Gerry Daly

Position
Midfielder
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Dublin
Date Of Birth
April 30, 1954
Age
70
Height (cm)
175
Games Played
101
-
Per Game
Games Started
98
1.0
Per Game
Minutes
8633
85.5
Per Game
Goals
22
0.2
Per Game
Assists
5
0.05
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

Signed from Derby County for £300,000 by Gordon Milne one week into the 1980-81 season, the former Manchester United midfield player had a galvanising effect in his first season at Coventry. With the departure of Tommy Hutchison he was the senior professional and led Milne’s team of young players to the League Cup semi final bringing out the best in players like Andy Blair and Steve Hunt. Following Dave Sexton’s arrival his form dipped and he lost his place to Gerry Francis. In 1983 he was completely in the cold and joined Gordon Milne at Leicester, helping them to Promotion to the top division. He was back in favour the following season under Bobby Gould but was released in 1984 and signed for Birmingham. He later had spells at Shrewsbury, Stoke and Doncaster before going into management with Telford United. During his City career he was a regular in the Republic of Ireland team and won 16 caps out of a total of 48.

Penalties (7 - 6 scored)
1980-81
29 November 1980 v Nottingham Forest H, scored
13 December 1980 v West Bromwich Albion H, scored
24 January 1981 v Birmingham City H, scored
1981-82
5 September 1981 v Notts County A, saved (retaken after first effort also saved)
1983-84
10 March 1984 v Queens Park Rangers A, scored
24 March 1984 v Tottenham Hotspur H, scored
14 April 1984 v Wolverhampton Wanderers H, scored

Free kick goals (2)
1983-84
13 March 1984 v Aston Villa H
21 April 1984 v Manchester United A, rolled to him by Ashley Grimes

Football League First Division (England)
1983-1984
Coventry City
28
27
1
2369′
1
7 (3)
3
1982-1983
Coventry City
2
2
110′
1981-1982
Coventry City
19
19
1568′
1
4 (0)
1980-1981
Coventry City
35
34
1
3105′
3
8 (2)
84
82
2
7152′
5
0
0
19 (5)
3
0
FA Cup (England)
1983-1984
Coventry City
4
3
1
323′
1
1
1981-1982
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1980-1981
Coventry City
4
4
360′
2 (1)
10
9
1
863′
1
0
0
2 (1)
1
0
League Cup (England)
1980-1981
Coventry City
7
7
618′
1 (0)
1
7
7
0
618′
0
0
0
1 (0)
1
0
Totals:
101
98
3
8633′
6
0
0
22 (6)
5
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Canon League First Division 1983-1984
Canon League First Division 1983-1984
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:1
15`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 5:0
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 8:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 4:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 1:4
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 2:4
90`
1
Coventry City
Notts County
A
L 2:1
82`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
D 3:3
90`
1
1
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 1:2
22`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Notts County
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
W 2:3
90`
1
FA Cup 1983-1984
FA Cup 1983-1984
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
D 1:1
53`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
D 1:1
90`
Football League First Division 1982-1983
Football League First Division 1982-1983
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 3:2
65`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 0:2
45`
Football League First Division 1981-1982
Football League First Division 1981-1982
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
L 0:1
60`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
D 3:3
73`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 2:4
90`
1
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
W 1:2
45`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 5:2
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
D 0:0
40`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Notts County
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
W 2:1
90`
FA Cup 1981-1982
FA Cup 1981-1982
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
W 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 3:1
90`
Football League First Division 1980-1981
Football League First Division 1980-1981
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 0:4
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
W 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 3:0
45`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
W 1:3
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
D 3:3
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 0:5
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 3:1
90`
2
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
D 0:0
90`
FA Cup 1980-1981
FA Cup 1980-1981
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
W 3:2
90`
2
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
D 1:1
90`
League Cup 1980-1981
League Cup 1980-1981
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
W 3:2
88`
1
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 5:0
80`
1
Coventry City
Watford
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
W 0:1
90`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Birmingham City
Wed, 01 Aug, 1984
Coventry City
Birmingham City
Wed, 01 Aug, 1984
Coventry City
Leicester City
Sat, 01 Jan, 1983
Loan
Coventry City
Leicester City
Sat, 01 Jan, 1983
Loan
Derby County
Coventry City
Fri, 01 Aug, 1980
£300,000
Derby County
Coventry City
Fri, 01 Aug, 1980
£300,000

Republic of Ireland - 16 caps, 5 goals

1980-81
10 September 1980 Republic of Ireland v Netherlands, Dublin, 1982 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Group 2, 2-1, goal
15 October 1980 Republic of Ireland v Belgium, Dublin, 1982 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Group 2, 1-1
19 November 1980 Republic of Ireland v Cyprus, Dublin, 1982 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Group 2, 6-0, 2 goals (1 pen)
24 February 1981 Repubic of Ireland v Wales, Dublin, friendly, 1-3
25 March 1981 Belgium v Republic of Ireland, Brussels, 1982 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Group 2, 1-0, booked
29 April 1981 Republic of Ireland v Czechoslovakia, Dublin, friendly, 3-1, replaced
21 May 1981 West Germany B v Republic of Ireland, Bremen, friendly, 3-0
23 May 1981 Poland v Republic of Ireland, Bydgoszcz, friendly, 3-0, substitute
1981-82
28 April 1982 Algeria v Republic of Ireland, Algiers, friendly, 2-0
22 May 1982 Chile v Republic of Ireland, Santiago, friendly, 1-0
27 May 1982 Brazil v Republic of Ireland, Uberlandia, friendly, 7-0
30 May 1982 Trinidad & Tobago v Republic of Ireland, Port of Spain, friendly 2-1
1982-83
22 September 1982 Netherlands v Republic of Ireland, Rotterdam, UEFA Euro 1984 Qualifying Group 7, 2-1, goal, replaced
27 April 1983 Spain v Republic of Ireland, Zaragoza, UEFA Euro 1984 Qualifying Group 7, 2-0, substitute
1983-84
16 November 1983 Republic of Ireland v Malta, Dublin, UEFA Euro 1984 Qualifying Group 7, 8-0, goal
4 April 1984 Israel v Republic of Ireland, Tel Aviv, friendly, 3-0, substitute

9 previous caps and 2 goals with Manchester United, 14 caps and 4 goals with Derby County and 5 further caps with Birmingham City, 4 caps and 2 goals with Shrewsbury Town (total 48 caps, 13 goals).