Gordon Cattrell

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Gordon Cattrell

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|fullname = Gordon William Cattrell{{Hugman|3265|access-date=2 September 2021}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|12|18|df=y}}

|birth_place = Sunderland, England

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|position = Midfielder

|currentclub =

|youthyears1 = 1970–1972 |youthclubs1 = Leeds United

|years1 = 1972–1973 |clubs1 = Leeds United |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0

|years2 = 1973–1976 |clubs2 = Darlington |caps2 = 102 |goals2 = 5

|years3 = 1976–19?? |clubs3 = Bishop Auckland |caps3 = |goals3 =

|nationalyears1 = 1970 | nationalteam1 = England Schoolboys | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0

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Gordon William Cattrell (born 18 December 1954) is an English former professional footballer who made 102 appearances in the Football League playing as a midfielder for Darlington. He began his professional career as an apprentice with Leeds United, but never played for the first team, and after leaving Darlington he played non-league football for Bishop Auckland.{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player8/gordoncattrell.html |title=Gordon Cattrell |work=Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=11 March 2014}}

As a youngster, Cattrell represented Durham schools at under-15 level, and made five appearances for the England Schools under-15 team, including against West German Schoolboys at Roker Park, Sunderland, in May 1970.{{cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/matchrsl/MatchRslTmSBpg4.html |title=Match results schoolboys (under 15) 1970–1979 |website=England Football Online |publisher=Chris Goodwin & Glen Isherwood |date=11 October 2024 |access-date=12 October 2024}}{{cite web |url=http://www.durhamcountyschoolsfa.org.uk/index.php?page=past-players-c |title=Past Players (C) |publisher=Durham County Schools' Football Association |accessdate=11 March 2013}}{{cite news |title=Sports snaps |newspaper=Daily Express |place=London |date=20 May 1970 |page=16 |quote=Leeds manager Don Revie watched his latest recruit, 15-year-old Gordon Cattrell, put up a great performance against West German Schoolboys at Roker Park. But neither Cattrell nor Revie could inspire England schoolboys to a repeat of their 3–0 Wembley triumph.}}