Gerry Cakebread

Gerald Cakebread OBE (1 April 1936 – 16 September 2009) was an English footballer who made over 340 appearances in the Football League for Brentford as a goalkeeper. He remained a part-time player throughout his professional career. Cakebread was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in May 2015 and was described as "arguably Brentford's finest ever goalkeeper".

Club career

Brentford Cakebread began his career as a junior at the club he supported as a boy, Brentford. While still an amateur, Cakebread made his first team debut in a 1–0 Third Division South defeat to Norwich City on 23 October 1954. He departed Griffin Park in June 1965, having made 374 appearances, a total which places him eighth on the club's all-time list.

Non-League football After his departure from Brentford, Cakebread dropped into non-League football and signed for Southern League First Division club Hillingdon Borough. Cakebread joined Southern League First Division South club Minehead on a short-term emergency deal for the final game of the 1975–76 season. He was twice named in the U23 squad, but did not play.

Personal life Cakebread worked for the Admiralty during and after his football career as a draughtsman. He died in September 2009, after a long illness.

Career statistics

Honours Brentford Football League Fourth Division: 1962–63 London Challenge Cup: 1964–65 Hillingdon Borough Southern League First Division second-place promotion: 1965–66 Taunton Town Western League: 1968–69

Individual

Brentford Hall of Fame