Greg Abbott (footballer)

Football player infobox
playername = Greg Abbott


fullname = Gregory Stephen Abbott
nickname =
height = height|ft=5|in=9
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1963|12|14|df=yes
cityofbirth = Coventry
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Carlisle United (assistant manager)
position = Midfielder
youthyears = 1980–1982
youthclubs = Coventry City
years = 1982
1982–1991
1991–1992
1992–1996
clubs = Coventry City
Bradford City
Halifax Town
Hull City
Guiseley
caps(goals) = 000 0(0)
281 (38)
028 0(1)
124 (16)
00? 0(?)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
manageryears = 2007
managerclubs = Carlisle United (caretaker)

Gregory Stephen "Greg" Abbott (born December 14, 1963 in Coventry, England) is an English former footballer and is currently on the coaching staff at Carlisle United, where he also served a spell as caretaker manager. During his playing career, he played for Coventry City, Bradford City, Halifax Town and Hull City.

Playing career

Abbott started his career with Coventry City, first signing schoolboy forms, before becoming an apprentice in June 1980. He developed through the junior and reserve teams to sign a professional contract in January 1982 but at the end of the season he was given a free transfer without making a league appearance.cite book
last = Frost
first = Terry
title = Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988
publisher = Breedon Books Sport
year = 1988
pages = p83
isbn = 0907969380] The youth development team at Coventry instead recommended Abbott to Bradford City, where he was given a trial in July, and then a one year's contract. He stayed on at City and won a Division Three championship medal in 1984–85 but the triumph was overshadowed by the Bradford fire. Abbott played in a number of positions including right back and central midfield and also scored a number of goals for City. Those goals included a hat-trick in a 3–1 win over Plymouth Argyle on 16 September 1987 as City went top of Division Two. They remained in the promotion chase throughout the season but missed out after a defeat in the final game of the season and then through the play-offs.

He remained at Bradford for another three years playing a total of 281 games, and scoring 38 goals, to join Halifax Town. He spent just one season at Halifax before teaming up with former manager Terry Dolan at Hull City. His playing career finished at non-league Guiseley.

Managerial career

He is the assistant manager at Carlisle United. He was appointed as caretaker manager on August 13, 2007 after the sacking of Neil McDonald.cite news
title = Carlisle dismiss manager McDonald
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/carlisle_united/6944015.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-08-13
accessdate = 2007-08-13] When Carlisle appointed Cheltenham Town manager John Ward as their new manager on October 3, 2007,cite news
title = Ward handed Carlisle manager post
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/carlisle_united/7025268.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-10-03
accessdate = 2007-10-03] Abbott returned to his original assistant manager role with the club.

Honours

Player

Bradford City
*English Division Three: 1984–85

Managerial stats

:"As of October 3, 2007."

References

External links

* [http://www.bradfordcityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/CentenaryDetail/0,,10266~361549,00.html Bradford City Hall of Fame profile]
*soccerbase|2|Greg Abbott
*soccerbase (manager)|2085|Greg Abbott

Persondata
NAME=Abbott, Gregory Stephen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Abbott, Greg, Abbott, Gregory
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Football (soccer) player & manager
DATE OF BIRTH=December 14, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH=Coventry, England
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=