Gary Blissett
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Gary Blissett is a former English
professional footballer.
He played for Crewe Alexandra
, Brentford
and Wimbledon
in a professional career spanning almost fifteen years. Whilst at Wimbledon he also had a short loan spell with Wycombe Wanderers
.
Whilst at Brentford, Blissett became a strong fan-favourite and fitted well into the teams long ball style at the time, similar to Marcus Gayle
who was also at the club during this era.
In December 1992, Blissett was acquitted of GBH
after challenging for an aerial ball with Torquay United
player John Uzzell
in an away game at Plainmoor 12 months earlier. It was alleged by Uzzell that Blissett had deliberately elbowed him in the face, fracturing his eye socket, although the court did not agree with this. Blissett has always maintained that the incident was an accidental collision and video evidence of the challenge was deemed to show that Blissett kept his eyes on the ball and furthermore that in jumping to head an aerial ball, a player would typically raise one or both arms to gain height.
He later played in Singapore
for Sembawang Rangers, and in Germany for SV Elversberg
. He has stayed in Germany post-retirement firstly as Assistant Manager, then Reserve team Manager at Elversberg.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional footballer.
He played for Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...
, Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
and Wimbledon
Wimbledon F.C.
Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football...
in a professional career spanning almost fifteen years. Whilst at Wimbledon he also had a short loan spell with Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...
.
Whilst at Brentford, Blissett became a strong fan-favourite and fitted well into the teams long ball style at the time, similar to Marcus Gayle
Marcus Gayle
Marcus Anthony Gayle is an English born Jamaican former professional footballer who played as a striker or winger, though towards the end of his career he also played as a central defender...
who was also at the club during this era.
In December 1992, Blissett was acquitted of GBH
Grievous bodily harm
Grievous bodily harm is a term of art used in English criminal law which has become synonymous with the offences that are created by sections 18 and 20 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861....
after challenging for an aerial ball with Torquay United
Torquay United F.C.
Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...
player John Uzzell
John Uzzell
John Edward Uzzell is a retired English footballer.A full back, Uzzell spent the majority of his playing career with hometown club Plymouth Argyle, between July 1977 and April 1989....
in an away game at Plainmoor 12 months earlier. It was alleged by Uzzell that Blissett had deliberately elbowed him in the face, fracturing his eye socket, although the court did not agree with this. Blissett has always maintained that the incident was an accidental collision and video evidence of the challenge was deemed to show that Blissett kept his eyes on the ball and furthermore that in jumping to head an aerial ball, a player would typically raise one or both arms to gain height.
He later played in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
for Sembawang Rangers, and in Germany for SV Elversberg
SV Elversberg
SpVgg 07 Elversberg Saar is a German association football club, located in Spiesen-Elversberg, Saarland.-History:The club was founded in 1907 as FC Germania Elversberg. It was dissolved in 1914, but then re-constituted in 1918 as Sportvereinigung VfB Elversberg, spending a season in the tier-one...
. He has stayed in Germany post-retirement firstly as Assistant Manager, then Reserve team Manager at Elversberg.