Gary Fitzpatrick

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gary Fitzpatrick

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|8|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Birmingham, England

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| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Leicester City

| years1 = | clubs1 = Leicester City | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = | clubs2 = VS Rugby | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = | clubs3 = Moor Green | caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = | clubs4 = IFK Rannberg | caps4 = | goals4 =

| years5 = | clubs5 = Hednesford Town | caps5 = | goals5 =

| years6 = | clubs6 = Telford United | caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = | clubs7 = Nuneaton Borough | caps7 = | goals7 =

| years8 = | clubs8 = Telford United | caps8 = | goals8 =

| years9 = | clubs9 = Rushall Olympic | caps9 = | goals9 =

| club-update = 11:58, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

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Gary Fitzpatrick (born 5 August 1971) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Birmingham, Fitzpatrick went to school in Kings Norton, before he started his football career as a youngster with Leicester City,{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-non-league-football/2008/08/29/gary-fitzpatrick-i-ll-try-my-hand-at-anything-97319-21635039/ |title=Gary Fitzpatrick: I'll try my hand at anything |first=Nick |last=Pullen |date=29 August 2008 |accessdate=7 October 2009 |newspaper=Birmingham Mail}}{{cite news |url=http://www.11v11.com/players/gary-fitzpatrick-20044 |title=Gary Fitzpatrick |accessdate=11 May 2012 |publisher=11v11.com}} but played just one Football League game for them against Sheffield United before he was released at the age of 19.{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/leicester/leicester.html |title=Leicester City: 1946/47 - 2008/09 |accessdate=7 October 2009 |publisher=Neil Brown}}{{cite news |url=http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~746180,00.html |title=Head To Head: Sheffield United |date=25 November 2005 |accessdate=7 October 2009 |publisher=Leicester City F.C. |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315150424/http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10274~746180%2C00.html |archivedate=15 March 2012}} After he was released, he joined VS Rugby, but moved onto Moor Green because of the travel from his home. He was given a two-week trial in Sweden with IFK Rannberg, where he ended up signing as the club's professional and stayed for nine months. Fitzpatrick returned to England when he was offered a contract with Hednesford Town and a trial with Football League side Port Vale, and signed for the former team. Fitzpatrick spent five years with Hednesford, helping them on an FA Cup run which included victories against Blackpool and York City. He moved onto Telford United where he played more than 100 games.{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=11264 |title=Gary Fitzpatrick |access-date=7 October 2009 |publisher=Soccerbase}} When manager Alan Lewer left for Nuneaton Borough, Fitzpatrick followed him before he returned to the reformed A.F.C. Telford United.