Gregory Strong (born September 5, 1975) is a former professional English soccer player who is the Principal Chief of the Plymouth Argyle Scout. He is Rhyl's manager from 2009 to 2015. He is a defender.
Strong has a 20-year career in professional football where he is a daily worker who plays for a large number of clubs. Strong play for Wigan Athletic, Bolton Wanderers, Blackpool, Stoke City, Motherwell, Hull City, Cheltenham Town, Scunthorpe United, Bury, Boston United, Macclesfield Town, Livingston, Dundee, Halifax City, Northwich Victoria, Droylsden and Rhyl.
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Careers
Strong was born in Bolton and started his soccer career with Wigan Athletic in 1992 after playing for British schoolchildren and international young players. He played two seasons with Wigan and then moved to his hometown club Bolton Wanderers in August 1995. He struggled to establish himself at Bolton making just 22 appearances for the club in four seasons. During that time he was loaned to Blackpool where he made 12 appearances scoring one goal and Stoke City where he played five times in 1998-99 scored once against his former club Wigan Athletic. He then moved to the Scottish side Motherwell in the summer of 1999 where he became a popular player in two seasons at Fir Park.
He returned to England in 2002 when he signed up by Hull City. After struggling to get a game with Hull, Strong had a loan with Cheltenham Town, Scunthorpe United, and Bury before moving to Boston United. He spent a short loan at Macclesfield Town before moving to Scotland again to join Livingston in 2005.
After one and a half seasons at Livingston Strong joined Dundee in August 2006. However, he was released by Dundee in late 2006, and on March 8, 2007, he was signed by the Conference in Halifax Town. He scored on his debut for Shaymen after just four minutes, but was released by the club at the end of the season, joining league rivals Northwich Victoria. Strong left Northwich in January 2008 joined Droylsden where he played for the remainder of the season.
In the summer of 2008 he joined the Welsh League team, Rhyl and he was appointed as a manager-player in Rhyl in the summer of 2009. In May 2015 Strong left Rhyl FC with "mutual consent".
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Awards
- Rhyl
- Huws Gray Cup Winner: 2011-12
- Champion Cymru Alliance: 2012-13
Career statistics
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References
External links
- Greg Strong in Soccerbase
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