The Eire U-21 international did not make a Premiership appearance last season, his only outing being the Worthington Cup tie at Brentford. He spent a loan period at Huddersfield Town towards the end of last season.
Gavin always accounted for himself well during his spell at the club but was never given a continued run in the side. A torrid game against Leeds at the Riverside back in February 2002 seemed to signal the end for the youngster, in fact he has only featured once since then in the Premiership.