About John Gregory (footballer)
John Charles Gregory (born 11 May 1954) is an English former football player and manager. He was most recently the head coach of Super League Kerala side Malappuram. As a player, he was a versatile midfielder who started his career at Northampton Town and later played for Brighton & Hove Albion, Queens Park Rangers, Derby County and Aston Villa. He won six caps for England. He later managed Portsmouth, Plymouth Argyle, Wycombe Wanderers, Aston Villa, Derby County, Queens Park Rangers, Maccabi Ahi Nazareth, Ashdod, Kairat, Crawley Town and Chennaiyin. Despite playing two divisions higher than he had ever done before, he adapted well to First Division football and scored 10 goals in 65 games over the next two seasons. In 1979, Gregory signed for Brighton & Hove Albion, who had just won promotion to the First Division for the first time in their history.
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