Jim Gannon
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..
| File:JimGannon2 (cropped).jpg 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 | 7 September 1968
(aged 57)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Southwark, London, England[3] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Centre-half; various | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1989 | Dundalk | 17 | (1) |
| 1989–1990 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 1990 | → Halifax Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1990–2000 | Stockport County | 383 | (52) |
| 1994 | → Notts 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
Playing statistics
Source:[4]
| 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
- As of match played 8 February 2022
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Dundalk | 8 June 2004 | 14 November 2005 | 72 | 26 | 18 | 28 | 36.1 | |
| Stockport County | 28 December 2005 | 6 May 2009 | 182 | 79 | 42 | 61 | 43.4 | [5] |
| Motherwell | 30 June 2009 | 28 December 2009 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 28.0 | [5] |
| Peterborough United | 1 February 2010 | 6 April 2010 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 28.6 | [5] |
| Port Vale | 6 January 2011 | 21 March 2011 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 26.7 | [5] |
| Stockport County | 14 November 2011 | 16 January 2013 | 59 | 18 | 14 | 27 | 30.5 | [5] |
| Northwich Victoria | 9 December 2013 | 19 January 2016 | 113 | 66 | 21 | 26 | 58.4 | |
| Stockport County | 19 January 2016 | 21 January 2021 | 266 | 136 | 64 | 66 | 51.1 | |
| Hyde United | 31 August 2021 | 10 February 2022 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 31.0 | [6] |
| Total | 774 | 349 | 176 | 249 | 45.1 | |||
Honours
As player
Dundalk
Stockport County
- Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1996–97
- Football League Fourth Division second-place promotion: 1990–91
- Football League Trophy runner-up: 1991–92, 1992–93
Shelbourne
As manager
Stockport County
Northwich Victoria
- Cheshire Senior Cup: 2013–14
Individual
- Scottish Premier League Manager of the Month: October 2009
- National League North Manager of the Year: 2018–19[10]
- National League North Manager of the Month: December 2016, December 2018[11]
Jim Gannon Media
- Jim Gannon Apr 2008.JPG
Gannon as Stockport County manager in April 2008.
- Jim Gannon SCFC1.jpg
Gannon as Stockport County manager in 2012
References
- ↑ "Jim Gannon". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ↑ "Jim Gannon Profile". League Managers Association. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jim Gannon career stats at Soccerbase
- ↑ Jim Gannon at the English National Football Archive (subscription needed)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Jim Gannon management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ "Hyde United Football Club: Database". www.hydeunited.com. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ↑ Paul Fletcher (26 May 2008). Stockport County 32 Rochdale. BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_3/7416601.stm. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ↑ "National League North: Stockport beat Nuneaton 3–0 to secure title and promotion". BBC Sport. 27 April 2019. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48080276. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ↑ Evans, Gareth. "All Hail The County Champions!". stockportcounty.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ↑ "Jim wins Manager of the Year Award!". Stockport County. 8 June 2019. https://www.stockportcounty.com/jim-wins-manager-of-the-year-award/. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ↑ "Jim is Manager of the Month". Stockport County. 14 January 2019. https://www.stockportcounty.com/jim-manager-month/. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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