Gary Speed

Gary Andrew Speed  (8 September 1969 – 27 November 2011) was a Welsh footballer and manager. He played mainly as a midfielder. He was born in Mancot, Flintshire.

Speed played for Leeds United from 1988 to 1996 winning the 1991–92 Football League First Division. He also played for Everton from 1996 to 1998, Newcastle United from 1998 to 2004, Bolton Wanderers from 2004 to 2008 and Sheffield United from 2008 to 2010. After playing, he managed Sheffield United for a short time in 2010. At the time of his death in 2011, Speed was manager of Wales since 2010.

Speed killed himself by hanging on 27 November 2011 in the garage of his home in Huntington, Cheshire, England. He was 42. He was outlived by his wife and their two sons, Ed and Tom.

Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeeds United1988–89Second Division10000000101989–90Second Division2530010102731990–91First Division38760735056101991–92First Division41710431047101992–93Premier League39743316152121993–94Premier League36102121—40121994–95Premier League3934020—4531995–96Premier League292417341447Total24839215261117231257Everton1996–97Premier League3792121—41111997–98Premier League2170030—247Total58162151006518Newcastle United1997–98Premier League13141——1721998–99For UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg: Premier League3846120204851999–2000Premier League36963106149132000–01Premier League3552041—4162001–02Premier League2952030624072002–03Premier League24200001213632003–04Premier League3832010131544Total2132922511139528540Bolton Wanderers2004–05Premier League3812000—4012005–06Premier League3142020504042006–07Premier League3882020—4282007–08Premier League141—0030171Total1211460408013914Sheffield United2007–08Championship20320——2232008–09Championship1730010001832009–10Championship000000—00Total376201000406Career total67710453114713647841135

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsWales199030199160199280199360199461199541199660199751199850199950200071200150200251200381200461Total857

Scores and results list Wales' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Speed goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Gary SpeedNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition112 October 1994Stadionul Republican, Chișinău, Moldova271–02–3UEFA Euro 1996 qualification26 September 1995National Stadium, Cardiff, Wales321–01–0UEFA Euro 1996 qualification329 March 1997National Stadium, Cardiff, Wales411–21–21998 FIFA World Cup qualification42 September 2000Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus591–21–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification520 November 2002Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan711–02–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualification629 March 2003Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales732–04–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualification74 September 2004Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan821–01–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial statistics
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+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordSheffield United17 August 201014 December 2010Wales14 December 201027 November 2011Total

Honours
Player
Leeds United
Football League First Division: 1991–92
Football League Second Division: 1989–90
FA Charity Shield: 1992
Football League Cup runner-up: 1995–96

Newcastle United
FA Cup runner-up: 1997–98, 1998–99

Individual
PFA Team of the Year: 1992–93 Premier League

References

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Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire
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Category:Leeds United F.C. players
Category:Newcastle United F.C. players
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Category:Premier League players
Category:Sportspeople who committed suicide
Category:Suicides by hanging in the United Kingdom
Category:Welsh footballers
Category:Welsh football managers
Category:People from Flintshire