Michael Gynn (born 19 August 1961) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Peterborough United, Coventry City and Stoke City.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Gynn | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Peterborough, England | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1979 | Peterborough United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1983 | Peterborough United | 156 | (33) |
| 1983–1993 | Coventry City | 241 | (32) |
| 1993–1995 | Stoke City | 21 | (0) |
| – | Hednesford Town | ||
| – | Wisbech Town | ||
| Total | 418 | (65) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Gynn began his career with his hometown club, Peterborough United, where he scored 39 goals from 188 appearances in all competitions, before joining First Division club Coventry City for a fee of £60,000.[3][4] He spent ten years and accumulated almost 300 appearances at the club, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1987.[5]
Gynn then moved on to Stoke City in August 1993 where he played in 29 matches in the 1993–94 season before retiring.[6] He became a postman in the Coventry area, and works as a match statistician for the Press Association.[3] In 2005, Gynn held his testimonial match at Coventry City's former ground of Highfield Road, the penultimate game played there before its demolition.[7][8]
Career statistics edit
Source:[9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peterborough United | 1978–79 | Third Division | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 1979–80 | Fourth Division | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 1980–81 | Fourth Division | 29 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | |
| 1981–82 | Fourth Division | 46 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 8 | |
| 1982–83 | Fourth Division | 43 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 21 | |
| Total | 156 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 188 | 39 | ||
| Coventry City | 1983–84 | First Division | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| 1984–85 | First Division | 39 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | |
| 1985–86 | First Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 1986–87 | First Division | 20 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 7 | |
| 1987–88 | First Division | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 6 | |
| 1988–89 | First Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
| 1989–90 | First Division | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 5 | |
| 1990–91 | First Division | 35 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 11 | |
| 1991–92 | First Division | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
| 1992–93 | Premier League | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| Total | 241 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 291 | 45 | ||
| Stoke City | 1993–94 | First Division | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Career Total | 418 | 65 | 31 | 7 | 38 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 504 | 84 | ||
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Italian Cup, FA Charity Shield, Football League Group Cup, Football League Trophy and Full Members' Cup.
Honours edit
- Coventry City
References edit
- ^ "Micky Gynn". Association of Football Statisticians. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Micky Gynn". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ a b "Micky Gynn Still Delivering The Goods". Peterborough United F.C. 3 November 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "G: Local hero Gynn wasn't tall enough to be called pint-sized". Peterborough Evening Telegraph. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ Lacey, David (16 May 1987). "Cup earned by the Blue crew". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "What Happened Next? Micky Gynn". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ McVay, David (18 April 2005). "Gynn finds tonic in recognition at last". The Times. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ Turner, Andy (20 April 2005). "Ex-players roll back the years". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ Micky Gynn at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
External links edit
- Micky Gynn at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database