- W. D. O. Greig
William D.O. Greig (born c.1858) was an early
Association Football goalkeeper who representedWanderers F.C. , the leading football club inEngland during the 1870s.Greig, who had previously appeared for
Hertfordshire Rangers F.C. andFarningham School F.C. , was recruited to take the place of the retiring England 'keeperAlexander Morten . He had impressed the Wanderers with his performance during the club's 16-0 demolition of Farningham in an 1874 FA Cup first round tie, and went on to represent his new team in the same competition in 1875-76. Wanderers won the 1876 cup final, defeatingOld Etonians F.C. 3-0, making Greig the only goalkeeper in FA Cup history to progress from conceding sixteen goals in a first round tie one year to winning the competition a year later.Greig played 23 times for Wanderers, scoring twice, and also turned out for London in two representative matches played against Sheffield.
Honours
;Wanderers
*FA Cup : winners 1876References
* Rob Cavallini [2005] . "The Wanderers F.C.: Five Times F.A. Cup Winners". Worcester Park: Dog N Duck Publications. ISBN 0-9550496-0-1
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