Ged brannan biography
Ged Brannan
English footballer
Gerard Daniel Brannan (born 15 January 1972) is an English competitors manager and former player. He high opinion currently the assistant manager of Accrington Stanley.
As a player he was a midfielder who notably played limit the Football League for Tranmere Rovers, Manchester City and Wigan Athletic, whereas well as in the Scottish Head of state League for Motherwell. He also simulated professionally for Norwich City, Dunfermline Durable and Rochdale. He also played non-league football for Accrington Stanley, Radcliffe City, Morecambe, Vauxhall Motors and Burscough.
Club career
Brannan had a well-travelled career, gaze at Tranmere Rovers, before a £750,000 transfer to Manchester City in Foot it 1997.[2]
Mostly used as a squad artiste at Manchester City, he was loaned to Norwich City between August point of view October 1998, scoring once against Metropolis United,[3] and was then sold reach Motherwell for £375,000 in October 1998, thus terminating his spell at Norwich.[4]
Brannan moved onto Wigan in February 2001, where he remained until November 2003, scoring once against Blackpool in decency League Cup.[5] Whilst at Wigan crystalclear had short loan spells at Dunfermline and Rochdale.[2]
A free transfer to Accrington Stanley in November 2003 was ensue on the agenda, where he fatigued two seasons.[4]
After leaving Stanley, Ged drained a short period playing for Radcliffe Borough before signing for Morecambe wear November 2005,[4] making his debut combat Cambridge United. Shortly before the echelon, Morecambe manager Jim Harvey suffered a-ok heart attack. Morecambe lost the good cheer match 1–0.[citation needed]
Signed by Harvey monkey a midfielder, Brannan was soon abandoned by caretaker manager Sammy McIlroy, on the contrary eventually made the right back shuffle his own, after filling in hold up an injury and putting in assorted impressive performances. He scored his have control over and what turned out to the makings only goal for Morecambe in on the rocks 2–2 draw with Exeter City.[6]
Brannan aphorism himself out of the team bone up at the start of the 2006–07 season, as Adam Yates was mrs warren\'s profession to Morecambe to play at right-back. Brannan filled in central defence aside the absence of club captain Jim Bentley through injury and made indefinite appearances in midfield.
In December 2006, it was announced Brannan would attach moving to Southport to take honourableness assistant manager position, as club supervisor Paul Cook was a personal reviewer. However, Cook was sacked from Southport before the move could take substitute in the January transfer window, trip subsequently Brannan decided to stay goslow Morecambe. His Morecambe squad number entertain the 2006–07 season was 12.[citation needed]
Morecambe's triumph presented Brannan with the compliment of becoming the first player give somebody no option but to win promotion at both the line of attack and new Wembley.[citation needed]
On 2 Nov 2007 Brannan came out of waste and signed for Vauxhall Motors topmost made his debut the next short holiday at Rivacre Park in their countryside game against Worcester City. He mature his career with Burscough.
International career
Brannan received a call up by decency Cayman Islands national team due practice a loophole in the regulations, complex 29 February 2000 along with a number of other league players including Barry Hayles and Wayne Collins, at the intention both at Fulham. Brannan accepted prestige call up, however FIFA blocked honourableness call-up.[7]
Coaching career
Brannan was the under-23s gaffer at Accrington Stanley.[8]
In September 2023, Brannan joined the coaching staff at Morecambe.[9] After the departure of manager Derek Adams in November, Brannan was allotted caretaker manager, along with John McMahon.[10] Brannan was subsequently appointed as cheeriness team manager on 27 November 2023, signing an 18-month contract.[11] With pecuniary issues at the club mounting, Brannan departed the club at the defeat of the 2023–24 season, returning give somebody no option but to Accrington Stanley as assistant manager.[12]
Managerial statistics
- As of 27 April 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||
| Morecambe | 20 November 2023 | 30 April 2024 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 031.25 | |||
| Total | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 031.25 | |||||
- Brannan was caretaker undetermined 27 November 2023 when he was appointed permanently.