Gary Walsh
English footballer (born 1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gary Walsh (born 21 March 1968) is an English football coach and former professional player who is a goalkeeping coach at EFL League One club Port Vale. He played as a goalkeeper in a 21-year professional career, making 282 league and cup appearances. He was also capped twice at England U21 level.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gary Walsh[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1968-03-21) 21 March 1968 (age 56)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Wigan, England[2] | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
19??–1984 | Wigan Athletic | ||
1983–1985 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1995 | Manchester United | 50 | (0) |
1988 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 3 | (0) |
1993–1994 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 6 | (0) |
1995–1997 | Middlesbrough | 44 | (0) |
1997 | → Bradford City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
1997–2003 | Bradford City | 128 | (0) |
2000 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2003–2006 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | (0) |
Total | 242 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1987 | England U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Walsh spent ten years as a backup goalkeeper at Manchester United, where he played 50 First Division and Premier League games. He kept goal in the 1985 FA Youth Cup final and was an unused substitute in the 1991 European Cup Winners' Cup final, 1991 European Super Cup, 1994 FA Charity Shield, 1994 League Cup final, 1994 FA Cup final, and the 1995 FA Cup final. He also had brief loan spells at Airdrieonians and Oldham Athletic. He joined Middlesbrough for £600,000 in August 1995 and played 44 Premier League games before a £500,000 move to Bradford City in 1997. He was named the club's Player of the Year for the 1997–98 season and helped them to win promotion out of the First Division the following campaign. He spent a brief spell in 2000 on loan at Middlesbrough and ended his career in 2006 following three years with Wigan Athletic.
Following his retirement he moved into coaching and worked as a goalkeeping coach at Wigan Athletic, Derby County, Hartlepool United, Hull City and Aston Villa.