration required). Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2006.
- ^ "Young duo in Meadow farewell". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 19 January 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cadwallader targets pro coaching role". Welsh Premier League. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- ^ "Cadwallader signs new Robins' deal". Welsh Premier League. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ "Caddy boost for Wingmakers' top six hopes". Welsh Premier League. Retrieved 10 January 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Wingmakers release several players". Welsh Premier League. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ^ Banner, David (25 July 2017). "Gavin Cadwallader joins Robins coaching staff". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
External links edit
- Gavin Cadwallader at Soccerbase
