Steve Gammon

Last updated

Steve Gammon
Personal information
Full name Stephen George Gammon
Date of birth (1939-09-24) 24 September 1939 (age 84)
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1958–1965 Cardiff City 66 (1)
1965–1971 Kettering Town 303 (6)
Managerial career
1965–1971 Kettering Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen George Gammon (born 24 September 1939) is a Welsh former professional footballer. A Welsh under-23 international, Gammon's spent seven years with Cardiff City before a broken leg ended his professional career in 1965.

Career

Gammon was born in Swansea, but began his career at Cardiff City, after being spotted playing for Mumbles Boys Club at the age of sixteen. He was handed a professional contract on his seventeenth birthday, making his debut, alongside fellow debutant Derek Tapscott, soon after in a 4–1 victory over Grimsby Town in September 1958 and his performances earned him a call up to the Wales under-23 side. The following season he scored his first, and only, goal for Cardiff in a 4–4 draw with Stoke City and helped the club gain promotion to Division One. [1]

In February 1961, he suffered a major fracture in his leg after colliding with Denis Law during a league match against Manchester City. [2] He attempted several comebacks after the injury but broke the same leg twice in the following three seasons and subsequently dropped out of professional football, joining Southern Football League side Kettering Town where he took over as manager of the side three months after his arrival. [3] Gammon went on to make over 300 appearances in all competitions for Kettering. [4] He left the club in December 1971, stepping down as manager after six years at Rockingham Road, being replaced by Ron Atkinson. [5]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Swansea City A.F.C.</span> Association football club in Swansea, Wales

Swansea City Association Football Club is a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Swansea have played their home matches at the Swansea.com Stadium since 2005, having previously played at the Vetch Field since the club was founded.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ron Atkinson</span> Football player and manager

Ronald Frederick Atkinson is an English former football player and manager. Nicknamed "Big Ron", he was regarded as one of Britain's best-known football pundits in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Colin Addison is an English former professional footballer and manager.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moses Ashikodi</span> Nigerian–Antigua and Barbuda footballer

Moses Ashikodi is a retired professional footballer.

Melvyn Charles was a Welsh international footballer. Charles played as both a centre-half and centre-forward, with his preferred position being at right-half.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cardiff City F.C.</span> Association football club in Cardiff, Wales

Cardiff City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as Riverside A.F.C., the club changed its name to Cardiff City in 1908 and entered the Southern Football League in 1910 before joining the English Football League in 1920. The team has spent 17 seasons in the top tier of English football, the longest period being between 1921 and 1929. Their most recent season in the top flight was the 2018–19 Premier League season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kevin Cooper (footballer)</span> English footballer and manager

Kevin Lee Cooper is an English football manager and former professional footballer. He is currently the manager of Malaysia M3 League club, Armed Forces.

Ronald Futcher is an English former footballer who played as a centre-forward. He was the fourth highest career scorer of the North American Soccer League, and made over 400 appearances in total for nine different English Football League clubs. He was noted for his aerial ability and solid ball control.

Andrew Legg is a Welsh football manager and former Wales international player.

Lee Anthony Fowler is a Welsh retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He earned 12 Wales Under-21 caps. Since his retirement from playing he has moved into football management. He is currently manager of Cymru Premier side Flint Town United.

Nicholas Robert Platnauer is an English former professional footballer and football manager. A left-back, he made 473 league and cup appearances in a 16-year professional career.

Derek Michael Brazil is an Irish former professional footballer. During his career he made over 200 appearances in the Football League and represented Republic of Ireland at youth and B levels. After being spotted playing football in his home country, Brazil joined the youth system at Manchester United, making two league appearances for the first-team, and later captained the club's reserve side.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kaid Mohamed</span> Welsh footballer (born 1984)

Kaid Yusef Mohamed is a Welsh convicted criminal and former footballer who played as a winger. In October 2023, he was convicted to eleven-years-six-months in prison for conspiracy to supply class A drugs.

Geoffrey Alan Vowden is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Nottingham Forest, Birmingham City and Aston Villa, and in the North American Soccer League for the New York Cosmos.

Cohen Griffith is a Guyanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Jonathan David Brown is a Welsh professional footballer and former Wales under-21 international who plays as a winger for JD Cymru Premier for Penybont FC.

Ronald Frederick Stitfall was a Welsh professional footballer and Wales international. A one club man he played his entire career for his hometown club Cardiff City.

Domenico Genovese was an English professional football player and manager.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marcus Law</span> English footballer and manager

Marcus William Law is an English former professional footballer. He has since managed several non-League clubs, including Kettering Town, Tamworth, Coventry Sphinx, Racing Club Warwick, Quorn and Barwell.

Dennis Trevor Peck was a Welsh professional footballer. After playing for Llanelli, he joined Cardiff City in February 1958 where he made his professional debut. He spent six seasons with the club, largely as a reserve, before moving into non-league football with Worcester City and Kettering Town.

References

  1. ↑ Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 71. ISBN   1-85983-462-0.
  2. ↑ "This time then..." cardiffcityfc.co.uk. 5 February 2005. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Kettering Town Football Club managers". poppiesfans.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  4. ↑ "Steve Gammon". poppiesfans.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2009.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Ron Atkinson". poppiesfans.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2009.[ dead link ]
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.