From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bob Gregg (footballer)
Bob Gregg (footballer)
Bob Gregg
Personal information
Youth
Gregg grew up playing football with an eye to turning
Full name Robert Paton Gregg
professional. World War I intervened before he could do
Date of birth 14 July 1899(1899-07-14) so and he enlisted in the Royal Scots Regiment as a pri-
vate on 2 March 1917.
Place of birth Darvel, Scotland
Date of death 4 November 1955(1955-11-04)
(aged 56) Professional
Place of death Ipswich, England In September 1921, Gregg signed his first professional
contract with Irvine Meadow F.C. in the Ayreshire First
Playing position Fullback Division. In August 1923, he transferred to Kilmarnock
Senior career* F.C. in the Scottish Football League. In July 1924, he
moved to Galston F.C. and in July 1925 to Nithsdale Wan-
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
derers F.C., both of the newly established Third Division.
1921–1923 Irvine Meadow In April 1926, he returned to Galston. He was there for
only a month before signing with the Philadelphia Field
1923–1924 Kilmarnock
Club of the American Soccer League (ASL). He left Scot-
1924–1925 Galston land in June for his first season in the United States.
1925–1926 Nithsdale
Philadelphia left the league at the end of the 1927 season
Wanderers after failing in the National Challenge cup at the First
Round, and Gregg moved to the New Bedford Whalers.
1926 Galston
This was an unproductive season as Gregg saw time in
1926–1927 Philadelphia Field 29 (0) only two games with the Whalers before moving on again
Club to the Providence Clamdiggers, where he played in two
1927 New Bedford 2 (0) games in the 1928 National Challenge Cup, Providence
Whalers being eliminated in the Second Round.[1] Following the
1927-1928 season, Gregg left the ASL and in late Decem-
1928 Providence 2 (0)
ber 1929 moved west to sign with the Carpenters S.C. in
Clamdiggers
Chicago, Illinois. There is evidence to suggest[2] that he
1929 Carpenters may have then moved to Holley Carburetor Detroit after
1930(Unconfirmed) Holley Carburetor January 1930, before returning to Chicago to sign with
Bricklayers F.C. Bricklayers went to the final of the 1931
1930–1932 Bricklayers National Challenge Cup, falling to the Fall River Marks-
1932–1935 Stix, Baer and Fuller men. Gregg scored the Bricklayers lone goal in its 1–1 tie
with Fall River in the second game. In 1931, Gregg moved
1935–1936 → St. Louis Central south to sign with Stix, Baer and Fuller F.C. of the St.
Breweries
Louis Soccer League. Gregg finally found a home in St.
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the Louis, spending the next four seasons there. SBF went to
domestic league only. the 1932 and 1933 and 1934 National Challenge Cups, win-
† Appearances (Goals).
ning the last two. Of SBF’s championship games Gregg
played in the finals of the 1932 National Challenge Cup,
Robert “Bob” Gregg (born 14 July 1899 in Darvel, Scot-
again earning him a Runners-up medal. However, Gregg
land; died 4 November 1955 in Ipswich, England) was a
was dogged by injuries in 1933 and appeared in the Na-
Scottish football fullback who played professionally in
tional Challenge Cup run only as far as the Quarter Fi-
Scotland, Canada and the United States, including the
nals. By 1934 Gregg’s Injuries became critical and he was
American Soccer League and St. Louis Soccer League.
on the sick list for most of the season, thereby missing
his place in the 1934 National Challenge Cup Finals.[3] In
1935, the Stix, Baer and Fuller department store dropped
their sponsorship of the team mid-season to be replaced
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by Central Breweries. As a result, the team was renamed
St. Louis Central Breweries F.C.. By this time Gregg had
References
returned to the field of play, and substituted for Maurice [1] Jose, Colin (1998) (Hardback). American Soccer
Kramer at right back in the final game of the 1935 Nation- League, 1921-1931. The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN
al Challenge Cup, to finish up with his first National Chal- 0-8108-3429-4).
lenge Cup Winners Medal.[4] By 1936, Gregg had left Cen- [2] Letter of Offer from Holley Carburetors
tral Breweries, St. Louis and the United States to return [3] USA - List of US Open Cup Finals
to Scotland. At some point, he moved to England, dying [4] Winners Medal for Bob Gregg - 1935 National
in Ipswich in 1955. Challenge Cup
[5] English F.A Tour 1926
[6] Scottish F.A Tour 1927
International Games [7] Glasgow Celtic North America Tour 1931
• .[5] Gregg represented Essex County Ontario against Persondata
the English Football Association Team in Windsor,
Name Gregg, Rob
Ontario on 12 July 1926.
• .[6]Gregg (listed as Bob Greig) represented the Alternative names
Windsor Football Club for the Windsor All Stars v. Short description
Touring Scottish Football Association at Kelsey Park, Date of birth 1899-07-14
Ontario on 4 July 1927.
Place of birth Darvel, Scotland
• .[7] Gregg played for Chicago Bricklayers v. Glasgow
Celtic at Cubs Park in Chicago, Illinois, on 21 June Date of death 1955-11-04
1931. Place of death Ipswich, England
External links
• The Gregg Family History Project
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Categories:
• 1899 births
• 1955 deaths
• People from East Ayrshire
• British Army personnel of World War I
• Scottish footballers
• Kilmarnock F.C. players
• American Soccer League (1921–1933) players
• Philadelphia Field Club players
• New Bedford Whalers players
• Providence Clamdiggers players
• Chicago Bricklayers players
• Detroit Holley Carburetor players
• St. Louis Soccer League players
• Stix, Baer and Fuller F.C. players
• St. Louis Central Breweries players
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