Sad to see that Gary has died at his home in Scotland. He was an underrated and unsung player at the start of the great side with Kev Moore, Jack Lewis, Tony Ford & co in the late 70s. He was unfortunate to break his leg twice but recovered well each time. Good in the air although not hugely tall and a very good target man with the likes of Terry Donovan. RIP Gary.

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RIP Garry.....  sad news indeed

RIP ................

That's a real shame. You're right RonRaffs, he was the archetypal under rated player. Think it was Kev Drinkell who once said he was his favourite strike partner. Always a willing runner with great work rate, attributes always overlooked by big sections of the crowd.

Sad to hear - a player from when I started watching Town.  Helped kick off a wonderful era under Newman, Kerr and Booth.

RIP Gary! Got fond memories of him as a player.

Heard this on the coach on the way to Eastleigh yesterday. Sad news indeed.

RIP Gary.

RIP. :'(

He was often jeered but I personally thought he had a lot to his game and being very young at the time he was a idol of mine RIP

Very sad news, amongst our group he was one of our favourite players at that time, a bit of a legend in fact. :'(

rip

I'd like to suggest that yesterday's victory is dedicated to GL.

A good player for us in a team with plenty of talent, RIP Garry

Quoted from dapperz fun pub

He was often jeered but I personally thought he had a lot to his game and being very young at the time he was a idol of mine RIP

agree dapperz. i always thought he was a very skilful tricky player who was much underrated. 61 is far too young to go.RIP Gary liddell

Shocked to hear this, RIP Gary.

Really sorry to hear this. He gave it everything on the pitch. Total commitment.

Very sad. RIP.

Always gave 100% for the club, RIP

Rip Gary x

RIP Gary remember you well,

Only 61 still a young man,

Did Gary score the equaliser at Wolves in the League Cup replay, I remember we went on the special train that broke down in Lincoln and we arrived late. I think we were 1-0 down and seem to remember it was Gary that scored at the far end of the ground.

I have tried searching on google but no luck.

Quoted from arryarryarry

Did Gary score the equaliser at Wolves in the League Cup replay, I remember we went on the special train that broke down in Lincoln and we arrived late. I think we were 1-0 down and seem to remember it was Gary that scored at the far end of the ground.

I have tried searching on google but no luck.

It definitely was mate! I think it went in off his back/shoulder/ar*e but as I remember none of us cared very much! :)

I also remember him scoring two in the first game of that season in a 4-1 win over Exeter in what must have been his debut....

Good player as many have stated above but also a larger than life character off the pitch too.

Some will remember that he attended the Mariners Trust 1980 reunion dinner. At the evening Gary approached me and said he had brought some memorabilia with him which he would like to donate. He told me he was staying at the Dovedale and I arranged to visit him the following morning at 11am.

When I arrived i told the receptionist i had come to see Mr Liddell who was a guests with them. She looked in her book and looked up at me and said

'erm.......I dont think Mr Liddell will be up yet'

When i enquired why. she told me that when she turned up for work at 8.45 that morning she found Gary asleep on the floor behind the reception desk and struggled to wake him. She said he was very drunk.

She showed me to his room and as we approached the door was wide open. I expected to find him sleeping off his hangover. As I peered in, he was stood there, beaming smile and ready to take on the world. Fresh as a daisy!

He was ready to go again and he was meeting Joe Waters & Mike Lester at 12 noon for another session.

RIP Gary.

PS Gary's match worn shirt which he gave me that day is in the Family Lounge bar.

Quoted from barralad

It definitely was mate! I think it went in off his back/shoulder/ar*e but as I remember none of us cared very much! :)

I also remember him scoring two in the first game of that season in a 4-1 win over Exeter in what must have been his debut....

Cheers ;)

The LJL of his day? Much derided but better than given credit for. Would run through a brick wall for the team.

RIP Gary.

RIP

Sad news RIP, always played with a smile on his face from what I remember.

[quote=799]The LJL of his day? Much derided but better than given credit for. Would run through a brick wall for the team.


LJL

You must be joking.

He was an excellent player, coming to us from Leeds United.

I spoke with him on a few occasions and found him to be a very nice and humble person.

LIDDELL

Quoted from BIGChris

LIDDELL

Oh sod it, somebody noticed! Serves me right for copy and paste from the club website!

As people have said, Gary was more than just a journeyman runabout centre forward. He had great skill and could pick a pass at a much higher level than we are now. His link up play with Joe Waters was excellent. Thoroughly nice chap as well.

Quoted from cannylad68

[quote=799]The LJL of his day? Much derided but better than given credit for. Would run through a brick wall for the team.


LJL

You must be joking.

He was an excellent player, coming to us from Leeds United.

I spoke with him on a few occasions and found him to be a very nice and humble person.

No, not joking. He was way better than LJL but got a lot of stick. We were at a lot higher level then and he got plenty of abuse as I remember it. That's my memory anyway.

RIP Gary

So young to be taken. His commitment could never be faulted and as others have said, he'd run through a brick wall.

R.I.P. Gary a great player at a golden time in our history so sad to hear of this. I hope the lads can get us back where Gary once played for us. UTM.  

I remember he always looked like his shirt was 3 sizes too big with his sleeves so long you couldn't see his hands.

Sad news.
Thanks for the memories Gary Liddell in the middle! :-)

Can't remember which match, but can recall one shot from him hitting the corner flag, and less than 5 minutes later smacking the ball past a keeper from just outside the area - too young for anyone to die - RIP.

RIP Gary. Too too young. Can't believe another one from that era has gone already.

Condolences to his family.

RIP Gary Liddell and condolences to his family.

I remember a particularly famous game (was there) at Rochdale at Spotland, when Town were chasing promotion and we went 2-0 down early on. Gary Liddell scored after this and we went on to win 5-2 - and kept up the momentum to gain promotion that season.

Remember a really neat goal from Gary in the League Cup at home to Notts County. I think he may have got two that night........That season and the one before he popped up on a few occasions to score important goals.  

I remember that game against Notts County vividly. They were top of the second division at the time and we were somewhere in the lower reaches of the third. We played them off the park, won 3-1, and set up an epic victory over Everton. I don't honestly recall our goal scorers in the Notts County win, though I well remember Brolly's two against Everton in the next round. I attended that game with an Everton supporting friend from Hull University, which made the win doubly sweet.
  As for Gary Liddell, I recall him as a bit slight of build but quite a skillful forward who scored some nice goals. I have a memory of a happy day out at Sheffield United thanks to a goal from Gary. Sad news, anyway, and sincere condolences to his family, friends, and former colleagues.