Bob Gregg (footballer, born 1904)

Bob Gregg
Personal information
Full name	Robert Edmond Gregg
Date of birth	4 February 1904
Place of birth	Ferryhill, England
Date of death	22 May 1991 (aged 87)
Place of death	London, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
	Ferryhill Athletic
	Cornford Juniors
	Spennymoor United
	Chilton Colliery Recreation Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team
1926–1928	Darlington
1928–1931	Sheffield Wednesday
1931–1933	Birmingham
1933–1938	Chelsea
1938–1940	Boston United
1940–1944	Sligo Rovers
1945	Colchester United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Edmond Gregg (4 February 1904 – 22 May 1991) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He played for Darlington, Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham and Chelsea in the Football League, making nearly 200 appearances in total.^[3]

Having scored at a goal every two games for Darlington,^[3] Gregg joined Sheffield Wednesday before the 1928–29 season, and contributed to them winning that year's First Division championship. The following season, he lost his place to the high-scoring Harry Burgess, and in January 1931 he joined Birmingham for a fee of £2,200. He played his part in that season's FA Cup campaign, and "scored" a goal in the 1931 FA Cup Final which was disallowed for offside. He moved on to Chelsea in September 1933 for a fee of £1,500, finishing his career with Boston United in the Midland League and with Sligo Rovers in Ireland during the Second World War.^[4]

Gregg also made 1 WW2 Guest appearance for Clapton Orient on 26 August 1944, played at Fratton Park against Portsmouth, a 5–1 defeat, before a 10 000 crowd. a report on the match in a local Portsmouth paper stated that Gregg had a shot on six minutes which was saved by the Pompey goalkeeper Harry Walker. In November 1945 he was stationed at the Colchester Garrison and he made 3 appearances for then Southern League side Colchester United, his debut came at the age of 41 years and 272 days in the FA Cup against Wisbech Town.^[5]

Honours

with Sheffield Wednesday
- Football League First Division champions: 1929
with Birmingham
- FA Cup finalist: 1931

References

^ UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1576–2014
^ "Bright outlooks at Villa Park and St. Andrew's. Birmingham". Evening Despatch. Birmingham. 17 August 1933. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 107. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
^ "Bob Gregg - Players - Colchester United".

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[1] UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1576–2014

[height-2] "Bright outlooks at Villa Park and St. Andrew's. Birmingham". Evening Despatch. Birmingham. 17 August 1933. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.

[Joyce-3] Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 107. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.

[4] Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.

[5] "Bob Gregg - Players - Colchester United".

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