- Gary Clayton
Infobox Football biography
playername = Gary Clayton
fullname = Gary Clayton
height = 5 ft 10 in (1.78m)
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1963|2|2
cityofbirth = Sheffield
countryofbirth = England
position = Midfield
youthyears =
youthclubs = Rotherham United
years = -1985
1985-1986
1986-1987
1987-1994
1991
1994-1995
1995-1997
1997-1999
clubs = Gainsborough Trinity
Burton Albion
Doncaster Rovers
Cambridge United
→Peterborough United (loan)
Huddersfield Town
Plymouth Argyle
Torquay United
caps(goals) =
042 0(5)
213 (22)
004 0(0)
024 0(1)
043 0(0)
069 0(0)Gary Clayton (born
Sheffield ,2 February 1963 ) is an English former professional footballer. He also represented the England semi-professional football team. [ [http://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/club_history.asp Burton Albion F.C. Club Honours] ]Clayton began his career as an apprentice at Rotherham United, but on failing to make the grade drifted into non-league football. He was working as a
plasterer and playing for Gainsborough Trinity when he moved to Burton Albion, then managed byNeil Warnock , for a fee of £1,000. He left to join Doncaster Rovers in August 1986, a relative latecomer to the professional game. He was a regular in his first season and moved to Cambridge United the following June for £10,000. He spent almost 7 years at the Abbey Stadium, other than a brief loan spell with Peterborough United in January 1991, scoring 17 times in 179 league games as Cambridge rose through the Football League. In February 1994 he joined Neil Warnock's Huddersfield Town, costing the Terriers £20,000. In June 1995, Warnock took over at Plymouth Argyle, with Clayton following in August,Chris Billy and £125,000 accompanying Clayton to Plymouth in exchange forPaul Dalton . [ [http://www.aedy.co.uk/htfc-archive/season/9596/team/dalton.html Paul Dalton] ] A regular in his first season at Home Park, he missed most of the following campaign with a knee injury and was released at the end of the season.At the start of the pre-season period, he rejoined Plymouth to coach the reserves, but on proving his fitness re-signed for Argyle on non-contract terms. He turned down a move to Leyton Orient to remain in
Devon , and joined Torquay United on a free transfer on the 21st of August 1997 as a replacement for the recently departedCharlie Oatway . He scored twice in 56 league games for the Gulls before retiring from league football.References
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