Gary Ingham

Gary Ingham (9 October 1964 – 20 November 2012) was an English professional footballer and coach who played as a goalkeeper. He spent most of his career in non-league football but had two spells in the Football League with Doncaster Rovers.

Gary Ingham
Personal information
Full name Gary Ingham[1]
Date of birth (1964-10-09)9 October 1964
Place of birth Rotherham, England
Date of death 20 November 2012(2012-11-20) (aged 48)
Place of death Rotherham, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Rotherham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983 Kiveton Park
Gainsborough Trinity
→ Shepshed Charterhouse (loan)
→ Goole Town (loan)
→ Bridlington Town (loan)
→ Maltby Miners Welfare (loan)
1993–1994 Rotherham United 0 (0)
1994 Doncaster Rovers 1 (0)
1994–1997 Gainsborough Trinity
1997 Doncaster Rovers 10 (0)
1997–1998 Stalybridge Celtic 8 (0)
→ Stocksbridge Park Steels (loan)
1998–1999 Leek Town
1999–2001 Stalybridge Celtic 87 (0)
2001–2002 Gainsborough Trinity
2002–2004 Belper Town
2004–2006 Frickley Athletic
Grantham Town
Ossett Albion
2007 Stocksbridge Park Steels
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Born in Rotherham,[1] began his career with hometown club Rotherham United.[2] After a spell with Kiveton Park in August 1983,[3] he signed for Gainsborough Trinity, where he spent loan spells at Shepshed Charterhouse, Goole Town, Bridlington Town and Maltby Miners Welfare.[2]

He returned to Rotherham United in March 1993, moving to Doncaster Rovers in March 1994, for whom he made his Football League debut.[1] After a spell back with Gainsborough Trinity he returned to Doncaster Rovers in August 1997, making a further 10 Football League appearances.[1] He later played for Conference side Stalybridge Celtic; after suffering an injury he was loaned to Stocksbridge Park Steels (where he made 19 appearances[4]) and then sold to Leek Town.[2] He returned to Stalybridge Celtic in 1999, and then moved back to Gainsborough Trinity in 2001,[2][5] his third spell with the club.[6]

He joined Belper Town as a player-coach in June 2002, moving to Frickley Athletic in October 2004.[7] He moved to Grantham Town in 2006, before returning to Stocksbridge Park Steels as player-assistant manager.[8][9][10] He also played for Ossett Albion.[2]

Coaching career

Ingham was a player-coach at Belper Town,[7] and worked as an assistant manager at Stocksbridge Park Steels.[8][10] He left the club in November 2011.[9]

Death

Ingham died on 20 November 2012.[1][8]

References
  1. "Gary Ingham". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. "Stalybridge Celtic - Official Site - Player Profile Gary Ingham". www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk.
  3. Worksop Guardian, 13 August 1983, page 7
  4. "Parksteels • All Time Appearances". web.archive.org. 1 October 2009.
  5. News, Manchester Evening (7 May 2005). "Bolt out of the blue". Manchester Evening News.
  6. "Tributes paid to Blues hero". www.worksopguardian.co.uk.
  7. "NonLeagueDaily.com". web.archive.org. 21 September 2012.
  8. "Blues mourn former keeper - The Pitching In Northern Premier League". www.thenpl.co.uk.
  9. "Marrow resigns from Steels post - The Pitching In Northern Premier League". www.thenpl.co.uk.
  10. "Stocksbridge Park Steels".
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