Ian George Gore (born 10 January 1968) is an English former professional

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. He played as a

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Football career

Gore began his career as an apprentice with Birmingham City, turning professional in May 1986, but was released without playing a first-team game. He joined non-league Southport before joining Blackpool on a free transfer in January 1988, beginning a seven-year spell at Bloomfield Road in which he played exactly 200 league games. He was voted the Blackpool supporters' Player of the Year for 1990–91,'' The Seasiders'' DVD and the following year he was a member of the Blackpool side that won promotion, via the

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play-off final at Wembley, to the new

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in 1991–92. In August 1995, Gore joined

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on a free transfer, having played against the Gulls at Wembley for Blackpool in the 1991 play-off final, which Torquay won on penalties. Although a regular in the side he moved to Doncaster Rovers in March 1996. He played 66 times for Rovers, mostly alongside Darren Moore, who he had replaced at Torquay. Gore scored once before being released. Gore played the summer of 1998 in Singapore with

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before returning to England with non-league side Boreham Wood. He then moved on to Gainsborough Trinity in September 1999. He retired in 2002.

Honours

Blackpool * Supporters' Player of the Year: 1990–91 *

play-off winner: 1991–92

Notes

References

Gore's profile at Soccerbase
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