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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1987-07-17)17 July 1987 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Wick, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Golspie Sutherland F.C | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Wick Academy | 26 | (22) |
| 2004–2009 | Ross County | 47 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | →Peterhead (loan) | 36 | (4) |
| 2009–2017 | Elgin City | 280 | (111) |
| 2017 | Brora Rangers | ||
| 2017– | Wick Academy | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2017 (UTC) | |||
| club-update = 2023 -| clubs7 =Golspie SutherlandCraig Gunn (born 17 July 1987) is aScottishfootballer who plays as astriker forHighland League club,Wick Academy.
He was previously withElgin City between 2009 and 2017, and has also played forBrora Rangers andRoss County, as well as a loan spell withPeterhead.
Born inWick, Gunn started his career at his hometown team,Highland League sideWick Academy. He spent just one season there and finished as the club's top scorer with 22 of the club's 42 league goals as the side finished 11th in the table.[1] He also scored three cup goals. In the nine seasons from 1998–99 to 2006–07, Gunn was the only Wick player to get into double figures for league goals.
After his impressive performance in the Highland League, Gunn moved toFirst Division sideRoss County. He stayed there for five seasons, scoring only two goals in 47 league appearances. He made only two appearances for the first team in the2004–05 season,[2] but was used a lot more in his secondseason at the Stags. In the league he scored in a 2–1 loss toGretna,[3] and in a 4–1 win overHamilton Academical on 13 March 2006.[4] Gunn also scored two cup goals that season; one in theScottish League Cup in the first round in a 4–2 win overStranraer[5] and one in theScottish Challenge Cup in the 4–1 semi-final victory overAlbion Rovers.[6] In the2007–08 season, Gunn made just nine substitute appearances and failed to score.
In2008–09, Gunn was sent on loan toSecond Division sidePeterhead. He made an immediate impact with a hat trick on his début, as Peterhead beat Montrose 6–0 in theChallenge Cup.[7] Gunn would score five more goals that season – four in the league and one in theScottish League Cup.[8]
Gunn was released by Ross County in the summer of 2009, and the striker signed a 12-month deal withThird DivisionElgin City.[9] Gunn was a regular scorer for theMoray side, contributing his fair share of goals. Despite Elgin finishing second bottom in his first season at the club, Gunn was top scorer for the whole division with 18 goals[10]
In the2011–12 season, Gunn was fifth top scorer in the league with 18 goals, as Elgin finished fourth.[11] That season Gunn was awarded the Ginger Boot for August,[12] an award for the player who scored the most goals that month across the threeSFL divisions.[13] Gunn continued his prolific scoring for Elgin, netting 128 times in 316 appearances. After eight years with the club, he left Elgin in May 2017.[14]
In December 2012, Gunn's 34-year-old brother, Jamie, died after collapsing in his home. Elgin City players wore a black armband and the club held a minute's silence to pay their respects.[15]
Ross County
