John McGreal

Date of birth02 June 1972
Place of birthLiverpool
NationalityEnglish
Weight80 kg
Height1.80 m
PositionDefender

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.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
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

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
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
1998-99 Tranmere Rovers League Cup 1
1999-00 Ipswich Town FA Cup 1
2000-01 Ipswich Town FA Cup 1
1
2000-01 Ipswich Town League Cup 5
1
2000-01 Ipswich Town Premier League 25
3
1
1
1
2001-02 Ipswich Town FA Cup 1
2001-02 Ipswich Town League Cup 2
1
2001-02 Ipswich Town Premier League 27
1
7
2001-02 Ipswich Town UEFA Cup 3
2002-03 Ipswich Town League Cup 1
2002-03 Ipswich Town League Division 1 16
1
3
2002-03 Ipswich Town UEFA Cup 5
1
2
2003-04 Ipswich Town FA Cup 2
2003-04 Ipswich Town League Division 1 18
1
2
2003-04 Ipswich Town League Division 1 Play-Offs 1
2004-05 Burnley FA Cup 3
1
2004-05 Burnley League Championship 38
1
1
6
1
2004-05 Burnley League Cup 3
2005-06 Burnley FA Cup 1
2005-06 Burnley League Championship 33
2
6
2005-06 Burnley League Cup 2
2006-07 Burnley FA Cup 1
1
2006-07 Burnley League Championship 21
1
2


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
13 Dec 1999 Ipswich Town v Southampton L 0-1 FA Cup 3rd round
09 Sep 2000 Ipswich Town v Aston Villa L 1-2 Premier League
16 Sep 2000 Leeds United v Ipswich Town W 1-2 Premier League
19 Sep 2000 Millwall v Ipswich Town L 2-0 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
26 Sep 2000 Ipswich Town v Millwall W 5-0
Agg: 5-2
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
30 Sep 2000 Everton v Ipswich Town W 0-3 Premier League
14 Oct 2000 Ipswich Town v West Ham United D 1-1 Premier League
21 Oct 2000 Bradford City v Ipswich Town W 0-2 Premier League
28 Oct 2000 Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough W 2-1 Premier League
01 Nov 2000 Arsenal v Ipswich Town W 1-2 League Cup 3rd round
04 Nov 2000 Newcastle United v Ipswich Town L 2-1 Premier League
11 Nov 2000 Ipswich Town v Charlton Athletic W 2-0 Premier League
20 Nov 2000 Coventry City v Ipswich Town W 0-1 Premier League
02 Dec 2000 Ipswich Town v Derby County L 0-1 Premier League
10 Dec 2000 Liverpool v Ipswich Town W 0-1 Premier League
16 Dec 2000 Ipswich Town v Southampton W 3-1 Premier League
19 Dec 2000 Manchester City v Ipswich Town W 1-2 League Cup Quarter-final
23 Dec 2000 Manchester United v Ipswich Town L 2-0 Premier League
30 Dec 2000 Ipswich Town v Tottenham Hotspur W 3-0 Premier League
01 Jan 2001 Sunderland v Ipswich Town L 4-1 Premier League
14 Jan 2001 Ipswich Town v Leicester City W 2-0 Premier League
20 Jan 2001 Chelsea v Ipswich Town L 4-1 Premier League
27 Jan 2001 Sunderland v Ipswich Town L 1-0 FA Cup 4th round
31 Jan 2001 Birmingham City v Ipswich Town L 4-1
Agg: 4-2
League Cup Semi-final 2nd leg
24 Feb 2001 Ipswich Town v Everton W 2-0 Premier League
04 Mar 2001 Ipswich Town v Bradford City W 3-1 Premier League
10 Mar 2001 Aston Villa v Ipswich Town L 2-1 Premier League
17 Mar 2001 West Ham United v Ipswich Town W 0-1 Premier League
02 Apr 2001 Southampton v Ipswich Town W 0-3 Premier League
10 Apr 2001 Ipswich Town v Liverpool D 1-1 Premier League
14 Apr 2001 Ipswich Town v Newcastle United W 1-0 Premier League
21 Apr 2001 Ipswich Town v Coventry City W 2-0 Premier League
30 Apr 2001 Charlton Athletic v Ipswich Town L 2-1 Premier League
07 May 2001 Ipswich Town v Manchester City W 2-1 Premier League
19 May 2001 Derby County v Ipswich Town D 1-1 Premier League
18 Aug 2001 Sunderland v Ipswich Town L 1-0 Premier League
08 Sep 2001 Leicester City v Ipswich Town D 1-1 Premier League
16 Sep 2001 Ipswich Town v Blackburn Rovers D 1-1 Premier League
20 Sep 2001 Ipswich Town v Torpedo Moskva D 1-1 UEFA Cup 1st round 1st leg
22 Sep 2001 Manchester United v Ipswich Town L 4-0 Premier League
27 Sep 2001 Torpedo Moskva v Ipswich Town W 1-2
Agg: 2-3
UEFA Cup 1st round 2nd leg
30 Sep 2001 Ipswich Town v Leeds United L 1-2 Premier League
09 Oct 2001 Crewe Alexandra v Ipswich Town W 2-3 League Cup 3rd round
13 Oct 2001 Ipswich Town v Everton D 0-0 Premier League
18 Oct 2001 Ipswich Town v Helsingborgs D 0-0 UEFA Cup 2nd round 1st leg
21 Oct 2001 Fulham v Ipswich Town D 1-1 Premier League
24 Oct 2001 Southampton v Ipswich Town D 3-3 Premier League
27 Nov 2001 Newcastle United v Ipswich Town L 4-1 League Cup 4th round
09 Dec 2001 Ipswich Town v Newcastle United L 0-1 Premier League
17 Dec 2001 Aston Villa v Ipswich Town L 2-1 Premier League
22 Dec 2001 Tottenham Hotspur v Ipswich Town W 1-2 Premier League
12 Jan 2002 Ipswich Town v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-1 Premier League
19 Jan 2002 Derby County v Ipswich Town W 1-3 Premier League
27 Jan 2002 Ipswich Town v Manchester City L 1-4 FA Cup 4th round
30 Jan 2002 Ipswich Town v Fulham W 1-0 Premier League
02 Feb 2002 Everton v Ipswich Town W 1-2 Premier League
09 Feb 2002 Ipswich Town v Liverpool L 0-6 Premier League
06 Mar 2002 Leeds United v Ipswich Town L 2-0 Premier League
13 Mar 2002 Blackburn Rovers v Ipswich Town L 2-1 Premier League
16 Mar 2002 Newcastle United v Ipswich Town D 2-2 Premier League
23 Mar 2002 Ipswich Town v Aston Villa D 0-0 Premier League
30 Mar 2002 West Ham United v Ipswich Town L 3-1 Premier League
01 Apr 2002 Ipswich Town v Chelsea D 0-0 Premier League
06 Apr 2002 Bolton Wanderers v Ipswich Town L 4-1 Premier League
21 Apr 2002 Arsenal v Ipswich Town L 2-0 Premier League
24 Apr 2002 Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough W 1-0 Premier League
27 Apr 2002 Ipswich Town v Manchester United L 0-1 Premier League
11 May 2002 Liverpool v Ipswich Town L 5-0 Premier League
29 Aug 2002 Ipswich Town v FC Avenir Beggen W 8-1
Agg: 9-1
UEFA Cup Qualifying round 2nd leg
15 Sep 2002 Ipswich Town v Norwich City D 1-1 League Division 1
19 Sep 2002 Ipswich Town v Sartid Smederevo D 1-1 UEFA Cup 1st round 1st leg
22 Sep 2002 Stoke City v Ipswich Town L 2-1 League Division 1
24 Sep 2002 Ipswich Town v Brighton and Hove Albion W 3-1 League Cup 2nd round
28 Sep 2002 Ipswich Town v Derby County L 0-1 League Division 1
03 Oct 2002 Sartid Smederevo v Ipswich Town W 0-1
Agg: 1-2
UEFA Cup 1st round 2nd leg
06 Oct 2002 Wimbledon v Ipswich Town W 0-1 League Division 1
08 Oct 2002 Grimsby Town v Ipswich Town L 3-0 League Division 1
19 Oct 2002 Reading v Ipswich Town L 3-1 League Division 1
22 Oct 2002 Ipswich Town v Burnley D 2-2 League Division 1
26 Oct 2002 Ipswich Town v Gillingham L 0-1 League Division 1
31 Oct 2002 Ipswich Town v Slovan Liberec W 1-0 UEFA Cup 2nd round 1st leg
09 Nov 2002 Sheffield United v Ipswich Town D 0-0 League Division 1
14 Nov 2002 Slovan Liberec v Ipswich Town L 1-0
Agg: 1-1
UEFA Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
17 Nov 2002 Watford v Ipswich Town W 0-2 League Division 1
23 Nov 2002 Ipswich Town v Coventry City W 2-1 League Division 1
30 Nov 2002 Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town L 2-1 League Division 1
07 Dec 2002 Ipswich Town v Rotherham United L 1-2 League Division 1
10 Dec 2002 Brighton and Hove Albion v Ipswich Town D 1-1 League Division 1
19 Feb 2003 Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 2-4 League Division 1
22 Feb 2003 Ipswich Town v Grimsby Town D 2-2 League Division 1
06 Dec 2003 Ipswich Town v Derby County W 2-1 League Division 1
13 Dec 2003 Millwall v Ipswich Town D 0-0 League Division 1
21 Dec 2003 Ipswich Town v Norwich City L 0-2 League Division 1
26 Dec 2003 West Ham United v Ipswich Town W 1-2 League Division 1
03 Jan 2004 Ipswich Town v Derby County W 3-0 FA Cup 3rd round
10 Jan 2004 Reading v Ipswich Town D 1-1 League Division 1
17 Jan 2004 Ipswich Town v Crewe Alexandra W 6-4 League Division 1
24 Jan 2004 Ipswich Town v Sunderland L 1-2 FA Cup 4th round
14 Feb 2004 Ipswich Town v Bradford City W 3-1 League Division 1
21 Feb 2004 Burnley v Ipswich Town L 4-2 League Division 1
28 Feb 2004 Ipswich Town v Preston North End W 2-0 League Division 1
02 Mar 2004 Stoke City v Ipswich Town L 2-0 League Division 1
20 Mar 2004 Ipswich Town v Watford W 4-1 League Division 1
27 Mar 2004 Wimbledon v Ipswich Town W 1-2 League Division 1
10 Apr 2004 Rotherham United v Ipswich Town W 1-3 League Division 1
12 Apr 2004 Ipswich Town v Sunderland W 1-0 League Division 1
17 Apr 2004 Gillingham v Ipswich Town W 1-2 League Division 1
24 Apr 2004 Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest L 1-2 League Division 1
30 Apr 2004 Sheffield United v Ipswich Town D 1-1 League Division 1
09 May 2004 Ipswich Town v Cardiff City D 1-1 League Division 1
15 May 2004 Ipswich Town v West Ham United W 1-0 League Division 1 Play-Offs Semi-final 1st leg


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