Gary Caldwell

Scottish association football player and manager

Gary Caldwell (born 12 April 1982) is a Scottish football player. He plays for Wigan Athletic and Scotland national team.

Gary Caldwell
Caldwell lining up for Celtic in 2009
Personal information
Full name Gary Caldwell[1]
Date of birth (1982-04-12) 12 April 1982 (age 42)[2]
Place of birth Stirling, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre back[3]
Club information
Current team
Exeter City (manager )
Youth career
1995–1996 Celtic Boys Club
1996–1997 Hutchison Vale[4][5]
1997–2001 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2001Darlington (loan) 4 (0)
2002Hibernian (loan) 11 (0)
2002–2003Coventry City (loan) 36 (0)
2003Derby County (loan) 9 (0)
2004–2006 Hibernian 88 (5)
2006–2010 Celtic 106 (5)
2010–2015 Wigan Athletic 102 (6)
Total 356 (16)
National team
2001–2003 Scotland U21[6] 19 (2)
2002–2013 Scotland 55 (2)
2002–2003 Scotland B[7] 4 (0)
Teams managed
2015–2016 Wigan Athletic
2017 Chesterfield
2018–2019 Partick Thistle
2022– Exeter City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 2001–02[8] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002–03[9] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003–04[10] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Darlington (loan) 2001–02[8] Third Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Hibernian (loan) 2001–02[11] Scottish Premier League 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
Coventry City (loan) 2002–03[9] First Division 36 0 2 0 3 0 41 0
Derby County (loan) 2003–04[10] First Division 9 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
Hibernian 2003–04[11] Scottish Premier League 17 1 0 0 2 0 19 1
2004–05[11] Scottish Premier League 37 3 4 1 3 0 2[c] 0 46 4
2005–06[11] Scottish Premier League 34 1 4 1 1 0 2[d] 0 41 2
Total 88 5 8 2 6 0 4 0 106 7
Celtic 2006–07[12] Scottish Premier League 21 0 2 0 1 0 4[e] 0 28 0
2007–08[12] Scottish Premier League 35 1 4 1 2 0 10[e] 0 51 2
2008–09[12] Scottish Premier League 36 2 2 1 3 0 6[e] 0 47 3
2009–10[12] Scottish Premier League 14 1 0 0 2 0 9[f] 0 25 1
Total 106 4 8 2 8 0 29 0 151 6
Wigan Athletic 2010–11[13] Premier League 16 2 1 0 0 0 17 2
2010–11[14] Premier League 23 0 2 0 1 0 26 0
2011–12[15] Premier League 36 3 1 0 0 0 37 3
2012–13[16] Premier League 25 1 0 0 1 0 26 1
2013–14[17] Championship 2 0 1 0 0 0 2[g] 0 5 0
2014–15[18] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 102 6 5 0 2 0 2 0 111 6
Career total 356 15 23 4 21 0 35 0 435 19
  1. Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
  2. Includes Scottish League Cup, Football League Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  4. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, five in UEFA Europa League
  7. Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland[19] 2002 4 0
2003
2004 9 1
2005 4 0
2006 6 1
2007 2 0
2008 6 0
2009 5 0
2010 2 0
2011 8 0
2012 7 0
2013 2 0
Total 55 2
Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Caldwell goal.
List of international goals scored by Gary Caldwell[20]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 May 2004 Easter Road, Edinburgh, Scotland   Trinidad and Tobago 3–0 4–1 Friendly
2 7 October 2006 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland   France 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

Managerial record

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As of match played 27 April 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
P W D L Win %
Wigan Athletic 7 April 2015 25 October 2016 71 29 22 20 040.8 [21]

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Chesterfield 17 January 2017 16 September 2017 29 3 8 18 010.3 [22]
Partick Thistle 15 October 2018 18 September 2019 42 16 11 15 038.1 [22]
Exeter City 24 October 2022 present 87 30 19 38 034.5 [22]
Total 229 78 60 91 034.1

Honours

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Player

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Celtic

Wigan Athletic

Scotland U16s

Individual

Manager

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Wigan Athletic

Individual

References

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  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2014 and 31/07/2014". The Football Association. p. 5. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Gary Caldwell: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. "Gary Caldwell". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  4. "Smith reveals ethos behind Hutchie success". The Scotsman. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  5. "Ex Hutchison Vale Players Now Senior Clubs". Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale F.C. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  6. "Scotland U21 player Gary Caldwell". FitbaStats. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  7. "Scotland B player Gary Caldwell". FitbaStats. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Games played by Gary Caldwell in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Games played by Gary Caldwell in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Games played by Gary Caldwell in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Hibernian player Gary Caldwell". FitbaStats. Bobby Sinnet and Thomas Jamieson. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 "Celtic player Gary Caldwell". FitbaStats. Bobby Sinnet and Thomas Jamieson. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  13. "Games played by Gary Caldwell in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  14. "Games played by Gary Caldwell in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  15. "Games played by Gary Caldwell in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  16. "Games played by Gary Caldwell in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  17. "Games played by Gary Caldwell in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  18. "Games played by Gary Caldwell in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  19. Gary Caldwell at National-Football-Teams.com
  20. "Scottish Football Association". scottishfa.co.uk.
  21. "Gary Caldwell: Wigan Athletic manager sacked after 18 months in charge". BBC Sport. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  22. 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 "Managers: Gary Caldwell". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  23. "Celtic 1-0 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. 26 May 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  24. "Celtic 2–0 Rangers". BBC. 15 March 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  25. "Gary Caldwell: 'FA Cup win can spark great escape'". Sports Mole. May 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  26. "INCH BY INCH IN EVERY MINUTE OF SKY SPORTS VICTORY SHIELD FOR YOUNG CELT HIGGINS". SPFL. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  27. "In from the cold, Caldwell wins player of the year". Scotland on Sunday. 10 May 2009.
  28. "Caldwell named player of season". 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  29. "Scotland: Gary Caldwell eyes pain-free 50th cap". BBC Sport. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  30. "Caldwell scoops Player of Year award". Wigan Today. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  31. "WIGAN ATHLETIC ARE SKY BET LEAGUE ONE CHAMPIONS". Wigan Athletic. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  32. "EFL Official Website Gary Caldwell named Sky Bet League 1 Manager of the Month". Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  33. "League Managers Association – CLAUDIO RANIERI WINS LMA MANAGER OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY BARCLAYS". Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2024-04-28.