Gary Croft was born on 17 February 1974 and is an English former professional footballer and co-commentator for BBC Radio Humberside.
13 Facts About Gary Croft
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Gary Croft notably played for Grimsby Town, Blackburn Rovers and Ipswich Town, having had spells with Wigan Athletic, Cardiff City, Lincoln City and Grimsby Borough.
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Gary Croft was the first footballer to play in the Football League whilst wearing an electronic tag, when playing for Ipswich Town.
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Gary Croft graduated from the Grimsby Town youth setup in 1992, and was handed his first team debut by Alan Buckley shortly afterwards.
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Gary Croft started as a left-back, but filled in as a makeshift right back in John McDermott's absence, as well as being known to cover central midfield, left midfield, right midfield and even as a support striker.
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Gary Croft became an integral part of the Blundell Park setup and was one of a number of successful professional footballers in the mid nineties who came from the club, others included the likes of Jack Lester, Danny Butterfield and John Oster.
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Gary Croft made over 50 appearances for the club and played Premier League football for them until he made a move to Ipswich Town in 1999.
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Gary Croft moved to Ipswich Town in 1999 and scored on his debut against Manchester City.
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Gary Croft helped Ipswich return to the Premiership in 2000, and was a first team regular in the side managed by George Burley.
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In July 2005, Gary Croft made a return to his first club Grimsby Town joining first on trial, and then two weeks later signing on a permanent basis.
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Gary Croft struggled to break into the Grimsby side in his preferred position of left back due to the good performances of Tom Newey, but, due to an injury to veteran John McDermott, Croft played the majority of his first season at right back under Russell Slade.
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Gary Croft was released after twelve months at Sincil Bank after suffering further injuries and receiving several red cards.
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In 2015 Gary Croft came out of retirement and joined Grimsby Borough as an attacking player.