Scot Gemmill

Scot Gemmill ( born January 2, 1971 in Paisley ) is a former Scottish footballer. He is the son of former footballer Archie Gemmill and played in central midfield. Most recently, he was active in the A-League for the New Zealand Knights.

Career

Gemmills professional career began in 1990 at Nottingham Forest, where he had previously played in the youth. His father Archie Gemmill was from 1977 to 1979 for Forest active and there was an English Cup and the European Cup of Champions won. His first coach was Brian Clough of Nottingham had been trained in the days of his father. His debut celebrated in March 1991 in an away win over FC Wimbledon and he came into the season still to another use. He completed his first year as a pro as a table eighth in the First Division from 1990/91. As great success his team was able to celebrate the entry into the FA Cup Final in 1991, this was 1959 Forest last succeeded. His team lost the game 1:2 after extra unhappy with through an own goal by Des Walker. Scot Gemmill was not used in this game. After the season was 1991/92 previously completed as the year in eighth place ( Gemmill scored eight goals in 39 games), began in the newly formed Premier League 1992 /93 crash. Forest rose as Table from the second division.

Teammates like Roy Keane and Nigel Clough changed the club and so was his team before a rebuild, especially the very well managed by the engagement of the young Stan Collymore. Collymore scored 19 goals in 27 league games and scored Forest so in the first year second division back into the first division. The team had achieved a second place behind Crystal Palace. Also Gemmill ( 30 games / 8 goals) achieved a good game series.

The return to the Premier League in 1994/95 came to triumph, because the climber reached a third place behind champions Blackburn Rovers and Vice Manchester United. In his first appearance on the international parquet Gemmill failed in the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup in 1995/96 at Bayern Munich, who would later take the title. In the league, it was enough to 9th place

All the more surprising of the crash was renewed in 1996/ 97, which again resulted in the passage as a Table in the second division. Gemmill his club remained true to this time, in contrast to Stuart Pearce and experienced received another direct resurgence this time as a champion of the second division. Outstanding in attack Pierre van Hooijdonk was at this time (41 Spiele/29 goals) and Kevin Campbell (42 Spiele/23 goals). Through an unfortunate transfer policy under coach Dave Bassett but followed the first time the direct re- descent. Even before his third descent joined Scot Gemmill end of March 1999 the club and joined for £ 250,000 transfer fee to Everton.

Everton ended the year on table number 14 and found in the following years, his place in the Lower table -third of the Premier League. An exception was the Premier League 2002/ 03 in the Gemmils team took a seventh place for the international participation but just missed. Scot Gemmill came especially after the coaching change from Walter Smith to David Moyes rarely used. Already during the following season he moved on loan to Preston North End in the English second division.

At the beginning of the next season led to his way to Leicester City and thus back to the East Midlands. After two years in the second division and irregular working times with a short trip to Oxford United, moved Gemmill as player-coach in the Australian A-League for the New Zealand Knights. There he finished after the year his playing career.

Scottish national

Scot Gemmil was like his father for the Scottish national football team and actively participated in the European Football Championship in 1996 and the Football World Cup 1998 in part, without used.