Garry Andrew Haylock (born 31 December 1970) is an English former

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who is currently manager of Binfield. Gary is considered a quintessential "Journeyman" of professional football.

Playing career

Born in

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, Haylock played for Huddersfield Town, Shelbourne, Linfield, Portadown,

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

Glenavon Glenavon Football Club is a Northern Irish semi-professional football club that competes in the NIFL Premiership. Founded in 1889, the club hails from Lurgan and plays its home matches at Mourneview Park. Club colours are blue and white. Gar ...

Glentoran Glentoran Football Club is a professional football club that plays in the NIFL Premiership. The club was founded in 1882. History Early history In 1914, Glentoran won the Vienna Cup, becoming the first United Kingdom team to win a European t ...

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, Ards and

Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...

. He made his League of Ireland debut on 14 January 1990, on loan from Huddersfield, and in his second game scored a hat trick. In 1999 playing for Panionios under Ronnie Whelan he was part of the team that reached the quarter-final of the

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. He made 30 appearances in European competition for Irish clubs, scoring in the

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twice. He made a scoring debut at Glentoran, Dundalk and Rovers. He never started a game for Shamrock Rovers but scored twice from 6 substitute appearances. He scored the two goals for

Dundalk F.C. Dundalk Football Club ( ; ga, Cumann Peile Dhún Dealgan) is a professional association football club that competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top tier of football in the Republic of Ireland. The club is based in Dundalk ...

in their

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triumph in 2002. This was his fifth Cup medal in Ireland.

Managerial career

Haylock was appointed as the first manager of

Hayes & Yeading United Hayes & Yeading United Football Club is an association football club based in Hayes, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. The club was formed in 2007 from a merger of Hayes Football Club (founded in 1909) and Yeading Football Club (f ...

in May 2007, having previously held the post with Yeading FC from December 2006. He received the Manager of the Month Award from the

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for September 2008 when his team topped the Division, and again for March 2009 after another winning run as he led the club to the league play-offs and promotion to the

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. Haylock resigned from his post as manager of Hayes & Yeading United on 30 May 2011. A week later

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unveiled Haylock and Gareth Hall as the new management team. Just five months later Haylock and his assistant were relieved of their duties a
Farnborough
after a string of poor performances, including an 8–2 hammering at the hands of

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. He was appointed manager at Bedfont Town on 6 January 2012 but left the club in May 2012, standing down from his roles of manager and acting chairman. Garry then had a spell as first team coach & analyst at League Two side Exeter City, before accepting the opportunity to return to manage Hayes & Yeading United in October 2015. He left Hayes & Yeading again in April 2016. In April 2017 he was appointed manager of Bedfont & Feltham. He left the club in October the same year. On 27 September 2022, he was announced as manager of Binfield FCClub Statement: New first team manager
Binfield F.C.

Honours

* League of Ireland ** Shelbourne 1992 *

: ** Shelbourne 1993, 2000 **

2002 * Irish League **

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1993/94 ** Portadown 2001/2002 *

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: 2 **

1994, 1995

References

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