| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Seward | ||
| Date of birth | October 1, 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Paddington, London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Forest Green Rovers (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1979–1980 | Blackpool | 1 | (0) |
| 1980–???? | Clapton | ? | (?) |
| ????–???? | Harrow Borough | ? | (?) |
| ????–???? | Wembley | ? | (?) |
| ????–???? | Kuopion Palloseura | ? | (?) |
| ????–???? | →IFK Luleå (loan) | ? | (?) |
| ????–???? | Kingstonian | ? | (?) |
| Total | 1 | (0) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| ????–???? | IFK Göteborg (assistant) | ||
| ????–???? | Wimbledon (chief scout) | ||
| ????–2004 | Milton Keynes Dons (reserve team) | ||
| 2004–2006 | Bolton Wanderers (scout) | ||
| 2006–2007 | Crystal Palace (chief scout) | ||
| 2008–2010 | Coventry City (scout) | ||
| 2010– | Forest Green Rovers (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Gary Seward (born 1 October 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Blackpool.[1]
Seward was born in Paddington, London, and started out playing for his secondary school in Rutherford, for whom he was captain. He was later picked for the West London representative schoolboy team, for whom he was also captain, and also represented Inner London schools. He played once in the Football League for Blackpool,[1] also appearing for Harrow Borough, Wembley, Kuopion Palloseura, Clapton, IFK Luleå (on loan) and Kingstonian.
Seward was assistant coach at IFK Göteborg before becoming Wimbledon F.C.'s European scout, chief scout,[2] and reserve team manager.[3] From 2004-2006 Seward was European scout for Bolton Wanderers F.C. September 2006 he was made chief scout/European scout for Crystal Palace F.C. up until June 2007. He then left Crystal Palace and followed his former manager Iain Dowie to Coventry City in August 2008 until May 2010, joining as European scout/UK scout on a three year fixed termed contract.[4]
In October 2010, Seward was appointed assistant manager to Dave Hockaday at Conference National outfit Forest Green Rovers.[5]