Garry Flitcroft
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Garry William Flitcroft | ||
Date of birth | 6 November 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Bolton, Lancashire, England | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Manchester City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1996 | Manchester City | 116 | (13) |
1992 | → Bury (loan) | 12 | (0) |
1996–2006 | Blackburn Rovers | 248 | (14) |
2006 | Sheffield United | 6 | (0) |
Total | 382 | (27) | |
International career | |||
1993 | England U21 | 10 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
2009–2010 | Leigh Genesis | ||
2010–2015 | Chorley | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Garry William Flitcroft (born 6 November 1972) is an English football manager and former professional player who played as a midfielder.
Between 1991 and 2006, Flitcroft spent four seasons in the
, scoring three goals.In 2009 he became manager of
Playing career
Flitcroft came through the youth ranks at Manchester City where he made 116 appearances in the Premier League, scoring 13 goals. In only his second season of senior football he was awarded City's Player of the Season award for the 1992–93 season.[2] He played for the England U21s 10 times in 1993. He was also called up to Terry Venables' get-together England squad in April 1995,[3] but ultimately was never capped for the senior side.
In March 1996, he was signed by reigning
Managerial career
On 23 March 2009, it was announced that Flitcroft would replace Lee Merricks as manager of Northern Premier League side Leigh Genesis. This also came with the news that the club had moved into their new ground at Leigh Sports Village.[4] Flitcroft left Leigh Genesis after revealing to the media that he and many of his players had not been paid at Leigh for some time, and moved to Leigh's rivals, Chorley F.C. in May 2010.[5]
Flitcroft was hugely successful at Chorley, earning them two promotions – as Northern Premier League Division One play-off winners in 2010–11 and then Premier Division Champions in 2013–14. He immediately guided Chorley to 4th place in the Conference North but lost 3–2 at home to Guiseley in the Play Off Final. On 2 July 2015, Flitcroft stepped down as manager and his assistant Matt Jansen was put in charge.
Personal life
Flitcroft's brother David was also a midfielder who played in the lower divisions but who is now Director of Football of Port Vale. Flitcroft married Karen, whom he had met at Turton High School, and the couple had three children.[6] The couple subsequently divorced.[7]
Flitcroft, now owner of a timber frame business called "Flitcraft" with his son Thomas, faced trial in 2019 following a legal dispute.[8] In September 2020 he won the case against a rival business.[9]
Flitcroft and the Leveson Inquiry
During his marriage, Flitcroft had two affairs, one with a nursery nurse and the second with a lap dancer. After a disagreement with one of the women, the media began to pursue the story, so Flitcroft took out a High-Court injunction, banning media coverage of the affairs.
In September 2011, Flitcroft was named as a "core participant" in the Leveson Inquiry into the News International phone hacking scandal.[6][12]
Honours
As a player
Manchester City
- Player of the Year: 1992–93
Blackburn Rovers
As a manager
Chorley
Managerial statistics
- As of July 2015.
Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Chorley | May 2010 | July 2015 | 197 | 102 | 44 | 51 | 51.8 | [13] |
Total | 197 | 102 | 44 | 51 | 51.8 | — |
References
- ^ "Garry Flitcroft Midfielder, Profile & Stats | Premier League".
- ^ "50 years of MCFC Player of the Year: Part 3".
- ^ "Venables places emphasis on youth". The Independent. 19 April 1995. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "New manager, new home". Leigh Genesis F.C. 23 March 2009. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
- ^ "Garry Flitcroft appointed Chorley Manager". Lancashire Telegraph. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.[dead link]
- ^ a b O'Carroll, Lisa (22 November 2011). "Leveson inquiry: Steve Coogan gives evidence on phone hacking". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ^ "Footballer exposed for two affairs blames the press for father's suicide". The Standard. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Ex-Blackburn Rovers star Garry Flitcroft faces trial over house rip-off claims". 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Ex-footballer Garry Flitcroft wins legal dispute with rival business over patents". 2 September 2020.
- ^ "I JUST DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE | Sunday Mirror Newspaper". Retrieved 28 November 2011 – via FindArticles.[dead link]
- ^ Morris, Steven (30 March 2002). "Footballer loses year-long fight for privacy". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Hacking inquiry: Core participant status for dozens". BBC News. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "Managers: Garry Flitcroft". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
External links
- A v B & C 2002 EWCA Civ 337, a discussion of Garry Flitcroft's lawsuit