Micky Gynn

Micky Gynn
Micky Gynn
Personal information
Date of birth 19 August 1961 (1961-08-19) (age 50)
Place of birth Peterborough, England
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Playing position 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Michael "Micky" Gynn (born 19 August 1961 in Peterborough) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Peterborough United, Coventry City and Stoke City.[2]

Career

Gynn began his career with his hometown club, Peterborough United, where he scored 37 goals from 181 appearances in all competitions, before joining First Division club Coventry City for a fee of £60,000.[3][4] He spent ten years at the club, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1987.[5][6] He moved on to Stoke City before retiring from the professional game due to injury in 1995.[7] He became a postman in the Coventry area, and works as a match statistician for the Press Association.[3][6] In 2005, Gynn held his testimonial match at Coventry City's former ground of Highfield Road, the penultimate game played there before its demolition.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Micky Gynn". Association of Football Statisticians. http://www.11v11.com/api/player/34796. Retrieved 20 October 2009. 
  2. ^ "Micky Gynn". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player2/mickygynn.htm. Retrieved 20 October 2009. 
  3. ^ a b "Micky Gynn Still Delivering The Goods". Peterborough United F.C. 3 November 2008. http://www.theposh.com/page/NewsFeatures/0,,10427~1442320,00.html. Retrieved 20 October 2009. 
  4. ^ "G: Local hero Gynn wasn't tall enough to be called pint-sized". Peterborough Evening Telegraph. 27 September 2008. http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/atozofposh/G-Local-hero-Gynn-wasn39t.4533861.jp. Retrieved 20 October 2009. 
  5. ^ Lacey, David (16 May 1987). "Cup earned by the Blue crew". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/1987/may/16/facup.sport. Retrieved 20 October 2009. 
  6. ^ a b Moxley, Neil (6 March 2009). "Sky Blue army: where are Coventry City's FA Cup heroes now?". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1160072/Sky-Blue-army-Coventry-Citys-FA-Cup-heroes-now.html. Retrieved 20 October 2009. 
  7. ^ "What Happened Next? Micky Gynn". FourFourTwo. http://fourfourtwo.com/interviews/whathappenednext/68/article.aspx. Retrieved 20 October 2009. 
  8. ^ McVay, David (18 April 2005). "Gynn finds tonic in recognition at last". The Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article382296.ece. Retrieved 20 October 2009. 
  9. ^ Turner, Andy (20 April 2005). "Ex-players roll back the years". Coventry Telegraph. http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-city-fc/ccfc-match-reports/tm_objectid=15423206&method=full&siteid=50003&headline=ex-players-roll-back-the-years-name_page.html. Retrieved 20 October 2009. 

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