Born in Arkwright in January 1935, Gerry came through the junior ranks at Chesterfield and returned after completing National Service to a place in the reserves.  His first few senior games were at outside-left (from where he scored on his League debut) and, between his debut in April 1953 and August 1958, he played only thirteen times, kept out of the side by the fine form of Freddie Capel.  It was simply a question of biding his time, since the club knew they had a good player in Gerry, continuing to "retain" him long after other players of a similar age were tried and discarded. Eventually, he came in for the injured Ray DeGruchy for the second game of the '58-9 season and became a fixture thereafter. 

Marvellously consistent, Gerry was ever-present for three seasons in a period when the side was often chopped and changed, and he currently stands seventh in the list of Chesterfield's League appearance-makers.  Gerry's career came to a sudden end after he suffered a back injury against Exeter in February, 1968.  He never recovered fully from the injury.  Upon retirement from football, Gerry ran his own milk round for six years before working for the Tube Works in Chesterfield.

For Chesterfield: 412 League appearances, 12 goals.