Jonathan Greening

Date of birth02 January 1979
Place of birthScarborough
NationalityEnglish
Weight76 kg
Height1.80 m
PositionMidfielder

A quick, skilful wide midfielder, Jonathan Greening could not quite break through into the first-team squad at Manchester United as a regular.

Having impressed in United's early-season defeat of Bradford City in the Premiership, he also appeared twice in Worthington Cup matches, deputised for Ryan Giggs in the 3-1 Champions' League reverse against PSV Eindhoven and featured in the Premiership against Aston Villa and Leicester City.

Despite becoming a regular member of the England Under-21 side, the lack of first-team opportunities became too much of a burden for him, and he asked for a transfer again in March.

Jonathan joined West Bromwich Albion in July 2004 with a contract to June 2007.

His Baggies contract was extended to June 2010 in August 2007.

After a loan spell, Jonathan joined Fulham in July 2010 with a two-year contract.

He joined Nottingham Forest in July 2011 with a three-year contract.

Already on the club's coaching staff, Jonathan re-registered as a player with York City in November 2015 on non-contract terms.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
York City 23 Dec 1996 25 Mar 1998
Manchester United 25 Mar 1998 08 Aug 2001
Middlesbrough 08 Aug 2001 29 Jul 2004
West Bromwich Albion 29 Jul 2004 01 Jul 2010
Fulham 25 Aug 2009 31 May 2010 L
Fulham 01 Jul 2010 18 Jul 2011
Nottingham Forest 18 Jul 2011 30 Jun 2014
Barnsley 21 Nov 2012 02 Jan 2013 L
Tadcaster Albion 19 Sep 2014 30 Jun 2015
York City 13 Nov 2015 30 Dec 2015
Tadcaster Albion 30 Dec 2015

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1998-99 Manchester United FA Cup
1
1998-99 Manchester United League Cup 3
1998-99 Manchester United Premier League
3
1999-00 Manchester United FIFA Club World Championship 1
1999-00 Manchester United League Cup 1
1999-00 Manchester United Premier League 1
3
1999-00 Manchester United UEFA Champions League 1
1
1999-00 Manchester United UEFA Super Cup
1
2000-01 Manchester United League Cup 2
2000-01 Manchester United Premier League 3
4
1
2000-01 Manchester United UEFA Champions League 1
1
2001-02 Middlesbrough FA Cup 3
1
2
2001-02 Middlesbrough League Cup 1
2001-02 Middlesbrough Premier League 36
1
4
2002-03 Middlesbrough FA Cup 1
2002-03 Middlesbrough Premier League 38
2
5
1
2003-04 Middlesbrough League Cup 4
2003-04 Middlesbrough Premier League 17
8
1
5
2004-05 West Bromwich Albion FA Cup 2
2004-05 West Bromwich Albion League Cup
1
1
2004-05 West Bromwich Albion Premier League 32
2
3
1
2005-06 West Bromwich Albion FA Cup 2
2005-06 West Bromwich Albion League Cup 1
2005-06 West Bromwich Albion Premier League 37
1
2
2
2006-07 West Bromwich Albion FA Cup 4
2006-07 West Bromwich Albion League Championship 40
2
2
10
2006-07 West Bromwich Albion League Championship Play-Offs 3
2006-07 West Bromwich Albion League Cup 2
1
1
2007-08 West Bromwich Albion FA Cup 5
2007-08 West Bromwich Albion League Championship 46
1
8
2007-08 West Bromwich Albion League Cup 2
1
2008-09 West Bromwich Albion FA Cup 3
2008-09 West Bromwich Albion League Cup 1
2008-09 West Bromwich Albion Premier League 33
1
2
7
2009-10 Fulham FA Cup 2
1
2009-10 Fulham League Cup 1
2009-10 Fulham Premier League 15
8
1
5
2009-10 Fulham UEFA Europa League 6
1
5
2009-10 West Bromwich Albion League Championship 2
2010-11 Fulham FA Cup
2
1
2010-11 Fulham League Cup
2
2010-11 Fulham Premier League 6
4
2
2011-12 Fulham UEFA Europa League 1
2011-12 Nottingham Forest FA Cup 2
2011-12 Nottingham Forest League Championship 24
7
2
2011-12 Nottingham Forest League Cup 3
2012-13 Barnsley League Championship 6
1
2012-13 Nottingham Forest League Championship
5
1
2012-13 Nottingham Forest League Cup
1
2013-14 Nottingham Forest League Championship 7
6
2
2015-16 York City League Two 2
1
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
24 Nov 2012 Barnsley v Cardiff City L 1-2 League Championship
27 Nov 2012 Barnsley v Burnley D 1-1 League Championship
01 Dec 2012 Watford v Barnsley L 4-1 League Championship
08 Dec 2012 Leicester City v Barnsley D 2-2 League Championship
15 Dec 2012 Barnsley v Sheffield Wednesday L 0-1 League Championship
26 Dec 2012 Barnsley v Birmingham City L 1-2 League Championship


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
1997-98 England UEFA Under-18
1
1998-99 England UEFA Under-21 1
1
1998-99 England Under-21 1
1999-00 England UEFA Under-21 1
2000-01 England UEFA Under-21 4
1
2000-01 England Under-21 2
1
1
2001-02 England UEFA Under-21 4
1
1
1
2001-02 England Under-21 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
23 Apr 1998 France v England L 1-0 UEFA U18 2nd round group 3
27 Apr 1999 Hungary v England D 2-2 Under-21
04 Jun 1999 England v Sweden W 3-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 5
08 Jun 1999 Bulgaria v England W 0-1 UEFA Under-21 Group 5
07 Sep 1999 Poland v England L 3-1 UEFA Under-21 Group 5
31 Aug 2000 England v Georgia W 6-1 Under-21
06 Oct 2000 England v Germany D 1-1 UEFA Under-21 Group 9
10 Oct 2000 Finland v England D 2-2 UEFA Under-21 Group 9
14 Nov 2000 Italy v England D 0-0 Under-21
27 Feb 2001 England v Spain L 0-4 Under-21
23 Mar 2001 England v Finland W 4-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 9
27 Mar 2001 Albania v England W 0-1 UEFA Under-21 Group 9
14 Aug 2001 England v Netherlands W 4-0 Under-21
31 Aug 2001 Germany v England W 1-2 UEFA Under-21 Group 9
04 Sep 2001 England v Albania W 5-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 9
05 Oct 2001 England v Greece W 2-1 UEFA Under-21 Group 9
13 Nov 2001 England v Netherlands W 1-0 UEFA Under-21 Play-off
22 May 2002 Portugal v England L 3-1 UEFA Under-21 Finals Group A


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