Gerry Coyne
English footballer
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gerard Aloysius Coyne[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1948-08-09) 9 August 1948 (age 76) | ||
Place of birth | Hebburn, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Reyrolles | |||
1966–1967 | York City | 2 | (0) |
1967–1968 | South Shields | ||
1968–1969 | Gateshead | ||
1969–1970 | Scarborough | ||
1970–1971 | Gateshead | ||
1971–1972 | Berwick Rangers | 8 | (5) |
1972–1973 | Limerick | ||
1972–1974 | Cork Hibernians | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gerard Aloysius "Gerry" Coyne (born 9 August 1948) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a centre forward for York City and in the Scottish Football League for Berwick Rangers. He also played non-league football for South Shields, Gateshead and Scarborough.[2]
He signed for Limerick F.C. for the 1972-73 League of Ireland season but after a few months he moved to Cork Hibernians in November 1972. The season ended with Hibs winning the FAI Cup after a replay which secured European football in the 1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup where they played FC Baník Ostrava. Coyne played in the home leg at Flower Lodge appearing as a substitute.
Honours
- FAI Cup:
- Cork Hibernians – 1973
- League of Ireland Shield
- Cork Hibernians – 1973
- Dublin City Cup:
- Cork Hibernians – 1973
- Munster Senior Cup
- Cork Hibernians – 1973
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