Slavin spent his senior career with
Morton, making one league appearance for the club in March 1997 before being loaned back out to
Junior side
Dalry Thistle. Recalled for extended first team spells under the management of
Billy Stark and subsequently
Ian McCall, he made a total of thirty-six league appearances for the Greenock side before being released in 2000, when he joined
Auchinleck Talbot. In the early 2000s on his return to Junior Football, he enjoyed a period of great success winning the
Scottish Junior Cup on three occasions, twice as club captain, and appearing for the
Scotland Junior international team. He also reached the fourth round of the
Scottish Cup in
2011–12 where Talbot finally lost 1–0 to eventual winners
Hearts. Slavin announced his retirement immediately after the
2011–12 Scottish Junior Cup final when Auchinleck lost to
Shotts Bon Accord however he subsequently played a few matches for his hometown club
Saltcoats Victoria before assisting former teammate
Gavin Friels as part of the coaching staff at
Dalry Thistle. In January 2015, Slavin was appointed manager of
Largs Thistle and lead the Ayrshire club to promotion from the 2015–16
West of Scotland Super League First Division on the last day of the season. He resigned from his position at Largs in October 2016. Slavin was appointed manager of
Ardrossan Winton Rovers in September 2017. In November, he made a playing comeback in a
Scottish Junior Cup tie with
Dunbar United. He resigned as manager in March 2018, claiming the players didn't support his methods. == References ==