Gary Borrowdale

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Personal information
Gary Borrowdale
Full name	Gareth Borrowdale
Date of birth	July 16, 1985 (age 21)
Place of birth	Sutton, London, England
Height	6'0 (183 cm)
Nickname	Bozza, Micro Penis
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	Crystal Palace
Number	18
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002 -	Crystal Palace	092 00(0)
National team
	England U20	1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:53, 31 March 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Gary Borrowdale (born July 16, 1985 in Sutton, London) is an English footballer contracted to Crystal Palace in The Championship. He wears the number 18 shirt and is a defender who plays at left back.

Gary Borrowdale made his debut aged 17 in December 2002. He gave a good performance and made a regular place for himself in the first team. Despite his age at the time, Gary managed to make the transition to first-team football with incredible ease and has since become a regular member of the first-team squad who can be relied upon in a variety of roles.

A hard working left-sided player, Gary is comfortable playing as a full back or in a more attacking role, where his passing and movement have proved to be a real asset for the side. He has also been known to operate as a central defender and has been deployed in this role for a number of reserve games, which has added further weight to his versatility should it ever be needed at first team level. At age 21 he made his 100th appearance for Palace, in the Club's 2-0 victory over Ipswich Town on 3rd February 2007.

A lifelong Palace fan too, Sutton born Gary can always be depended on to put in a committed and steady display as he lives out a boyhood dream.

He received his first call-up to the England U21 squad for the October 2006 play-offs against Germany, although he has yet to appear in the team. He has also represented England at U17, U18, U19 and U20 levels. Borrowdale has been recently voted The Most Hated Player in The Championship, Steve Mclaren recently stated that Borrowdale was a complete waste of talent and had no intelligence on the football pitch. He was also voted The 9th Unsexiest Man In The UK in a recent internet poll.