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'''Garry William Flitcroft''' (born 6 November 1972 in ], ]) is an English former professional ] and ] of ] side ]. '''Garry William Flitcroft''' (born 6 November 1972) is an English ] manager and former professional player who played as a ].


As a player he was a ] from 1991 to 2006, and played in the ] for ], ] and ], as well as playing in the ] for ]. He was capped 10 times by ], scoring three goals. In 2009 he became manager of ] and the following year took over as manager of ]. Between 1991 and 2006, Flitcroft spent four seasons in the ] with ], winning the club's Player of the Year award in only his second year in senior football. He joined ] in 1996, with whom he spent ten years, of which eight were in the Premier League, and won the ]. He also played briefly in the ], beginning his career ] to ] and ending it with ]. He was capped 10 times by ], scoring three goals.

In 2009 he became manager of ] and the following year took over as manager of ], where he won two promotions in five years, taking the team up to the ].


==Playing career== ==Playing career==
Flitcroft came through the youth ranks at ] where he made 116 appearances in the ], scoring 13 goals. In only his second season of senior football he was awarded City's Player of the Season award for the 1992–93 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2017/june/50-years-of-mcfc-player-of-the-year-part-3|title=50 years of MCFC Player of the Year: Part 3}}</ref> He played for the ] 10 times in 1993. He was also called up to ]' get-together England squad in April 1995,<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-venables-places-emphasis-on-youth-1616294.html
|title=Venables places emphasis on youth
|work=The Independent
|date=19 April 1995 |access-date=22 October 2014}}</ref> but ultimately was never capped for the senior side.


In March 1996, he was signed by reigning ] Champions ] for £3.5 million, but was sent off on his debut in a 3–0 defeat to Everton. Rovers were relegated to Division One in 1999 and new manager ] appointed Flitcroft captain ahead of the 2000–01 season, in which Rovers gained promotion back to the Premier League. Flitcroft continued in his role as club captain for the next three years, but was suspended for ]'s 2001-02 League Cup victory although he did lift the trophy with match captain ].
⚫ ===Manchester City===
At the age of 12 Flitcroft rejected ]'s overtures in favour of a move to ]. Garry then spent two years honing his skills at ] as a teenager before making his name as a professional. Following a brief spell on loan at ] in 1992, where he made twelve appearances, he then broke into the City first team and went on to play 142 times, scoring 15 goals. After five years at with City, having played 142 games, some as captain, he joined Blackburn Rovers in March ] for £3.5m after City were going through financial difficulties and their then chairman ] told the then manager ] to sell their most profitable player, which turned out to be Flitcroft.

⚫ ===Blackburn Rovers===
The combative midfielder was signed after ]' talks with rising French star ] broke down. Despite being sent off after just three minutes of his debut, he went on to serve as Blackburn's captain. Flitcroft made his 250th appearance for the club during the ] season.

===Sheffield United===
Blackburn allowed him to join ] on a free transfer on 12 January 2006 where his Premiership experience was expected to make him a permanent figure in United's midfield. However, due to a persistent knee injury and a lack of form, Flitcroft was forced to retire in July 2006 after just a handful of games for the club.


==Managerial career== ==Managerial career==
On 23 March 2009, it was announced that Flitcroft would replace Lee Merricks as manager of ] side ]. This also came with the news that the club had moved into their new ground at ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.leighgenesis.com/news/396/New-manager-new-home.htm|title=New manager, new home|publisher=]|date=23 March 2009|accessdate=2009-03-24}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> On 23 March 2009, it was announced that Flitcroft would replace Lee Merricks as manager of ] side ]. This also came with the news that the club had moved into their new ground at ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.leighgenesis.com/news/396/New-manager-new-home.htm |title=New manager, new home |publisher=] |date=23 March 2009 |access-date=2009-03-24 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327054703/http://www.leighgenesis.com/news/396/New-manager-new-home.htm |archive-date=27 March 2009 }}</ref> Flitcroft left Leigh Genesis after revealing to the media that he and many of his players had not been paid at Leigh for some time, and moved to Leigh's rivals, ] in May 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/unibondleague/chorley/8158161.Garry_Flitcroft_appointed_Chorley_manager|title=Garry Flitcroft appointed Chorley Manager|work=]|date=11 May 2010|access-date=2010-05-11}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>


Flitcroft was hugely successful at Chorley, earning them two promotions – as ] and then ]. He immediately guided Chorley to ] in the Conference North but lost 3–2 at home to ] in the Play Off Final. On 2 July 2015, Flitcroft stepped down as manager and his assistant ] was put in charge.
Flitcroft left Leigh Genesis after revealing to the media that he and many of his players had not been paid at Leigh for some time, and moved to Leigh's rivals, ] in May 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/unibondleague/chorley/8158161.Garry_Flitcroft_appointed_Chorley_manager|title=Garry Flitcroft appointed Chorley Manager|publisher=]|date=11 May 2010|accessdate=2010-05-11}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Flitcroft has taken Chorley up into the NPL Premier Division in his first attempt, as they won the Play-Off Final 2–0 vs ] on 6 May 2011. In his second season at the club, Chorley FC managed to reach the playoffs again, but were defeated 0–2 at home to ] in the Semi-Final. In his third season (2012–13), Flitcroft guided the club to 8th in the table. Since then, he has signed a 2-year extension to his contract, which is due to end at the finish of the 2014–15 season. The following season (2013-14, Flitcroft won the Northern Premier Division with Chorley earning promotion to the Conference North.


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Flitcroft was educated at ], Bolton. His brother, ], was also a midfielder who played in the lower divisions for clubs including ], ] and ]. He was the manager of ] and is the current manager of ]. Flitcroft's brother ] was also a midfielder who played in the lower divisions. Flitcroft married Karen, whom he had met at Turton High School, and the couple had three children.<ref name=GuardBlogLev/> The couple subsequently divorced.<ref>{{cite news |title=Footballer exposed for two affairs blames the press for father's suicide |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/footballer-exposed-for-two-affairs-blames-the-press-for-fathers-suicide-6370950.html |access-date=29 October 2018 |work=The Standard|date=22 November 2011}}</ref>


Flitcroft, now owner of a timber frame business called "Flitcraft" with his son Thomas, faced trial in 2019 following a legal dispute.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/17939111.ex-blackburn-rovers-star-garry-flitcroft-faces-trial-house-rip-off-claims/|title=Ex-Blackburn Rovers star Garry Flitcroft faces trial over house rip-off claims|date=2 October 2019 }}</ref> In September 2020 he won the case against a rival business.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/18692544.ex-blackburn-rovers-star-garry-flitcroft-wins-legal-dispute-rival-business/|title = Ex-footballer Garry Flitcroft wins legal dispute with rival business over patents| date=2 September 2020 }}</ref>
Flitcroft is married to Karen, whom he had met at Turton High School, and the couple had two children. The couple are separated, and Flitcroft currently lives with his girlfriend.<ref name=GuardBlogLev/>


===Flitcroft and the Leveson Inquiry===
===Legal cases===
During his marriage, Flitcroft had two affairs, one with a nursery nurse and the second with a lap dancer. After a disagreement with one of the women, the media began to pursue the story, so Flitcroft took out a High-Court injunction, banning media coverage of the affairs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20020331/ai_n12837246/ |title=I JUST DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE &#124; Sunday Mirror Newspaper |publisher=Find Articles |date= |accessdate=2011-11-28 |deadurl=yes}} {{Dead link|date=February 2012|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> During his marriage, Flitcroft had two affairs, one with a nursery nurse and the second with a lap dancer. After a disagreement with one of the women, the media began to pursue the story, so Flitcroft took out a High-Court injunction, banning media coverage of the affairs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20020331/ai_n12837246/ |title=I JUST DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE &#124; Sunday Mirror Newspaper |via=FindArticles |access-date=2011-11-28 }} {{Dead link|date=February 2012|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> After a long legal battle, during the ] season an injunction preventing Flitcroft being named ran out.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Morris |first1=Steven |title=Footballer loses year-long fight for privacy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/mar/30/pressandpublishing.football1 |access-date=26 October 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=30 March 2002}}</ref> The lawsuit resulting from this allegation, presided over by ] ], was notable for the way it weighed personal ] rights against the right to ] under the ] (applicable since the ] came into force in 2000).{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}


⚫ In September 2011, Flitcroft was named as a "core participant" in the ] into the ].<ref name=GuardBlogLev>{{cite news|last=O'Carroll |first=Lisa |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/blog/2011/nov/22/leveson-inquiry-steve-coogan-live |title=Leveson inquiry: Steve Coogan gives evidence on phone hacking |work=The Guardian |date= 22 November 2011|access-date=2011-11-28 |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14917056|title=Hacking inquiry: Core participant status for dozens|publisher=BBC News|date=14 September 2011|access-date=14 September 2011}}</ref>
After a long legal battle, during the ] season Flitcroft was unmasked in the newspapers as having had two extramarital affairs.<ref name="mail">{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-107394/Unmasked-cheating-soccer-star.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | first=Peter | last=Allen | title=Unmasked: the cheating soccer star}}</ref> The lawsuit resulting from this allegation, presided over by ] ], was notable for the way it weighed personal ] rights against the right to ] under the ] (applicable since the ] came into force in 2000).<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-104392/Kiss-tell-case-footballer-named.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title='Kiss and tell' case footballer may be named}}</ref>

⚫ In September 2011, Flitcroft was named as a "core participant" in the ] into the ].<ref name=GuardBlogLev>{{cite news|last=O'Carroll |first=Lisa |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/blog/2011/nov/22/leveson-inquiry-steve-coogan-live |title=Leveson inquiry: Steve Coogan gives evidence on phone hacking - live &#124; Media &#124; guardian.co.uk |publisher=Guardian |date= 22 November 2011|accessdate=2011-11-28 |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14917056|title=Hacking inquiry: Core participant status for dozens|publisher=BBC News|date=14 September 2011|accessdate=14 September 2011}}</ref>


==Honours== ==Honours==

⚫ ]: ]
===As a player===
⚫ '''Manchester City'''
*Player of the Year: 1992–93

⚫ '''Blackburn Rovers'''
⚫ *]: ]

===As a manager===
'''Chorley'''
*]: ]
*]: ]

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|July 2015.}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan=5|Record
!rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}}
|-
!{{abbr|P|Matches played}}!!{{abbr|W|Matches won}}!!{{abbr|D|Matches drawn}}!!{{abbr|L|Matches lost}}!!{{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}}
|-
⚫ |align=left|]
|align=left|May 2010
|align=left|July 2015
{{WDL|197|102|44|51|decimals=1}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Managers: Garry Flitcroft |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=3024 |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=7 February 2016}}</ref>
|-
!colspan=3|Total
{{WDLtot|197|102|44|51|decimals=1}}
!—
⚫ |}


==References== ==References==
{{Reflist}} {{reflist}}


==External links== ==External links==
* 2002 EWCA Civ 337, a discussion of Garry Flitcroft's lawsuit * 2002 EWCA Civ 337, a discussion of Garry Flitcroft's lawsuit
{{Manchester City F.C. Player of the Year}} {{Manchester City F.C. Player of the Year}}
{{Conference North managers}}
{{2011 News Corporation scandal}} {{2011 News Corporation scandal}}


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English footballer (born 1972)

Garry Flitcroft
Personal information
Full name Garry William Flitcroft
Date of birth (1972-11-06) 6 November 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Bolton, Lancashire, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1996 Manchester City 116 (13)
1992 → Bury (loan) 12 (0)
1996–2006 Blackburn Rovers 248 (14)
2006 Sheffield United 6 (0)
Total 382 (27)
International career
1993 England U21 10 (3)
Managerial career
2009–2010 Leigh Genesis
2010–2015 Chorley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Garry William Flitcroft (born 6 November 1972) is an English football manager and former professional player who played as a midfielder.

Between 1991 and 2006, Flitcroft spent four seasons in the Premier League with Manchester City, winning the club's Player of the Year award in only his second year in senior football. He joined Blackburn Rovers in 1996, with whom he spent ten years, of which eight were in the Premier League, and won the 2001–02 Football League Cup. He also played briefly in the Football League, beginning his career on loan to Bury and ending it with Sheffield United. He was capped 10 times by England U21, scoring three goals.

In 2009 he became manager of Leigh Genesis and the following year took over as manager of Chorley, where he won two promotions in five years, taking the team up to the Conference North.

Playing career

Flitcroft came through the youth ranks at Manchester City where he made 116 appearances in the Premier League, scoring 13 goals. In only his second season of senior football he was awarded City's Player of the Season award for the 1992–93 season. He played for the England U21s 10 times in 1993. He was also called up to Terry Venables' get-together England squad in April 1995, but ultimately was never capped for the senior side.

In March 1996, he was signed by reigning Premier League Champions Blackburn Rovers for £3.5 million, but was sent off on his debut in a 3–0 defeat to Everton. Rovers were relegated to Division One in 1999 and new manager Graeme Souness appointed Flitcroft captain ahead of the 2000–01 season, in which Rovers gained promotion back to the Premier League. Flitcroft continued in his role as club captain for the next three years, but was suspended for Blackburn's 2001-02 League Cup victory although he did lift the trophy with match captain Henning Berg.

Managerial career

On 23 March 2009, it was announced that Flitcroft would replace Lee Merricks as manager of Northern Premier League side Leigh Genesis. This also came with the news that the club had moved into their new ground at Leigh Sports Village. Flitcroft left Leigh Genesis after revealing to the media that he and many of his players had not been paid at Leigh for some time, and moved to Leigh's rivals, Chorley F.C. in May 2010.

Flitcroft was hugely successful at Chorley, earning them two promotions – as Northern Premier League Division One play-off winners in 2010–11 and then Premier Division Champions in 2013–14. He immediately guided Chorley to 4th place in the Conference North but lost 3–2 at home to Guiseley in the Play Off Final. On 2 July 2015, Flitcroft stepped down as manager and his assistant Matt Jansen was put in charge.

Personal life

Flitcroft's brother David was also a midfielder who played in the lower divisions. Flitcroft married Karen, whom he had met at Turton High School, and the couple had three children. The couple subsequently divorced.

Flitcroft, now owner of a timber frame business called "Flitcraft" with his son Thomas, faced trial in 2019 following a legal dispute. In September 2020 he won the case against a rival business.

Flitcroft and the Leveson Inquiry

During his marriage, Flitcroft had two affairs, one with a nursery nurse and the second with a lap dancer. After a disagreement with one of the women, the media began to pursue the story, so Flitcroft took out a High-Court injunction, banning media coverage of the affairs. After a long legal battle, during the 2001–02 season an injunction preventing Flitcroft being named ran out. The lawsuit resulting from this allegation, presided over by Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf, was notable for the way it weighed personal privacy rights against the right to freedom of expression under the European Convention on Human Rights (applicable since the Human Rights Act 1998 came into force in 2000).

In September 2011, Flitcroft was named as a "core participant" in the Leveson Inquiry into the News International phone hacking scandal.

Honours

As a player

Manchester City

  • Player of the Year: 1992–93

Blackburn Rovers

As a manager

Chorley

Managerial statistics

As of July 2015.
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
P W D L Win %
Chorley May 2010 July 2015 197 102 44 51 051.8
Total 197 102 44 51 051.8 —

References

  1. "Garry Flitcroft Midfielder, Profile & Stats | Premier League".
  2. "50 years of MCFC Player of the Year: Part 3".
  3. "Venables places emphasis on youth". The Independent. 19 April 1995. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  4. "New manager, new home". Leigh Genesis F.C. 23 March 2009. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. "Garry Flitcroft appointed Chorley Manager". Lancashire Telegraph. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  6. ^ O'Carroll, Lisa (22 November 2011). "Leveson inquiry: Steve Coogan gives evidence on phone hacking". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  7. "Footballer exposed for two affairs blames the press for father's suicide". The Standard. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  8. "Ex-Blackburn Rovers star Garry Flitcroft faces trial over house rip-off claims". 2 October 2019.
  9. "Ex-footballer Garry Flitcroft wins legal dispute with rival business over patents". 2 September 2020.
  10. "I JUST DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE | Sunday Mirror Newspaper". Retrieved 28 November 2011 – via FindArticles.
  11. Morris, Steven (30 March 2002). "Footballer loses year-long fight for privacy". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  12. "Hacking inquiry: Core participant status for dozens". BBC News. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  13. "Managers: Garry Flitcroft". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 February 2016.

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