Gary Silk
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Lee Silk | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Newport, Isle of Wight | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Leicester City (first team physiotherapist) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Barnet (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Boston United (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Notts County | 63 | (2) |
| 2008–2011 | Mansfield Town | 102 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Grimsby Town | 24 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Boston United | 26 | (0) |
| 2013 | Boston United | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 259 | (4) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gary Lee Silk (born 13 September 1984) is an English former professional footballer and first team physiotherapist for Premier League club Leicester City.
As a player, he was a right back who played between 2003 and 2013 for Portsmouth, Barnet, Wycombe Wanderers, Boston United, Notts County, Mansfield Town and Grimsby Town.
Playing career
[edit]Born in Newport, Isle of Wight, Silk started his career as a youth player at Portsmouth. He made his professional debut as a player in December 2003 whilst on loan at Barnet, and went on to spend much of the 2004/05 season on loan at Wycombe Wanderers. He was a presence in Wycombe's quarter-final Football League Trophy run of 2004–05.
At the end of the 2005–06 season, he was released by Portsmouth and joined Notts County, before being released on 13 May 2008.[1]
He joined their neighbours Mansfield Town and soon became a fans' favourite at Field Mill. He won every Player of the Year Award available and signed a two-year deal with the Stags, despite having an offer from a Football League club.[2]
In June 2011, he left Mansfield Town after three seasons, to join Grimsby Town,[3] he would become Grimsby's first new signing for 2011–12.[4] After an injury plagued season, in which Silk only featured 24 times in the league, he was released by the club on 3 May 2012.[5]
In July 2012, he joined Lincoln City on trial.[6] In August, he signed a one-year deal with Jason Lee's Boston United.[7] Following a managerial change at the club, new United boss Graham Drury released Silk on 12 February 2013, after his university commitments had prevented him from training on Thursday nights. Drury added: "I need all my players to train on Thursday nights". Silk played 26 times for The Pilgrims and made his final appearance against local rivals Gainsborough Trinity.[8]
On 14 March, it was announced on the Boston United website that Silk, whose registration had never been cancelled, was being brought back to the club by new manager Dennis Greene.[9] Silk was released by Boston for a second time at the end of the 2012–13 season.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Whilst playing for Mansfield, Silk gained a diploma in sports massage from Loughborough College.
Physiotherapist
[edit]He gained experience by joining the medical staff at Sheffield Wednesday, before being appointed first team masseur at Leicester City in 2013.[11] He graduated from the University of Salford in July 2016 with a bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy and was appointed as a physiotherapist for the first team.[12]
Honours
[edit]Grimsby Town
[edit]- Lincolnshire Senior Cup: Winner, 2011–12
Mansfield Town
[edit]- Player of the Season: 2008–09
References
[edit]- ^ "Eight Magpies allowed to leave". Sky Sports. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
- ^ Silk Somner Commintent Shows Stags Mean Business thisismansfieldtown.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2011
- ^ "Grimsby Go For Silk". Football Conference. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ First Summer Signing Archived 10 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine grimsbytown.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ http://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10417~2757312,00.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Who Is Gary Silk". wordpress.com. 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Boston United 3 Peterborough United 1: "It's good to be back", says Gary Silk on his Pilgrims return". Boston Standard.
- ^ "Drury releases defender Silk". Boston United Football Club.
- ^ "Silk returns as Smith departs on loan". Boston United Football Club.
- ^ "Greene releases six United players". Boston United Football Club.
- ^ "Medical Staff". lcfc.com.
- ^ Sutcliffe, Steven. "LCFC physio graduates from University of Salford". thepfa.com.
External links
[edit]- Gary Silk at Soccerbase
- 1984 births
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from the Isle of Wight
- Living people
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
- Barnet F.C. players
- Boston United F.C. players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football utility players
- Sportspeople from Newport, Isle of Wight
- National League (English football) players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. non-playing staff
- Leicester City F.C. non-playing staff
- Association football physiotherapists
- Alumni of the University of Salford
- 21st-century English sportsmen