| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Garry William Flitcroft | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton, Lancashire, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manchester City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1996 | Manchester City | 116 | (13) |
| 1992 | → Bury (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 1996–2006 | Blackburn Rovers | 248 | (14) |
| 2006 | Sheffield United | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 382 | (27) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993 | England U21 | 10 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Leigh Genesis | ||
| 2010–2015 | Chorley | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Garry William Flitcroft (born 6 November 1972) is an English football manager and former professional player who played as a midfielder.
Between 1991 and 2006, Flitcroft spent four seasons in the Premier League with Manchester City, winning the club's Player of the Year award in only his second year in senior football. He joined Blackburn Rovers in 1996, with whom he spent ten years, of which eight were in the Premier League, and won the 2001–02 Football League Cup. He also played briefly in the Football League, beginning his career on loan to Bury and ending it with Sheffield United. He was capped 10 times by England U21, scoring three goals.
In 2009 he became manager of Leigh Genesis and the following year took over as manager of Chorley, where he won two promotions in five years, taking the team up to the Conference North.