Wayne Gill

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Wayne Gill
Personal information
Full name Wayne John Gill [1]
Date of birth (1975-11-28) 28 November 1975 (age 47)
Place of birth Chorley, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Brentford FC (physio)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–2000 Blackburn Rovers 4 (0)
1998Dundee United (loan) 4 (0)
2000Blackpool (loan) 12 (7)
2000–2001 Tranmere Rovers 26 (2)
2001–2003 Oldham Athletic 13 (2)
2003–2004 Scarborough 35 (1)
2004–2005 Droylsden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wayne John Gill (born 28 November 1975) is an English former footballer and current physio for Brentford FC.

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Career

Gill began his career with Blackburn Rovers making 3 first team appearances and was included in the 1995 Champions League Squad before spending time on loan at Dundee United and Blackpool. He had marked success at Blackpool scoring seven goals in 12 games but was unable to save the Seasiders from relegation. A move to Tranmere Rovers in July 2000 [2] saw Gill make 16 appearances but the following season he moved to Oldham, where he would spend the next two years. In 2003-04, he moved to Scarborough, before a final playing spell with Droylsden. Gill retired from football aged 28, mainly due to an ongoing ankle injury

He is a graduate from the University of Salford with a first class honours Physiotherapy degree, [3] which he completed in 2008. [4] In 2016, he completed a master's degree in Sports Physiotherapy from Bath University. He is currently working as a physiotherapist at Brentford Football Club.

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References

  1. "Wayne Gill". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. "New Signings". TranmereRovers.co.uk. Tranmere Rovers Football Club. 5 July 2000. Archived from the original on 9 March 2001. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  3. "Professional Footballers and Physiotherapy at Salford", University of Salford, 18 September 2009
  4. My Graduation - July 2008 University of Salford graduation brochure, 2008, p. 34