John Gregory (footballer)
Gregory in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Charles Gregory | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Scunthorpe, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1977 | Northampton Town | 187 | (8) |
| 1977–1979 | Aston Villa | 65 | (10) |
| 1979–1981 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 72 | (7) |
| 1981–1985 | Queens Park Rangers | 161 | (36) |
| 1985–1988 | Derby County | 103 | (22) |
| 1990 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | (0) |
| 1990 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 600 | (83) | |
| National team | |||
| 1983–1984 | England | 6 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1989–1990 | Portsmouth | ||
| 1990 | Plymouth Argyle (caretaker) | ||
| 1996–1998 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| 1998–2002 | Aston Villa | ||
| 2002–2003 | Derby County | ||
| 2006–2007 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 2009–2010 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | ||
| 2010–2011 | F.C. Ashdod | ||
| 2011 | FC Kairat | ||
| 2013–2015 | Crawley Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Charles Gregory (born 11 May 1954 in Scunthorpe) is an English former footballer and was manager of Crawley Town until May 2015. He has previously managed: Portsmouth, Plymouth Argyle, Wycombe Wanderers, Aston Villa, Derby County, Queens Park Rangers, Maccabi Ahi Nazareth, F.C. Ashdod and FC Kairat. As a player, he was a versatile midfielder who started his career at Northampton Town and later played for Brighton & Hove Albion, QPR, Derby and Aston Villa. He won six caps for England.
Gregory was born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, where his father, Jack Gregory, was playing for Scunthorpe United. Gregory made his professional football debut in 1972, at the age of 18, when playing for Northampton Town. He scored eight goals in 187 games over the next five years, before being transferred to First Division Aston Villa in 1977.
Gregory was a considerable success at Aston Villa. Despite playing two divisions higher than he had ever done before, he adapted well to First Division football and scored 10 goals in 65 games over the next two seasons. During his time at Villa, Gregory became the only player to play in every outfield position, wearing every number from 2 to 11 over his two seasons with the club, which remains a record.
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