Morpeth Town would like to wish Gary Munday all the very best in the future after leaving the club and his role as co-chairman.
After 14 years at the club, Gary has made an incredible impression off the field and leaves Morpeth Town in a far stronger position than when he joined in 2004.
Following his departure, Munday was keen to send his best wishes to those behind the scenes at The Highwaymen, while insisting he will still be along as a fan as Morpeth head into the unknown of the Evo-Stik League.
“I will certainly be the team’s number one fan going forward,” Munday said to the club website.
“I feel privileged to have been joint chairman and it was a realisation of a childhood dream as I’m a proud Morpeth lad. Thanks to Ken (Beattie, Morpeth chairman) for his tireless support of the club and his determination to see it grow. I’d also like to say how happy I am to see Nick Gray leading us into the Evo-Stik. He’s the right man for the job and I’ve got every confidence that he will lead us to success. His vision is where the club should go.”
Current Town chairman Ken Beattie released a statement hailing the impact that Munday had during his time at the club:
Gary Munday’s decision to retire from direct involvement in football, due to family and work commitments, comes as a major setback for Morpeth Town Football Club.
All at the club were hoping after a short break Gary would change his mind but unfortunately it is not to be.
Gary is someone who gives everything whatever he does. He is a born leader who operates by example and this was certainly the case in his role with Morpeth Town Juniors and Seniors.
With respect to the Juniors, he gave 14 years of dedicated service by helping to organise the club in the most professional way. This is a difficult task given we have 30 plus boys and girls teams but he did it successfully while at the same time carrying great respect from everyone at the club.
Although Gary’s tenure was somewhat shorter than his time with the Juniors, he nevertheless achieved so much for the senior side. For one, he brought much more organisation and stability to the club by arranging the highly appreciated volunteers into work patterns with dedicated roles so everyone knew what they were doing. Always leading by example, he gave endless hours of his own time in such duties as working behind the bar and bringing more professionalism to the club.
Going forward, Gary is, and I’m sure always will be, a supporter of the club and I know in a different way he will still be there for everyone. I’m certain his name will always be synonymous with the name of Morpeth Town FC because he gave so much.
