John Gannon (footballer)

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John Gannon

Personal information
Full name	John Gannon
Date of birth	(1966-12-18) 18 December 1966
Place of birth	Wimbledon, London, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1989	Wimbledon	16	(2)
1986	→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)	15	(0)
1989	→ Sheffield United (loan)	16	(1)
1989–1996	Sheffield United	158	(5)
1993	→ Middlesbrough (loan)	7	(0)
1996–1997	Oldham Athletic	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:27, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

John Gannon (born 18 December 1966) is an English former professional footballer, featuring mainly for Sheffield United.

In recent years he has held coaching roles at clubs including Mansfield Town, Chester City, Notts County and Leeds United.

He is currently working as a scout with Manchester City. As a player he helped Wimbledon to the 1988 FA Cup Final where they achieved a shock 1-0 win over Liverpool. However, Gannon was not in the squad for the final. Gannon left for Sheffield United thereby joining his former Wimbledon boss Dave Bassett, initially on loan during the 1988/1989 season, before signing permanently on a free transfer for the start of the 1989/90 season. Gannon was part of the Sheffield United team that achieved two successive promotions and was a regular player in the old First Division for the "Blades".

References

• John Gannon at Soccerbase