Gerry Gazzard

Gerry Gazzard

Personal information
Date of birth	(1925-03-15)March 15, 1925
Place of birth	Cinderford, England
Date of death	29 September 2006(2006-09-29) (aged 81)
Place of death	Penzance, England
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
	Penzance
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1944–1945	Gravesend United
1949–1954	West Ham United	119	(29)
1954	Brentford	13	(6)
	Penzance
Total		132	(35)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerry Gazzard (15 March 1925 – 29 September 2006) was an English footballer who played for West Ham United and Brentford.

Gazzard was born in Cinderford, Gloucestershire and having previously played as an amateur for Penzance, and made 20 appearances for the County of Cornwall XI, Gazzard signed pro forms at West Ham United in May 1949. He made his debut on the first day of the 1949-50 season, against Luton Town, and played in a total of 37 games that season. He played in 41 games in 1950-51, one game short of being an ever present.

Gazzard moved to Brentford in 1954, after sustaining a cartilage injury and losing his first team place to John Dick. He later returned to Penzance as an amateur.

His two sons, Paul and Roger, also played for Penzance, and grandson Carl is a county cricketer for Somerset.

References

• Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 88. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
• Connelly, Terry (October 2006). "In Memory of Gerry Gazzard". Ex Magazine (38): 24–26.

External links

• Neil Brown profile
• Gerry Gazzard at westhamstats.info