Gary Silk
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Lee Silk | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Newport, Isle of Wight | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Right Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Leicester City (First team physiotherapist) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Barnet (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Boston United (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Notts County | 63 | (2) |
| 2008–2011 | Mansfield Town | 102 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Grimsby Town | 24 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Boston United | 26 | (0) |
| 2013 | Boston United | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 259 | (4) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gary Lee Silk (born 13 September 1984) is an English former professional footballer who now is on the medical staff at Premier League side Leicester City where he is a physiotherapist for the first team.
As a player he was a right back who played between 2003 and 2013 for Portsmouth, Barnet, Wycombe Wanderers, Boston United, Notts County, Mansfield Town and Grimsby Town.
Career
Portsmouth
Born in Newport, Isle of Wight, Silk started his career as a youth player at Portsmouth. He made his professional debut as a player in December 2003 whilst on loan at Barnet, and since spent much of season 2004/05 on loan at Wycombe Wanderers. He was a presence in Wycombe's quarter-final Football League Trophy run of 2004–05.
Notts County
At the end of the 2005–06 season he was released by Portsmouth and joined Notts County, before being released on 13 May 2008.[1]
Mansfield Town
He joined their neighbours Mansfield Town and soon became a fans favourite at Field Mill. He won every player of the year award available and signed a two-year deal with the Stags despite having an offer from a Football League club.[2]
Grimsby Town
In June 2011, he left Mansfield Town after three seasons, to join Grimsby Town,[3] he would become Grimsby's first new signing for 2011–12.[4] After an injury plagued season in which Silk only featured 24 times in the league he was released by the club on 3 May 2012.[5]
Boston United
In July 2012 he joined Lincoln City on trial.[6] In August he signed a one-year deal with Jason Lee's Boston United.[7] Following a managerial change at the club, new United boss Graham Drury released Silk on 12 February 2013 after his university commitments had prevented him from training on Thursday nights. Drury added "I need all my players to train on thursday nights". Silk played 26 times for The Pilgirms and made his final appearance against local rivals Gainsborough Trinity.[8]
On 14 March it was announced on the Boston United website that Silk, who's registration had never been cancelled, was being brought back to the club by new manager Dennis Greene.[9] Silk was released by Boston for a second time at the end of the 2012–13 season.[10]
Personal life
Whilst playing for Mansfield, Silk gained a diploma in sports massage from Loughborough College. He gained experience by joining the medical staff at Sheffield Wednesday before being appointed first masseur at Leicester City in 2013.[11] He graduated from the University of Salford in July 2016 with a Bachelor degree in Physiotherapy and was appointed as a physiotherapist for the first team.[12]
Honours
Grimsby Town
- Lincolnshire Senior Cup: Winner, 2011–12
References
- ^ "Eight Magpies allowed to leave". Sky Sports. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
- ^ Silk Somner Commintent Shows Stags Mean Business thisismansfieldtown.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2011
- ^ "Grimsby Go For Silk". Football Conference. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ First Summer Signing grimsbytown.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ http://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10417~2757312,00.html
- ^ "Who Is Gary Silk". wordpress.com. 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Boston United 3 Peterborough United 1: "It's good to be back," says Gary Silk on his Pilgrims return". bostonstandard.co.uk.
- ^ "Drury releases defender Silk - News - Boston United Football Club". bostonunited.co.uk.
- ^ "Silk returns as Smith departs on loan - News - Boston United Football Club". bostonunited.co.uk.
- ^ "Greene releases six United players - News - Boston United Football Club". bostonunited.co.uk.
- ^ "Medical Staff". lcfc.com.
- ^ Sutcliffe, Steven. "LCFC physio graduates from University of Salford". thepfa.com.
External links
- Gary Silk at Soccerbase
- 1984 births
- English footballers
- Living people
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
- Barnet F.C. players
- Boston United F.C. players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Association football utility players
- People from Newport, Isle of Wight
- National League (English football) players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. non-playing staff
- Leicester City F.C. non-playing staff
- Association football physiotherapists
- Alumni of the University of Salford