Sean Gregan
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sean Matthew Gregan | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Guisborough, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Darlington 1883 (player-coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1996 | Darlington | 134 | (4) |
| 1997–2002 | Preston North End | 218 | (12) |
| 2002–2004 | West Bromwich Albion | 79 | (2) |
| 2004–2007 | Leeds United | 64 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Oldham Athletic | 120 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Fleetwood Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | Fleetwood Town | 21 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Kendal Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Darlington | 0 | (0) |
| 2012– | Darlington 1883 | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 June 2012. |
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Sean Matthew Gregan (born 29 March 1974) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Northern Football League side Darlington 1883, where he is also their defensive coach.
He played in the Premier League for West Bromwich Albion, and in the Football League with Preston North End and Darlington where he clocked up nearly 350 league appearances combined for both clubs. He also played in the Football League with Leeds United and Oldham Athletic before moving into Non-league football with both Fleetwood Town and Kendal Town.
Gregan started his career with Darlington where he played for five years before joining Preston North End. He captained Preston to the then Nationwide Division 2 (now League One) title. He was signed by Gary Peters on 29 November 1996 for £350,000. While at Preston he played 255 games, scoring 15 goals, and was twice named as the club's official player of the year. Preston's fans nicknamed him 'God' because of his 'no-nonsense' defending and his influence on the players, fans and staff at the club.
Gregan joined West Bromwich Albion in August 2002, for a fee of £2 million. Pundit Rodney Marsh thought the signing uninspired, and famously commented that it was "like putting lipstick on a pig". Gregan made his Albion debut against Manchester United at Old Trafford on 17 August 2002. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 Hawthorns win over Southampton on 14 September 2002, after Saints goalkeeper Paul Jones failed to hold on to Gregan's 40-yard shot. Despite being a regular in the side, Gregan was unable to prevent the club's relegation from the Premiership. In 2003–04 however, he was instrumental in captaining the side to promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt, before joining Leeds United in September 2004.
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