Gerry Armstrong
Gerry Armstrong was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on May 23rd, 1954 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 69, Gerry Armstrong biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Gerard Joseph Armstrong (born in Fintona) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who competed for Tottenham Hotspur. He spent the bulk of his life in England as well as in Spain.
He captained Northern Ireland's national football team and gained acclaim at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, where he was the UK's top scoring player; hosts Spain had a surprise surprise winner.
He currently works as a football analyst.
Personal life
Gerry Armstrong is married.
Playing career
Armstrong, a boy who loved Leeds United, began his career with St Paul's Swifts in Northern Ireland. He only started playing football as a teenager after receiving a ban from Gaelic football, and believes that his late participation in the game was a major disadvantage.
He then moved on to play for Cromac Albion and Bangor.
Armstrong moved to England in November 1975, signing with Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £25,000. In a 3–1 loss at Ipswich Town on August 21, 1976, aged 22. He made his Spurs debut in a 3–1 loss. He made 84 appearances for Spurs, scoring 10 goals.
In November 1980, he was signed by Watford, a Second Division club. In the 1981-82 season, Watford was promoted to the First Division, and Armstrong scored the club's first goal in the top flight.
He and RCD Mallorca bought £200,000 in August 1983. Opposition supporters mocked him after scoring against Spain in the 1982 World Cup.
Armstrong signed for West Bromwich Albion on a free transfer in August 1985. He was loaned to Chesterfield in January 1986, and he stayed with the Chesterfield team until the season's end. Armstrong scored for the Spireites in a 3–1 home loss to Brentford on his debut. In August 1986, he joined Brighton & Hove Albion on a free transfer. He was loaned to Millwall in January 1987.
Armstrong had been a player-coach at Brighton by 1988, but he departed the club after an altercation with a fan. He took up the same job at Crawley Town in February 1989 before he resigned in March 1990 after another altercation with a fan. He joined Glenavon in the first month as a player, but Bromley's midweek games by 1990 showed him on the track.
Armstrong last played competitive football for Brighton-based non-league side Whitehawk in 1997–98, making his scoring debut in 3-1 Sussex County League Cup defeat at Burgess Hill Town on December 9, 1997. He appeared in the league twice more this season for Whitehawk.
Armstrong made his debut with the Northern Ireland national team in April 1977. In a 5–0 friendly loss to West Germany, he was teammates with George Best.
Armstrong was selected for the Northern Ireland squad for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, five years later. Armstrong scored the first goal in the 1–1 draw against Honduras after a 0–0 draw in their first match against Yugoslavia. Armstrong scored a 47th-minute goal against hosts Spain in Valencia, with Northern Ireland needing a win to advance to the next stage. Mal Donaghy was dismissed by Northern Ireland, but the team went on to win 1–0.
Northern Ireland defeated Austria 2–2 in the first round, as well as a group round, with Armstrong scoring in the subsequent 4–1 loss to France.
Armstrong made six appearances for Northern Ireland in the World Cup.
Northern Ireland's goal was ranked first in terms of scores and results.