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 |
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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 |
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2000-01 | Ipswich Town | League Cup | 5 |
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2000-01 | Ipswich Town | Premier League | 25 | 3 |
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2001-02 | Ipswich Town | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2001-02 | Ipswich Town | League Cup | 2 |
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2001-02 | Ipswich Town | Premier League | 27 | 1 |
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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 |
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2002-03 | Ipswich Town | UEFA Cup | 5 | 1 |
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2003-04 | Ipswich Town | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
2003-04 | Ipswich Town | League Division 1 | 18 | 1 |
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2003-04 | Ipswich Town | League Division 1 Play-Offs | 1 | ||||
2004-05 | Burnley | FA Cup | 3 |
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2004-05 | Burnley | League Championship | 38 | 1 |
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2004-05 | Burnley | League Cup | 3 | ||||
2005-06 | Burnley | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2005-06 | Burnley | League Championship | 33 | 2 |
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2005-06 | Burnley | League Cup | 2 | ||||
2006-07 | Burnley | FA Cup | 1 |
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2006-07 | Burnley | League Championship | 21 | 1 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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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.