David Harry Gregory (born 6 October 1951) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Bury, Peterborough United, Portsmouth, Stoke City and Wrexham.
Career Gregory was born in Peterborough and began his career with the local club Peterborough United. In his first season with the "Posh" he made 13 appearances mostly from the bench as he slowly adjusted to life in professional football. He became a useful forward for Peterborough in the Third Division scoring 40 goals in three seasons which attracted the attention of bigger clubs. He was signed by George Eastham at Stoke City and there were high hopes that he would make the step up a division. However, he struggled to adapt to the change in level and managed just four goals for the "Potters" in 1977–78 and was sold to Blackburn Rovers in August 1978. Despite scoring four goals in his first six matches for Rovers he was moved on to Bury.
He re-found his scoring form in the third tier scoring 16 times in 1978–79 and seven times in 1979–80. He moved to Portsmouth in December 1980 and his six goals helped "Pompey" gain promotion to the Third Division. He scored 15 goals in 1980–81 but he failed to find the target in 1981–82 and left for Welsh side Wrexham. He scored just five goals in 1982–83 as the "Dragons" suffered relegation to the Fourth Division. Wrexham had a poor 1983–84 season as they finished in 20th position but Gregory scored a career best of 20 goals and helped Wrexham reach the final of the Welsh Cup, which at the time allowed entrance into European competitions. He played in both legs as Fourth Division Wrexham overcame Portuguese club FC Porto but Italian side AS Roma proved too strong. He remained at Wrexham until the summer of 1986 and ended his career with a season at his first club, Peterborough United.
Career statistics Source:
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPeterborough United1973–74Fourth Division1200010001301974–75Third Division41985000049141975–76Third Division461451520056171976–77Third Division439105000499Total142321461120016740Stoke City1977–78Second Division233111000254Blackburn Rovers1978–79Second Division5300110064Bury1978–79Third Division361046000040161979–80Third Division163002133217Total52134621336123Portsmouth1979–80Fourth Division2154100003561980–81Third Division391300720046151981–82Third Division140002000160Total74184192008721Wrexham1982–83Third Division4142120004551983–84Fourth Division441910203150201984–85Fourth Division3051010403651985–86Fourth Division383314320477Total1533172939117837Peterborough United1986–87Fourth Division318103021379Career Total4801083116369145560138
A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Scottish Cup, Football League Trophy, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
Honours Peterborough United Football League Fourth Division champions: 1973–74
Portsmouth Football League Fourth Division fourth-place promotion: 1979–80
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