Greg Downs (footballer)

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Personal information
Greg Downs
Full name	Gregory Downs
Date of birth	13 December 1958 (1958-12-13) (age 49)
Place of birth	Carlton, Nottinghamshire, England
Club information
Current club	Wroxham (Assistant Manager)
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1976–1985 1977 1977 1985–1990 1990–1991 1991–1994	Norwich City → Connecticut Bicentennials (loan) → Torquay United (loan) Coventry City Birmingham City Hereford United	169 (8) 00? (?) 001 (1) 146 (4) 017 (0) 108 (2)
Teams managed
1992–1994	Hereford United
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Gregory Downs (born 13 December 1958 in Carlton, Nottinghamshire) is a former professional English footballer. Originally a centre-forward, he switched to left full-back early in his career.

Downs began his career with Norwich City where he was player of the year in 1982. He moved to Coventry City where he won an FA Cup winner's medal in the classic 1987 final. Downs went on to play for Birmingham and Hereford as manager from 1990-2 before moving into non-league football where he has played for a number of clubs.

After retiring from professional football, Downs joined the police. Until recently He was also Assistant Manaager at Wroxham F.C.

[edit] References

Canary Citizens by Mark Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001), ISBN 0-7117-2020-7

[edit] External links

Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk

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