Gervaise played as a left back, with a professional[citation needed] career in the Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League at clubs Clydebank, Hamilton Academical, Queen of the South and Stranraer between 1977 and 1987.
At Queens he was signed by manager Nobby Clark under whom Gervaise played in a successful promotion campaign.
[2] After retiring as a player, Gervaise was an assistant coach at Clydebank, helping the club reach the Scottish Cup semi-finals in 1990.
[3] In 2004, he became Head of Youth Development at the SFA, and the following year took over the Scottish U-15, U-17 and U-19 girls' sides.
[4] In 2008, he moved south of the border to become Arsenal Ladies' assistant manager, alongside Vic Akers.