Ian Greaves

Infobox Football biography
playername = Ian Greaves


fullname = Ian Denzil Greaves
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1932|5|26|df=y
cityofbirth = Oldham
countryofbirth = England
currentclub =
position = Full-back
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1953-1960
1960-1961
1961-1963
clubs = Manchester United
Lincoln City
Oldham Athletic
caps(goals) = 067 0(0)
011 0(0)
022 0(0)
manageryears = 1968-1974
1974-1980
1980-1982
1982
1983-1989
managerclubs = Huddersfield Town
Bolton Wanderers
Oxford United
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Mansfield Town

Ian Denzil Greaves (born 26 May 1932 in Oldham, Lancashire) is an English former football player and manager. He won a League Championship medal and an FA Cup runners-up medal while playing fullback for Manchester United between 1953 and 1960 [http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=3055 Ian Greaves's playing career, Soccerbase] ] . But for injury, he would have probably been involved in the Munich air disasterHowland, Andy and Roger (2001) "Oxford United: the Headington Years". Perfitt-Bayliss, Marlow. ISBN 0-9541797-0-6] . He later played for Lincoln City and Oldham Athletic.

He took over the reins at Huddersfield Town in 1968 [http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=627 Ian Greaves's managerial career, Soccerbase] ] and led them to the Football League Second Division championship in 1969–1970.

After leaving Huddersfield in the summer of 1974 he joined Bolton Wanderers as assistant to Jimmy Armfield and when Armfield took over the vacant manager's position at Leeds United he was promoted to the top job, taking over a squad that included Sam Allardyce and Peter Reid. In his time there he again won promotion to the top division and also reached the League Cup semi-final while the club were still in the second division. Unfortunately, Bolton's First Division performance was disappointing and Greaves was sacked in early 1980.

An 18-month spell at Oxford United followed, then a less-than-successful spell at Wolves. Greaves' final managerial job was in the lower leagues at Mansfield Town where he spent six years, guiding the Stags to promotion in 1985-86, and winning the Freight Rover Trophy at Wembley in 1987.

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