Tony Gregory (footballer)
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Anthony Charles "Tony" Gregory (born 16 May 1937) is an English former football player, coach and manager. He played as a wing half
and as a winger. During his career he played for Vauxhall Motors
, Luton Town
, Watford
, Bexley United
, Bedford Town
, Hastings United and Dover
. He also served as a player-coach for Toronto Steelers and Barnet
, and as player-manager for Stevenage Town and Wolverton.
During his career, Gregory represented his country at youth level, was a losing finalist with Luton in the 1959 FA Cup Final
, and helped Watford to promotion in the 1959–60 season.
Wing half
In association football, the position of wing half or wing half back) was popularly used in the late nineteenth and first half of the 20th centuries...
and as a winger. During his career he played for Vauxhall Motors
Vauxhall Motors F.C.
Vauxhall Motors Football Club is an English football club based in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, who play in the Conference North. It was originally the works team of the car manufacturer Vauxhall...
, Luton Town
Luton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...
, Watford
Watford F.C.
Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...
, Bexley United
Bexley United F.C.
Bexley United Football Club were an English football club who played at Park View Road in Welling.There was a club of the same name which played in the Kent League before the war....
, Bedford Town
Bedford Town F.C.
Bedford Town F.C. is an English football club based in the Borough of Bedford. The club are currently members of the Southern League Premier Division and play at The New Eyrie in Cardington, a parish on the outskirts of Bedford....
, Hastings United and Dover
Dover F.C.
Dover F.C. was a football club based in Dover, Kent, England. The club joined the Kent League in 1894, but folded in 1901. Dover F.C. was revived a year later, this time as a purely amateur club, and rejoined the Kent League, but folded again in 1909...
. He also served as a player-coach for Toronto Steelers and Barnet
Barnet F.C.
Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....
, and as player-manager for Stevenage Town and Wolverton.
During his career, Gregory represented his country at youth level, was a losing finalist with Luton in the 1959 FA Cup Final
1959 FA Cup Final
The 1959 FA Cup Final was contested by Nottingham Forest and Luton Town at Wembley. Forest won 2–1, with goals from Roy Dwight and Tommy Wilson just four minutes apart...
, and helped Watford to promotion in the 1959–60 season.