Roly Gregoire
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roland B. Gregoire | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Halifax Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1978 | Halifax Town | 5 | (0) |
| 1978–1980 | Sunderland | 9 | (1) |
| Total | 14 | (1) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Roland B. "Roly" Gregoire (born 23 November 1958) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Career
Born in Liverpool, Gregoire began his career with Halifax Town, making five league appearances in the 1977-78 season.[1] Gregoire moved to Sunderland for £5,000 in January 1978, becoming the first black player to play for them.[2][3] Whilst playing for Halifax reserves, Gregoire scored a hat-trick against Sunderland reserves to prompt Sunderland manager Jimmy Adamson into signing him.[4] He made his debut for Sunderland against Hull City due to injuries to other first team strikers.[4] Gregoire spent two seasons with Sunderland — scoring one goal in nine league appearances — before retiring in 1980 due to injury.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "HALIFAX TOWN : 1946/47 - 1992/93 & 1998/99 - 2001/02". Post War English & Scottish Football League A — Z Player's Database. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ↑ "First Black Footballers To Play For Premier League Clubs". EPL Talk. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ↑ "Minority Report". A Love Supreme. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- 1 2 Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (November 2000). All the lads: A complete who's who of Sunderland A.F.C. Polar Print Group Ltd. p. 312. ISBN 978-1-899538-14-0.
- ↑ "SUNDERLAND : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A — Z Player's Database. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ↑ "Joanna presents strong challenge". The Northern Echo. 21 July 2003. Retrieved 18 September 2009.