Harry Gregg

**Henry Gregg**,  (27 October 1932 – 16 February 2020) was a Northern Irish professional footballer and manager.

A goalkeeper, he played for Manchester United, with a total of 247 appearances for the club. He was a survivor of the Munich air disaster in 1958.

Gregg also played for Doncaster Rovers and Stoke City, as well as making 25 appearances for the Northern Ireland national team between 1954 and 1964.

He later went into management with Carlisle United, Crewe Alexandra, Shrewsbury Town and Swansea City.

Gregg died on 16 February 2020 of a short-illness in Coleraine, County Londonderry, aged 87.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|FA Cup|colspan="2"|League Cup|colspan="2"|Europe|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="7"|Doncaster Rovers|1952–53|Second Division|8|0|0|0|–|–|8|0|||
|1953–54|Second Division|2|0|0|0|–|–|2|0|||||
|1954–55|Second Division|2|0|0|0|–|–|2|0|||||
|1955–56|Second Division|21|0|3|0|–|–|24|0|||||
|1956–57|Second Division|40|0|2|0|–|–|42|0|||||
|1957–58|Second Division|21|0|0|0|–|–|21|0|||||
|rowspan="11"|Manchester United|1957–58|First Division|19|0|8|0|–|4|0|31|0||
|1958–59|First Division|41|0|1|0|–|0|0|42|0||||
|1959–60|First Division|33|0|3|0|–|0|0|36|0||||
|1960–61|First Division|27|0|1|0|2|0|0|0|30|0|||
|1961–62|First Division|13|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|13|0|||
|1962–63|First Division|24|0|4|0|0|0|0|0|28|0|||
|1963–64|First Division|25|0|0|0|0|0|2|0|27|0|||
|1964–65|First Division|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|||
|1965–66|First Division|26|0|7|0|0|0|5|0|38|0|||
|1966–67|First Division|2|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|2|0|||
|Stoke City|1966–67|First Division|2|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|2|0||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="8"|Northern Ireland|1954|1|0|
|1956|2|0|||
|1957|6|0|||
|1958|6|0|||
|1959|3|0|||
|1960|3|0|||
|1961|2|0|||
|1963|2|0|||

### Managerial record

|rowspan=2|Team|rowspan=2|From|rowspan=2|To|colspan=5|Record|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=left|Shrewsbury Town|align=left|1 July 1968|align=left|1 October 1972|||
|align=left|Swansea City|align=left|1 November 1972|align=left|1 January 1975|||
|align=left|Crewe Alexandra|align=left|1 January 1975|align=left|31 May 1978|||
|align=left|Carlisle United|align=left|20 May 1986|align=left|17 November 1987|||

## Honours

**Manchester United**
- FA Cup runner-up: 1957–58

**Individual**
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1958
- FIFA World Cup Best Goalkeeper: 1958

Gregg was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1995, and made an Officer of the Order (OBE) for services to football in the 2019 New Year Honours.

On 1 July 2008, Gregg was made an Honorary Graduate of the University of Ulster and awarded a Doctor of the University (DUniv) in recognition of his contribution to football at their Summer Graduation Ceremony.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Harry Gregg
- **image**: Harry Gregg.png
- **image size**: 180
- **caption**: Harry Gregg before a Manchester United game in Rotterdam in 1963
- **fullname**: Henry Gregg
- **birth place**: Magherafelt, Northern Ireland
- **death place**: Coleraine, Northern Ireland
- **position**: Goalkeeper (association football), Goalkeeper
- **youthclubs1**: Linfield F.C., Windsor Park Swifts
- **youthclubs2**: Coleraine F.C., Coleraine
- **years1**: 1952–1957
- **clubs1**: Doncaster Rovers F.C., Doncaster Rovers
- **caps1**: 94
- **goals1**: 0
- **years2**: 1957–1966
- **clubs2**: Manchester United F.C., Manchester United
- **caps2**: 210
- **goals2**: 0
- **years3**: 1966–1967
- **clubs3**: Stoke City F.C., Stoke City
- **caps3**: 2
- **goals3**: 0
- **totalcaps**: 306
- **totalgoals**: 0
- **nationalyears1**: 1954–1963
- **nationalteam1**: Northern Ireland national football team, Northern Ireland
- **nationalcaps1**: 25
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **manageryears1**: 1968–1972
- **managerclubs1**: Shrewsbury Town F.C., Shrewsbury Town
- **manageryears2**: 1972–1975
- **managerclubs2**: Swansea City A.F.C., Swansea City
- **manageryears3**: 1975–1978
- **managerclubs3**: Crewe Alexandra F.C., Crewe Alexandra
- **manageryears4**: 1986–1987
- **managerclubs4**: Carlisle United F.C., Carlisle United