Gary Elkins (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Elkins | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Wallingford, England | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1990 | Fulham | 104 | (2) |
| 1989–1990 | → Exeter City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1990–1996 | Wimbledon | 110 | (3) |
| 1996–1997 | Swindon Town | 24 | (1) |
| Total | 104 | (6) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2013 | Didcot Town | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Gary Elkins (born 4 May 1966) is an English former footballer notable for having started exactly 100 league games for both Fulham and Wimbledon.
Steve Perryman revealed that he resigned as manager of Brentford in 1991 because his chairman refused to let him sign Elkins for a nominal fee. The reason given by the chairman was that the player had 'shifty eyes'.[1]
In 1996, Elkins was signed by Steve McMahon at Swindon Town. He started only 19 games for the club and soon moved into non-league football, while also working as a coach at the Elms Soccer School in Middlesex.
In 2006, Gary joined Didcot Town F.C. as reserve team manager but was then promoted the season after to first team coach. At the start of the 2012-13 season Elkins became manager of the club.[2]
References
- ↑ This is London - Football Notebook. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL: Boss Mudge quits in Didcot bombshell (From Oxford Mail)". Oxfordmail.co.uk. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
