Ged Brannan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerard Daniel Brannan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Morecambe (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1997 | Tranmere Rovers | 238 | (20) |
| 1997–1998 | Manchester City | 43 | (4) |
| 1998 | → Norwich City (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 1998–2001 | Motherwell | 81 | (16) |
| 2001–2003 | Wigan Athletic | 52 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Rochdale (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Accrington Stanley | 49 | (7) |
| 2005 |
Radcliffe Borough | 11 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Morecambe | 55 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Vauxhall Motors | 11 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | Burscough | 17 | (1) |
| Total | 575 | (52) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023– | Morecambe | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gerard Daniel Brannan (born 15 January 1972) is an English football manager and former player. He is the manager of League Two side Morecambe.
As a player he was a
.Club career
Brannan had a well-travelled career, beginning at Tranmere Rovers, before a £750,000 transfer to Manchester City in March 1997.[2]
Mostly used as a squad player at Manchester City, he was loaned to Norwich City between August and October 1998, scoring once against Sheffield United,[3] and was then sold to Motherwell for £375,000 in October 1998, thus terminating his spell at Norwich.[4]
Brannan moved onto
A free transfer to
After leaving Stanley, Ged spent a short period playing for
Signed by Harvey as a midfielder, Brannan was soon dropped by caretaker manager
Brannan saw himself out of the team again at the start of the 2006–07 season, as Adam Yates was brought to Morecambe to play at right-back. Brannan filled in central defence during the absence of club captain Jim Bentley through injury and made several appearances in midfield.
In December 2006, it was announced Brannan would be moving to Southport to take the assistant manager position, as club manager Paul Cook was a personal friend. However, Cook was sacked from Southport before the move could take place in the January transfer window, and subsequently Brannan has decided to stay with Morecambe. His Morecambe squad number for the 2006–07 season was 12.[citation needed]
Morecambe's triumph presented Brannan with the accolade of becoming the first player to win promotion at both the old and new Wembley.[citation needed]
On 2 November 2007 Brannan came out of retirement and signed for Vauxhall Motors and made his debut the next day at Rivacre Park in their home game against Worcester City. He finished his career with Burscough.
International career
Brannan received a call up by the Cayman Islands national team due to a loophole in the regulations, on 29 February 2000 along with several other league players including Barry Hayles and Wayne Collins, at the time both at Fulham. Brannan accepted the call up, however FIFA blocked the call-up.[7]
Coaching career
Brannan was the under-23s manager at Accrington Stanley.[8]
In September 2023, Brannan joined the coaching staff at Morecambe.[9] After the departure of manager Derek Adams in November, Brannan was appointed caretaker manager, along with John McMahon.[10] Brannan was subsequently appointed as first team manager on 27 November 2023, signing an 18-month contract.[11]
Managerial statistics
- As of 20 April 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||
| Morecambe | 20 November 2023 | Present | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 32.26 | |||
| Total | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 32.26 | |||||
- Brannan was caretaker until 27 November 2023 when he was appointed permanently.
References
- ^ "Ged Brannan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ a b Herringshaw, George. "Ged Brannan". Sporting-Heroes.net. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ^ "Marcelo magic boosts Blades". thefreelibrary.com. 19 September 1998. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ a b c Whitlam, Steve (2010). "Ged Brannan biography". Flown from the Nest. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ^ "Worthington Cup". The Daily Telegraph. 21 August 2001. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "Morecambe 2–2 Exeter". BBC. 21 January 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "Ged BRANNAN – Biography of his Man City career. – Manchester City FC".
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Brannan hoping to achieve league and cup double".
- ^ "Ged Brannan joins Coaching Team". morecambefc.com. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Derek Adams: Morecambe boss leaves League Two club before expected move to Ross County". BBC Sport. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Morecambe appoint Brannan as boss on 18-month deal". BBC Sport. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
External links
- Ged Brannan profile Soccerbase