Gavin Moody was given his debut in the Carling Cup 4th Round tie with Leeds United in which the winning goalscorer got a £1million bonus. Moody came close to scoring the goal, but didn't do it.
From then, Moody was offered a professional contract and went on to make many more appearances under Felix Hahn. But it was when Alex Rose became manager that Moody became a first team regular.
Moody went on to win the FA Cup with the team in 2006. He scored the vital winning penalty along the way in the Quarter Finals.
But it was in the 2006/07 season that Moody became a much better player. His partnership with Miguel Lopez brought him on leaps and bounds. He was voted Young Dragon of the Year for 2006 and was on the verge of playing for England, until Gavin had to miss out much of the following year after being imprisoned along with team-mates Sean Campbell and Miguel Lopez for failing to report a crime and lying to police.
Under the managerial reign of Erik Gentner, Moody struggled to get a regular place in the starting XI and fell very much out of favour behind the pairing of Liam Mackay and Marcos Rosteen.
In July 2011, Moody transferred to German club Hamburg for £5million.
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