Gary Himsworth

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Gary Himsworth
Personal information
Full name Gary Paul Himsworth [1]
Date of birth (1969-12-19) 19 December 1969 (age 53) [1]
Place of birth Appleton-le-Moors, [1] England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1990 York City 88 (0)
1990–1993 Scarborough 92 (6)
1993–1996 Darlington 94 (8)
1996–1999 York City 69 (3)
1999–2002 Darlington 48 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gary Paul Himsworth (born 19 December 1969) is an English former footballer who made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League playing for York City, Scarborough and Darlington. [1]

Career

Himsworth came fourth out of 10,000 entrants in a Rising Star national football competition, sponsored by Bobby Charlton, when he was 14. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gary Himsworth". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. Rollin, Glenda, ed. (1999). Playfair Football Annual 1999–2000. Headline. p. 44. ISBN   978-0-7472-5975-6.
  3. Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). "Football League Players". Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922-1997. Citizen Publications. p. 48. ISBN   0-9531005-0-2.


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