John Gregory

John Gregory (born 11 May 1954) is an English footballer turned manager. He has played for the England national team.

John Gregory
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Gregory in 2017
Personal information
Full nameJohn Charles Gregory
Date of birth (1954-05-11) 11 May 1954 (age 69)
Place of birthScunthorpe, England
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1972–1977Northampton Town187(8)
1977–1979Aston Villa65(10)
1979–1981Brighton & Hove Albion72(7)
1981–1985Queens Park Rangers161(36)
1985–1988Derby County103(22)
1990Plymouth Argyle3(0)
1990Bolton Wanderers7(0)
Total600(83)
National team
1983–1984England6(0)
Teams managed
1989–1990Portsmouth
1990Plymouth Argyle (caretaker)
1996–1998Wycombe Wanderers
1998–2002Aston Villa
2002–2003Derby County
2006–2007Queens Park Rangers
2009–2010Maccabi Ahi Nazareth
2010–2011F.C. Ashdod
2011FC Kairat
2013–2014Crawley Town
2017–2019Chennaiyin
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

As a player

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1972–73 Northampton Town Fourth Division 9 0
1973–74 46 0
1974–75 41 1
1975–76 45 3
1976–77 Third Division 46 4
1977–78 Aston Villa First Division 26 3
1978–79 39 7
1979–80 Brighton & Hove Albion First Division 33 0
1980–81 39 7
1981–82 Queens Park Rangers Second Division 34 9
1982–83 42 15
1983–84 First Division 37 7
1984–85 37 5
1985–86 11 0
1985–86 Derby County Third Division 22 4
1986–87 Second Division 42 12
1987–88 First Division 39 6
1988–89 Portsmouth Second Division 0 0
1989–90 0 0
1989–90 Plymouth Argyle Second Division 3 0
1989–90 Bolton Wanderers Third Division 7 0
Total England 598 83
Career total 598 83

As a manager

As of 30 November 2019
Club Country From To P W D L Win%
Portsmouth F.C.   England 1989 1990 50 10 15 25 20.00
Wycombe Wanderers   England 1996 1998 76 25 23 28 32.89
Aston Villa   England 1998 2002 190 82 52 56 43.16
Derby County   England 2002 2003 55 16 9 30 29.09
Queens Park Rangers   England 2006 2007 48 13 12 23 27.08
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth F.C.   2009 2010 23 4 7 12 17.39
F.C. Ashdod   2010 2011 30 8 10 12 26.67
FC Kairat   Kazakhstan 2011 2011 17 4 6 7 23.53
Crawley Town F.C.   England 2013 2014 57 17 16 24 29.82
Chennaiyin FC   India 2017 2019 59 21 15 23 35.59
Total 605 200 165 240 33.06

Honours

Manager

Aston Villa

Chennaiyin FC

Individual

References

  1. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. John Gregory at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. "Aston Villa 4-1 Basel (Aggregate: 5 - 2)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2001. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  4. Gregory wins the ISL Coach of the Year award instituted by the Association of Indian Football Coaches (AIFC). https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/john-gregory-named-isl-coach-of-the-year/article24513657.ece. Retrieved 25 July 2018. 
  5. "Manager profile: John Gregory". Premier League. Retrieved 15 September 2018.