Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 10 January 1954||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England [1] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Youth career | |||
1970–1971 | Liverpool | ||
1971–1972 | Aston Villa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1972–1979 | Aston Villa | 197 | (9) |
1979–1981 | Everton | 64 | (2) |
1981–1986 | Manchester United | 95 | (4) |
1986–1988 | Manchester City | 53 | (1) |
1988–1989 | Stoke City | 10 | (0) |
1989 | Darlington | 13 | (1) |
Total | 432 | (17) | |
International career | |||
1974–1976 | England U23 | 4 | (0) |
1977 | England | 1 | (0) |
1978 | England B | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Gidman (born 10 January 1954) is an English former footballer who played for Aston Villa, Everton, Manchester United, Manchester City, Stoke City and Darlington. [1] Gidman was a product of the Liverpool and Aston Villa academies.
Gidman played for the Liverpool youth team without ever playing for their first team, before he joined Aston Villa in 1971, playing in his first season in their youth side that won the 1972 FA Youth Cup, beating his former side Liverpool in the final. He was later a member of the 1977 League Cup winning side. In August 1979 Gidman demanded better terms, despite two years remaining on his existing contract; Ron Saunders agreed that he could leave the club. [2] He was subsequently signed by Everton for £650,000 in a deal which saw midfielder Pat Heard move the other way at a valuation of £100,000. [3]
Gidman then became Manchester United's new manager Ron Atkinson's first signing as he moved to United in 1981 as part of a £450,000 swap deal, with Mickey Thomas moving to Everton. He helped United win the FA Cup in 1985. After scoring 4 goals in 120 appearances for United (including 4 substitute appearances), he left the club for rivals Manchester City in 1986. During his two seasons at City, the club was relegated to the Second Division. He then moved to Stoke City and Darlington, and retired after seeing his final club relegated to the Football Conference in 1989. [1]
Gidman made his solitary appearance for England in March 1977 against Luxembourg.
Source: [4]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other [A] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aston Villa | 1972–73 | Second Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
1973–74 | Second Division | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
1974–75 | Second Division | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
1975–76 | First Division | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
1976–77 | First Division | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | |
1977–78 | First Division | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
1978–79 | First Division | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
1979–80 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 197 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 243 | 9 | ||
Everton | 1979–80 | First Division | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
1980–81 | First Division | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
Total | 64 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 3 | ||
Manchester United | 1981–82 | First Division | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
1982–83 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
1983–84 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
1984–85 | First Division | 27 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 3 | |
1985–86 | First Division | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
Total | 95 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 123 | 4 | ||
Manchester City | 1986–87 | First Division | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
1987–88 | Second Division | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
Total | 53 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 0 | ||
Stoke City | 1988–89 | Second Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Darlington | 1988–89 | Fourth Division | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
Career Total | 432 | 17 | 40 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 541 | 20 |
Source: [5]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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England | 1977 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
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