| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gavin Victor Holligan | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-06-30)30 June 1980 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, London, England | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Walton and Hersham | ||
| 1998 | Kingstonian | 17 | (5) |
| 1998–2001 | West Ham United | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 | →Leyton Orient (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2000 | →Exeter City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2001 | →Kingstonian (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2001–2004 | Wycombe Wanderers | 43 | (8) |
| 2003–2004 | →Crawley Town (loan) | ||
| 2004 | Hornchurch | ||
| 2004–2005 | Havant and Waterlooville | 22 | (6) |
| 2005 | Lewes | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gavin Victor Holligan (born 30 June 1980) is an English formerfootballer and musician.
Holligan turned down a university scholarship to study music in order to play football.[1] He started his footballing career withWalton and Hersham in August 1997 and at one stage had 18 of 20Premier League teams representatives watching him play.[1] Having impressed in non-league football he made a £150,000 move fromConference sideKingstonian to thePremiership withWest Ham United in November 1998. However, he failed to break into the first team, making just one appearance in the 2–2 draw withLiverpool atAnfield in February 1999 coming on as a late substitute forJoe Cole.[1][2] Subsequent loan spells withLeyton Orient andExeter City and a return to Kingstonian failed to reignite his career and he was released by West Ham in 2001. After a trial he had impressed managerLawrie Sanchez and was signed byWycombe Wanderers and played there for three seasons[3] until he was released by new Wycombe managerTony Adams.[1] He also had spells withCrawley Town,Hornchurch, andHavant & Waterlooville.
In 2006 a severe thigh injury ended Holligan's football career and he moved into the music industry. He is anautodidact pianist, session musician, singer-songwriter, producer and entrepreneur.[4]
