Gary Speed
Gary Andrew Speed MBE (8 September 1969 – 27 November 2011) was a Welsh footballer and manager. He played mainly as a midfielder. He was born in Mancot, Flintshire.
![]() Speed managing Wales in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gary Andrew Speed[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 8 September 1969||
Place of birth | Mancot, Flintshire, Wales | ||
Date of death | 27 November 2011 | (aged 42)||
Place of death | Huntington, Cheshire, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1984–1988 | Leeds United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1996 | Leeds United | 248 | (39) |
1996–1998 | Everton | 58 | (16) |
1998–2004 | Newcastle United | 213 | (29) |
2004–2008 | Bolton Wanderers | 121 | (14) |
2008–2010 | Sheffield United | 37 | (6) |
Total | 677 | (104) | |
National team | |||
1990–1991 | Wales U21[3] | 3 | (2) |
1990–2004 | Wales | 85 | (7) |
Teams managed | |||
2010 | Sheffield United | ||
2010–2011 | Wales | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Speed played for Leeds United from 1988 to 1996 winning the 1991–92 Football League First Division. He also played for Everton from 1996 to 1998, Newcastle United from 1998 to 2004, Bolton Wanderers from 2004 to 2008 and Sheffield United from 2008 to 2010. After playing, he managed Sheffield United for a short time in 2010. At the time of his death in 2011, Speed was manager of Wales since 2010.
Speed killed himself by hanging on 27 November 2011 in the garage of his home in Huntington, Cheshire, England. He was 42. He was outlived by his wife and their two sons, Ed and Tom.[4]
Career statistics
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changeClub | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leeds United | 1988–89[5] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1989–90[6] | Second Division | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
1990–91[7] | First Division | 38 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5[a] | 0 | 56 | 10 | |
1991–92[8] | First Division | 41 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1[a] | 0 | 47 | 10 | |
1992–93[9] | Premier League | 39 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6[b] | 1 | 52 | 12 | |
1993–94[10] | Premier League | 36 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 40 | 12 | ||
1994–95[11] | Premier League | 39 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 45 | 3 | ||
1995–96[12] | Premier League | 29 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4[c] | 1 | 44 | 7 | |
Total | 248 | 39 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 312 | 57 | ||
Everton | 1996–97[13] | Premier League | 37 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 41 | 11 | |
1997–98[14] | Premier League | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 24 | 7 | ||
Total | 58 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 18 | ||
Newcastle United | 1997–98[14] | Premier League | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
1998–99[15] | Premier League | 38 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 48 | 5 | |
1999–2000[16] | Premier League | 36 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 1 | 49 | 13 | |
2000–01[17] | Premier League | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 41 | 6 | ||
2001–02[18] | Premier League | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[e] | 2 | 40 | 7 | |
2002–03[19] | Premier League | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12[f] | 1 | 36 | 3 | |
2003–04[20] | Premier League | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13[g] | 1 | 54 | 4 | |
Total | 213 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 285 | 40 | ||
Bolton Wanderers | 2004–05[21] | Premier League | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | |
2005–06[22] | Premier League | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 40 | 4 | |
2006–07[23] | Premier League | 38 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 8 | ||
2007–08[24] | Premier League | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
Total | 121 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 139 | 14 | ||
Sheffield United | 2007–08[24] | Championship | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||
2008–09[25] | Championship | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
2009–10[26] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 6 | ||
Career total | 677 | 104 | 53 | 11 | 47 | 13 | 64 | 7 | 841 | 135 |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Appearance(s) in Full Members' Cup
- ↑ One appearance in FA Charity Shield, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances and one goal in UEFA Cup
International
changeNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Wales | 1990 | 3 | 0 |
1991 | 6 | 0 | |
1992 | 8 | 0 | |
1993 | 6 | 0 | |
1994 | 6 | 1 | |
1995 | 4 | 1 | |
1996 | 6 | 0 | |
1997 | 5 | 1 | |
1998 | 5 | 0 | |
1999 | 5 | 0 | |
2000 | 7 | 1 | |
2001 | 5 | 0 | |
2002 | 5 | 1 | |
2003 | 8 | 1 | |
2004 | 6 | 1 | |
Total | 85 | 7 |
- Scores and results list Wales' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Speed goal.[28][29][30]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 12 October 1994 | Stadionul Republican, Chișinău, Moldova | 27 | Moldova | 1–0 | 2–3 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualification | [31] |
2 | 6 September 1995 | National Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | 32 | Moldova | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualification | [32] |
3 | 29 March 1997 | National Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | 41 | Belgium | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | [33] |
4 | 2 September 2000 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | 59 | Belarus | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | [34] |
5 | 20 November 2002 | Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan | 71 | Azerbaijan | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualification | [35] |
6 | 29 March 2003 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | 73 | Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualification | [36] |
7 | 4 September 2004 | Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan | 82 | Azerbaijan | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [37] |
Managerial statistics
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Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Sheffield United | 17 August 2010 | 14 December 2010 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 |
Wales | 14 December 2010 | 27 November 2011 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 50.0 |
Total | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 39.3 |
Honours
changePlayer
changeLeeds United
- Football League First Division: 1991–92[39]
- Football League Second Division: 1989–90[40]
- FA Charity Shield: 1992[41]
- Football League Cup runner-up: 1995–96[42]
Newcastle United
Individual
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 386. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- ↑ "Gary Speed". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 980. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- ↑ "Wales football manager Gary Speed has died, aged 42". BBC. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ↑ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1989). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1989–90. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 286–287, 623–627, 630–631, 648–652. ISBN 978-0-356-17910-0.
- ↑ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 302–303, 644–646, 652–654, 673. ISBN 978-0-356-17911-7.
- ↑ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1991). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1991–92. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 276–277, 620–625, 629–630, 650–653. ISBN 978-0-356-19198-0.
- ↑ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1992). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1992–93. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 282–283, 628–634, 638, 666. ISBN 978-0-7472-7905-1.
- ↑ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1993). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1993–94. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 280–281, 598, 620–625, 660–664, 911–912. ISBN 978-0-7472-7895-5.
- ↑ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1994). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1994–95. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 274–275, 621–623, 660–664. ISBN 978-0-7472-7857-3.
- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1995). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1995–96. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 196–197, 583–585, 614–617. ISBN 978-0-7472-7823-8.
- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1996). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1996–97. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 196–197, 576–582, 603–607, 865–866. ISBN 978-0-7472-7781-1.
- ↑ "Games played by Gary Speed in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Games played by Gary Speed in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Gary Speed in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
For UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg: "Partizan Belgrade v Newcastle United, 01 October 1998". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 11 October 2018. - ↑ "Games played by Gary Speed in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Gary Speed in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Gary Speed in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Gary Speed in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Gary Speed in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Gary Speed in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Gary Speed in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Gary Speed in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Games played by Gary Speed in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Gary Speed in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Gary Speed in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ Speed, Gary at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Courtney, Barrie (20 May 2004). "Wales – International Results 1990–1999 – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ Courtney, Barrie (2 March 2005). "Wales – International Results 2000–2005 – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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- ↑ "Moldova v Wales, 12 October 1994". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ "Wales v Moldova, 06 September 1995". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ "Wales v Belgium, 29 March 1997". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ "Wales find only misery in Minsk". BBC Sport. 2 September 2000. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ "Wales win again". BBC Sport. 20 November 2002. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ "Wales cruise past Azeris". BBC Sport. 29 March 2003. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ "Azerbaijan 1–1 Wales". BBC Sport. 4 September 2004. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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- ↑ Rollin (ed.). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1992–93. pp. 282–283, 594.
- ↑ Rollin (ed.). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91. pp. 302–303, 614.
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