Gerry Priestley

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Gerry Priestley
Personal information
Full name Gerald Priestley
Date of birth(1931-03-02)2 March 1931
Place of birth Halifax, England
Date of death 21 January 2020(2020-01-21) (aged 88)
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1950–1953 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
1953–1955 Exeter City 42 (6)
1955–1958 Grimsby Town 110 (11)
1958–1960 Crystal Palace 28 (2)
1960–1963 Halifax Town 105 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerald Priestley (2 March 1931 - 21 January 2020) was a former footballer who played as a winger in the Football League in the 1950s and 1960s. He was born in Halifax. [1]

He started with Nottingham Forest but did not play any League games for them and moved to Exeter City in 1953, before transferring to Grimsby Town.[ citation needed ] He made over 100 League appearances for Grimsby, before moving to Crystal Palace in 1958. [2]

He was at Palace for two years, and during his time there scored two senior goals for them. [3]

He subsequently transferred to Halifax Town, with whom he made another 105 League appearances. [4]

Gerry died 21 January 2020. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gerry Priestley". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 336. ISBN   0907969542.
  3. ↑ "Goalscorers". Crystal Palace FC. 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "HALIFAX TOWN : 1946/47 - 1992/93 & 1998/99 - 2001/02". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Gerry Priestley". Barry Hugman's Footballers Post-War Premier & Football League Players' Records. Retrieved 19 January 2021.


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