Gareth Gwillim | |
Fullname: | Gareth Stuart Gwillim |
Birth Date: | 9 January 1983 |
Birth Place: | Farnborough, London, England |
Position: | Left back |
Youthclubs1: | Welling United |
Youthclubs2: | Crystal Palace |
Years1: | 2002–2003 |
Clubs1: | Farnborough Town |
Caps1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2002 |
Clubs2: | Ashford Town (Kent) |
Caps2: | 3 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2003–2007 |
Clubs3: | Bishop's Stortford |
Caps3: | 158 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 2007–2010 |
Clubs4: | Histon |
Caps4: | 123 |
Goals4: | 6 |
Years5: | 2010–2011 |
Clubs5: | Dagenham & Redbridge |
Caps5: | 2 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2011 |
Clubs6: | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) |
Caps6: | 20 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2011–2012 |
Clubs7: | AFC Wimbledon |
Caps7: | 27 |
Goals7: | 1 |
Years8: | 2012–2013 |
Clubs8: | Sutton United |
Caps8: | 19 |
Goals8: | 1 |
Years9: | 2013–2014 |
Clubs9: | Ebbsfleet United |
Caps9: | 14 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 367 |
Totalgoals: | 10 |
Gareth Stuart Gwillim (born 9 January 1983) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back.
Born in Farnborough, London, Gwillim began his career as a junior at Welling United and Crystal Palace,[1] [2] before moving into non-League football, playing for such teams as Farnborough Town, Ashford Town (Kent),[3] Bishop's Stortford and Histon.
After Histon rejected a formal approach from Dagenham & Redbridge in November 2009,[4] Gwillim eventually signed for Dagenham & Redbridge in June 2010 on a two-year deal.[5] Gwillim made his professional debut on 31 August 2010, in a 0–1 defeat in the Football League Trophy against Charlton Athletic.[6] After the match, Gwillim publicly announced his plans to usurp Damien McCrory as the club's first-choice left back.[7] Gwillim made his debut in the Football League on 21 September 2010.[8]
On 13 January 2011, Gwillim agreed a loan deal with AFC Wimbledon,[9] playing with them in the 2011 Conference play-off final.[10] Gwillim signed permanently for the club in July 2011.[11] He then returned to non-league football with Sutton United and Ebbsfleet United.