 After no success, Gargan declined Sutton's offer to re-sign and instead joined his local team Whitehawk, where his father has strong links.He finished top scorer in an interrupted first season narrowly missing out on promotion.The following season he finished as the club's top scorer again this time netting 23 times from 45 starts as the club finished the 2011–12 season as Isthmian League Division One South champions and won the Sussex Senior Cup for the first time in 50 years with Gargan scoring the winning goal.