Gavin Caines

Gavin Caines
Personal information
Full name	Gavin Liam Caines
Date of birth	20 September 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2004	Walsall
2004	→ Stafford Rangers (loan)
2004–2009	Cheltenham Town
2009–2010	Kidderminster Harriers
2010	→ Luton Town (loan)
2010–2011	Forest Green Rovers
2011–2012	Eastwood Town
2012	→ Redditch United (loan)
2012–2016	Rushall Olympic
2016	Blyth Spartans
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:27, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

Gavin Liam Caines (born 20 September 1983) is an English former footballer.

Career

Caines began his career as a trainee with

Stafford Rangers

.

In his first full season at

League Two

. He was released from his contract in May 2009.

In August 2009, Caines signed for

Conference Premier side Kidderminster Harriers on a one-year contract.^[1] He played 33 league games, though later fell out of favour with new Harriers manager Steve Burr and was loaned to divisional rivals Luton Town for the rest of the season on 25 March 2010.^[2]

His loan at Luton finished on 7 May 2010, with Caines not having made a single appearance for the club.

On 6 August 2010, he appeared as a trialist for fellow Conference side Wrexham in their 0–0 friendly draw against Stoke City.^[3]

On 13 August 2010, he put pen to paper and signed for Conference side

Forest Green Rovers after a busy week for the club in the transfer market, he became one of eight new signings. He made his debut the next day, scoring in a 3–1 away loss against Mansfield Town. After making 43 league appearances in his first season with Forest Green, Caines was offered a new contract by Dave Hockaday for the 2011–12 season. Caines rejected the offer however and left the club.^[4]

Caines then dropped down a level and linked up with Eastwood Town in August 2011 who are jointly managed by Caines former playing teammate at Forest Green and Cheltenham, Craig Armstrong.^[5]

Later on in the 2011–12 season Caines joined Redditch United on a one-month loan deal^[6] before later returning to Eastwood. Caines left Eastwood at the end of the season and joined Rushall Olympic.

References

^ "Caines is impressed by non-league". BBC Sport. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
^ "Kidderminster loan defender Gavin Caines to Luton". BBC Sport. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
^ "Fuller sees red for Potters". Sky Sports. 6 August 2010. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
^ "Defender Gavin Caines leaves Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. June 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
^ "Brough: Eastwood signing down to 'terrific' team spirit". thisisnottingham. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ "Caines in to bolster Reds defence". Non League Pitchero. 23 January 2012.

External links

Gavin Caines player profile at forestgreenroversfc.com
Gavin Caines player profile at ctfc.com
Gavin Caines at Soccerbase

[CainesKidderminster-1] "Caines is impressed by non-league". BBC Sport. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2010.

[CainesLuton-2] "Kidderminster loan defender Gavin Caines to Luton". BBC Sport. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.

[CainesWrexham-3] "Fuller sees red for Potters". Sky Sports. 6 August 2010. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2010.

[4] "Defender Gavin Caines leaves Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. June 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011.

[5] "Brough: Eastwood signing down to 'terrific' team spirit". thisisnottingham. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2011.

[6] "Caines in to bolster Reds defence". Non League Pitchero. 23 January 2012.

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