About Gerry Fell
Lived 1951 – 2025 (aged 74). Gerry Fell was a British association football player.
Gerald Charles Fell (1 March 1951 – 13 May 2025) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion, Southend United, Torquay United and York City. Fell was subsequently sold to Southend United in November 1977 as part of the deal that brought Paul Clark to the Goldstone Ground.
Following his career in the football league, Fell had a spell abroad in Hong Kong for Happy Valley, before returning to Brighton to play non-League football in the Sussex County League for Whitehawk. He finished the 1983–84 season as Whitehawk's leading goalscorer with 35 in all competitions and also played representative football for Sussex. In 1984, Fell captained Whitehawk to the Sussex County League Championship. He was player of the season at Whitehawk in 1984–85, before retiring in 1986.
Fell died of cancer on 13 May 2025, at the age of 74. His grandfather, also named Gerry Fell, was a footballer as well.
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Who was Gerry Fell?
English association football player (born 1951)
When was Gerry Fell born?
Gerry Fell was born on 1 March 1951 in Newark-on-Trent.
When did Gerry Fell die?
Gerry Fell died on 13 May 2025.
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Gerry Fell was an association football player.
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Gerry Fell was British.
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· DBpedia: Gerry Fell (footballer, born 1951)
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