Mike Garrity (association football)

Mike Garrity

Garrity in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	(1980-05-06) 6 May 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	England
Team information
Current team	Heart of Midlothian (assistant head coach)

Mike Garrity (born 6 May 1980) is an English football coach. He is currently assistant head coach at Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian.

Career

Garrity moved, with Neil Critchley, from Liverpool's Academy to Blackpool after Critchley was appointed head coach of the Bloomfield Road club in June 2020.[1] He was joined by Iain Brunskill, who worked with both Critchley and Garrity at Liverpool.[2][3]

In June 2022, after Critchley left Blackpool to become assistant to Steven Gerrard at Aston Villa,[4] Garrity was appointed to the coaching staff at Lincoln City.[1][5]

He followed Critchley to Queens Park Rangers as assistant manager in December 2022, two months after Gerrard was sacked by Aston Villa.[6]

The duo returned to Blackpool in 2023, when Critchley was reappointed as the club's head coach. They were again joined by Iain Brunskill for the 2023–24 season,[7] and former Blackpool player Richard Keogh in 2024–25.[8] Critchley and Garrity were sacked on 21 August 2024, with Keogh stepping in as interim manager.[9]

Garrity followed Critchley to Heart of Midlothian in October 2024.[10]

He has also coached for Molde and China.[1]

References

1. "Former Blackpool assistant Mike Garrity joins backroom staff at Lincoln City" – Blackpool Gazette, 27 June 2022
2. "Who is Iain Brunskill? Everything you need to know about Blackpool's new assistant head coach" – Lancs Live, 9 February 2022
3. "Barry Lewtas on Jarell Quansah, Blackpool visit and Neil Critchley reunion - Liverpool FC". www.liverpoolfc.com. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
4. Watson, Chris (27 June 2022). "Lincoln City appoint Mike Garrity to coaching staff". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
5. "Tashan Oakley-Boothe: Lincoln sign Stoke midfielder as Mike Garrity becomes assistant boss". BBC Sport. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
6. "Garrity Gone: Imps assistant steps up a division to join QPR". The Lincolnite. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
7. Black, Dan (8 June 2023). "Neil Critchley getting the band back together at Blackpool as duo return to Bloomfield Road". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
8. FC, Blackpool (25 June 2024). "Richard Keogh Returns As First-Team Coach". Blackpool FC. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
9. FC, Blackpool (21 August 2024). "Club Statement | Neil Critchley". Blackpool FC. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
10. "Neil Critchley named new Head Coach – Hearts". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.