Gary Naysmith

Gary Andrew Naysmith (born 16 November 1978) is a Scottish football coach and former player, who is currently the manager of Scottish League Two side Stenhousemuir.

Gary Naysmith
Personal information
Full nameGary Andrew Naysmith[1]
Date of birth16 November 1978 (aged 47)
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Playing positionLeft-back/Left-winger
Club information
Current team
Stenhousemuir (manager)
Youth career
Tynecastle Boys Club[3]
Hutchison Vale[4][5]
1995–1996Heart of Midlothian
1995–1996Whitehill Welfare Colts (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–2000Heart of Midlothian96(3)
2000–2007Everton134(6)
2007–2010Sheffield United79(0)
2010–2012Huddersfield Town36(0)
2012–2013Aberdeen9(0)
2013–2016East Fife72(0)
Total426(9)
National team
1996–1999Scotland U2122(0)
2000–2009Scotland46(1)
2003Scotland B1(0)
Teams managed
2013–2016East Fife
2016–2019Queen of the South
2021–2022Edinburgh City
2023–Stenhousemuir
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heart of Midlothian 1995–96[6] Scottish Premier Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1996–97[6] Scottish Premier Division 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
1997–98[7] Scottish Premier Division 16 2 5 0 0 0 21 2
1998–99[8] Scottish Premier League 26 0 1 0 2 0 3[c] 0 32 0
1999–2000[9] Scottish Premier League 34 1 3 0 2 0 39 1
2000–01[10] Scottish Premier League 9 0 0 0 1 1 4[d] 0 14 1
Total 96 3 10 0 6 1 7 0 119 4
Everton 2000–01[10] Premier League 20 2 1 0 0 0 21 2
2001–02[11] Premier League 24 0 4 0 0 0 28 0
2002–03[12] Premier League 28 1 1 0 3 1 32 2
2003–04[13] Premier League 29 2 3 0 2 0 34 2
2004–05[14] Premier League 11 0 3 0 1 0 15 0
2005–06[15] Premier League 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2006–07[16] Premier League 15 1 1 0 1 0 17 1
Total 134 6 14 0 7 1 0 0 155 7
Sheffield United 2007–08[17] Championship 38 0 3 0 2 0 43 0
2008–09[18] Championship 39 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 43 0
2009–10[19] Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 79 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 88 0
Huddersfield Town 2010–11[20] League One 14 0 0 0 2 0 3[e] 0 19 0
2011–12[21] League One 22 0 1 0 2 0 1[f] 0 26 0
Total 36 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 45 0
Aberdeen 2012–13[22] Scottish Premier League 9 0 0 0 2 0 11 0
East Fife 2013–14[23] Scottish League One 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2014–15[24] Scottish League Two 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
2015–16[25] Scottish League Two 29 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 33 0
2016–17[26] Scottish League One 12 0 1 0 4 0 2[g] 0 19 0
Total 72 0 4 0 6 0 2 0 84 0
Career total 426 9 35 0 28 2 13 0 502 11

International

Scotland
Year Apps Goals
2000 4 0
2001 2 0
2002 3 1
2003 12 0
2004 6 0
2005 1 0
2006 4 0
2007 6 0
2008 6 0
2009 2 0
Total 46 1

International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1. 12 October 2002 Laugardalsvöllur Reykjavík, Iceland  Iceland 2–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying

Managerial record

As of match played 20 April 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
East Fife Scotland 28 November 2013 3 December 2016 132 50 28 54 188 183 +5 37.88
Queen of the South Scotland 3 December 2016 4 May 2019 117 41 34 42 183 163 +20 35.04
Edinburgh City Scotland 9 March 2021 17 March 2022 56 23 13 20 72 71 +1 41.07
Stenhousemuir Scotland 3 January 2023 60 27 18 15 73 57 +16 45.00
Total 365 140 93 132 515 472 +43 38.36
  • Edinburgh City statistics include forfeit win over Falkirk in the Scottish League Cup on 21 July 2021.
  • Initially caretaker of East Fife and appointed permanently on 18 December 2013.

Honours

Player

Heart of Midlothian

Huddersfield Town

East Fife

Scotland

Manager

East Fife

Stenhousemuir

References

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