Patrick Alfred Terry (2 October 1933 – 23 February 2007) was an English professional footballer who made nearly 500 appearances as centre forward for 9 Football League clubs, most notably Gillingham, Reading and Millwall.[1][2][3] He was described as a player whose "game was built on the understanding that no quarter was asked or given, as he let nothing stand in his way in pursuit of a goal".[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Alfred Terry[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 February 2007 (aged 73)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Bromley, England[1] | ||
| Position | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1953–1954 | Eastbourne United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1956 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | (1) |
| 1956–1958 | Newport County | 55 | (30) |
| 1958 | Swansea City | 17 | (9) |
| 1958–1961 | Gillingham | 108 | (60) |
| 1961–1962 | Northampton Town | 24 | (10) |
| 1962–1964 | Millwall | 97 | (41) |
| 1964–1967 | Reading | 99 | (42) |
| 1967–1968 | Swindon Town | 60 | (23) |
| 1968–1969 | Brentford | 29 | (12) |
| 1969–1970 | Hillingdon Borough | ||
| Wimbledon | |||
| 1970 | Folkestone Town | ||
| 1972 | Stevenage Athletic | 9 | (0) |
| Greenwich Borough | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gillingham | 1958–59[5] | Fourth Division | 31 | 21 | 2 | 1 | — | 33 | 22 | |
| 1959–60[5] | Fourth Division | 36 | 19 | 4 | 3 | — | 30 | 22 | ||
| 1960–61[5] | Fourth Division | 41 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 22 | |
| Total | 108 | 60 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 66 | ||
| Millwall | 1961–62[6] | Fourth Division | 17 | 13 | — | — | 17 | 13 | ||
| 1962–63[7] | Third Division | 45 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 19 | |
| 1963–64[8] | Third Division | 35 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 13 | |
| Total | 97 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 108 | 45 | ||
| Swindon Town | 1966–67[9] | Third Division | 18 | 7 | — | — | 18 | 7 | ||
| 1967–68[9] | Third Division | 43 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 19 | |
| Total | 61 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 26 | ||
| Brentford | 1968–69[10] | Fourth Division | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 13 |
| Stevenage Athletic | 1972–73[11] | Southern League First Division North | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Career total | 304 | 136 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 337 | 150 | ||
- ↑ Includes FA Cup
- ↑ Includes Football League Cup, Southern League Cup
Honours
editMillwall
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 "Pat Terry". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ↑ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 315. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ↑ "Pat Terry R.I.P". gillinghamfootballclub.com. Gillingham F.C. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- 1 2 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 141. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- 1 2 3 "Gillingham FC Career Details – Pat Terry". Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- 1 2 "Millwall Season 61/62 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ↑ "Millwall Season 62/63 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ↑ "Millwall Season 63/64 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- 1 2 "Pat Terry – Player Profile". TownEnders.co.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 390. ISBN 0951526200.
- ↑ "Pat Terry | Player Profile". Stevenage Football Archive. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
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