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English footballer

Colin Gordon
Personal information
Full name Colin Kenneth Gordon
Date of birth (1963-01-17) 17 January 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Stourbridge, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Lye Town
– Oldbury United
1984–1986 Swindon Town 72 (34)
1986–1987 Wimbledon 3 (0)
1987 → Gillingham (loan) 4 (2)
1987–1988 Reading 24 (9)
1988 → Bristol City (loan) 8 (4)
1988–1989 Fulham 17 (2)
1989–1991 Birmingham City 26 (3)
1990 → Hereford United (loan) 6 (0)
1990–1991 → Walsall (loan) 6 (1)
1991 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 4 (0)
1991–1992 Leicester City 24 (5)
1992–1993 Kidderminster Harriers 21 (4)
1993 → Gloucester City (loan) 2 (?)
– Stourbridge
Managerial career
2015 Kidderminster Harriers (caretaker)
2016 Kidderminster Harriers (caretaker)
2019 Kidderminster Harriers (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Colin Kenneth Gordon (born 17 January 1963) is an English former footballer born in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, who played as a striker.

He scored 60 goals in 194 appearances in the Football League playing for Swindon Town, Wimbledon, Gillingham, Reading, Bristol City, Fulham, Birmingham City, Hereford United, Walsall, Bristol Rovers and Leicester City. He went on to play non-League football for Kidderminster Harriers, Gloucester City, on loan from Kidderminster, and Stourbridge.

After his playing career concluded, Gordon went into sports agency and was subsequently described in 2020 as "one of the best and most respected agents of the last 20 years". His company represented England national team manager Steve McClaren and players David James and Theo Walcott, among others. He came to particular notice when he made an attack on football finance, alleging significant levels of corruption within the game.

In April 2015 Gordon returned to Kidderminster Harriers as new football development director of the club. When Gary Whild was removed from the position as manager in September 2015 Gordon was made caretaker manager until the appointment of Dave Hockaday on 9 October 2015. In November 2015 he bought the majority share of the Harriers. Following the sacking of Hockaday on 7 January 2016 Gordon was once again installed as caretaker.

In 2016 Gordon unveiled plans to open a 'football university' in Kidderminster, beginning in the 2017-18 campaign. The following year it was announced that Gordon intended to move the Harriers away from their Aggborough home to an industrial estate near to Stourport, arguing that "the simple fact of the matter is that we cannot be at the heart of our community if we're sat in the middle of a housing estate."

The plans, though, came to nothing. After relegation to the National League North, and a third spell for Gordon as manager, he sold his stake in the club to a local consortium in October 2019.

Alongside his agency commitments, Gordon is a UEFA A License holder and has been coach of the England national powerchair football team since 2013. The team have since won the 2019 European Championship, and were runners-up at the 2023 World Cup. Gordon's son Chris is the team's goalkeeper.

References

  1. Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91 (21st ed.). Queen Anne Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-356-17911-7.
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  3. Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 391, 401. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.
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  7. Swain, Martin (27 September 2006). "Top agent lifts lid". Express & Star. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  8. Wallace, Sam (28 September 2006). "McClaren aide says 'majority of agents are corrupt'". The Independent. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
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  11. "Kidderminster Harriers: Colin Gordon buys majority stake". BBC Sport. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  12. "Dave Hockaday Sacked". kidderminsterharriers.com. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  13. "Colin Gordon sets out ambitious football university for Kidderminster Harriers". Kidderminster Shuttle. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  14. "Kidderminster Harriers: Ex-EFL club plan to leave Aggborough, their home since 1890". BBC Sport. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  15. "Kidderminster Harriers: Consortium replaces Colin Gordon". Worcester News. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  16. "FA cash leaves England powerchair team free to focus on 2015 World Cup". The Guardian. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  17. "England's Powerchair squad win Euro Final with 5-3 victory over France". The FA. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  18. "England Powerchair suffer penalty heartbreak in World Cup final". The FA. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  19. "England's Powerchair and CP teams enjoy weekend wins". The FA. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
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