Gavin Price

{{short description|Scottish footballer and coach}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gavin Price

| image =

| caption =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|01|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Perth, Scotland

| height =

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = North Muirton U18s, Breadalbane U14s

| years1 = 1991–1992

| caps1 = 21

| goals1 = 1

| clubs1 = Forfar Athletic

| years2 = 1992–1993

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| clubs2 = Kinnoull

| years3 = 1993–1994

| caps3 = 15

| goals3 = 1

| clubs3 = Meadowbank Thistle

| years4 = 1994–1995

| caps4 = 24

| goals4 = 8

| clubs4 = Brechin City

| years5 = 1995–1997

| caps5 = 44

| goals5 = 17

| clubs5 = ADO Den Haag

| years6 = 1997

| caps6 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| clubs6 = St Johnstone

| years7 = 1997–1999

| caps7 = 43

| goals7 = 9

| clubs7 = Stirling Albion

| years8 = 1999

| caps8 = 6

| goals8 = 0

| clubs8 = Brechin City

| years9 = 1999–2000

| caps9 =

| goals9 =

| clubs9 = Altrincham

| totalcaps = 153

| totalgoals = 36

| manageryears1 = 2010–2013

| managerclubs1 = Kinnoull

| manageryears2 = 2013–2017

| managerclubs2 = Jeanfield Swifts

| manageryears3 = 2017–2023

| managerclubs3 = Elgin City

| manageryears4 = 2023–2024

| managerclubs4 = Brechin City

}}

Gavin Gilbert Price {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}} (born 29 January 1974 in Perth){{cite news |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player5/gavinprice.html |title=Gavin Price |accessdate=12 October 2017 |publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database}} is a Scottish professional football coach and former player, who most recently managed Scottish Highland Football League club Brechin City. {{cite news |url= https://www.northern-scot.co.uk/sport/former-elgin-city-manager-is-appointed-as-new-boss-at-brechi-333431/ |title= Former Elgin City manager Gavin Price is appointed as boss at Highland League champions Brechin City |work=The Northern Scot |date= 20 November 2023|accessdate=2 March 2024}}

He played as a forward for Forfar Athletic, Kinnoull, Meadowbank Thistle, Brechin City, ADO Den Haag, St Johnstone, Stirling Albion and Altrincham.

After retiring as a player, Price managed junior clubs Kinnoull and Jeanfield Swifts.{{cite news |url=http://www.northern-scot.co.uk/Sport/Football/Elgin-boss-brings-in-Price-as-number-2-01122014.htm |title=Elgin boss brings in Price as number 2 |work=The Northern Scot |date=1 December 2014 |accessdate=12 October 2017}} Elgin City manager Jim Weir, who had played with Price at St Johnstone, appointed him as his assistant in November 2014. After Weir left Elgin during the 2017–18 season, Price was appointed caretaker manager,{{cite news |url=http://www.northern-scot.co.uk/Sport/Football/City-begin-life-without-Weir-against-Welsh-champs-06102017.htm |title=City begin life without Weir against Welsh champs |work=The Northern Scot |publisher=Scottish Provincial Press |date=7 October 2017 |accessdate=11 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012045537/http://www.northern-scot.co.uk/Sport/Football/City-begin-life-without-Weir-against-Welsh-champs-06102017.htm |archive-date=12 October 2017 |url-status=dead }} and was given the position permanently on 12 October 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.elgincity.net/?p=7446 |title=Directors announcement |publisher=Elgin City FC |date=12 October 2017 |accessdate=12 October 2017 |archive-date=4 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404142849/http://www.elgincity.net/?p=7446 |url-status=dead }} Price remained manager for six seasons, and was sacked in April 2023.{{Cite web |last=Law |first=Danny |title=Elgin City part company with manager Gavin Price following sixth successive defeat |url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/elgin-city/5597476/elgin-city-gavin-price-departs/ |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=Press and Journal |language=en-GB}}

Price was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for his services to the community in Aberfeldy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.{{cite web |last1=Saunderson |first1=Chris |title= 1982 feldy gala ping pong champion Gavin Price MBE |url=https://www.northern-scot.co.uk/news/elgin-city-boss-gavin-price-mbe-214820/ |website=The Northern Scot |access-date=23 April 2022 |date=10 October 2020 }}