Dean Gordon

Crystal Palace

Gordon began his career as a trainee with Crystal Palace, turning professional in July 1991. He went on to make over 200 appearances for the Eagles and was known to be a strong in the tackle and impressive going forward down the left flank. His speedy forays often resulted in spectacular goals as he let fly from the edge of the box.

Middlesbrough

Gordon joined fellow Premier League club Middlesbrough for a fee of £900,000 on 6 July 1998. In his first season at the Riverside he played in every league game. In November 2001 Gordon went on loan to Cardiff City, scoring once against Blackpool, and was released by Middlesbrough at the end of that season.

Coventry City

Gordon joined Coventry City in July 2002 and was a regular in his first season at Highfield Road, scoring once against Ipswich Town. However, he lost his place and joined Reading on loan in March 2004, and eventually went on trial with Hibernian in July 2004.

Grimsby Town

Gordon signed with Football League Two side Grimsby Town on a free transfer in August 2004, his first club outside of the top two tiers of English football, but despite holding down a regular place in the team he was released in March 2005 by Russell Slade.

APOEL Nicosia

On 2005 Gordon moved to Cyprus to play for APOEL Nicosia, but he was released from the club a few months later.

Later career

In November 2005, Gordon joined non-league Crook Town, where he could rebuild his…

Gordon appeared 13 times for the England Under-21s in the mid-1990s.

Following his retirement, Gordon lived in Sunderland and began coaching and teaching for the 'Show Racism The Red Card' group and now goes around schools in the North East to teach them about racism. Dean runs Futsal Sunderland in the city, providing competitions and other Futsal events for all ages. He is the father of Southampton FC player Nathan Wood-Gordon.

Crystal Palace

Football League First Division play-offs: 1997 Individual

PFA Team of the Year: 1995–96 First Division