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Vorlage:For Vorlage:Infobox Football biography 2 James Paul "Jim" Gannon (born 7 September 1968 in Southwark, London) is a former footballer and has a developing career as a manager. 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.

As a manager, he has been in charge of Dundalk in Ireland, achieved promotion with Stockport County, and had sport spells at Motherwell in Scotland and Peterborough United.

Playing career

Gannon was born in Southwark, South London and moved with his family to Ireland at a young age. At twenty he received his start in higher level football with the Irish club Dundalk. He impressed for Dundalk, and in April 1989 was signed up by English team Sheffield United, where he struggled to break into the first team.

In 1990 he moved to Stockport County where he had a distinguished ten year career. His 479 club appearances puts him in third spot in Stockport’s all-time appearance list and his 65 goals are 9th in their scoring records. He was, and still is, known by Stockport fans as 'The Ghost', due to his knack of 'ghosting' in at the back of the box to score from crosses.

He was awarded a testimonial against Manchester City in August 2000,[1] but after a dispute with the club over the arrangements, he was sent out on a brief loan spell at Crewe Alexandra, before returning to Ireland. Following a break from football to obtain qualifications in accountancy, Jim spent a number of successful years at Shelbourne, which included winning 2 League Championships, scoring in a Champions League qualifier[2] and playing in the UEFA Cup.

Jim holds a unique record, having scored in all 4 English divisions, the FA Cup, the Football League Cup, the Full Members Cup, the English League play offs, the League of Ireland, the FAI Cup, the League of Ireland Cup, and the UEFA Champions League[3].

He has received two distinguished honours from Stockport's supporters since leaving the club — being elected to the Stockport Hall of Fame and as Honorary Vice President of the Hatters Independent Supporters Club.

Managerial career

Dundalk

In June 2004 he was appointed to his first managerial post, taking charge of Dundalk, who were also the first club in Gannon's professional playing career. On 14 November 2005, Gannon confirmed his resignation from Dundalk after his position had been called into question as his chief supporters, vice-chairman Tom Baldwin and chief executive Sean Connolly, left the club.[4] This left Dundalk without a manager for their final match of the 2005 season, in which they had already secured a comfortable mid-table position in Ireland's second tier of association football.[5] Prior to Gannon's departure, the team had drawn ten consecutive matches.

Stockport County

2005–06

After the resignation of Chris Turner as Stockport County manager on the 26th December 2005, Gannon was appointed as caretaker manager with the team nine points adrift of safety at the bottom of League Two,[6] facing potential relegation from the Football League.

An upturn in results saw Gannon offered the job full time, which allowed him to guide County to safety. The club won more than twice as many points in the second half of the season than they did in the first, and they managed to avoid relegation from the football league on the final day of the 2005–06 season.

2006–07

At the beginning of the 2006-07 season, Gannon and Stockport announced they had drawn up a 5-year plan to take the club to the Championship. Results on the field followed this statement of intent, with Gannon leading County to a League record nine consecutive victories without conceding a goal. County missed out on the League Two play-offs due to results on the final day of the season, missing out on goal difference despite a 5-0 victory over Darlington.

During the 2006-07, Gannon and Stockport began to form a close relationship with Alan Lord, the founder of Football Development School ProFootball4u. Anthony Pilkington, who began to feature in County's first team in the second half of this season, was developed through Alan Lord's school[7]. At the end of the season, Alan Lord was taken on at County as a scout and development team coach[8]; he would later follow Gannon to Motherwell.

2007–08

The 2007-08 season started with a friendly marking the passing of Danny Bergara, the manager who had brought Gannon to County as a player in 1990. The friendly was against Cardiff, managed by Dave Jones, who also managed County whilst Gannon was a player at the club.[9]

County finished the 2007-08 season fourth in the league, and subsequently won their play-off semi-final against Wycombe 2-1 on aggregate.[10] On his fifth visit to Wembley with the club, his first as a manager, Gannon guided Stockport to a 3-2 win over Rochdale in May 2008 to win promotion to League One.[11] Having quickly taken Stockport from the foot of League Two to promotion to League One on a meager budget, Gannon is branded one of the most highly-rated managers in the lower leagues.[12]

2008–09

Gannon led County to an impressive start to the season following their promotion, and they spent Christmas in the play-off places with the best away record in the division.[13] The new year did start uncomfortably for Gannon; with media speculation linking him with a move away from Edgeley Park, and the club announcing they were in financial difficulty, he took interviews reassuring fans of his intent to stick by County.

On 24 February 2009 Stockport agreed to allow Gannon to hold talks with Brighton and Hove Albion, who were seeking to fill the managerial position left vacant by Micky Adams.[14] Jim suggested that his family would play a large part in his decision to move clubs, with Stockport's financial troubles looming but uprooting his family to move to Brighton being undesirable. Gannon was made favorite to be given the job by several bookmakers,[15] and he met with Brighton chairman Dick Knight on the 25th, before announcing on the 26th that he had chosen not to take the job. Dick Knight had indicated that Gannon was his first choice for the job,[16] and former Stockport players now at Brighton had shown their desire for Gannon to be given the job.[17][18] However, Gannon turned down the opportunity and vowed stay with at the Edgeley Park club.

During the final weeks of the season, County were placed into Administration and docked 10 points, leaving them placed dangerously close to the relegation places[19]. On 6 May 2009, soon after the final game of the season, Gannon was made redundant as manager of Stockport along with assistant boss Peter Ward.

Motherwell

Gannon was confirmed as manager of Scottish Premier League side Motherwell at the end of June 2009, two days before the club's Europa League first round qualifying tie against Llanelli of Wales.[20]

After taking the job, Gannon said that he hoped to bring in up to six players, most of them from England to bolster a squad threadbare after summer exits.[21] On 2 July, his first game in charge in the Europa League first round qualifying first leg, Motherwell lost 1-0 against Llanelli.[22] However, on the away leg in Wales, the Steelmen recorded a 3-0 win to send them into the next round.Motherwell then beat KS Flamurtari 8-2 on aggregate after an amazing 8-1 victory in the home leg. Motherwell were then knocked out by Romanian giants Steaua Bucharest after two brave dislays. His first league victory was a 3 - 1 victory against Kilmarnock at Fir Park. He has kept a good running losing just 2 matches both against Hibernian on 5th December 2009. Gannon has recently had a massive fall out with the Scottish referees and Hugh Dallas with numerous decisions going against the Well.[23]

On 28 December, Gannon and Motherwell parted ways, with the club indicating that Gannon was "not fully committed to the club" as the reason for their decision[24]. Gannon was reportedly working under a temporary contract, and was yet to sign a longer term deal as had been expected [25].

Peterborough United

On 2 February 2010 Gannon was appointed manager of Peterborough United, following the sacking of Mark Cooper.[26] He won his first game in charge, leading The Posh to a 1-0 victory over QPR on the 6 Feb 2010.[27]

On 24th March 2010, it was announced Gannon would leave Peterborough at the end of the 2009/10 season. He was replaced by Gary Johnson on 6th April.

Outspoken Nature

Gannon was one of few managers in the lower leagues to hold a full UEFA Pro Licence.[28] Despite being relatively new to management, Gannon has been unafraid to criticise referees, other clubs, football club directors (most notably Barry Fry of Peterborough United) or The Football Association.

During Stockport County's record-breaking run of nine consecutive victories without conceding a goal, Gannon hit out at Bristol Rovers and the match referee when a fixture was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. Gannon lodged a complaint with the FA with regard to Rovers, as he felt not enough was done to ready the pitch, and also a complaint with regard to the referee's handling of the situation. Gannon was later incensed with the FA when the same referee was allowed to take charge of the postponed fixture.[29] Rovers won the delayed match 2–1.

Priding himself on playing flowing football in the lower leagues of the English game, Gannon has repeatedly spoken out against clubs he feels play too physically, and referees he feels do not give his players enough protection.[30] Gannon was left threatening police action over a strong challenge that left Stockport striker Matty McNeil unconscious and in hospital.[31]

Gannon branded approaches from Manchester City and Liverpool questionable and unprofessional after the two Premier League clubs swooped for youngsters being trained in Stockport County's development squads.[32][33]

His open nature has also drawn criticism from his own fans, who felt some interviews shared aspects that should have been handled inside the club.Vorlage:Citation needed After a touch-line argument with then-club captain Gareth Owen, Gannon gave a forthright interview explaining that disciplinary action will be taken, and Owen would be stripped of the captaincy.[34] Owen, who was later released by the club, did not play another game for County. Gannon also drew furore when he discussed ongoing contract negotiations in the press.[35]

Gannon was sent to the stand in Motherwell's Europa League match against Steaua Bucharest; however Gannon has stated he did not know why he, or his assistant manager were sent off by Spanish referee Carlos Clos Gomez.[36]

Honours

As player

As manager

Managerial statistics

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Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Dundalk Vorlage:Flagicon 8 June 2004 14 November 2005

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Stockport County Vorlage:Flagicon 28 December 2005 6 May 2009

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Motherwell Vorlage:Flagicon 30 June 2009 28 December 2009

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Peterborough United Vorlage:Flagicon 1 February 2010 6 April 2010

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Total

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References

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Vorlage:Stockport County F.C. managers Vorlage:Motherwell F.C. managers Vorlage:Peterborough United F.C. managers

  1. ↑ What A Weird Weah To Start. In: Sunday Mirror, 6 August 2000.
  2. ↑ Reds so close to glamour tie with Boavista. In: The Mirror, 18 July 2002.
  3. ↑ Past Players: Jim Gannon. In: Stockport County, 27 June 2008.
  4. ↑ Dundalk manager hands in resignation. In: RTÉ Sport, 14 November 2005.
  5. ↑ Ireland Republic Division One 2005 Table. In: Soccerway, 19 November 2005.
  6. ↑ Table at the time of Gannon's appointment. In: StockportMAD, 17 June 2007.
  7. ↑ Another Success Story In: ProFootball 4 U. Abgerufen im 23 May 2010 
  8. ↑ Alan's Bright Future In: Stockport Express, 03 October 2007. Abgerufen im 23 May 2010 
  9. ↑ Day for Danny In: Manchester Evening News, 27 June 2007, 27 June 2007. Abgerufen im 24 May 2010 
  10. ↑ Stockport 1-0 Wycombe (agg 2-1). In: BBC Sport, 17 May 2008.
  11. ↑ Stockport 3-2 Rochdale In: BBC Sport, 26 May 2008, 26 May 2008. Abgerufen im 6 May 2010 
  12. ↑ Gannon Emerges. In: Sky Sports, 12 November 2008.
  13. ↑ Football League One Table. In: 20 December 2008.
  14. ↑ Official Approach For Gannon. Stockportcounty.com, abgerufen am 4. Juni 2009.
  15. ↑ New Brighton Manager set to be Jim Gannon. Online-betting-guide.co.uk, abgerufen am 4. Juni 2009.
  16. ↑ Knight setback as Gannon says no. Theargus.co.uk, 26. Februar 2009, abgerufen am 4. Juni 2009.
  17. ↑ Gannon will have done his homework. Theargus.co.uk, 26. Februar 2009, abgerufen am 4. Juni 2009.
  18. ↑ Albion ace backs Gannon. Theargus.co.uk, 24. Februar 2009, abgerufen am 4. Juni 2009.
  19. ↑ Gannon leaves as Stockport boss In: BBC Sport, 6 May 2009 
  20. ↑ Motherwell confirm Gannon as boss In: BBC Sport, 30 June 2009 
  21. ↑ Gannon targets England for talent In: BBC Sport, 30 June 2009. Abgerufen im 1 July 2009 
  22. ↑ Motherwell 0-1 Llanelli In: BBC Sport, 2 July 2009 
  23. ↑ Llanelli 0-3 Motherwell (1-3) In: BBC Sport, 9 July 2009. Abgerufen im 4 August 2009 
  24. ↑ Boss Gannon sacked by Motherwell In: BBC Sport, 28. Dezember 2009. Abgerufen am 30. Dezember 2009 
  25. ↑ Motherwell axe manager Jim Gannon In: Daily Mail, 29 December 2009. Abgerufen am 23. Mai 2010 
  26. ↑ Vorlage:Citeweb
  27. ↑ Vorlage:Citeweb
  28. ↑ Vorlage:Citeweb
  29. ↑ Double whammy angers Gannon. In: Manchester Evening News, 22 March 2007.
  30. ↑ Get set for a thriller. In: Stockport Express, 26 March 2008.
  31. ↑ Hatters take Reid evidence to police. In: Teamtalk.com, 20 October 2008.
  32. ↑ City offer imminent. In: Manchester Evening News, 20 December 2006.
  33. ↑ Liverpool snatch youngster. In: Stockport Express, 15 June 2007.
  34. ↑ Gannon wants Owen apology. In: Manchester Evening News, 1 October 2008.
  35. ↑ County plan new Gannon deal. In: Manchester Evening News, 13 November 2008.
  36. ↑ Gannon criticises referee display In: BBC Sport, 7 August 2009, 7 August 2009. Abgerufen im 6 May 2010 
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