Gerald Gow (29 May 1952 – 10 October 2016) was a footballer who played for

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...

in the 1970s, making 375 appearances for them in

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Playing career

Gow made his debut for Bristol City in 1970 at the age of 17.Ponting, I. (1990) Bristol City Greats. Bristol Redcliffe Press Ltd. He was a member of the side which achieved promotion in 1976 to the First Division. He left Bristol City aged 28 following the team's relegation to the Second Division in 1980. After his time at Bristol City he played for Manchester City, appearing in the

1981 FA Cup Final The 1981 FA Cup Final was the 100th final of the FA Cup, and was contested by Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City. The original match took place on Saturday 9 May 1981 at Wembley, and finished 1–1 after extra-time. Tommy Hutchison opened th ...

, and

Rotherham United Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The club's colours were initially yellow and black, but changed to red and white around 1 ...

, before transferring to

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in August 1983. He then moved to

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where he was player manager for a time. Bristol City granted Gow a retrospective testimonial in 2012, when a Legends team played against a Manchester City Legends side.

In popular culture

Gerry Gow is mentioned in the song 'This One's for Now' by the band Half Man Half Biscuit on their album ''

Urge For Offal ''Urge for Offal'' is the thirteenth album by UK Wirral-based rock band Half Man Half Biscuit, released 20 October 2014 on Probe Plus Records. The album reached #68 on the UK album chart. Nigel Blackwell of Half Man Half Biscuit has discussed ...

''.

Personal life

Gow's grandson is Eastleigh FC defender Brennan Camp.

Death

He died of cancer on 10 October 2016 at the age of 64.

References

1952 births 2016 deaths Footballers from Glasgow Scottish footballers Scottish football managers Bristol City F.C. players Manchester City F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. managers Weymouth F.C. managers Association football midfielders Scotland under-23 international footballers Place of death missing FA Cup Final players {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub