Michael Alan Adams (born 20 February 1965 in
Banwell
Banwell is a village and civil parish on the River Banwell in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. Its population was 2,919 according to the 2011 census.
History
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,
Somerset) is an English former professional footballer.
Adams began his career as an apprentice with
Bristol Rovers. He played just once for their first team before leaving to join
Bath City, initially on loan, in March 1984. His only appearance for ''The Pirates'' came in the final game of the 1982–83 season; a match that was a memorable one for several reasons. Rovers' previous manager,
Bobby Gould, had resigned the day before, their opponents,
Cardiff City
Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...
, won promotion thanks to the point they earned in this 1–1 draw, it was the final professional game for former
England international and
FIFA World Cup winner
Alan Ball, and Rovers player
Aidan McCaffery
Aidan McCaffery (born 30 August 1957) is an English former professional footballer and football club manager. As player, he made 370 appearances in the Football League, playing as a central defender for Newcastle United, Derby County, Bristol R ...
required life-saving treatment from the physio after swallowing his tongue. All of these events combined left Adams's 27-minute cameo at the end of the game somewhat unnoticed.
He signed a permanent contract with Bath late in May 1984 and was a regular with them for four years, scoring 22 times in 175 first team games, until being released in May 1988 by new City manager
Harold Jarman
Harold James Jarman (born 4 May 1939) is an English former professional footballer and first-class cricketer. He spent the majority of his lengthy footballing career with Bristol Rovers, where he is the club's 3rd-highest goalscorer of all time ...
.
He then spent five years with
Weston-super-Mare, before joining
Keynsham Town in 1993.
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References
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1965 births
Living people
People from Banwell
English men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Bristol Rovers F.C. players
Bath City F.C. players
Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. players
Keynsham Town F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Footballers from Somerset