Gerald Priestley (2 March 1931 - 21 January 2020) was a former
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a
winger in the
Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional association football, football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in Association football around the world, the w ...
in the 1950s and 1960s. He was born in
Halifax.
He started with
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest Football Club is a professional association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football.
Founde ...
but did not play any League games for them and moved to
Exeter City in 1953, before transferring to
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system.
Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...
. He made over 100 League appearances for Grimsby, before moving to
Crystal Palace 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, 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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