Garry Thompson (footballer, born 1959)

This article is about the retired footballer. For the Bradford City footballer, see Garry Thompson (footballer born 1980).
For other people named Garry Thompson, see Garry Thompson (disambiguation).

Garry Thompson
Personal information
Full name Garry Lindsey Thompson[1]
Date of birth (1959-10-07) 7 October 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth Kings Heath, England[2]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1977 Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1983 Coventry City 134 (38)
1983–1985 West Bromwich Albion 91 (39)
1985–1986 Sheffield Wednesday 36 (7)
1986–1988 Aston Villa 60 (17)
1988–1990 Watford 34 (8)
1990–1991 Crystal Palace 20 (3)
1991–1993 Queens Park Rangers 19 (1)
1993–1995 Cardiff City 43 (5)
1995–1997 Northampton Town 50 (6)
Total 487 (124)
International career
1981–1982 England U21 6 (3)
Managerial career
2001 Bristol Rovers (caretaker)
2001–2002 Bristol Rovers
2004 Brentford (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Garry Lindsey Thompson (born 7 October 1959) is an English former professional footballer and manager who made over 480 appearances in the Football League, most notably for Coventry City, West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa. After his retirement as a player, Thompson moved into coaching and management.

  1. ^ "Garry Thompson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
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