Born in Bristol, Merrick played for Bristol City and Caroline Hill in Hong Kong.[2] A cultured defender, his best position was at centre-back, although he was also a capable full-back. Merrick was quick, good in the air and an exceptional reader of the game. These attributes led to at least two attempts from Arsenal to sign him, both of which were rejected by Bristol City.[3] As captain, Merrick was central to Bristol City's promotion to the top flight of English football in 1976. Having been part of this modern high-point for the club, he was unable to arrest its subsequent decline as they endured a series of relegations. With financial difficulties accompanying the decline, Merrick became one of the legendary 'Ashton Gate Eight' who saved the club by ripping up their contracts and taking redundancy.[4]
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^Clark, Timothy R.D.; Kujawa, Rob (2009). The Complete Record of Gloucester City AFC 1883–2009. Gloucester: Tiger Timbo Publications. ISBN978-0-9557425-1-4.
^"Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
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geoff, merrick, born, april, 1951, english, former, professional, footballer, played, central, defender, making, over, career, appearances, personal, informationdate, birth, 1951, april, 1951, place, birthbristol, englandposition, central, defendersenior, care. Geoff Merrick born 29 April 1951 is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender making over 300 career appearances Geoff MerrickPersonal informationDate of birth 1951 04 29 29 April 1951 age 72 Place of birthBristol EnglandPosition s Central defenderSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1967 1982Bristol City367 10 Caroline Hill1983Gloucester City 1 8 0 Total375 10 Club domestic league appearances and goalsCareer editBorn in Bristol Merrick played for Bristol City and Caroline Hill in Hong Kong 2 A cultured defender his best position was at centre back although he was also a capable full back Merrick was quick good in the air and an exceptional reader of the game These attributes led to at least two attempts from Arsenal to sign him both of which were rejected by Bristol City 3 As captain Merrick was central to Bristol City s promotion to the top flight of English football in 1976 Having been part of this modern high point for the club he was unable to arrest its subsequent decline as they endured a series of relegations With financial difficulties accompanying the decline Merrick became one of the legendary Ashton Gate Eight who saved the club by ripping up their contracts and taking redundancy 4 References edit Clark Timothy R D Kujawa Rob 2009 The Complete Record of Gloucester City AFC 1883 2009 Gloucester Tiger Timbo Publications ISBN 978 0 9557425 1 4 Profile Post War English amp Scottish Football League A Z Player s Transfer Database Bristol City Greats by Ivan Ponting Tom Morgan ISBN 9781904537335 https www bbc co uk bristol content articles 2005 12 02 ashtongate8 feature shtm dead link nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to association football in England about a defender born in the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Geoff Merrick amp oldid 1164053815, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
