Gary Walsh was born on 21 March 1968 and is an English football coach and professional former footballer who is the head goalkeeping coach at West Bromwich Albion.
16 Facts About Gary Walsh
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Gary Walsh was capped twice by at England U21 level.
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Gary Walsh was originally a striker but was fielded as goalkeeper in a game being watched by a Manchester United scout.
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Gary Walsh was promptly offered an apprenticeship by Manchester United manager Ron Atkinson, and accepted the offer.
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Gary Walsh kept goal for United as they finished runners-up to neighbouring Manchester City in the 1986 FA Youth Cup.
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Gary Walsh was on the substitutes bench as United lifted the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup that season, and the arrival of Peter Schmeichel that summer made his first-team opportunities even more limited.
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The return of Les Sealey in January 1993 meant that Gary Walsh was now third-choice goalkeeper, and the following season, he was transfer-listed.
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Gary Walsh had been out the squad for a while before Sealey's arrival, as United had brought in Fraser Digby on loan from Swindon Town as an understudy to Peter Schmeichel.
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Gary Walsh played in several Football League Cup and European Cup games that season, though when Schmeichel returned to fitness Gary Walsh was back on the substitute's bench or in the reserves.
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Gary Walsh never played first team football for the Riverside club again.
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Gary Walsh remained first-choice in the Premier League until he suffered an injury that saw Matt Clarke take over; Clarke's form meant Walsh slipped down the pecking order.
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Gary Walsh featured strongly over the next few years before joining Wigan Athletic in 2003 as back-up to John Filan.
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Gary Walsh teamed up with former Wigan manager Paul Jewell at Derby County on 3 January 2008.
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On 15 December 2011, Gary Walsh was recruited by his former Middlesbrough teammate Nick Barmby to take over as goalkeeping coach at Hull City.
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On 1 November 2016, Gary Walsh left Hull City and joined former Hull City manager Steve Bruce at Aston Villa as goalkeeping coach.
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On 3 October 2018, head coach Steve Bruce and his entire coaching staff, including Gary Walsh, were fired by the club.