Garry Kimble (born 6 August 1966) is an English former professional

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Career

Kimble, along with his twin brother

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, started his career as a trainee at

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where he made his league debut, going on to play nine times, scoring once. Both he and his brother then had brief loan spells with

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before the pair of them joined

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on free transfers in July 1986. Whilst brother Alan went on to spend seven years at The

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, Garry spent just over a year with the club, making 41 appearances, mainly from the left wing, and scoring twice. He was sold to

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for £7,500 and went on to be a regular in their team, making 65 appearances with a solitary goal. After a brief spell with

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he signed for Gillingham where he played 48 games, scoring once before moving to

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. It was while there that Kimble had his finest moment as he scored the winning goal for Posh in a 1–0

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win over

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in December 1991 to catapult him into the national sports headlines. Following his spell with Peterborough, Kimble dropped into the

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game and played for a number of clubs.

Management

Kimble's first step into management came in February 2004, when he was appointed

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manager on a caretaker basis until the end of the 2003–04 season. Kimble left Burnham and was appointed assistant manager of

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Premier Division club

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in May 2010, where his twin brother,

was appointed as manager. In April 2011 he became manager of

Witham Town Witham Town Football Club is a semi professional English football club based in Witham, Essex. The club are currently members of the and play at the Simarco Stadium. History Clubs named Witham Town have been in existence since the mid 19th ce ...

. Under Kimble's stewardship Witham Town enjoyed two promotions in three years to take the club from the

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to the Isthmian League Premier Division, although they were relegated back to Division One North of the Isthmian League at the end of the 2014–15 season. On 28 February 2016 he left the club after winning just two games out of their last 18 in the

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. In July 2018 he was appointed manager of Great Wakering Rovers.Kimble appointed Wakering boss
Echo News, 25 July 2018 He left the club in January 2019.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kimble, Garry 1966 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Charlton Athletic F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Ashford United F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players Canvey Island F.C. players Maidstone United F.C. players Aveley F.C. players Tilbury F.C. players Sittingbourne F.C. players Footballers from Poole English football managers Tilbury F.C. managers Burnham Ramblers F.C. managers Witham Town F.C. managers Great Wakering Rovers F.C. managers Redbridge F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Hendon F.C. players Thurrock F.C. players Welling United F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players Bishop's Stortford F.C. players English Football League players