Joe Gadston

Joe Gadston
Personal information
Full name Joseph Edward Gadston[1]
Date of birth (1945-09-13) 13 September 1945
Place of birth Hanwell, England
Playing position Striker
Youth career
1963 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1966 Brentford 0 (0)
1966–1967 Corby Town
1966–1968 Cheltenham Town
1968–1969 Bristol Rovers 11 (5)
1969–1972 Exeter City 85 (30)
1972–1973 Aldershot 4 (0)
1973Hartlepool United (loan) 1 (0)
Cheltenham Town
1973–1974 Wimbledon 16 (3)
Walton & Hersham
Slough Town
Hayes
Ruislip Manor
Hanwell Town
Teams managed
Swanage Town & Herston

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 September 2014.

† Appearances (goals)

Joe Gadston (born 13 September 1945) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker in the Football League, most notably for Exeter City.[2] He later became a director of the club.[3]

Club career

Gadston started his career as a youth and amateur player for West Ham United, before moving to Division Three side Brentford, for whom he failed to make a first team appearance and instead played for the reserves.[2] He had a brief spell with Corby Town before playing Southern League football with Cheltenham Town and is cited as one of the greatest players to play for the team.[4][5]

Gadston moved back to Division Three to join Bristol Rovers in 1968 and finally made his professional debut, but he only completed one season with Rovers.[2] His most prolific spell came with Exeter City, before moving to Aldershot.[6] Gadston dropped back into non-league football with Wimbledon in 1973.

Management and coaching career

Gadston had a spell as manager of Swanage Town & Herston.[3] He later returned to Brentford as youth team coach.[3]

Personal life

Gadston runs a holiday apartment business in Dorset and serves the community by running a youth football club and a ping pong tournament for pensioners.[3][7]

Honours

Brentford Reserves

References

  1. "Barry Hugman's Footballers - Joe Gadston". Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Joe Gadston
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Where Are They Now? Brentford Division Three Champions 1991-92". The League Paper. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  4. Vote for your greatest player www.ctfc.com
  5. Cheltenham Town FC: 50 Great Players (50 Greats). London: The History Press LTD. 2006. ISBN 978-0-7524-4150-4.
  6. In The Mad Crowd
  7. "June 2009". Richard Drax. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  8. Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 82. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.


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