Gerald Thomas Francis Summers (born 4 October 1933)[1] was an English professional football player with West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield United, Hull City and Walsall; he then went into football coaching with Oxford United, Gillingham, Derby County and Leicester City.

Summers joined Sheffield United in May 1957, Joe Mercer having signed him from West Bromwich Albion. He played 260 League games as attacking wing-half before moving to Hull City in 1964, and then to Walsall. He was manager at Oxford United (1969–1975) and Gillingham (1975–1981)[2] and coached at Derby County and Leicester City.[3]

References

  1. ^ Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-85983-474-9.
  2. ^ Soccerbase, retrieved 6 December 2006
  3. ^ Naughton, Philippe; Coates, Sam. "Archived copy". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2006.((cite news)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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