Greg Downs

Greg Downs
Personal information
Full name	Gregory Downs
Date of birth	13 December 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth	Carlton, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1976–1985	Norwich City
1977	→ Connecticut Bicentennials (loan)
1977	→ Torquay United (loan)
1985–1990	Coventry City
1990–1991	Birmingham City
1991–1994	Hereford United
1994	Raunds Town
1994	Kettering Town
1994	Redditch United
1994–1995	Merthyr Tydfil
1995	Worcester City
1995–1996	Forest Green Rovers
1996?	Bridgnorth Town
1997?	Malvern Town
1997	Merthyr Tydfil
1997–2001	Great Yarmouth Town
2001–2002	Mulbarton United
2002–2003	Blofield United
2003	Dereham Town
2003–2004	North Walsham Town
Total
Managerial career
1992–1994	Hereford United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gregory Downs (born 13 December 1958) is an English former professional footballer. Originally a centre-forward, he switched to left full-back early in his career.

Downs began his career with Norwich City where he was player of the year in 1982, the year they won promotion to the First Division a year after relegation.

He remained at Carrow Road until 1985, when moved to Coventry City where he won an FA Cup winner's medal in the 1987 final, where they achieved a surprise 3–2 win over Tottenham Hotspur. He spent five years at Highfield Road, playing 146 league games and scoring four goals.

On leaving in 1990, he dropped down to the Third Division to sign for Birmingham City, playing 17 times in the disappointing 1990–91 campaign where the Blues recorded their lowest ever finish of 13th place. He was then signed by Hereford United, who had appointed former Coventry boss John Sillett as manager for the 1991–92 season. Sillett left Edgar Street after one disappointing season in charge, and Downs was appointed player-manager in his place, an arrangement which lasted for two seasons until he was succeeded by John Layton. In three seasons at the Bulls, he played 108 times in the league's basement division, scoring twice.

After retiring from professional football in 1995, Downs joined the police. However, he continued playing non-league football into his mid forties.

In 2006, he joined Wroxham as assistant to player-manager Damian Hilton.^[2] The pair resigned in November 2007;^[3] though Hilton had second thoughts and was re-appointed manager, Downs left the club.^[4]

References

Mark Davage; John Eastwood; Kevin Platt (2001). Canary Citizens. Jarrold Publishing. ISBN 0-7117-2020-7.

^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
^ "Greg Downs". Birmingham City F.C. Archived from the original on 19 September 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
^ "Management Team Step Down". Wroxham F.C. 15 November 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
^ "Hilton U-turn over manager's job". Eastern Daily Press. 30 November 2007. Archived from the original on 6 December 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2008.

External links

Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk

[1] Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.

[2] "Greg Downs". Birmingham City F.C. Archived from the original on 19 September 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2008.

[3] "Management Team Step Down". Wroxham F.C. 15 November 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2008.

[4] "Hilton U-turn over manager's job". Eastern Daily Press. 30 November 2007. Archived from the original on 6 December 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2008.

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