Trevor Anderson’s acquisition of Gorman from Shelbourne in 1992 naturally caused a minor stir as Linfield were not that accustomed to signing players from the League of Ireland.
However, despite all the media hype surrounding his move the ‘Dundalk Hawk’, as he was affectionately known, settled quickly into his new surroundings by helping Anderson’s charges to the league title in his first season.
In his second term with the Blues he bagged 23 goals as the south Belfast outfit won a league and cup double as well as the Budweiser and League Cups.
After four successful seasons at Windsor Park, First Division Newry Town, who were then managed by his former boss at Linfield Trevor Anderson, paid £4,500 for the 32-year-old’s services in January 1997.
Promotion to the Premier League was achieved the following season where they eventually finished a creditable fourth in the table, with Gorman going on to become the top flight’s second-highest scorer with 17 goals.
Upon leaving Newry, Gorman, who attracted interest from Arsenal, Liverpool and Dundee United during his early days with his first club Dundalk, signed for Ards in 2000 after a short stay at Bangor.
In his only full campaign with the North-Down club, he scored in a 2-0 win against Bangor, a result which confirmed their promotion back to the top flight in 2001.
He had short-lived spells with Banbridge Town and Dundalk and even came out of retirement in 2007 to play a handful of Premier League games for Loughgall.
