10 Facts About Gary Blissett

Gary Blissett was born on 29 June 1964 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Gary Blissett notably played in the Premier League for Wimbledon, and in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra, Brentford and Wycombe Wanderers.

Gary Blissett finished his career in Singapore and Germany with Sembawang Rangers and SV Elversberg respectively.

Gary Blissett picked up a Third Division title medal with Brentford in 1992.

In December 1992, Gary Blissett was acquitted of grievous bodily harm after challenging for an aerial ball with Torquay United player John Uzzell in an away game at Plainmoor 12 months earlier.

Gary Blissett has always maintained that the incident was an accidental collision and video evidence of the challenge was deemed to show that Gary Blissett kept his eyes on the ball and, furthermore, that in jumping to head an aerial ball, a player would typically raise one or both arms to gain height.

Gary Blissett was mostly a substitute in his four seasons at Wimbledon, starting only ten matches and scoring three goals.

Gary Blissett had a loan spell with Wycombe Wanderers during that time, and a loan spell back at Crewe Alexandra, before leaving Wimbledon in 1997 for a brief spell with Sembawang Rangers in Singapore.

Gary Blissett completed his playing career with a four-year spell in Germany at SV Elversberg.

Gary Blissett is based in Florida where he is the Director of Coaching for Florida Premier FC Zephyrhills.