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Gary doesn't live here any more

29 August 2013

Official statistics show that absolutely nobody is called Gary any more. This makes Cod Almighty sad. Many of our happiest moments supporting the Mariners have happened because of players called Gary (and, in one case, Garry). Test your knowledge on this week's Gary-themed quiz and celebrate, with us, the great Garys of Grimsby Town history.

1. Which Gary played three games on loan for the Mariners from Nottingham Forest in 1993?

Gary Bowyer

Gary Bull

Gary Charles

Gary Crosby

2. Garry Birtles, hero of the First Buckley Era, joined Derbyshire side Gresley Rovers as assistant manager in 1995. Which other former Mariner joined alongside him to become manager?

Paul Agnew

Gary Childs

Paul Futcher

Neil Webb

3. Gary Croft and Gary Lund have more in common than their forename, England under-21 caps, and first football club. Which profession did both former Mariners enter after leaving the game?

accountancy

estate agency

investment consultancy

recruitment consultancy

4. Staying with Gary Croft... three of these statements about him are true; which one is false?

After a short prison sentence he played for Ipswich Town wearing an electronic tag on his right ankle

During his early GTFC career he rescued a child from a fire

He and David Beckham made their England under-21 debuts in the same match

He has been cast in a starring role for a forthcoming thriller called Dead Lies, produced by a company called Fiveway Films

5. Russell Slade protégé Gary Cohen was inspired by the 2012 Olympics to take up road racing. But which one of these other sports did he make a go of, in between football and cycling?

American football

athletics (100m and 200m sprints)

Gaelic football

golf

6. Moustachioed Brummie wing wizard Gary Childs played for three west midlands clubs before joining the Mariners in 1989. Which one of the following was not among them?

Aston Villa

Birmingham City

Walsall

West Bromwich Albion

7. After his release from GTFC in 2009, Gary Montgomery switched from goalkeeper to left-arm fast-medium bowler. For which English county cricket club did he sign?

Durham

Lancashire

Nottinghamshire

Warwickshire

8. How many goals did Gary 'Lumpaldinho' Jones score in the 2005–06 season, his first for the Mariners?

eight

11

14

17

9. Stirling-born forward Gary Liddell made more than 100 appearances for the Mariners between 1976 and 1980. Which of these photos is of him?

four pictures

a

b

c

d

10. Kilmarnock's former Town midfielder Gary Harkins made what shock revelation in an interview last year?

He was diagnosed with acute astigmatism four years previously but kept it a secret and refused to play in contact lenses

He had been playing with a broken ankle for the past four years

He was drunk when he signed for Grimsby Town

Peter Beagrie was drunk when he signed for Grimsby Town

Now all we need is that nice Megson fella to come and manage us one day, eh? Right, let's see how you got on...