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Gerry Gow

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Gerry Gow
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-05-29)29 May 1952
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 10 October 2016(2016-10-10) (aged 64)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1980 Bristol City 375 (48)
1980–1981 Manchester City 26 (5)
1981–1983 Rotherham United 58 (4)
1983–1984 Burnley 9 (0)
Total 459 (57)
International career
1974 Scotland U23 1 (0)
Managerial career
1984–1987 Yeovil Town (player-manager)
1989–1990 Weymouth
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerald Gow (29 May 1952 – 10 October 2016) was a footballer who played for Bristol City in the 1970s, making 375 appearances for them in The Football League.[1]

Playing career

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Gow made his debut for Bristol City in 1970 at the age of 17.[2] He was a member of the side which achieved promotion in 1976 to the First Division.[2] He left Bristol City aged 28 following the team's relegation to the Second Division in 1980.[2]

After his time at Bristol City he played for Manchester City, appearing in the 1981 FA Cup final, and Rotherham United,[1] before transferring to Burnley in August 1983.[3] He then moved to Yeovil Town where he was player manager for a time.[1]

Bristol City granted Gow a retrospective testimonial in 2012, when a Legends team played against a Manchester City Legends side.[4]

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Gerry Gow is mentioned in the song 'This One's for Now' by the band Half Man Half Biscuit on their album Urge For Offal.

Personal life

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Gow's grandson is Eastleigh FC defender Brennan Camp.[5]

Death

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He died of cancer on 10 October 2016 at the age of 64.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gerry Gow at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  2. ^ a b c Ponting, I. (1990) Bristol City Greats. Bristol Redcliffe Press Ltd.
  3. ^ "Clarets mad – Burnley players". Claretsmad.co.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Manchester City's enforcer Gerry Gow hailed at testimonial". Manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  5. ^ "BRENNAN CAMP". Kev Bennett. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Bristol City legend Gerry Gow dies after losing battle with cancer". Bristol Post. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Gerry Gow: Former Bristol City midfielder dies aged 64". BBC Sport. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.