- Jim Gannon
Football manager infobox
playername = Jim Gannon
fullname = James Paul Gannon
nickname = 'Jimbo', 'The Ghost', 'Boring Get'
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1968|9|7|df=y
cityofbirth =Southwark ,London
countryofbirth =England
currentclub = Stockport County
position = Centre-half; various
years = 1988–1989
1989–1990
1990
1990–2000
1994
2000–2001
2001–2004
clubs = Dundalk
Sheffield United
Halifax Town
Stockport County
→ Notts County (loan)
Crewe Alexandra
Shelbourne
caps(goals) = 00? 0(?)
000 0(0)
002 0(0)
383 (52)
002 0(0)
007 0(0)
00? 0(?)
manageryears = 2004–2005
2005–
managerclubs = Dundalk
Stockport CountyJames Paul "Jim" Gannon (born
7 September 1968 ), known affectionately as "Jimbo," is an English-born Irish football manager and former player. He is currently manager of fc|Stockport County, having held the position since January 2006.He was born in
Southwark , South London and moved with his family to Ireland at a young age. Gannon received his start in higher level football from the Irish club Dundalk. In April 1989 Gannon was transferred from Dundalk to English team Sheffield United and after 12 months he moved to Stockport County where he had a distinguished ten year career. His 479 club appearances puts him in third spot in Stockport’s all-time appearance list and his 65 goals are 9th in their scoring records. After a dispute with Stockport over arrangements for his testimonial, he had a brief spell at Crewe Alexandra, before returning to Ireland with Shelbourne.Gannon was and still is known by Stockport fans as 'the Ghost', due to his knack of 'ghosting' in behind the defensive wall to head in free-kicks. He has received two distinguished honours from the club’s supporter—elected to the Stockport Hall of Fame and as Honorary Vice President of the Hatters Independent Supporters Club.
He was awarded a testimonial against
Manchester City F.C. in August 2000 [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20000806/ai_n14511745] .On his return to Ireland, Gannon completed his accountancy exams and had a number of successful years at Shelbourne which included winning 2 League Championships, scoring in a Champions League qualifier [http://www.shelshomepage.net/europe.php] ] and playing in the
UEFA Cup .In June 2004 he was appointed as Dundalk manager. On
14 November 2005 , Gannon confirmed his resignation from Dundalk. Gannon's position had been called into question after his chief supporters, vice-chairman Tom Baldwin and chief executive Sean Connolly, left the club.At the end of 2005, after the resignation of Turner as Stockport County manager, Gannon was appointed as caretaker manager whilst the club searched for a permanent replacement. However results improved enough during his short time at the club for him to be offered the job full time. Stockport were five points adrift of safety at the time [cite web|title = Table at the time of Gannon's appointment|work = StockportMAD,
17 June 2007 |url=http://www.stockportcounty-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?Day=26&Month=Dec&ssnno=135&teamno=499] , but he eventually guided the team to survival in the 2005–06 season. Improvements continued the following season, with Gannon leading County to a League record nine consecutive victories without conceding, and missing out on the League Two playoffs on goal difference.On his fifth visit to Wembley he guided Stockport to a 3-2 win over Rochdale in May 2008 to win promotion to Division One [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_3/7416601.stm] .
Gannon is a highly ambitous manager and is one of few managers in the lower leagues to hold a full UEFA Pro Licence [cite web|title=Gannon sets sights on Championship|work=Virgin Media Sport,
12 September 2007 |url=http://www.football.virginmedia.com/page/StockportCountyDetail/0,,12555~1111023,00.html] . Despite being relatively new to management, Gannon has been unafraid to criticise referees or other clubs, notably Bristol Rovers after a controversially postponed match [cite web|title=County upset at late postponement|work=Metro News,17 June 2007 |url=http://www.metronews.co.uk/sport/article/3/3434_stockport_rage_at_late_calloff.html] and the likes of Liverpool [cite web|title=Liverpool snatch young 'keeper|work=Norn Iron MAD,17 June 2007 |url=http://www.northernireland-mad.co.uk/news/loadgnrl.asp?id=341070&teamno=499] and Manchester City [cite web|title=Compensation for youngsters imminent|work=Manchester Evening News,17 June 2007 |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/stockport_county/s/231/231270_city_offer_imminent.html] for the controversial signings of young players.Honours
As a player
* "' Division Two Runners Up
**Stockport County F.C. 1996-97
* "' Division Three/Two Play-Off Finalists
**Stockport County F.C. 1991-92, 1993-94
* "' Division Four Runners Up
**Stockport County F.C. 1990-91
* "' Autoglass Trophy
**Stockport County F.C. 1991-92, 1992-93
* League of Ireland Championship: 2
**Shelbourne F.C. 2001-2002, 2003As a manager
* Football League Two Play-Off Winners : 1
**Stockport County F.C. 2008Managerial stats
References
External links
*soccerbase|2751|Jim Gannon
*soccerbase (manager)|2022|name=Jim Gannon
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