Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Gynn | ||
Date of birth | 19 August 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Peterborough, England | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1975–1979 | Peterborough United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1983 | Peterborough United | 156 | (33) |
1983–1993 | Coventry City | 241 | (32) |
1993–1995 | Stoke City | 21 | (Years 4 = 1995-1996 [ clubs 4 = [Corby Town]) |
– | Hednesford Town | ||
– | Wisbech Town | ||
Total | 418 | (65) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michael Gynn (born 19 August 1961) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Peterborough United, Coventry City and Stoke City. [2]
Gynn began his career with his hometown club, Peterborough United, where he scored 39 goals from 188 appearances in all competitions, before joining First Division club Coventry City for a fee of £60,000. [3] [4] He spent ten years and accumulated almost 300 appearances at the club, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1987. [5]
Gynn then moved on to Stoke City in August 1993 where he played in 29 matches in the 1993–94 season before retiring. [6] He became a postman in the Coventry area, and works as a match statistician for the Press Association. [3] In 2005, Gynn held his testimonial match at Coventry City's former ground of Highfield Road, the penultimate game played there before its demolition. [7] [8]
Source: [9]
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 | ||
Peterborough United | 1978–79 | Third Division | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
1979–80 | Fourth Division | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
1980–81 | Fourth Division | 29 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | |
1981–82 | Fourth Division | 46 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 8 | |
1982–83 | Fourth Division | 43 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 21 | |
Total | 156 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 188 | 39 | ||
Coventry City | 1983–84 | First Division | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
1984–85 | First Division | 39 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | |
1985–86 | First Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
1986–87 | First Division | 20 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 7 | |
1987–88 | First Division | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 6 | |
1988–89 | First Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
1989–90 | First Division | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 5 | |
1990–91 | First Division | 35 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 11 | |
1991–92 | First Division | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
1992–93 | Premier League | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
Total | 241 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 291 | 45 | ||
Stoke City | 1993–94 | First Division | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
Career Total | 418 | 65 | 31 | 7 | 38 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 504 | 84 |
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