Jim Gannon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jim Gannon

footballer; football manager

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1968

Place of Birth: Southwark, England, United Kingdom

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Jim Gannon

  • James Paul Gannon (born 7 September 1968) is a former footballer who is now manager of National League side Stockport County.
  • He started and finished his career as a player in Ireland, but made most of his professional appearances in the English Football League at Stockport County, where supporters elected him as a member of the Hall of Fame. Gannon began his playing career at Dundalk, but moved to English club Sheffield United in 1989.
  • The next year he transferred to Stockport County, following a short loan spell with Halifax Town.
  • He spent the next ten years at Stockport, becoming one of the club's most loyal servants, and helped the club to second-place finishes in both the Second Division and Fourth Division, as well as two League Trophy finals.
  • After leaving the club in 2000, he spent a season with Crewe Alexandra, before returning to Ireland with Shelbourne, winning two League of Ireland Premier Division titles in his three years there. Starting a career in management, he took charge of his first club Dundalk in 2004.
  • After a season in Ireland he returned to Stockport County as manager.
  • There he led the club to promotion from League Two via the play-offs in 2008.
  • Leading County to safety in League One despite a ten-point deduction for entering administration, he lost his job as part of a cost-cutting measure.
  • Heading to Scottish Premier League side Motherwell, he managed the club in the Europa League, but left after just 25 games in charge.
  • He took charge of Championship side Peterborough United in 2010, but stayed at the struggling club for only two months, turning down a four-year contract.
  • In January 2011 he was appointed manager of Port Vale, but lasted just ten weeks in the job.
  • He returned to Stockport in November 2011, as the club's director of football and manager, before being sacked in January 2013.
  • He took charge at Northwich Victoria in December 2013.
  • He spent just over two years with Northwich before returning to manage Stockport County for the third time in January 2016.
  • He led the club to promotion as National League North champions at the end of the 2018–19 season.

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