Gary Speed

Gary Andrew Speed MBE (8 September 1969 – 27 November 2011) was a Welsh footballer and manager. He played mainly as a midfielder. He was born in Mancot, Flintshire.

Gary Speed
MBE
Speed managing Wales in 2011
Personal information
Full name Gary Andrew Speed[1]
Date of birth (1969-09-08)8 September 1969[1]
Place of birth Mancot, Flintshire, Wales
Date of death 27 November 2011(2011-11-27) (aged 42)
Place of death Huntington, Cheshire, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1984–1988 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1996 Leeds United 248 (39)
1996–1998 Everton 58 (16)
1998–2004 Newcastle United 213 (29)
2004–2008 Bolton Wanderers 121 (14)
2008–2010 Sheffield United 37 (6)
Total 677 (104)
National team
1990–1991 Wales U21[3] 3 (2)
1990–2004 Wales 85 (7)
Teams managed
2010 Sheffield United
2010–2011 Wales
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Speed played for Leeds United from 1988 to 1996 winning the 1991–92 Football League First Division. He also played for Everton from 1996 to 1998, Newcastle United from 1998 to 2004, Bolton Wanderers from 2004 to 2008 and Sheffield United from 2008 to 2010. After playing, he managed Sheffield United for a short time in 2010. At the time of his death in 2011, Speed was manager of Wales since 2010.

Speed killed himself by hanging on 27 November 2011 in the garage of his home in Huntington, Cheshire, England. He was 42. He was outlived by his wife their two sons, Ed and Tom.[4]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leeds United 1988–89[5] Second Division 1000000010
1989–90[6] Second Division 25300101[lower-alpha 1]0273
1990–91[7] First Division 38760735[lower-alpha 1]05610
1991–92[8] First Division 41710431[lower-alpha 1]04710
1992–93[9] Premier League 39743316[lower-alpha 2]15212
1993–94[10] Premier League 36102121—4012
1994–95[11] Premier League 3934020—453
1995–96[12] Premier League 29241734[lower-alpha 3]1447
Total 24839215261117231257
Everton 1996–97[13] Premier League 3792121—4111
1997–98[14] Premier League 2170030—247
Total 58162151006518
Newcastle United 1997–98[14] Premier League 13141——172
1998–99[15] Premier League 38461202[lower-alpha 4]0485
1999–2000[16] Premier League 36963106[lower-alpha 3]14913
2000–01[17] Premier League 3552041—416
2001–02[18] Premier League 29520306[lower-alpha 5]2407
2002–03[19] Premier League 242000012[lower-alpha 6]1363
2003–04[20] Premier League 383201013[lower-alpha 7]1544
Total 2132922511139528540
Bolton Wanderers 2004–05[21] Premier League 3812000—401
2005–06[22] Premier League 31420205[lower-alpha 3]0404
2006–07[23] Premier League 3882020—428
2007–08[24] Premier League 141—003[lower-alpha 3]0171
Total 1211460408013914
Sheffield United 2007–08[24] Championship 20320——223
2008–09[25] Championship 173001000183
2009–10[26] Championship 000000—00
Total 376201000406
Career total 67710453114713647841135
  1. Appearance(s) in Full Members' Cup
  2. One appearance in FA Charity Shield, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  5. Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  6. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances and one goal in UEFA Cup

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[27]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Wales 199030
199160
199280
199360
199461
199541
199660
199751
199850
199950
200071
200150
200251
200381
200461
Total857
Scores and results list Wales' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Speed goal.[28][29][30]
List of international goals scored by Gary Speed
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 12 October 1994Stadionul Republican, Chișinău, Moldova27 Moldova1–02–3UEFA Euro 1996 qualification[31]
2 6 September 1995National Stadium, Cardiff, Wales32 Moldova1–01–0UEFA Euro 1996 qualification[32]
3 29 March 1997National Stadium, Cardiff, Wales41 Belgium1–21–21998 FIFA World Cup qualification[33]
4 2 September 2000Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus59 Belarus1–21–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification[34]
5 20 November 2002Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan71 Azerbaijan1–02–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualification[35]
6 29 March 2003Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales73 Azerbaijan2–04–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualification[36]
7 4 September 2004Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan82 Azerbaijan1–01–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification[37]

Managerial statistics
Source:[38]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Sheffield United 17 August 2010 14 December 2010 18 6 3 9 033.3
Wales 14 December 2010 27 November 2011 10 5 0 5 050.0
Total 28 11 3 14 039.3

Honours

Player

Leeds United

Newcastle United

Individual

  • PFA Team of the Year: 1992–93 Premier League[45]

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