Garry Kimble is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 ex-professional football player and manager of Witham Town

Witham Town F.C.

Witham Town F.C. is an English football club based in Witham, Essex. The club are currently members of the Essex Senior League and play at Spa Road.-History:...

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Career

Kimble, along with his twin brother Alan

Alan Kimble

Alan Kimble is a retired English professional footballer.-Youth:Left back Kimble started his career at Charlton Athletic alongside his twin brother, Garry Kimble...

, started his career as a trainee at Charlton Athletic

Charlton Athletic F.C.

Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...

 where he made his league debut, going on to play nine times, scoring once. Both he and his brother then had brief loan spells with Exeter City

Exeter City F.C.

Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...

 before the pair of them joined Cambridge United

Cambridge United F.C.

Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...

 on free transfers in July 1986.

Whilst brother Alan went on to spend seven years at The Abbey Stadium

Abbey Stadium

The Abbey Stadium, known as R Costings Abbey Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Cambridge, England. It has been the home ground of Cambridge United F.C. since 1932, and currently has a maximum capacity of 9,617 spectators...

, Garry spent just over a year with the club, making 41 appearances, mainly from the left wing, and scoring twice. He was sold to Doncaster Rovers

Doncaster Rovers F.C.

Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...

 for £

Pound sterling

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7,500 and went onto be a regular in their team, making 65 appearances with a solitary goal.

After a brief spell with Fulham

Fulham F.C.

Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...

 he signed for Gillingham where he played 48 games, scoring once before moving to Peterborough United

Peterborough United F.C.

Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...

. It was while there that Kimble had his finest moment as he scored the winning goal for Posh in a 1–0 Football League Cup

Football League Cup

The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...

 win over Liverpool

Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...

 in December 1991 to catapult him into the national sports headlines.

Following his spell with Peterborough, Kimble dropped into the non-League

Non-league football

Non-League football is football in England played at a level below that of the Premier League and The Football League. The term non-League was commonly used well before 1992 when the top football clubs in England all belonged to The Football League; all clubs who were not a part of The Football...

 game and has since played for a number of clubs. He had three spells with Dagenham & Redbridge

Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.

Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club , informally known as Daggers, is an English association football club based in Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, East London. It was formed in 1992 after a merger between Redbridge Forest and Dagenham...

 and has also represented, amongst others, Sittingbourne

Sittingbourne F.C.

Sittingbourne F.C. are a football club based in Sittingbourne, Kent, England. They were established in 1886 and were founder members of the Kent League. They have reached the 2nd round of the FA Cup at least twice in their history...

, Purfleet, Grays Athletic

Grays Athletic F.C.

Grays Athletic Football Club is an English football club currently based in Corringham, Essex after leaving the New Recreation Ground in Grays at the end of the 2009–10 season...

, Chelmsford City

Chelmsford City F.C.

Chelmsford City F.C. is an English semi-professional football club based in the town of Chelmsford, Essex. The club are currently members of the Conference South and play at the Melbourne Stadium.-Chelmsford:...

, Canvey Island

Canvey Island F.C.

Canvey Island F.C, known as the Gulls or Yellow Army, are an English football club founded in 1926 that play in the Isthmian League Premier Division....

, Aveley

Aveley F.C.

Aveley F.C. are an English football club based in the town of Aveley, Essex. The club are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division and play at the Mill Field.-Club history:...

, Braintree Town

Braintree Town F.C.

Braintree Town F.C. is an English football club based in Braintree, Essex. The club are currently members of the Conference National and play their home matches at Cressing Road.-History:...

, Harlow Town

Harlow Town F.C.

Harlow Town F.C. are an English football club based in Harlow, Essex. The club currently play in the Division One North of the Isthmian League, after relegation from the Isthmian League Premier Division in 2009....

 and Maidstone United

Maidstone United F.C.

Maidstone United Football Club is an English football team from Maidstone, Kent.The current club is a continuation of the old Maidstone United, which was a member of the Football League between 1989 and 1992. The club was forced out of the league by financial ruin but the youth squad formed the...

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Management

Kimble's first step into management came in February 2004, when he was appointed Tilbury

Tilbury F.C.

Tilbury F.C. are a football club based in Tilbury, Essex, England, established in 1900. In 1976, they won the Isthmian League Second Division. In the 1977–78 season, they reached the Third Round of the FA Cup, their best performance in the competition. They currently play in Division One North of...

 manager on a caretaker basis until the end of the 2003–04 season.

He then spent time as assistant manager at Burnham Ramblers of the Essex Senior League, before being promoted to manager in October 2008. In his first season in charge, Kimble led the club to a seventh placed finish and to success in the Gordon Brasted Trophy, defeating Enfield 1893 in the final. However, they were denied further success when they were beaten by Barkingside in the Essex Senior League Cup Final. The 2009–10 season started well for Kimble's Burnham side, however, results tailed off after Christmas and having led the league for much of the season they had to make do with a third placed finish behind Champions, Stansted and runners-up Witham Town. They also reached the Essex Senior League Cup Final for a second consecutive season, although they were beaten 4–1 by Bethnal Green United.

Kimble left Burnham and was appointed assistant manager of Isthmian League Premier Division club Aveley

Aveley F.C.

Aveley F.C. are an English football club based in the town of Aveley, Essex. The club are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division and play at the Mill Field.-Club history:...

 in May 2010, where his twin brother, Alan

Alan Kimble

Alan Kimble is a retired English professional footballer.-Youth:Left back Kimble started his career at Charlton Athletic alongside his twin brother, Garry Kimble...

 was appointed as manager. It was announced on 5 April 2011, that Kimble became manager of Witham Town

Witham Town F.C.

Witham Town F.C. is an English football club based in Witham, Essex. The club are currently members of the Essex Senior League and play at Spa Road.-History:...

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