Gary Lee Mabee (born 1 February 1955) is an English former professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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.
He began his career with
Tottenham Hotspur
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, as an apprentice, in July 1970. After a very brief loan spell at
AJ Auxerre
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, he moved to
Northampton Town
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Founded in 1897, the c ...
, in the summer of 1974, when Tottenham did not extend his contract.
In his short professional career at Northampton, Mabee started 29 games and came on as substitute in four. He scored 13 goals in his first season with Northampton.
Mabee grew up in Oxford.
References
External links
Nothampton Town F.C. players at neilbrown.com
1955 births
Living people
English men's footballers
Footballers from Oxford
Men's association football forwards
English Football League players
Northampton Town F.C. players
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