Gerry Humphreys (footballer)

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Gerry Hmphreys
Personal information
Full name Gerald Humphreys
Date of birth (1946-01-14) 14 January 1946 (age 76)
Place of birth Llandudno, Wales
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
?–1965 Everton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1965–1970 Everton 12 (2)
1970–1971 Crystal Palace 11 (0)
1971–1977 Crewe Alexandra 193 (30)
1977–? Rhyl
Total216(32)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerald Humphreys (born 14 January 1946) [1] is a Welsh, retired professional footballer who played as a winger. He made a total of 216 Football League appearances for Everton, Crystal Palace and Crewe Alexandra scoring 32 times.

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Playing career

Humphreys began his playing career as an apprentice at Everton and went on to make 12 senior appearances for the club between 1965 and 1970, scoring twice. [2] On 8 June 1970, [1] he signed for Crystal Palace and made 11 appearances in the 1970–1971 season, mainly as a substitute, but without scoring. [3] In January 1971, [1] Humphreys moved on to Crewe Alexandra where he made 193 appearances (scoring 30 goals) before moving into non-league football with Rhyl in 1977.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. Breedon Books. p. 330. ISBN   0907969542.
  2. ↑ "Gerald Humphreys". evertonfpf.org. Everton Former Players Foundation. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. Breedon Books. p. 235. ISBN   0907969542.


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