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. 

External links

• League stats at Neil Brown's site
• Feature at Peterborough United F.C.

Persondata
Name	Gynn, Micky
Alternative names
Short description	Professional footballer
Date of birth	19 August 1961
Place of birth	Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
Date of death
Place of death