Greg Abbott (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gregory Stephen Abbott | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Right back / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bradford City (chief scout) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1982 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982 | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
| 1982–1991 | Bradford City | 281 | (38) |
| 1991–1992 | Halifax Town | 28 | (1) |
| 1992 | Guiseley | ||
| 1992–1996 | Hull City | 124 | (15) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1998–1999 | Thackley (joint manager) | ||
| 2007 | Carlisle United (caretaker) | ||
| 2008–2013 | Carlisle United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Gregory Stephen "Greg" Abbott (born 14 December 1963) is an English football manager and former player. He played as a right back or midfielder. Abbott was the manager of Carlisle United from December 2008 until September 2013. He is currently the Chief Scout for Bradford City
Born in Coventry, Abbott started his career with his hometown team Coventry City. He was released without playing a game but recommended to Bradford City, where he won the Division Three title in the 1984–85 season and went on to play more than 300 games. He had spells with Halifax Town and non-league Guiseley before he returned to The Football League with former manager Terry Dolan at Hull City. He spent four seasons with Hull playing another 100 games to take his career total to in excess of 500 first team matches.
After retiring, he went into coaching. He spent a decade at Leeds United coaching a number of junior and reserve sides, before he was appointed assistant manager of Carlisle United in 2006. He spent a brief spell as caretaker manager in 2007. He was given the job full-time in December 2008, after the dismissal of John Ward.
Abbott was born in Coventry, Warwickshire, on 14 December 1963. He started his football career with his hometown club Coventry City, first signing schoolboy forms, before becoming an apprentice in June 1980. He developed through the junior and reserve teams to sign a professional contract in January 1982 but at the end of the season he was given a free transfer without making a league appearance for the Division One side. The youth development team at Coventry City instead recommended Abbott to Bradford City, where he was given a trial in July, before earning a one-year contract at the newly promoted Division Three club.
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