Gerry Humphreys (footballer, born 1946)

Gerald Humphreys (born 14 January 1946)[1] is a Welsh, retired professional footballer who played as a winger. He made a total of 216 Football League appearances for Everton, Crystal Palace and Crewe Alexandra scoring 32 times.

Gerry Hmphreys
Personal information
Full name Gerald Humphreys
Date of birth (1946-01-14) 14 January 1946
Place of birth Llandudno, Wales
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
?–1965 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1970 Everton 12 (2)
1970–1971 Crystal Palace 11 (0)
1971–1977 Crewe Alexandra 193 (30)
1977–? Rhyl
Total 216 (32)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Humphreys began his playing career as an apprentice at Everton and went on to make 12 senior appearances for the club between 1965 and 1970, scoring twice.[2] On 8 June 1970,[1] he signed for Crystal Palace and made 11 appearances in the 1970–1971 season, mainly as a substitute, but without scoring.[3] In January 1971,[1] Humphreys moved on to Crewe Alexandra where he made 193 appearances (scoring 30 goals) before moving into non-league football with Rhyl in 1977.

References
  1. Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 330. ISBN 0907969542.
  2. "Gerald Humphreys". evertonfpf.org. Everton Former Players Foundation. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  3. Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 235. ISBN 0907969542.


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