Gavin Alexander Massey (born 4 October 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for National League club AFC Fylde.

[8] Following his good form for the youth team and reserve sides, Watford manager Malky Mackay named Massey in his squad for the final game of the 2009–10 season.

[10] After attracting attention from Premier League clubs, including Liverpool, Massey signed a two-year professional contract with Watford in May 2010.

He scored a hat-trick against Milton Keynes Dons for the under-18 side in November 2010,[13] and on the back of his performances, Mackay once again drafted Massey into his first-team squad, this time for the visit of Sven-Göran Eriksson's Leicester City on 4 December.

[18] After helping Watford's under-18s to the FA Youth Cup quarter-finals,[19] Massey joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Wealdstone on 7 March 2011 on loan until the end of the season as they chased a play-off place.

Massey continued to train with Watford while at Wealdstone,[20] He made his debut for the club the same day, featuring in the 0–0 draw with Tonbridge Angels.

[27] He made his first appearance of the season under new manager Sean Dyche on 13 August, replacing Craig Forsyth after 87 minutes of Watford's 1–0 home defeat to Derby County.

[28] He replaced Chris Iwelumo after 56 minutes of Watford's 4–0 home defeat to West Ham United on 16 August,[29] Massey then made his first appearance in the League Cup on 23 August when he was a half-time substitute for Mark Yeates in the 1–1 draw with Bristol Rovers, a match which Watford eventually lost 4–2 after a penalty shoot-out.

[32] After making three substitute appearances for the club, Yeovil manager Terry Skiverton was keen on extending Massey's loan stay, saying that he had "trained really well" and he would "be getting his chance sooner rather than later".

He scored his first professional goal in the game on 8 October, putting the ball through the legs of Colchester goalkeeper Ben Williams after just 40 seconds of play.

[38] His deal was again extended until 14 January 2012 on 7 December, with Massey beginning to hold down a regular starting position in Terry Skiverton's side.

[41] Subsequently, Massey would make his final appearance for Yeovil on 10 January in their 4–0 reverse at Sheffield United, replacing Steve MacLean after half-time.

[49] Ahead of what was meant to be the last game of his loan spell against his former side Yeovil, Massey was recalled by Watford after Marvin Sordell moved to Bolton Wanderers and with Troy Deeney struggling for fitness.

[51] He made his second debut the following day as a substitute for Steven Gillespie, when a late Magnus Okuonghae own goal deprived Colchester of all three points in their 1–1 draw with Huddersfield Town.

[58] After replacing John Ward as manager, Joe Dunne selected Massey to start in his first game as U's boss against Hartlepool United on 29 September.

[63] He scored his fifth goal of the campaign when he headed in the opener from a Bradley Garmston cross in an important 2–1 win over Leyton Orient on 6 April, boosting Colchester's hopes of survival from relegation into League Two.

[64] He helped his side to League One safety in the final game of the 2012–13 season, heading in Billy Clifford's effort after it had rebounded off the crossbar to aid Colchester to a 2–0 win over Carlisle United.

He opened his scoring account in the second game of the season, providing the only goal in a win against Port Vale at the Colchester Community Stadium on 10 August, turning in Jabo Ibehre's rebounded effort from a Chris Neal save.

[69] After making just a handful of appearances, Massey was ruled out for all of December 2013 and January 2014 with a recurrence of his hamstring injury after limping off from the U's 1–1 draw at Preston North End on 23 November.

[70] On 11 February, Massey made his first appearance since 23 November following his hamstring injury, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 away defeat to Port Vale.

[82] Massey's sixth goal of the season helped Colchester to a 2–0 win against relegation rivals Leyton Orient on 24 January 2015, sweeping the ball home after 14 minutes of play.

[110] The brace against Leeds at Elland Road all but secured safety from relegation and was described by the local newspaper as "the undoubted highlight of his stay" at the club.

[111] Massey made 23 starts and 10 substitute appearances without scoring a goal in the 2019–20 campaign as Wigan were relegated in 23rd-place after having been deducted 12 points for entering administration.

[119] The club's director of football, David Flitcroft, said that "he is a person who takes on a leadership role within a dressing room, and his character perfectly fits the mould of what we look for in our players".

[122][123] Massey started eleven of the Vale's opening twenty League One matches, and also made six substitute appearances, playing at right-wing-back and in an advanced role.

[124] He scored the only goal of the game in the Boxing day fixture at home with Morecambe, a strike from 20 yards (18 m), having played in a variety of positions during the match.

[130] On 6 September 2024, Massey joined National League club AFC Fylde, where manager Chris Beech said that "it's a real statement for us to sign someone of this pedigree".