Gary Birch (footballer)
 Birch in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Stephen Birch[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1998 | Walsall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2004 | Walsall | 48 | (7) |
| 2001 | → Exeter City (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | → Nuneaton Borough (loan) | 5 | (3) |
| 2004 | → Barnsley (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Kidderminster Harriers | 14 | (3) |
| 2005–2007 | Lincoln City | 37 | (8) |
| 2006 | → Tamworth (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Hucknall Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | AFC Telford United | 22 | (6) |
| 2007 | → Rushall Olympic (loan) | 6 | (4) |
| 2008–2012 | Chasetown | 127 | (40) |
| 2012–2014 | Solihull Moors | 55 | (10) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014 | Highgate United | ||
| 2014–2016 | Lichfield City | ||
| 2017 | Hednesford Town | ||
| 2017–2018 | Walsall Wood | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gary Stephen Birch (born 8 October 1981) is an English former football player and manager who played as a striker. He was most recently the manager at Walsall Wood.
Playing career
[edit]Birch scored on his AFC Telford debut in the 4–3 victory against Mossley at Seel Park. Birch came on as a substitute before scoring the winning goal. Struggling with his weight, in September 2007, he was loaned to Rushall Olympic in an attempt to gain match fitness. Birch left the club at the end of the 2007–08 season to join Chasetown.[2]
Birch netted his 50th Chasetown goal in all competitions in a 1–1 home draw with Chorley on 27 August 2011. He departed from the club in June 2012,[3] and signed for Solihull Moors.
Management career
[edit]In October 2014 he was appointed manager of Lichfield City,[4] departing in May 2016 after feeling that he had taken the club as far as he could.[5] In November 2016 he joined Hednesford Town as assistant manager to Paul Casey.[6] In February 2017, Casey resigned his role and Birch and fellow assistant Gavin Hurren were placed in temporary charge of first team affairs.[7] On 15 March 2017, Birch was appointed permanent manager of the club.[8]
Birch quit as Hednesford manager to accept a job offer from Walsall Wood on 6 May 2017.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 48. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
- ^ "Bucks shocked by Birch departure". BBC News. 16 May 2008.
- ^ "Birch is next to leave the Scholars". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Former Walsall star takes over the Lichfield City hotseat". Lichfield Mercury. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Gary Birch quits Lichfield City but backs cup call". Lichfield Mercury. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Hednesford Town replace departing Liam McDonald with Paul Casey". Express and Star. 14 November 2014. Archived from the original on 12 December 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Management Update". Hednesford Town F.C. Official Website. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ "New Management Team Appointed". Hednesford Town F.C. Official Website. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ Walsall Wood Appoint Gary Birch as New Manager‚ bescotbanter.net, 6 May 2017
External links
[edit]
- Gary Birch at Soccerbase
- Gary Birch at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1981 births
- Men's association football forwards
- English men's footballers
- Walsall F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Nuneaton Town F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Tamworth F.C. players
- Hucknall Town F.C. players
- AFC Telford United players
- Rushall Olympic F.C. players
- Chasetown F.C. players
- Solihull Moors F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Northern Premier League players
- English football managers
- Highgate United F.C. managers
- Lichfield City F.C. managers
- Hednesford Town F.C. managers
- Walsall Wood F.C. managers
- Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands
- 21st-century English sportsmen