Date of birth | 02 June 1972 |
Place of birth | Liverpool |
Nationality | English |
Weight | 80 kg |
Height | 1.80 m |
Position | Defender |
Having played in the lower divisions all of his career, John McGreal was not overawed when he finally reached the top flight and proved that he was capable of holding his own, thus justifying Ipswich Town boss George Burley's decision to sign him from Tranmere Rovers.
Very comfortable on the ball, he has excellent distribution and the ability to turn defence into attack in an instant.
He was a particularly fine crosser of the ball from deep positions.
However his best attribute is the last-ditch tackle - on numerous occasions in 2000-01 he was the last line of defence and managed to win the ball with a clean tackle.
He was also very helpful to young Titus Bramble, guiding him through his first full league campaign.
Being a Merseyside lad, he was particularly satisfied with Town's impressive wins at both Everton and Liverpool.
Indeed, it was his goal, a superb header from Jim Magilton's floated free kick, which paved the way for the 3-0 win at Goodison Park.
John joined Burnley in July 2004 on a three-year contract.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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Tranmere Rovers | 03 Jul 1990 | 04 Aug 1999 | |
Ipswich Town | 04 Aug 1999 | 30 Jun 2004 | |
Burnley | 04 Aug 2004 | 30 Jun 2007 | |
Colchester United | 30 Jul 2007 | 04 Aug 2007 | T |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1993-94 | Tranmere Rovers | League Cup | 2 | ||||
1993-94 | Tranmere Rovers | League Division 1 Play-Offs | 2 | ||||
1994-95 | Tranmere Rovers | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
1994-95 | Tranmere Rovers | League Cup | 2 | ||||
1997-98 | Tranmere Rovers | FA Cup | 1 |
1
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1998-99 | Tranmere Rovers | League Cup | 1 | ||||
1999-00 | Ipswich Town | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2000-01 | Ipswich Town | FA Cup | 1 |
1
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2000-01 | Ipswich Town | League Cup | 5 |
1
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2000-01 | Ipswich Town | Premier League | 25 | 3 |
1 |
1
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1
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2001-02 | Ipswich Town | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2001-02 | Ipswich Town | League Cup | 2 |
1
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2001-02 | Ipswich Town | Premier League | 27 | 1 |
7
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2001-02 | Ipswich Town | UEFA Cup | 3 | ||||
2002-03 | Ipswich Town | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2002-03 | Ipswich Town | League Division 1 | 16 | 1 |
3
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2002-03 | Ipswich Town | UEFA Cup | 5 | 1 |
2
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2003-04 | Ipswich Town | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
2003-04 | Ipswich Town | League Division 1 | 18 | 1 |
2
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2003-04 | Ipswich Town | League Division 1 Play-Offs | 1 | ||||
2004-05 | Burnley | FA Cup | 3 |
1
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2004-05 | Burnley | League Championship | 38 | 1 |
1 |
6
|
1
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2004-05 | Burnley | League Cup | 3 | ||||
2005-06 | Burnley | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2005-06 | Burnley | League Championship | 33 | 2 |
6
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2005-06 | Burnley | League Cup | 2 | ||||
2006-07 | Burnley | FA Cup | 1 |
1
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2006-07 | Burnley | League Championship | 21 | 1 |
2
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.