Gerald Priestley (2 March 1931 - 21 January 2020) was a former
footballer
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who played as a
winger in the
Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...
in the 1950s and 1960s. He was born in
Halifax.
He started with
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...
but did not play any League games for them and moved to
Exeter City
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in 1953, before transferring to
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in t ...
. He made over 100 League appearances for Grimsby, before moving to
Crystal Palace
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in 1958.
He was at Palace for two years, and during his time there scored two senior goals for them.
He subsequently transferred to
Halifax Town
FC Halifax Town is a professional association football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in and play at the Shay. They replaced Halifax Town A.F.C., which went into administration (law), administration in ...
, with whom he made another 105 League appearances.
Gerry died 21 January 2020.
References
External links
Crystal Palace stats at holmesdale.net
1931 births
2020 deaths
Footballers from Halifax, West Yorkshire
Men's association football wingers
English Football League players
Exeter City F.C. players
Grimsby Town F.C. players
Crystal Palace F.C. players
Halifax Town A.F.C. players
English men's footballers
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