From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andrew Gregory (born in Wigan, England) is a British former rugby league footballer.
Gregory was born in Wigan and having played junior rugby league in the town, Gregory played for Widnes and Warrington before signing for Wigan in 1986 for a reported £130,000.
He played a big part in the inaugural World Club Challenge win over Manly in 1987 and although he was only small in height he dominated games on the field from scrum half. In 1989, Gregory played a season in the Winfield Cup with the battling Illawarra Steelers, playing a big role in their thrilling mid-week Panasonic Cup Final loss against the Brisbane Broncos, winning the man-of-the-match.
Gregory won 26 Great Britain caps and the Lance Todd Trophy twice for match winning displays in the Challenge Cup final in 1988 and 1990.
Andy was transferred to Leeds in 1992 and finished his playing days as player-coach at Salford in 1995. After some initial success, Gregory left Salford by mutual consent in May 1999 to concentrate on his pub business in Wigan.
In 2000 Gregory's book, Pint Size was published.
In 2006 Gregory was appointed as coaching coordinator at National League Club Leigh.
In 2007 Gregory took over struggling National League Two side Blackpool Panthers, his first head coach role in eight years. [1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
