Jim Gannon

footballer; football manager (born 1968)

James Paul "Jim" Gannon (born 7 September 1968) is an English former footballer and manager. He is currently the manager and Director of Football of English Conference National team Stockport County F.C..

Jim Gannon
Gannon celebrating winning the National League North as Stockport County manager in (April 2019)
Personal information
Full name James Paul Gannon[1]
Date of birth (1968-09-07) 7 September 1968 (age 56)[2]
Place of birth Southwark, London, England[3]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre-half; various
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1989 Dundalk 17 (1)
1989–1990 Sheffield United 0 (0)
1990Halifax Town (loan) 2 (0)
1990–2000 Stockport County 383 (52)
1994Notts County (loan) 2 (0)
2000–2001 Crewe Alexandra 7 (0)
2001–2004 Shelbourne 48 (3)
Total 459 (56)
Teams managed
2004–2005 Dundalk
2005–2009 Stockport County
2009 Motherwell
2010 Peterborough United
2011 Port Vale
2011–2013 Stockport County
2013–2016 Northwich Victoria
2016–2021 Stockport County
2021–2022 Hyde United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Playing statistics

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Source:[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup Other[A] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sheffield United 1989–90 Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halifax Town (loan) 1989–90 Fourth Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Stockport County 1989–90 Fourth Division 7 1 0 0 1 0 8 1
1990–91 Fourth Division 41 6 1 0 4 1 46 7
1991–92 Third Division 43 16 2 1 13 4 58 21
1992–93 Second Division 46 12 3 0 14 3 63 15
1993–94 Second Division 16 0 2 0 4 1 22 1
1994–95 Second Division 45 7 1 0 6 0 52 7
1995–96 Second Division 23 1 2 0 7 1 32 2
1996–97 Second Division 40 4 4 0 15 1 59 5
1997–98 First Division 36 1 0 2 0 4 42 1
1998–99 First Division 38 0 2 0 2 0 42 0
1999–2000 First Division 29 0 1 0 3 0 33 0
Total 383 52 20 1 77 11 480 64
Notts County (loan) 1993–94 First Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Crewe Alexandra 2000–01 First Division 7 0 3 0 0 0 10 0
Career total 394 52 23 1 77 11 494 64
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Cup, Football League Trophy, Football League play-offs and Full Members Cup.

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 8 February 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Dundalk 8 June 2004 14 November 2005 72 26 18 28 036.1
Stockport County 28 December 2005 6 May 2009 182 79 42 61 043.4 [5]
Motherwell 30 June 2009 28 December 2009 25 7 8 10 028.0 [5]
Peterborough United 1 February 2010 6 April 2010 14 4 1 9 028.6 [5]
Port Vale 6 January 2011 21 March 2011 15 4 4 7 026.7 [5]
Stockport County 14 November 2011 16 January 2013 59 18 14 27 030.5 [5]
Northwich Victoria 9 December 2013 19 January 2016 113 66 21 26 058.4
Stockport County 19 January 2016 21 January 2021 266 136 64 66 051.1
Hyde United 31 August 2021 10 February 2022 29 9 5 15 031.0 [6]
Total 774 349 176 249 045.1

Honours

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As player

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Dundalk

Stockport County

Shelbourne

As manager

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Stockport County

Northwich Victoria

Individual

References

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  1. "Jim Gannon". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. "Jim Gannon Profile". League Managers Association. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Jim Gannon at Soccerbase
  4. Jim Gannon at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Jim Gannon management career statistics at Soccerbase
  6. "Hyde United Football Club: Database". www.hydeunited.com. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  7. Paul Fletcher (26 May 2008). "Stockport County 32 Rochdale". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  8. "National League North: Stockport beat Nuneaton 3–0 to secure title and promotion". BBC Sport. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  9. Evans, Gareth. "All Hail The County Champions!". stockportcounty.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  10. "Jim wins Manager of the Year Award!". Stockport County. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  11. "Jim is Manager of the Month". Stockport County. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.