Gary Ingham (9 October 1964 – 20 November 2012) was an English professional

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and coach who played as a

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. He spent most of his career in non-league football but had two spells in the

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with

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system after winning the 202 ...

Playing career

Born in

Rotherham Rotherham ( ) is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies at the confluence of the River Rother, South Yorkshire, River Rother, from which the town gets its name, and the River Don, Yorkshire, River Don. It is the largest settlement ...

, began his career with hometown club

Rotherham United Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional association football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The team plays in EFL League One, the third tier of English football, after suffering relegation fr ...

. After a spell with

Kiveton Park Kiveton Park is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, from the Norman conquest to 1868, Kiveton was a hamlet of the parish of Harthill-with ...

in August 1983, he signed for

Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a Association football, football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the English Football League, Football League i ...

, where he spent loan spells at

Shepshed Charterhouse Shepshed Dynamo Football Club is an English football club based in the small town of Shepshed in the north west of Leicestershire, England. Founded as Shepshed Albion towards the end of the 19th century, the team played for the majority of their ...

, Goole Town,

Bridlington Town Bridlington Town Association Football Club is an association football club based in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They were founded in 1918 and currently play in the . History The club was founded in 1918 as Bridlington Centr ...

and Maltby Miners Welfare. He returned to Rotherham United in March 1993, moving to

in March 1994, for whom he made his

debut. After a spell back with Gainsborough Trinity he returned to Doncaster Rovers in August 1997, making a further 10 Football League appearances. He later played for Conference side

Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921, Stalybridge Celti ...

; after suffering an injury he was loaned to

Stocksbridge Park Steels Stocksbridge Park Steels Football Club is an English association football club based in Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire. They currently compete in the . The club was formed in 1986 after a merger between two clubs, and uses a yellow and blue hom ...

(where he made 19 appearances) and then sold to Leek Town. He returned to Stalybridge Celtic in 1999, and then moved back to Gainsborough Trinity in 2001, his third spell with the club. He joined

Belper Town Belper Town Football Club is a football club based in Belper, Derbyshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Christchurch Meadow. The club are nicknamed the "Nailers" due to the town's nail-making industry. History The club ...

as a player-coach in June 2002, moving to

Frickley Athletic Frickley Athletic Football Club is a football club based in South Elmsall, West Yorkshire, England. They are members of the and play at Westfield Lane. History The club was formed on 30 July 1908, and became a member of the South Yorkshire Lea ...

in October 2004. He moved to Grantham Town in 2006, before returning to Stocksbridge Park Steels as player-assistant manager. He also played for Ossett Albion.

Coaching career

Ingham was a player-coach at

, and worked as an assistant manager at

. He left the club in November 2011.

Death

Ingham died on 20 November 2012.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ingham, Gary 1964 births 2012 deaths English men's footballers Rotherham United F.C. players Kiveton Park F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Shepshed Dynamo F.C. players Goole Town F.C. players Bridlington Town A.F.C. players Maltby Main F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players Stocksbridge Park Steels F.C. players Leek Town F.C. players Belper Town F.C. players Frickley Athletic F.C. players Grantham Town F.C. players Ossett Albion A.F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Rotherham 20th-century English sportsmen