Garry Thompson

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Garry Thompson
Date of birth	7 October 1959
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Height	6 ft 1 in
Position	Striker
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1977 - 1983 1983 - 1985 1985 - 1986 1986 - 1988 1988 - 1990 1990 - 1991 1991 - 1993 1993 - 1995 1995 - 1997	Coventry City West Bromwich Albion Sheffield Wednesday Aston Villa Watford Crystal Palace Queens Park Rangers Cardiff City Northampton Town	134 (38) 91 (39) 36 (7) 60 (17) 34 (8) 20 (3) 19 (1) 43 (5) 50 (6)
Teams managed
2001 2001 - 2002 2004	Bristol Rovers (caretaker) Bristol Rovers Brentford (caretaker)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Garry Thompson (born 7 October 1959 in Birmingham, England) is a former professional footballer and football manager, who played as a striker. He began his career at Coventry City as a trainee and earned his first professional contract at that club. He went on to play for West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa, Watford, Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers, Cardiff City and Northampton Town, making a total of 487 league appearances and scoring 124 league goals.

After retiring as a player, he became a coach and in 2001 he took over as caretaker manager of Bristol Rovers following the sacking of Ian Holloway. He remained in charge for 23 games, until the appointment of Gerry Francis. When Francis resigned five months later, Thompson was given the Bristol Rovers job on a permanent basis, althought he lasted just four months before being sacked. In 2004 he was caretaker manager of Brentford for one game between Wally Downes and Martin Allen.

He joined Conference North side Hucknall Town in February 2006 as assistant manager to Kevin Wilson, combining his role with a full-time in promotions. With Hucknall struggling financially, Thompson was released from his contract in December 2006 ^[1].

Preceded by Ian Holloway	Bristol Rovers caretaker manager 2001	Succeeded by Gerry Francis
Preceded by Gerry Francis	Bristol Rovers manager 2001-2002	Succeeded by Phil Bater (caretaker)
Preceded by Wally Downes	Brentford caretaker manager 2004	Succeeded by Martin Allen