Garry William Flitcroft was born on 6 November 1972 and is an English football manager and former professional player who played as a midfielder.
14 Facts About Garry Flitcroft
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Between 1991 and 2006, Flitcroft spent four seasons in the Premier League with Manchester City, winning the club's Player of the Year award in only his second year in senior football.
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Garry Flitcroft played briefly in the Football League, beginning his career on loan to Bury and ending it with Sheffield United.
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Garry Flitcroft was capped 10 times by England U21, scoring three goals.
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Garry Flitcroft came through the youth ranks at Manchester City where he made 116 appearances in the Premier League, scoring 13 goals.
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Garry Flitcroft played for the England U21s 10 times in 1993.
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Garry Flitcroft was called up to Terry Venables' get-together England squad in April 1995, but ultimately was never capped for the senior side.
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On 23 March 2009, it was announced that Garry Flitcroft would replace Lee Merricks as manager of Northern Premier League side Leigh Genesis.
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Garry Flitcroft left Leigh Genesis after revealing to the media that he and many of his players had not been paid at Leigh for some time, and moved to Leigh's rivals, Chorley FC in May 2010.
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On 2 July 2015, Garry Flitcroft stepped down as manager and his assistant Matt Jansen was put in charge.
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Garry Flitcroft is still at the club in a director's role.
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Garry Flitcroft's brother David was a midfielder who played in the lower divisions but who is Director of Football of Port Vale.
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Garry Flitcroft married Karen, whom he had met at Turton High School, and the couple had three children.
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In September 2011, Garry Flitcroft was named as a "core participant" in the Leveson Inquiry into the News International phone hacking scandal.