Gary Ingham (9 October 1964 – 20 November 2012) was an English professional footballer and coach who played as a goalkeeper. He spent most of his career in non-league football but had two spells in the Football League with Doncaster Rovers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Ingham[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotherham, England | ||
| Date of death | 20 November 2012 (aged 48) | ||
| Place of death | Rotherham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rotherham United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983 | Kiveton Park | ||
| Gainsborough Trinity | |||
| → Shepshed Charterhouse (loan) | |||
| → Goole Town (loan) | |||
| → Bridlington Town (loan) | |||
| → Maltby Miners Welfare (loan) | |||
| 1993–1994 | Rotherham United | 0 | (0) |
| 1994 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| 1994–1997 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| 1997 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Stalybridge Celtic | 8 | (0) |
| → Stocksbridge Park Steels (loan) | |||
| 1998–1999 | Leek Town | ||
| 1999–2001 | Stalybridge Celtic | 87 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| 2002–2004 | Belper Town | ||
| 2004–2006 | Frickley Athletic | ||
| Grantham Town | |||
| Ossett Albion | |||
| 2007 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Rotherham,[1] began his career with hometown club Rotherham United.[2] After a spell with Kiveton Park in August 1983,[3] he signed for Gainsborough Trinity, where he spent loan spells at Shepshed Charterhouse, Goole Town, Bridlington Town and Maltby Miners Welfare.[2]
He returned to Rotherham United in March 1993, moving to Doncaster Rovers in March 1994, for whom he made his Football League debut.[1] After a spell back with Gainsborough Trinity he returned to Doncaster Rovers in August 1997, making a further 10 Football League appearances.[1] He later played for Conference side Stalybridge Celtic; after suffering an injury he was loaned to Stocksbridge Park Steels (where he made 19 appearances[4]) and then sold to Leek Town.[2] He returned to Stalybridge Celtic in 1999, and then moved back to Gainsborough Trinity in 2001,[2][5] his third spell with the club.[6]
He joined Belper Town as a player-coach in June 2002, moving to Frickley Athletic in October 2004.[7] He moved to Grantham Town in 2006, before returning to Stocksbridge Park Steels as player-assistant manager.[8][9][10] He also played for Ossett Albion.[2]
Coaching career
editIngham was a player-coach at Belper Town,[7] and worked as an assistant manager at Stocksbridge Park Steels.[8][10] He left the club in November 2011.[9]
Death
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Gary Ingham". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Stalybridge Celtic - Official Site - Player Profile Gary Ingham". www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk.
- ^ Worksop Guardian, 13 August 1983, page 7
- ^ "Parksteels • All Time Appearances". 1 October 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009.
- ^ "Bolt out of the blue". Manchester Evening News. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Tributes paid to Blues hero". www.worksopguardian.co.uk.
- ^ a b "NonLeagueDaily.com". 21 September 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c "Blues mourn former keeper - The Pitching In Northern Premier League". www.thenpl.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Marrow resigns from Steels post - The Pitching In Northern Premier League". www.thenpl.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Stocksbridge Park Steels".
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