Personal information | |||
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Full name | Colin Kenneth Gordon | ||
Date of birth | 17 January 1963 | ||
Place of birth | Stourbridge, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Lye Town | ||
– | Oldbury United | ||
1984–1986 | Swindon Town | 72 | (34) |
1986–1987 | Wimbledon | 3 | (0) |
1987 | → Gillingham (loan) | 4 | (2) |
1987–1988 | Reading | 24 | (9) |
1988 | → Bristol City (loan) | 8 | (4) |
1988–1989 | Fulham | 17 | (2) |
1989–1991 | Birmingham City | 26 | (3) |
1990 | → Hereford United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
1990–1991 | → Walsall (loan) | 6 | (1) |
1991 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
1991–1992 | Leicester City | 24 | (5) |
1992–1993 | Kidderminster Harriers | 21 | (4) |
1993 | → Gloucester City (loan) | 2 | (?) |
– | Stourbridge | ||
Teams managed | |||
2015 | Kidderminster Harriers (caretaker) | ||
2016 | Kidderminster Harriers (caretaker) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Colin Kenneth Gordon (born 17 January 1963) is an English former footballer born in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, who played as a striker.
He scored 60 goals in 194 appearances in the Football League playing for Swindon Town, Wimbledon, Gillingham, Reading, Bristol City, Fulham, Birmingham City, Hereford United, Walsall, Bristol Rovers and Leicester City. He went on to play non-league football for Kidderminster Harriers,Gloucester City, on loan from Kidderminster, and Stourbridge.
He then went into sports agency; his company represented England national team manager Steve McClaren and players David James and Theo Walcott, among others. He came to particular notice when he made an attack on football finance, alleging significant levels of corruption within the game.