Colin Greenall
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colin Greenall | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Billinge, St Helens England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1986 | Blackpool | 183 | (9) |
| 1986–1988 | Gillingham | 62 | (4) |
| 1988–1990 | Oxford United | 67 | (2) |
| 1990–1992 | Bury | 71 | (5) |
| 1992–1993 | Preston North End | 29 | (1) |
| 1993–1994 | Chester City | 42 | (1) |
| 1994–1995 | Lincoln City | 43 | (3) |
| 1995–2000 | Wigan Athletic | 193 | (18) |
| Total | 690 | (43) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2001 | Wigan Athletic (caretaker-manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Colin Greenall (born 30 December 1963 in Billinge, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer who made over 600 Football League appearances between 1980 and 1999. Starting his career at Blackpool as an apprentice, Greenall had spells at Gillingham, Oxford United, Bury, Preston North End, Chester City and Lincoln City before finishing his career at his hometown club, Wigan Athletic.
At Blackpool, Greenall made his professional debut on 23 September 1980, at the age of 16 years and 237 days, becoming the club's then-youngest-ever league player (a record broken by Trevor Sinclair in 1989). Three days later, he appeared in a League Cup game against Everton at Goodison Park.
Greenall was one of a host of young players brought to Blackpool by Alan Ball during his short managerial reign at the club. Unlike most of the others, however, he remained at the club for years and developed into a dependable defender. He eventually took over the central role, combining with captain Steve Hetzke and Mike Conroy to form a successful defensive partnership.
Greenall won England Youth honours and, at 20, was voted the Fourth Division's Player of the Year by the PFA.
After 183 league appearances in just over five years, Greenall had a contractual dispute with Blackpool, and in September 1986 he moved to Third Division Gillingham for £40,000.
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