John Gregory (footballer)

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John Gregory
Personal information
Full name	John Charles Gregory
Date of birth	May 11, 1954 (age 52)
Place of birth	Scunthorpe, England
Playing position	Manager
Club information
Current club	Queens Park Rangers
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1972-1977 1977-1979 1979-1981 1981-1985 1985-1988 1990 1990	Northampton Town Aston Villa Brighton & Hove Albion Queens Park Rangers Derby County Plymouth Argyle Bolton Wanderers	187 0(8) 065 (10) 072 0(7) 161 (36) 103 (22) 003 0(0) 007 0(0)
National team
1983-1984	England	006 0(0)
Teams managed
1989-1990 1990 1996-1998 1998-2002 2002-2003 2006-	Portsmouth Plymouth Argyle Wycombe Wanderers Aston Villa Derby County Queens Park Rangers
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

John Charles Gregory (born May 11, 1954 in Scunthorpe) is a former football player and the current manager of Queens Park Rangers. He has previously managed Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth F.C., Wycombe Wanderers, Aston Villa and Derby County. As a player he was an adaptable midfielder who started his career at Northampton Town and later played for Brighton and Hove Albion, Queens Park Rangers, Derby County and Aston Villa. He won six caps for England.

Contents 1 Managerial career 1.1 Early management Jobs 1.2 Manager of Wycombe Wanderers 1.3 Manager of Aston Villa 1.4 Manager of Derby County 1.5 Manager of Queens Park Rangers 2 Managerial stats 3 External links

[edit] Managerial career

[edit] Early management Jobs

His first two spells in management (between January 1989 and June 1990) with Portsmouth and then Plymouth Argyle, lasted just a few months each, shortly after he linked up as a non-contract player with his former England team mate Phil Neal who was manager at Bolton Wanderers.

He later worked under Brian Little on the coaching staff at Leicester City (1991-1994) and Aston Villa (1994-96) before moving back into management with Wycombe Wanderers in September 1996.

[edit] Manager of Wycombe Wanderers

Wycombe were rock bottom of Division Two when Gregory took over, but he oversaw a massive improvement in league form which saw the club climb to a secure mid table finish.

[edit] Manager of Aston Villa

They were progressing well in February 1998 when Gregory quit Wycombe to take the manager's job back at Aston Villa. He helped improve their league form during the final 3 months of the 1997-98 season and they qualified for the UEFA Cup.

Halfway through the 1998-99 season Villa were Premiership leaders but a slump in form saw the club finish sixth in the final table and miss out on a European place.

Villa reached the FA Cup final in 2000 but lost to Chelsea and Gregory finally quit Villa in January 2002.

Gregory's spell at Villa is also notable as he became the last manager to field an all English starting 11 in the Premiership,^{[citation needed]} until Steve McClaren's Middlesbrough did the same against Fulham on May 7, 2006.

[edit] Manager of Derby County

Prior to his current role, John Gregory's most recent spell in management was with Derby County (January 2002 - March 2003). When he took charge at Derby they were bottom of the Premiership, and after winning both of his first two games at the helm it looked as though he might be able to save them from relegation.

But seven defeats from their final eight fixtures saw Derby slip out of the Premiership after six years. The club's financial problems meant that Gregory had no money spent on players in 2002-03, and their form in Division One was disappointing.

He was sacked in March 2003 for alleged misconduct and later won £1 million compensation for unfair dismissal.

[edit] Manager of Queens Park Rangers

On 20 September 2006 at 2pm he was unveiled as the new manager of Queens Park Rangers after Gary Waddock stepped down after a poor succession of results left the club bottom of the Football League Championship. The appointment has caused a schism among QPR fans, some of whom see Gregory's friendship with unpopular chairman Gianni Paladini as a conflict of interest. After a decent start with successive victories of Hull City and Southampton, followed by a few defeats, draws and many goals at either end of the pitch, Rangers then won three on the bounce including a victory at then league leaders Cardiff City. However the club has since settled down and, despite erratic results, look to be securing another season of relative safety in the Championship.

[edit] Managerial stats

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	L	D	Win %
Portsmouth		January 17, 1989	January 3, 1990	50	10	25	15	20.00
Plymouth Argyle		February 6, 1990	July 31, 1990	19	6	7	6	31.57
Wycombe Wanderers		October 22, 1996	February 25, 1998	76	25	28	23	32.89
Aston Villa		February 25, 1998	January 24, 2002	190	82	56	52	43.15
Derby County		January 30, 2002	March 21, 2003	55	16	30	9	29.09
Queens Park Rangers		September 20, 2006	Present	32	9	15	8	28.12

[edit] External links

• John Gregory career stats at Soccerbase
• John Gregory management career stats at Soccerbase

Preceded by Alan Ball	Portsmouth F.C. Manager 1989-1990	Succeeded by Frank Burrows
Preceded by Ken Brown	Plymouth Argyle F.C. Manager 1990	Succeeded by David Kemp
Preceded by Alan Smith	Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Manager 1996-1998	Succeeded by Neil Smilie
Preceded by Brian Little	Aston Villa F.C. Manager 1998-2002	Succeeded by John Deehan & Stuart Gray (caretakers)
Preceded by Billy McEwan (caretaker)	Derby County F.C. Manager 2002-2003	Succeeded by George Burley
Preceded by Gary Waddock	Queens Park Rangers Manager 2006-Present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Queens Park Rangers F.C. - Current Squad
1 Royce | 2 Bignot | 3 Milanese | 4 Cullip | 5 Rehman | 7 Bolder | 8 Bircham | 11 Ainsworth | 12 Cole | 14 Rowlands | 15 Shimmin | 16 Lomas | 17 Cook | 18 Moore | 19 Armel | 20 Camp | 21 P. Jones | 22 Baidoo | 23 Bailey | 24 Kanyuka | 25 Stewart | 27 Timoska | 28 Idiakez | 29 Furlong | 30 Nygaard | 31 R. Jones | 32 Blackstock | 33 Howell | 37 Smith | 38 Mancienne | Manager: Gregory