About Gary Taylor-Fletcher
Gary Taylor-Fletcher (né Fletcher; born 4 June 1981) is an English football manager and former professional player who manages AFC Crewe. Prior to marrying his wife in June 2004 he was known as Gary Fletcher, adopting the surname Taylor-Fletcher in football terms from the beginning of the 2004–05 season. As a player he was a forward and has scored in each of the top five divisions of English football. He notably played in the Premier League for Blackpool and Leicester City, as well as in the Football League for Hull City, Leyton Orient, Lincoln City, Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Millwall, Tranmere Rovers and Accrington Stanley. He initially began his career in non-league football with Northwich Victoria and saw further spells on loan in semi-professional football with Grays Athletic and Dagenham & Redbridge. Taylor-Fletcher moved into management after a brief spell as a player with Bangor City where he would have two spells as player-manager. He held a similar role with Llandudno before being appointed as joint-manager of Nantwich Town in 2022. He was appointed as manager of AFC Crewe in March 2023 a Fan-owned football team who play in the premier division of the Staffordshire County Senior League. On 9 July 2007, Taylor-Fletcher signed for Blackpool for an undisclosed fee in a two-year deal, ahead of the Seasiders' first season back in the second tier of English football since 1978. At the start of the 2004–05 season he equalled a 106-year-old club record when he scored in all six opening games. He also won the Supporters Player of the Year award for the 2003–04 season and played for them in the Football League Two play-off final in May 2005, which they lost to Southend United.
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