Gary Pallister

Gary Pallister
Personal information
Full name Gary Andrew Pallister[1]
Date of birth (1965-06-30) 30 June 1965 (age 59)[1]
Place of birth Ramsgate, Kent, England[1]
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back[1]
Youth career
Billingham Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1989 Middlesbrough 156 (5)
1985Darlington (loan) 7 (0)
1989–1998 Manchester United 317 (12)
1998–2001 Middlesbrough 55 (1)
Total 535 (18)
International career
1988–1996 England 22 (0)
1989–1992 England B 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gary Andrew Pallister (born 30 June 1965) is an English former professional footballer and sports television pundit. As a player he was a defender from 1984 to 2001 and is most noted for his nine-year spell at Manchester United, where he formed a formidable defensive partnership with Steve Bruce and won 15 trophies including four Premier League titles, three FA Cups and the European Cup Winners Cup.

Pallister also had several spells with Middlesbrough that yielded over 200 appearances combined over both periods, as well as briefly playing on loan with Darlington in 1985. He was capped 22 times by England between 1988 and 1996, as well as earning nine caps for the England B team.

Following his retirement, Pallister has worked in the media and has appeared as a television pundit for both BBC Sport and ITV Sport, with notable appearances on Football Focus and Final Score.

  1. ^ a b c d "Gary Pallister". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. ^ White, Jim (2008). Manchester United: The Biography. London: Sphere. p. 425. ISBN 978-1-84744-088-4.