36 Facts About Jerry Gill

Jerry Gill usually played at right-back, but could play elsewhere in defence or in midfield.

Jerry Gill began his football career with non-league club Trowbridge Town.

Jerry Gill went on to spend four seasons with Cheltenham Town, helping them to promotion to League One via the play-offs.

Jerry Gill worked as youth team coach at Bristol Rovers, spent 18 months as academy director at Kidderminster Harriers, before being employed at Norwich City, initially as a scout then as an academy coach.

Jerry Gill parted company with the Canaries in July 2015 and soon took up the role of U18 head coach at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Jerry Gill was born in Clevedon, Somerset, and attended Backwell School.

The young Jerry Gill was spotted by Frank Clark, who had worked with Knighton at Sunderland and succeeded him as Leyton Orient manager, and Clark signed Jerry Gill on an 18-month contract in 1988.

In December 1990, after a brief stint with Weston-super-Mare, Jerry Gill joined Bath City, newly promoted to the Conference.

Jerry Gill scored 16 goals in all competitions playing in central midfield, and was capped for the England National Game XI, England's representative team for semi-professional footballers, against an Ireland B team in Dublin.

Jerry Gill occupied the right-back spot in this team, which had previously featured players such as Alan Smith and Steve Guppy who had gone on to represent England at full international level.

International selection attracted scouts from Football League clubs, and Jerry Gill was invited to Birmingham City to take part in trial matches.

Jerry Gill doesn't complain a lot and it's easy for people not to take notice of you.

Jerry Gill was devastated by this decision, describing it as "the biggest disappointment of [his] whole life".

The loan was twice extended for a further month, and on 11 November 2002 Jerry Gill left Birmingham permanently, signing for Northampton until the end of the season.

Jerry Gill acted as regular deputy when club captain John Finnigan was unavailable through injury.

Jerry Gill's starting place and winners' medal, achieved with the help of his "excellent last-ditch defending", went some way to alleviate the disappointment of missing the 2001 League Cup final.

Jerry Gill made his 200th start for the club in August 2008, but was transfer-listed, together with five teammates, when Martin Allen replaced Downing as manager in September 2008.

Jerry Gill had become involved with coaching at Cheltenham, but still felt capable of a playing role, albeit at a lower level, so saw Forest Green Rovers' offer of a role as player-coach as "too good an opportunity to miss".

Jerry Gill joined Forest Green Rovers as player-coach on 1 October 2008, initially on loan, expecting to make the move permanent when the transfer window opened in January 2009.

Surgery to insert a titanium plate into Jerry Gill's face was performed two days later, and he was restricted to a coaching role for the remainder of the season.

Jerry Gill contributed to Forest Green avoiding relegation, and developed his skills by attending a fast-track coaching course at the end of which he received the UEFA "B" licence.

In June 2009, the club made the financial decision that player David Brown would take over as assistant to manager Jim Harvey, and that Jerry Gill would leave the club.

Jerry Gill was shortlisted for the post of manager at Conference club Cambridge United, but lost out to the more experienced Martin Ling, and was a favourite to replace Harvey, dismissed by Forest Green, but was again unsuccessful.

Jerry Gill signed for Conference North club Redditch United in September 2009, where he became a regular in the first team.

In January 2010, Jerry Gill was appointed manager of Weymouth, then bottom of the Conference South.

Budgetary constraints meant Jerry Gill was unable to bring in replacements, and after 44 days in post, he resigned, feeling the job had become untenable.

Jerry Gill led the team to the third round of the FA Youth Cup, in which they lost narrowly to Aston Villa's youth team, before a management restructure at the club resulted in his departure.

In June 2011, Jerry Gill was appointed director of Kidderminster Harriers' new football academy.

Jerry Gill left Harriers in February 2013 to concentrate on scouting for Premier League club Norwich City, a role he had been involved with for some months on a part-time basis.

Jerry Gill replaced Gary Holt, who departed to manage Falkirk, as Professional Development Phase Coach at Norwich City's academy, and was appointed as the U18s Academy Team Manager.

Jerry Gill parted company with the club in July 2015 and soon took up the post of Academy U18 head coach at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Jerry Gill left his post with Wolves in March 2017.

On 5 October 2017, Jerry Gill was appointed first team manager of his former side Bath City.

On 18 November 2024, Jerry Gill left his role as first team manager of Bath City after he mutually agreed to part company with immediate effect.

On 5 April 2025, Jerry Gill was appointed Interim Assistant Head Coach of National League side Solihull Moors.

When Jerry Gill did leave Cheltenham, chairman Paul Baker confirmed Ward's feeling:.