Tony Grealish | |
Fullname: | Anthony Patrick Grealish |
Birth Date: | 21 September 1956 |
Birth Place: | Paddington, London, England |
Death Place: | Ilfracombe, Devon, England |
Height: | [1] |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthclubs1: | Leyton Orient |
Years1: | 1974–1979 |
Clubs1: | Leyton Orient |
Caps1: | 171 |
Goals1: | 10 |
Years2: | 1979–1981 |
Clubs2: | Luton Town |
Caps2: | 78 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Years3: | 1981–1984 |
Clubs3: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
Caps3: | 100 |
Goals3: | 6 |
Years4: | 1984–1986 |
Clubs4: | West Bromwich Albion |
Caps4: | 65 |
Goals4: | 5 |
Years5: | 1986–1987 |
Clubs5: | Manchester City |
Caps5: | 11 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 1987–1990 |
Clubs6: | Rotherham United |
Caps6: | 110 |
Goals6: | 7 |
Years7: | 1990–1992 |
Clubs7: | Walsall |
Caps7: | 36 |
Goals7: | 1 |
Years8: | 1992–1995 |
Clubs8: | Bromsgrove Rovers |
Caps8: | 18 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 589 |
Totalgoals: | 31 |
Nationalyears1: | 1976–1985 |
Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland |
Nationalcaps1: | 45 |
Nationalgoals1: | 8 |
Anthony Patrick Grealish (21 September 1956 – 23 April 2013) was a professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in England to Irish parents, he played for the Republic of Ireland at international level.
Born in Paddington, London, Grealish played club football for Leyton Orient, Luton Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, West Bromwich Albion, Manchester City, Rotherham United, Walsall and Bromsgrove Rovers.[2] Grealish captained Brighton in the 1983 FA Cup Final.[3]
He represented the Republic of Ireland at international level, captaining his country 17 times, scoring 8 goals in 45 appearances between 1976 and 1985.[4] He also appeared in a total of 13 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.
Grealish died on 23 April 2013, at the age of 56, from cancer.[5] [6]
Individual
1988–89 Fourth Division[7]