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Michael Gynn (born 19 August 1961) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Peterborough United, Coventry City and Stoke City.
Career
Gynn began his career with his hometown club, Peterborough United, where he scored 39 goals from 188 appearances in all competitions, before joining First Division club Coventry City for a fee of £60,000. He spent ten years and accumulated almost 300 appearances at the club, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1987.
Gynn then moved on to Stoke City in August 1993 where he played in 29 matches in the 1993–94 season before retiring. He became a postman in the Coventry area, and works as a match statistician for the Press Association. In 2005, Gynn held his testimonial match at Coventry City's former ground of Highfield Road, the penultimate game played there before its demolition.
Career statistics
Source:
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peterborough United | 1978–79 | Third Division | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 1979–80 | Fourth Division | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 1980–81 | Fourth Division | 29 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | |
| 1981–82 | Fourth Division | 46 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 8 | |
| 1982–83 | Fourth Division | 43 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 21 | |
| Total | 156 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 188 | 39 | ||
| Coventry City | 1983–84 | First Division | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| 1984–85 | First Division | 39 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | |
| 1985–86 | First Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 1986–87 | First Division | 20 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 7 | |
| 1987–88 | First Division | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 6 | |
| 1988–89 | First Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
| 1989–90 | First Division | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 5 | |
| 1990–91 | First Division | 35 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 11 | |
| 1991–92 | First Division | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
| 1992–93 | Premier League | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| Total | 241 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 291 | 45 | ||
| Stoke City | 1993–94 | First Division | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Career Total | 418 | 65 | 31 | 7 | 38 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 504 | 84 | ||
- A. ^The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Italian Cup, FA Charity Shield, Football League Group Cup, Football League Trophy and Full Members Cup.
Honours
- Coventry City
- FA Cup winner: 1987