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Gary Martindale
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-06-24) 24 June 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Burscough
1994–1995 Bolton Wanderers 0 (0)
1995–1996 Peterborough United 31 (15)
1996–1998 Notts County 65 (13)
1997 → Mansfield Town (loan) 5 (2)
1998–2000 Rotherham United 28 (6)
2000 → Telford United (loan) 6 (4)
2000–2002 Telford United 52 (12)
2002–2003 Burscough
2005 Chorley 23 (5)
2005–2006 Vauxhall Motors 13 (3)
2010–2011 Formby 9 (3)
2011–2014 Vauxhall Motors 4 (0)
Total 236 (63)
Managerial career
2010–2011 Formby
2011–2014 Vauxhall Motors (Assistant Manager)
2014–2015 Marine (Assistant Manager)
2015– Witton Albion (Assistant Manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gary Martindale (born 24 June 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He has since moved into management, serving as manager and assistant manager at four non-league football clubs in the North West of England.

Playing career

Born in Liverpool, Martindale began his senior career in non-League football with Burscough. He later played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Peterborough United, Notts County, Mansfield Town and Rotherham United,[1] before returning to non-League football with Telford United and Burscough.[2]

Despite having played in the Second Division (now League One) with Notts County, his most outstanding moment came after he returned to Burscough. In May 2003 they reached the final of the FA Trophy against Tamworth. Having started the competition as 400–1 outsiders,[3] they had narrowed the odds but were still far from favourites. They pulled off a shock 2–1 win, with Martindale scoring both their goals.[4]

Coaching career

Formby

Martindale was appointed manager of Formby in July 2010.[5] Without time to rebuild the severely depleted squad before the season began, Formby had a disastrous first few games. Lacking a striker, Martindale reluctantly picked himself for the team.[6] He scored in four out of his first five matches.[7][8]

Despite turning Formby's fortunes around, including signing notable players like John Paul Kissock, Adam Farley and John Lawless, he felt unsupported by the club and after internal restructuring of the club he resigned in January 2011.[9] He expressed an immediate desire to continue his management career elsewhere.[10]

Vauxhall Motors

Two months later he took up a backroom coaching role at Prescot Cables,[11] before being hired in June 2011 as Assistant Manager of Vauxhall Motors F.C. by their new manager Anthony Wright.[12]

During the 2011–12 season, he was once more registered as a player for Vauxhall Motors.[13]

Marine

In 2014 he was appointed by Marine as Assistant Manager, again alongside Carl Macauley who was appointed as manager. They left the club in February 2015.[14]

Witton Albion

In October 2015 he was appointed, again as assistant manager, alongside Carl Macauley as manager at Witton Albion.[15][16]

References

  1. ^ Gary Martindale at Soccerbase
  2. ^ "Player profile". NonLeagueDaily.com. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  3. ^ "History". Burscough FC Pitchero site. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Burscough claim Trophy". BBC. 18 May 2003. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  5. ^ "Gary Martindale named new Formby FC manager". Liverpool Echo. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  6. ^ "Formby FC boss Gary Martindale wants to add firepower". Liverpool Echo. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  7. ^ "September 2010". Vodkat League. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  8. ^ "September 2010 Part 2". Vodkat League. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  9. ^ "Gary Martindale resigns as Formby FC manager". Liverpool Echo. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  10. ^ "Formby FC boss Gary Martindale quits". Formby Times. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  11. ^ "Gary Martindale joins Prescot Cables' backroom staff". Liverpool Echo. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  12. ^ "Football: Anthony Wright named new Vauxhall Motors boss". Ellesmere Port Pioneer. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  13. ^ "England – G. Martindale – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway".
  14. ^ "Sad Day for Marine as Carl Macauley Departs".
  15. ^ https://www.wittonalbion.co.uk/forum/news-and-views/47117-press-release-new-manager-appointed
  16. ^ "Carl Macauley back in management with Witton Albion". 19 October 2015.
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