| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Andrew Naysmith | ||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back/Left-winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stenhousemuir (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tynecastle Boys Club | |||
| Hutchison Vale | |||
| 1995–1996 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| 1995–1996 | → Whitehill Welfare Colts (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2000 | Heart of Midlothian | 96 | (3) |
| 2000–2007 | Everton | 134 | (6) |
| 2007–2010 | Sheffield United | 79 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Huddersfield Town | 36 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Aberdeen | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | East Fife | 72 | (0) |
| Total | 426 | (9) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–1999 | Scotland U21 | 22 | (0) |
| 2000–2009 | Scotland | 46 | (1) |
| 2003 | Scotland B | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2016 | East Fife | ||
| 2016–2019 | Queen of the South | ||
| 2021–2022 | Edinburgh City | ||
| 2023– | Stenhousemuir | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gary Andrew Naysmith (born 16 November 1978) is a Scottish football coach and former player, who is currently the manager of Scottish League Two side Stenhousemuir.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 1995–96 | Scottish Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996–97 | Scottish Premier Division | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1997–98 | Scottish Premier Division | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Scottish Premier League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 1999–2000 | Scottish Premier League | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2000–01 | Scottish Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 96 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 119 | 4 | ||
| Everton | 2000–01 | Premier League | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | |
| 2001–02 | Premier League | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Premier League | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Total | 134 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 7 | ||
| Sheffield United | 2007–08 | Championship | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | Championship | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 79 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 | ||
| Huddersfield Town | 2010–11 | League One | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | League One | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Aberdeen | 2012–13 | Scottish Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |
| East Fife | 2013–14 | Scottish League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Scottish League Two | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Scottish League Two | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Scottish League One | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Total | 72 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 426 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 502 | 11 | ||
| Scotland | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 12 | 0 |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 1 |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 October 2002 | Laugardalsvöllur Reykjavík, Iceland | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
As of match played 20 April 2024
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| East Fife | 28 November 2013 | 3 December 2016 | 132 | 50 | 28 | 54 | 188 | 183 | +5 | 37.88 | |
| Queen of the South | 3 December 2016 | 4 May 2019 | 117 | 41 | 34 | 42 | 183 | 163 | +20 | 35.04 | |
| Edinburgh City | 9 March 2021 | 17 March 2022 | 56 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 72 | 71 | +1 | 41.07 | |
| Stenhousemuir | 3 January 2023 | 60 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 73 | 57 | +16 | 45.00 | ||
| Total | 365 | 140 | 93 | 132 | 515 | 472 | +43 | 38.36 | |||
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