Gregg Blundell

Football player infobox
playername = Gregg Blundell
fullname = Gregg Steven Blundell
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|1|1
cityofbirth = Liverpool
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=5|in=10
currentclub = Darlington
clubnumber = 8
position = Striker
years = 1994–1997
1997
1997–2001
2001–2003
2003–2005
2005–2007
2007–
clubs = Tranmere Rovers
Knowsley United
Vauxhall Motors
Northwich Victoria
Doncaster Rovers
Chester City
Darlington|caps(goals) = 00 0(0)
0? 0(?)
0? 0(?)
90 (39)
86 (28)
57 (12)
60 0(9)

Gregg Steven Blundell (born 3 October 1977 in Liverpool, England) is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Darlington.

The Early Years

Gregg started as a trainee at Tranmere Rovers but was released. After a spell with Knowsley United, he began a prolific scoring record with Vauxhall Motors, who rose through the non-league pyramid in his spell there. The goals continued to flow after a move to Nationwide Conference club Northwich Victoria in 2001. Despite playing for a side in the bottom half of the table, Blundell had a strong scoring record. This prompted a move to Conference promotion chasers Doncaster Rovers in March 2003.

Gregg the Rover

Blundell's first season with Rovers ended with promotion to the Football League, after play-off wins over future club Chester City and Dagenham & Redbridge. His belated Football League debut at Leyton Orient on August 9 2003 saw him open the scoring in a 3-1 win, as Rovers went on to surprisingly win the Division Three title. Blundell scored 18 goals during the season.

However, many Rovers fans felt that he had reached his level at League one and despite being given chances in the first team, he never managed to achieve the success he had the season before.

Record Signing

Blundell was signed by Chester City from Doncaster Rovers for a Club Record Fee in July 2005 (reputedly £105,000). He made a quick impact with Chester, bagging six goals by the end of September 2005 as Chester challenged for promotion from Football League Two. But his season was to lie in tatters after an injury sustained against Rochdale on October 7 2005. After missing three months out injured, just one more goal was managed before the end of the season. His confidence was still never fully recovered the following season and Chester accepted a nominal bid for Blundell from Darlington as transfer deadline day approached in January 2007.

Back with Penney

He was re-united with former manager Dave Penney at Darlington. Again the goals did not flow in the rest of the season, but he did score a late penalty equaliser on his return to Chester in April 2007.

Honours

As a player

Doncaster Rovers
*Nationwide Division Three Title winner: 2003–04

External links

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