Gerry McCoy

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Gerry McCoy
Personal information
Full name Gerard McCoy
Date of birth (1960-12-24) 24 December 1960 (age 62)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
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Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1981 Queen's Park 53 (20)
1981–1983 Heart of Midlothian 27 (9)
1983Berwick Rangers (loan) 3 (0)
1983–1984 Partick Thistle 7 (0)
1984–1985 Falkirk 33 (22)
1985–1988 Dumbarton 101 (42)
1988–1990 Partick Thistle 42 (23)
1990–1991 Falkirk 20 (4)
1991–1992 Clyde 24 (6)
1992–1993 Albion Rovers 33 (11)
Total343(137)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerry McCoy (born 24 December 1960) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a forward.

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Career

He played for Queen's Park, Heart of Midlothian, Berwick Rangers, Partick Thistle, Falkirk, Dumbarton , Clyde and Albion Rovers. [1] He also played for the Arsenal FC Under 16 team.

Partick Thistle

McCoy made his debut appearance on Saturday, 10 March 1984, in a 2-1 win at home to Meadowbank Thistle in the SFL First Division. McCoy scored his first goal for Thistle on Saturday, 30 July 1988, in a 2-0 friendly win away to Alloa Athletic.

He played his last game for the club on Saturday, 7 October 1989, in a 1-0 win at home to Falkirk in the SFL First Division, having appeared as a Jag on 60 occasions.

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References

  1. Gerry McCoy at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database