Ashley Grimes

Date of birth02 August 1957
Place of birthDublin
NationalityIrish
PositionMidfielder

A lanky midfielder with a sweet left-foot. Ashley proved useful in a variety of positions (1977-83).

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Manchester United 01 Mar 1977 01 Aug 1983
Coventry City 01 Aug 1983 01 Aug 1984
Luton Town 01 Aug 1984 01 Jan 1992

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1977-78 Manchester United FA Cup 1
1977-78 Manchester United League Cup 1
1977-78 Manchester United League Division One 7
6
2
1977-78 Manchester United UEFA European Cup Winners Cup
2
1978-79 Manchester United FA Cup 3
1
1978-79 Manchester United League Cup 2
1978-79 Manchester United League Division One 5
11
1979-80 Manchester United League Cup 1
1979-80 Manchester United League Division One 20
6
3
1980-81 Manchester United League Division One 6
2
2
1980-81 Manchester United UEFA Cup 2
1981-82 Manchester United League Division One 9
2
1
1982-83 Manchester United FA Cup 1
1982-83 Manchester United League Cup 2
1982-83 Manchester United League Division One 15
1
2
1982-83 Manchester United UEFA Cup 2
1983-84 Coventry City League Cup 3
1
1983-84 Coventry City League Division One 29
3
1
1987-88 Luton Town League Cup
1
1988-89 Luton Town League Cup 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
27 Aug 1983 Watford v Coventry City W 2-3 League Division One
29 Aug 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
03 Sep 1983 Coventry City v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
06 Sep 1983 Coventry City v Notts County W 2-1 League Division One
10 Sep 1983 West Ham United v Coventry City L 5-2 League Division One
01 Oct 1983 Coventry City v Ipswich Town L 1-2 League Division One
04 Oct 1983 Grimsby Town v Coventry City D 0-0 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
15 Oct 1983 Arsenal v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division One
22 Oct 1983 Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion L 1-2 League Division One
25 Oct 1983 Coventry City v Grimsby Town W 2-1
Agg: 2-1
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
29 Oct 1983 Stoke City v Coventry City W 1-3 League Division One
05 Nov 1983 Birmingham City v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division One
09 Nov 1983 Everton v Coventry City L 2-1 League Cup 3rd round
12 Nov 1983 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers W 1-0 League Division One
19 Nov 1983 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
26 Nov 1983 Coventry City v Southampton D 0-0 League Division One
26 Dec 1983 Coventry City v Manchester United D 1-1 League Division One
28 Dec 1983 Nottingham Forest v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division One
31 Dec 1983 Everton v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
02 Jan 1984 Coventry City v Sunderland W 2-1 League Division One
11 Feb 1984 Coventry City v West Ham United L 1-2 League Division One
18 Feb 1984 Coventry City v Stoke City L 2-3 League Division One
25 Feb 1984 West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
03 Mar 1984 Coventry City v Birmingham City L 0-1 League Division One
10 Mar 1984 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
13 Mar 1984 Coventry City v Aston Villa D 3-3 League Division One
17 Mar 1984 Notts County v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
24 Mar 1984 Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-4 League Division One
07 Apr 1984 Aston Villa v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division One
14 Apr 1984 Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 2-1 League Division One
17 Apr 1984 Coventry City v Nottingham Forest W 2-1 League Division One
21 Apr 1984 Manchester United v Coventry City L 4-1 League Division One
28 Apr 1984 Southampton v Coventry City L 8-2 League Division One
05 May 1984 Coventry City v Luton Town D 2-2 League Division One
12 May 1984 Coventry City v Norwich City W 2-1 League Division One


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1977-78 Republic of Ireland International Friendly 2
1
1977-78 Republic of Ireland Representative
1
1977-78 Republic of Ireland Under-21 1
1978-79 Republic of Ireland Toulon Under-21 4
1
1979-80 Republic of Ireland FIFA World Cup 1
1979-80 Republic of Ireland International Friendly 1
1979-80 Republic of Ireland UEFA European Championship 3
1979-80 Republic of Ireland Under-21 1
1
1980-81 Republic of Ireland B v A
1
1980-81 Republic of Ireland International Friendly 2
1981-82 Republic of Ireland International Friendly 1
1982-83 Republic of Ireland UEFA European Championship 2
1
1983-84 Republic of Ireland International Friendly 2
1983-84 Republic of Ireland Kirin Japan Cup 2
1
1987-88 Republic of Ireland International Friendly 1
1987-88 Republic of Ireland UEFA European Championship 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
21 Sep 1977 Republic of Ireland v League of Ireland W 2-1 Representative
08 Mar 1978 Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland D 1-1 Under-21
05 Apr 1978 Republic of Ireland v Turkey W 4-2 International Friendly
12 Apr 1978 Poland v Republic of Ireland L 3-0 International Friendly
21 May 1978 Norway v Republic of Ireland D 0-0 International Friendly
18 Jun 1979 Republic of Ireland v USSR L 0-1 Toulon Under-21 Group B
20 Jun 1979 Republic of Ireland v Argentina L 1-4 Toulon Under-21 Group B
22 Jun 1979 Republic of Ireland v Hungary L 0-3 Toulon Under-21 Group B
23 Jun 1979 Republic of Ireland v Yugoslavia L 1-2 Toulon Under-21 7th
12 Sep 1979 Republic of Ireland v Poland D 1-1 U21
17 Oct 1979 Republic of Ireland v Bulgaria W 3-0 UEFA European Championship Group 1
29 Oct 1979 Republic of Ireland v USA W 3-2 International Friendly
21 Nov 1979 Northern Ireland v Republic of Ireland L 1-0 UEFA European Championship Group 1
06 Feb 1980 England v Republic of Ireland L 2-0 UEFA European Championship Group 1
26 Mar 1980 Cyprus v Republic of Ireland W 2-3 FIFA World Cup Group 2
29 Apr 1981 Republic of Ireland v Czechoslovakia W 3-1 International Friendly
21 May 1981 West Germany v Republic of Ireland L 3-0 B v A
24 May 1981 Poland v Republic of Ireland L 3-0 International Friendly
28 Apr 1982 Algeria v Republic of Ireland L 2-0 International Friendly
17 Nov 1982 Republic of Ireland v Spain D 3-3 UEFA European Championship Group 7
27 Apr 1983 Spain v Republic of Ireland L 2-0 UEFA European Championship Group 7
04 Apr 1984 Israel v Republic of Ireland L 3-0 International Friendly
23 May 1984 Republic of Ireland v Poland D 0-0 International Friendly
27 May 1984 Japan Universities v Republic of Ireland D 0-0 Kirin Cup Group B
01 Jun 1984 Internacional Porto Alegre v Republic of Ireland D 0-0 Kirin Cup Group B
09 Sep 1987 Republic of Ireland v Luxembourg W 2-1 UEFA European Championship Group 7
23 Mar 1988 Republic of Ireland v Romania W 2-0 International Friendly


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.