Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Edmond Gregg | ||
Date of birth | 4 February 1904 | ||
Place of birth | Ferryhill, England | ||
Date of death | 1991 (aged about 87) | ||
Playing position | Inside forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Ferryhill Athletic | |||
– | Cornford Juniors | ||
– | Spennymoor United | ||
– | Chilton Colliery Recreation Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1926–1928 | Darlington | 40 | (21) |
1928–1931 | Sheffield Wednesday | 37 | (7) |
1931–1933 | Birmingham | 66 | (11) |
1933–1938 | Chelsea | 48 | (5) |
1938–1940 | Boston United | ||
1940–1944 | Sligo Rovers | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Robert Edmond "Bob" Gregg (4 February 1904–1991) was an English professional footballer born in Ferryhill, County Durham, 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.[1]
Having scored at a goal every two games for Darlington,[1] 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.[2]