Gary Blissett
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gary Paul Blissett[1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 June 1964 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1987 | Crewe Alexandra | 122 | (39) |
1987–1993 | Brentford | 233 | (79) |
1993–1997 | Wimbledon | 31 | (3) |
1995 | → Wycombe (loan) | 8 | (3) |
1996 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 10 | (4) |
1997 | Sembawang Rangers | ||
1997–2001 | SV Elversberg | ||
Total | 404 | (128) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gary Blissett (born 26 June 1964) is a former English professional footballer.
He played for Crewe Alexandra, Brentford and made his name at Griffin Park for his hatred of Fulham.
Whilst at Brentford, Blissett became a strong fan favourite and fitted well into the team's long-ball style at the time, similar to Marcus Gayle, who was also at the club during this era and would later be his team-mate at Wimbledon.
In December 1992, Blissett was acquitted of GBH after challenging for an aerial ball with Torquay United player John Uzzell in an away game at Plainmoor 12 months earlier. It was alleged by Uzzell that Blissett had deliberately elbowed him in the face, fracturing his eye socket, although the court did not agree with this. Blissett has always maintained that the incident was an accidental collision and video evidence of the challenge was deemed to show that Blissett kept his eyes on the ball and, furthermore, that in jumping to head an aerial ball, a player would typically raise one or both arms to gain height.[2]
He later played in Singapore for Sembawang Rangers and in Germany for SV Elversberg. He has stayed in Germany post-retirement, firstly as assistant manager, then reserve team manager at Elversberg.
He is currently based in Philadelphia, where he and his business partner, Allan Cockram, are coaching under 18's, as well as developing their business; Soccer Sounds.[3]
Honours
As a player
As an individual
References
- ↑ http://hugmansfootballers.com/player/1739
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External links
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- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Expatriate footballers in Singapore
- British expatriates in Germany
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Wimbledon F.C. players
- SV Elversberg players
- Sportspeople from Manchester
- Sembawang Rangers FC players
- S.League players
- English football forward, 1960s birth stubs