Gerald "Gerry" Bridgwood (17 October 1944 – 2 March 2012) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Shrewsbury Town and

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

. Bridgwood spent eight years at Stoke, in which time he was used as backup and was used sparingly by manager Tony Waddington.

Career

Bridgwood started his career with local team

and made his professional debut at the end of the 1960–61 season at home to Brighton & Hove Albion. It took him a while to establish himself in Tony Waddingtons squad and he was used as a back up player in his time at Stoke. In total Bridgwood played in 111 matches for Stoke scoring eight goals in nine seasons. His most productive season was the 1966–67 as he made 26 appearances. He also played six matches in the club's run to the

1964 Football League Cup Final The 1964 Football League Cup Final, the fourth to be staged since the competition's inception, was contested between Stoke City and Leicester City, both of the First Division, over two legs. Leicester City won 4–3 on aggregate. Match revi ...

. He left for regular football in 1968 and joined Shrewsbury Town where he spent five years before ending his career with Telford United.

Personal life

After finishing his playing career Bridgwood and his wife Cynthia became pub landlords. They owned The Greyhound (Stafford) for many years. Since the early 1990s they owned the Crown Inn, Goostrey. Bridgwood's eldest son, Mark, a ceramic artist, lives with his family in U.S. His youngest son, Scott is a painter in the UK.

Death

Gerry Bridgwood died on 2 March 2012 after a suspected heart attack just days after he had decided to retire from the pub trade.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bridgwood, Gerry 1944 births 2012 deaths English footballers Stoke City F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Telford United F.C. players English Football League players Footballers from Stoke-on-Trent Association football midfielders