Gerald Thomas Francis Summers (4 October 1933 – 13 March 2024) was an English professional footballer with West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield United, Hull City and Walsall; he then went into coaching with Oxford United, Gillingham, Derby County and Leicester City.
Summers was born on 4 October 1933.[1] He joined Sheffield United in May 1957, Joe Mercer having signed him from West Bromwich Albion. He played 260 League games as attacking wing-half before moving to Hull City in 1964, and then to Walsall. He was manager at Oxford United (1969–1975) and Gillingham (1975–1981)[2] and coached at Derby County and Leicester City.[3] Summers died on 13 March 2024, at the age of 90.[4]