Gerry McCoy

{{short description|Scottish footballer}}

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{{Use British English|date=March 2017}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gerry McCoy

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Gerard McCoy

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1960|12|24}}

| death_date =

| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland

| death_place =

| height = 5 ft 9 in

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1979–1981

| caps1 = 53

| goals1 = 20

| clubs1 = Queen's Park

| years2 = 1981–1983

| caps2 = 27

| goals2 = 9

| clubs2 = Heart of Midlothian

| years3 = 1983

| caps3 = 3

| goals3 = 0

| clubs3 = → Berwick Rangers (loan)

| years4 = 1983–1984

| caps4 = 7

| goals4 = 0

| clubs4 = Partick Thistle

| years5 = 1984–1985

| caps5 = 33

| goals5 = 22

| clubs5 = Falkirk

| years6 = 1985–1988

| caps6 = 101

| goals6 = 42

| clubs6 = Dumbarton

| years7 = 1988–1990

| caps7 = 42

| goals7 = 23

| clubs7 = Partick Thistle

| years8 = 1990–1991

| caps8 = 20

| goals8 = 4

| clubs8 = Falkirk

| years9 = 1991–1992

| caps9 = 24

| goals9 = 6

| clubs9 = Clyde

| years10 = 1992–1993

| caps10 = 33

| goals10 = 11

| clubs10 = Albion Rovers

| totalcaps = 343

| totalgoals = 137

}}

Gerry McCoy (born 24 December 1960) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a forward.

Career

He played for Queen's Park, Heart of Midlothian, Berwick Rangers, Partick Thistle, Falkirk, Dumbarton, Clyde and Albion Rovers.{{NeilBrownPlayers|player/gerrymccoy|Gerry McCoy}}

Partick Thistle

McCoy made his debut appearance on Saturday, 10 March 1984, in a 2-1 win at home to Meadowbank Thistle in the SFL First Division. McCoy scored his first goal for Thistle on Saturday, 30 July 1988, in a 2-0 friendly win away to Alloa Athletic.

He played his last game for the club on Saturday, 7 October 1989, in a 1-0 win at home to Falkirk in the SFL First Division, having appeared as a Jag on 60 occasions over two spells.

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