Kevin Twaddle

Kevin Twaddle (born 31 October 1971 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional footballer.

Kevin Twaddle

Personal information
Date of birth	(1971-10-31) 31 October 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s)	Winger/Forward
Youth career
1992–1994	Dunbar United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1996	St Johnstone	51	(10)
1996–1998	Raith Rovers	32	(4)
1998–1999	Greenock Morton	46	(8)
1999–2002	Motherwell	71	(7)
2002	→ Ayr United (loan)	1	(0)
2002–2003	Heart of Midlothian	8	(0)
2003–2004	St Mirren	3	(0)
2004–2006	Penicuik Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:12, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

A forward, Twaddle began his career with junior club Dunbar United where he made 45 appearances and scored 23 goals. He entered senior football when he signed for St Johnstone in 1994.^[1] He remained at McDiarmid Park for two years, making 51 league appearances and finding the net on ten occasions. In 1996, he joined Raith Rovers in an £80,000 deal.^[1] He made 32 appearances for Rovers in two years, scoring four goals.

He moved to Morton in 1998 for a fee of £150,000, but his stay at Cappielow was brief.^[1] Scottish Premier League club Motherwell signed him later that year, also for £150,000.^[1] Twaddle signed for Heart of Midlothian, the club he supported as a boy, in June 2002.^[2] He only played eight league games for the Jambos in his twelve months with the Edinburgh side.

In 2003, he joined St Mirren, but again his stay was a short one, and he moved on after making only three appearances. Twaddle joined Scottish junior club Penicuik Athletic in the summer of 2004.^[3][4]

Personal life

Twaddle published an autobiography in 2012 which detailed his gambling addiction which cost him over £1 million; he has since campaigned for changes to the law surrounding gambling advertising.^[5][6]