Career
He played in the North American Soccer League, the Major Indoor Soccer League and for the Canadian national team He was with amateur side New Westminster Blues in 1976. In 1977 Garry turned professional with the Vancouver Whitecaps played 23 games in that first season and 15 in 1978 before being transferred to the New York Cosmos.
With the Whitecaps, Ayre was used in a special midfield role to shadow the opposition"s key offensive player.
With the Cosmos, Ayre played in Soccer Bowl "78 as a substitute as well as a tour of Europe in the fall of 1978, where the team played against Red Star Belgrade, AEK Athens, Atlético Madrid, Galatasaray and Chelsea. Later they toured South America and played against the Argentina U-23 team which included the young Maradona.
In 1979 he moved on to the Portland Timbers where he played 18 games the following season. He was with the national team for World Cup qualifying play in 1976 and 1977, but a serious knee injury kept him off the 1980 roster.
In 1979 he signed with the Wichita Wings of the Major Indoor Soccer League and played 25 games indoors during the 1979-1980 season.
In 1981 he returned to the indoor game with Baltimore Blast but only played ten games before a knee injury ended his career. Garry"s son Keegan Ayre is currently a professional soccer player. On 10 February 2009, the Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club announced that their new U-21 men’s team will be coached by Ayre.
