Sean Gregan

Sean Gregan
Gregan warming up for Oldham Athletic in 2009
Personal information
Full name Sean Matthew Gregan[1]
Date of birth (1974-03-29) 29 March 1974 (age 50)[1]
Place of birth Guisborough, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder, centre back[1]
Youth career
0000–1991 Darlington
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1996 Darlington 136 (4)
1997–2002 Preston North End 212 (12)
2002–2004 West Bromwich Albion 79 (2)
2004–2007 Leeds United 64 (0)
2006–2007 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 9 (0)
2007–2011 Oldham Athletic 120 (1)
2010–2011 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 7 (0)
2011 Fleetwood Town 19 (0)
2011–2012 Kendal Town 2 (0)
2012–2017 Darlington
Total 648 (19)
Managerial career
2017 Darlington
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sean Matthew Gregan (born 29 March 1974) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or centre back.

He played in the Premier League for West Bromwich Albion, and in the Football League with Preston North End and Darlington where he clocked up nearly 350 league appearances combined for both clubs. He also played in the Football League with Leeds United and Oldham Athletic before moving into non-League football with Fleetwood Town, Kendal Town and Darlington.

Playing career

Early career

Gregan was born in Guisborough, North Riding of Yorkshire.[1] He started his career with Darlington's youth system, before signing a professional contract on 20 January 1991.[3] He played for them for five years before joining Preston North End.[citation needed] He was signed by Gary Peters on 29 November 1996 for £350,000.[citation needed] He captained Preston to the Second Division title.[citation needed]

West Bromwich Albion

Gregan signed for newly promoted Premier League club West Bromwich Albion on 3 August 2002 on a four-year contract for a fee of £2 million.[4] Pundit Rodney Marsh thought the signing uninspired, and commented that it was "like putting lipstick on a pig".[5] Gregan made his debut against Manchester United at Old Trafford on 17 August 2002. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 home win over Southampton on 14 September 2002, after goalkeeper Paul Jones failed to hold on to Gregan's 40-yard shot.[6] Despite being a regular in the team, Gregan was unable to prevent the club's relegation from the Premier League. In 2003–04, he was instrumental in captaining the team to promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt, before joining Leeds United in September 2004.[7]

Oldham Athletic

His lack of first team football in the 2006–07 season saw Gregan sent on loan on 8 November 2006 to Oldham Athletic of League One until 1 January 2007.[8] He scored three days later on his debut, in a 4–3 win over Kettering Town in the FA Cup.[9]

Gregan left Leeds on 5 January 2007 after reaching an agreement over the remainder of his contract,[10] and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract at Oldham three days later.[11][12] His performance in their 3–0 win away to Walsall on 22 September 2007 earned him a place in the League One Team of the Week.[13]

He was released by Oldham manager Dave Penney after being deemed surplus to requirements on 12 May 2009. However, Penney had a change of heart after being impressed with the player's attitude and fitness levels, and he was soon brought back to the club on a one-year contract.[14] He was later made captain of the team and remained a key feature in defence alongside Reuben Hazell.

Fleetwood Town

Oldham player-manager Paul Dickov stated in October 2010 that he would allow Gregan to leave the club, after he was unable to force his way into the team following an injury at the beginning of the 2010–11 season.[15] Gregan joined Conference Premier club Fleetwood Town on 19 October 2010 on a three-month loan.[16] He left Oldham on 6 January 2011 after having his contract terminated[17] before signing for Fleetwood permanently.[18] He was released at the end of 2010–11.[19]

Kendal Town

Gregan signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Kendal Town on 10 August 2011.[20] He made his debut three days later when starting a 3–0 home win over Worksop Town.[21] He suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon on his second appearance on 21 August 2011 against Matlock Town.[22][23]

Coaching career

Gregan returned to Darlington on 4 June 2012 as a player-coach, as part of new manager Martin Gray's backroom staff.[24] He was appointed as joint manager of Darlington, alongside Brian Atkinson, on 1 October 2017 for the rest of the 2017–18 season after Gray left for the club's National League North rivals York City.[25] However, the two left the club four days later without having taken charge of a match.[26][27] With Atkinson also being a director of the Martin Gray Football Academy (MGFA), Football Association rules meant he was unable to hold the Darlington managerial position as the academy's owner was in charge at another club.[26] Gregan turned down the offer of a six-month contract to take over as manager on his own, as he would have had to relinquish his own role the MGFA.[26]

Gregan joined Gray at York in December 2017 as a part-time defensive coach.[28] He took up the full-time position of assistant manager in July 2018[29] but left the club on 19 August along with Gray.[30]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Darlington 1991–92[31] Third Division 17 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 19 0
1992–93[32] Third Division 17 1 1 0 0 0 1[b] 0 19 1
1993–94[33] Third Division 23 1 1 0 2 0 1[b] 0 27 1
1994–95[34] Third Division 25 2 1 0 1 0 3[b] 0 30 2
1995–96[35] Third Division 38 0 2 0 1 0 5[c] 1 46 1
1996–97[36] Third Division 16 0 1 0 4 0 — 21 0
Total 136 4 7 0 8 0 11 1 162 5
Preston North End 1996–97[37] Second Division 21 1 — — 1[b] 0 22 1
1997–98[38] Second Division 35 2 4 2 3 0 3[b] 0 45 4
1998–99[39] Second Division 41 3 3 0 2 0 3[d] 0 49 3
1999–2000[40] Second Division 33 3 6 0 4 0 0 0 43 3
2000–01[41] First Division 41 2 0 0 3 0 3[e] 0 47 2
2001–02[42] First Division 41 1 2 0 2 0 — 45 1
Total 212 12 15 2 14 0 10 0 251 14
West Bromwich Albion 2002–03[43] Premier League 36 1 2 0 0 0 — 38 1
2003–04[44] First Division 43 1 0 0 4 0 — 47 1
2004–05[45] Premier League 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 79 2 2 0 4 0 — 85 2
Leeds United 2004–05[45] Championship 35 0 1 0 2 0 — 38 0
2005–06[46] Championship 28 0 0 0 3 0 3[f] 0 34 0
2006–07[47] Championship 1 0 — 1 0 — 2 0
Total 64 0 1 0 6 0 3 0 74 0
Oldham Athletic 2006–07[47] League One 27 0 2 1 — 2[b] 0 31 1
2007–08[48] League One 15 0 0 0 2 0 2[b] 0 19 0
2008–09[49] League One 40 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 43 0
2009–10[50] League One 46 1 1 0 1 0 1[b] 0 49 1
2010–11[51] League One 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 129 1 5 1 4 0 5 0 143 2
Fleetwood Town 2010–11[52] Conference Premier 26 0 2 0 — 3[g] 0 31 0
Kendal Town 2011–12[21][23] NPL Premier Division 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Career total 648 19 32 3 36 0 32 1 748 23
  1. ^ Appearance in Associate Members' Cup
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  3. ^ Two appearances in Football League Trophy, three appearances and one goal in Third Division play-offs
  4. ^ One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in Second Division play-offs
  5. ^ Appearances in First Division play-offs
  6. ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs
  7. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, two in Conference Premier play-offs

Managerial statistics

As of 5 October 2017
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Darlington 1 October 2017 5 October 2017 0 0 0 0 !— [25][26][27]
Total 0 0 0 0 !— —

Honours

Preston North End

Individual

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