| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1954-01-10)10 January 1954 (age 71)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1970–1971 | Liverpool | ||
| 1971–1972 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1979 | Aston Villa | 197 | (9) |
| 1979–1981 | Everton | 64 | (2) |
| 1981–1986 | Manchester United | 95 | (4) |
| 1986–1988 | Manchester City | 53 | (1) |
| 1988–1989 | Stoke City | 10 | (0) |
| 1989 | Darlington | 13 | (1) |
| Total | 432 | (17) | |
| International career | |||
| 1972 | England Youth | 5 | (0) |
| 1974–1976 | England U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 1977 | England | 1 | (0) |
| 1978 | England B | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Gidman (born 10 January 1954) is an English formerfootballer who played forAston Villa,Everton,Manchester United,Manchester City,Stoke City andDarlington.[1] Gidman was a product of the Liverpool and Aston Villa youth systems. He representedEngland at youth,[3]under-23,[4]B international[5] andsenior levels.
Gidman played for theLiverpool youth team without ever playing for their first team, before he joinedAston Villa in 1971, playing in his first season in their youth side that won the1972 FA Youth Cup, beating his former side Liverpool in the final. He was later a member of the 1977League Cup winning side. InAugust 1979 Gidman demanded better terms, despite two years remaining on his existing contract;Ron Saunders agreed that he could leave the club.[6] He was subsequently signed byEverton for £650,000 in a deal which saw midfielderPat Heard move the other way at a valuation of £100,000.[7]
Gidman then becameManchester United's new managerRon Atkinson's first signing as he moved to United in 1981 as part of a £450,000 swap deal, withMickey Thomas moving to Everton. He helped United win theFA Cup in 1985. After scoring 4 goals in 120 appearances for United (including 4 substitute appearances), he left the club for rivalsManchester City in 1986. During his two seasons at City, the club was relegated to theSecond Division. He then moved toStoke City andDarlington, and retired after seeing his final club relegated to theFootball Conference in 1989.[1]
Gidman made his solitaryappearance forEngland in March 1977 againstLuxembourg.
Source:[8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 1972–73 | Second Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1973–74 | Second Division | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 1974–75 | Second Division | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 1975–76 | First Division | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 1976–77 | First Division | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | |
| 1977–78 | First Division | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
| 1978–79 | First Division | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
| 1979–80 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 197 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 243 | 9 | ||
| Everton | 1979–80 | First Division | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 1980–81 | First Division | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
| Total | 64 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 3 | ||
| Manchester United | 1981–82 | First Division | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| 1982–83 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1983–84 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1984–85 | First Division | 27 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 3 | |
| 1985–86 | First Division | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Total | 95 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 123 | 4 | ||
| Manchester City | 1986–87 | First Division | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1987–88 | Second Division | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 0 | ||
| Stoke City | 1988–89 | Second Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Darlington | 1988–89 | Fourth Division | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Career Total | 432 | 17 | 40 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 541 | 20 | ||
Source:[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |