Editing Gary Speed (section)

==Early life and career==
Speed was born in [[Mancot]], Flintshire, Wales,<ref>{{cite book|editor-first = Barry J.|editor-last=Hugman |title=The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005 |year=2005 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |isbn=978-1-85291-665-7 |page=579}}</ref> although his parents Roger and Carol,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/mobile/topsport/2011/12/03/gary-speed-s-wife-louise-to-join-fans-for-pitchside-tributes-at-all-his-former-clubs-115875-23606069/ |title=Gary Speed's wife Louise to join fans for pitchside tributes at all his former clubs |first=Greig |last=Box-Turnbull |newspaper=Daily Mirror |date=3 December 2011 |access-date=3 December 2011}}</ref> sister Lesley<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/editors-picks/2011/11/30/gary-speed-s-sister-lesley-in-tribute-to-brother-friend-and-inspiration-on-twitter-115875-23598473/ |title=Gary Speed's sister Lesley in tribute to "brother, friend, and inspiration" on Twitter |first1=Martin |last1=Fricker |first2=Paul |last2=Byrne |newspaper=Daily Mirror |date=30 November 2011 |access-date=3 December 2011}}</ref> and sons Thomas and Edward<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/11/29/heartbroken-widow-of-gary-speed-struggling-to-come-to-terms-with-his-death-115875-23595977/ |title=Gary Speed's wife Louise heartbroken as she starts thinking about funeral plans |first1=Martin |last1=Fricker |first2=Paul |last2=Byrne |newspaper=Daily Mirror |date=29 November 2011 |access-date=3 December 2011}}</ref> were all born in [[Chester]].<ref name=guardianobit/> He attended [[Hawarden High School]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/sport-obituaries/8919038/Gary-Speed.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/sport-obituaries/8919038/Gary-Speed.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Gary Speed |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=27 November 2011 |access-date=2 December 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

He supported [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] as a youngster.<ref name="Gary Speed&nbsp;— Player Profile">{{cite web |url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/players/past/Speed.php |title=Gary Speed&nbsp;– Player Profile |publisher=ToffeeWeb |date=27 November 2011 |access-date=2 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201042806/http://www.toffeeweb.com/players/past/Speed.php |archive-date=1 December 2011}}</ref> Whilst at school, he was employed as a [[Paperboy (newspaper delivery)|paperboy]] and played for Flintshire Schoolboys, a local boys' team, and for Aston Park Rangers. As a youngster, Speed excelled at cricket and football.<ref name=fourfourtwo>{{cite web |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/gary-speed |title=Gary Speed |first=Andy |last=Mitten |magazine=FourFourTwo |date=28 November 2011 |access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref>