- Bob Gregg
Infobox Football biography
playername = Bob Gregg
fullname = Robert Edmond Gregg
dateofbirth = birth date|1904|2|4|df=y
cityofbirth =Ferryhill
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath = 1991 (aged about 87)
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position =Inside forward
youthyears =
youthclubs = Ferryhill Athletic
Cornford Juniors
Spennymoor United
Chilton Colliery Recreation Athletic
years = 1926–1928
1928–1931
1931–1933
1933–1938
1938–1940
1940–1944
clubs = Darlington
Sheffield Wednesday
Birmingham
Chelsea
Boston United
Sligo Rovers
caps(goals) = 40 (21)
37 0(7)
66 (11)
48 0(5)Robert Edmond "Bob" Gregg (
4 February 1904 – 1991) was an English professional footballer born inFerryhill ,County Durham , who played as aninside forward . He played for Darlington, Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham and Chelsea inthe Football League , making nearly 200 appearances in total.cite book |author=Joyce, Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=SoccerData (Tony Brown) |location=Nottingham |year=2004 |pages=p. 107 |isbn=978-1-899468-67-6]Having scored at a goal every two games for Darlington, Gregg joined Sheffield Wednesday before the 1928–29 season, and contributed to them winning that year's First Division championship. The following season he lost his place to the high-scoring Harry Burgess, and in January 1931 he joined Birmingham for a fee of £2,200. He played his part in that season's
FA Cup campaign, and "scored" a goal in the1931 FA Cup Final which was disallowed for offside. He moved on to Chelsea in September 1933 for a fee of £1,500, finishing his career with Boston United in the Midland League and with Sligo Rovers inIreland during the Second World War. [cite book |author=Matthews, Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |pages=p. 92 |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9]Honours
*with Sheffield Wednesday
**Football League First Division champions: 1929
*with Birmingham
**FA Cup finalist: 1931References
Persondata
NAME = Gregg. Bob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Gregg, Robert Edmond
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH =1904-02-04
PLACE OF BIRTH =Ferryhill ,County Durham ,England
DATE OF DEATH = 1991
PLACE OF DEATH =
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