Greg Strong
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gregory Strong | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | Wigan Athletic | 35 | (3) |
| 1995–2000 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | → Blackpool (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 1999 | → Stoke City (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2000 | → Motherwell (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Motherwell | 64 | (3) |
| 2002–2004 | Hull City | 3 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Bury (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Boston United | 9 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Livingston | 39 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Dundee | 16 | (1) |
| 2007 | Halifax Town | 8 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Northwich Victoria | 17 | (0) |
| 2008 | Droylsden | 14 | (0) |
| 2008–2015 | Rhyl | 64 | (10) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2015 | Rhyl (player-manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 May 2010. |
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Gregory Strong (born 5 September 1975) is an English former professional footballer who is the Chief Scout of Plymouth Argyle. He was the manager of Rhyl from 2009 until 2015. He is a defender.
Strong had a 20-year-long career in professional football where he was a typical journeyman playing for a large number of clubs. Strong played for Wigan Athletic, Bolton Wanderers, Blackpool, Stoke City, Motherwell, Hull City, Cheltenham Town, Scunthorpe United, Bury, Boston United, Macclesfield Town, Livingston, Dundee, Halifax Town, Northwich Victoria, Droylsden and Rhyl.
Strong was born in Bolton and started his footballing career with Wigan Athletic in 1992 after playing for England schoolboys and youth international. He played two seasons with Wigan and then moved to his hometown club Bolton Wanderers in August 1995. He struggled to establish himself at Bolton making just 22 appearances for the club in four seasons. During that time he was loaned out to Blackpool where he made 12 appearances scoring one goal and Stoke City where he played five times in 1998–99 scoring once against his former club Wigan Athletic. He then moved to Scottish side Motherwell in the summer of 1999 where he became a popular player in two seasons at Fir Park.
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