- Gary Owers
Infobox Football biography
playername = Gary Owers
fullname = Gary Owers
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1968|10|3
cityofbirth =Gateshead
countryofbirth =England
currentclub = Minehead
clubnumber =
position =Midfielder
youthyears = -1986
youthclubs = Sunderland
years = 1986-1994
1994-1998
1998-2002
2002-2003
2003-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-
clubs = Sunderland
Bristol City
Notts County
Forest Green Rovers
Bath City
Forest Green Rovers
Weston-super-Mare
Minehead
caps(goals) = 268 (25)
130 0(9)
154 (12)
050 0(1)
000 0(0)
manageryears = 2003-2005
2005-2006
2007
managerclubs = Bath City
Forest Green Rovers
Weston-super-MareGary Owers (born
3 October 1968 inGateshead ) is an English former professional footballer and was previously manager of Forest Green Rovers of theNationwide Conference . He currently plays for Minehead.Career
Owers began his career with Sunderland, making his debut in 1986 and playing in the 1992
FA Cup final, in which Sunderland lost to Liverpool. In December 1994 Owers moved to Bristol City for a free of £250,000, and he spent four years there, before moving toSam Allardyce 's Notts County in the summer of 1998. He was released by Notts County at the of the 2001-02 season and was signed byNigel Spink , the manager of Forest Green Rovers in August 2002. [ [http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=5413 Forest Green sign Owers] ]Owers became player-coach at Bath City in October 2003 [ [http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=13417 Bath appoint Owers as player-coach] ] . He was appointed as Bath's new manager the following month, [ [http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=14084 Bath go for Owers] ] and led them to sixth place in the
Southern League Premier Division in 2005-2006, missing out on the play-offs on goal difference.Owers replaced Alan Lewer as manager of Forest Green Rovers in May 2005 after they had been relegated from the Conference. [ [http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=27003 Owers takes Forest Green post] ] However, they got a surprise reprieve as Northwich's ground failed to meet Conference rules, meaning they were relegated with Forest Green taking their place.
In his first season in charge of Forest Green, he led the team to 19th place in the Conference avoiding relegation on the last day of the season with a 2-0 victory over Stevenage Borough. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/forest_green_rovers/4959876.stm Owers relieved as Rovers stay up] ] However, the 2006-2007 started off disastrously and Owers was sacked in August 2006 after losing the first four fixtures. [ [http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=37019 Owers goes] ] He was in charge for just 15 months.
He joined Weston-super-Mare as a player and in February 2007 took over as caretaker-manager. [ [http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=40732 Owers confirmed as Weston caretaker] ] The following month Owers was appointed as Weston's new manager and confirmed that he was still willing to play. [ [http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=40963 Owers prepared to play] ]
On leaving Weston in the 2007 close season he joined Minehead as a player.
Other Information
Owers is also known for his hard work in the community with sport for the disabled.
References
External links
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