George Greig

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George Greig
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Greig
Date of birth(1871-04-13)April 13, 1871
Place of birthDundee, Scotland
Date of death2 November 1940 (age 69)
Place of deathPerth, Scotland
Teams managed
YearsTeam
1936-38Dundee United

George Greig (born 13 April 1871 in Dundee - 13 August 1940 in Perth) was a Scottish football manager.

Career

Greig was a prominent baillie on Dundee Corporation for many years and also a wealthy tobacconist. In March 1936 he saved Dundee United from almost envitable bankruptcy. Seven months later he sacked veteran manager Jimmy Brownlie and surprised everyone in Scotland by taking over himself as director-manager . This arrangement lasted a year and a half before Greig resigned in March 1938.

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