High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! James Paul "Jim" Gannon (born 7 September 1968) is a former footballer and football manager, who is now Director of football and manager of Conference National team Stockport County. He started and finished his career as a player in Ireland, but made most of his professional appearances in the English Football League at Stockport County, where supporters elected him as a member of the Hall of Fame. He has also managed Dundalk, Motherwell, Peterborough United, and Port Vale.