Gordon Greer

Gordon Greer

Personal information
Full name	Gordon Greer
Date of birth	14 December 1980 (1980-12-14) (age 30)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Brighton & Hove Albion
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2001	Clyde	30	(0)
2001–2003	Blackburn Rovers	1	(0)
2003	→ Stockport County (loan)	5	(1)
2003–2007	Kilmarnock	107	(4)
2007–2009	Doncaster Rovers	12	(1)
2009	→ Swindon Town (loan)	19	(1)
2009–2010	Swindon Town	46	(1)
2010–	Brighton & Hove Albion	48	(1)
National team‡
2005	Scotland Futures Squad	1	(0)
2006	Scotland B	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:17, 7 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:11, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Gordon Greer (born 14 December 1980 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Career

Greer began his professional career with Clyde where he played only 33 games before securing a £250,000 move to English Premiership club Blackburn Rovers. He made his Blackburn debut against European giants Barcelona and played one other match for the Lancashire club, in the Football League Cup.

Greer had a spell on loan with Stockport County, scoring once against Wycombe Wanderers,^[1] before returning to Scotland to play for Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock. He has also received international recognition, having been capped for Scotland B against Poland B in December 2005,^[2] and against Republic of Ireland B in November 2006.^[3]

In July 2007, Greer signed for Doncaster Rovers after he rejected a new contract offer from Kilmarnock.^[4] His first season at Doncaster was blighted by several injuries and Greer was restricted to only six appearances in 2007/08, though he did manage to score his first goal for the club against Bournemouth.^[5] During the 2008/2009 season he joined League One side Swindon Town on an initial one month loan^[6] which was later extended for a further two months^[7] thanks to a financial contribution from TrustSTFC's Red Army Fund. On his return to Doncaster, he was released from his contract on 7 May 2009^[8] after only 12 appearances in two years.

Following his release from Doncaster, Greer soon agreed a two-year contract with Swindon Town on a free transfer in July 2009 having impressed whilst on loan at the club. Soon after officially joining, he was announced as team captain for the 2009/10 season.^[9]

On 17 May 2010 he got a straight sending off for a high tackle in the play-off 2nd leg against Charlton Athletic, which eventually Swindon went on to win on penalties. His sending off meant he was suspended from the play-off final against Millwall on 29 May.

On 10 July 2010, after weeks of speculation and numerous verbal and written approaches for Greer, it was suggested that he would travel down to Brighton & Hove Albion on the following Monday for a medical to agree a move to the Seagulls, for a reported fee of £250,000 on a three-year deal. The deal was delayed until the next day, when Greer completed his move to the Albion. On 4 August 2010 it was also revealed that Brighton manager Gus Poyet had given Greer the captain's armband for the 2010/11 season.

Greer made his Brighton debut in the second game of the season on 14 August 2010 against Rochdale after serving a two-match ban, but was sent off after 51 minutes for violent conduct in a 2-2 draw. One of Rochdale's goals came from a penalty which Greer's red card caused.

Honours

Brighton & Hove Albion

• 2010–11 League One Championship winners medal

Individual

• PFA Team of the Year: 2010–11 League One^[10]

References

1. ^ "Wycombe 1-4 Stockport". BBC. 5 April 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/2898599.stm. Retrieved 11 April 2010. 
2. ^ "Scotland Future 2-0 Poland Future". BBC Sport website. 6 December 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4505066.stm. Retrieved 5 January 2010. 
3. ^ "Rep of Ireland B 0-0 Scotland B". BBC Sport website. 14 November 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6149066.stm. Retrieved 5 January 2010. 
4. ^ "Greer completes Doncaster switch". BBC Sport website. 23 July 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/doncaster/6903174.stm. Retrieved 5 January 2010. 
5. ^ "Doncaster 1-2 Bournemouth". BBC. 25 August 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/6952741.stm. Retrieved 11 April 2010. 
6. ^ "ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR". Official website. 26 January 2009. http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10341~1532834,00.html. 
7. ^ "GREER SIGNS UP". Official website. 23 February 2009. http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10341~1567218,00.html. 
8. ^ "O'Driscoll wields the axe". Sky Sports. 2009-05-07. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_5294304,00.html. Retrieved 2009-05-07. 
9. ^ "SWINDON TOWN: Greer is leader of the pack". Swindon Advertiser. 2009-07-02. http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/search/4469415.Greer_is_leader_of_the_pack/. Retrieved 2009-07-10. 
10. ^ "PFA Divisional Awards: Npower League One". Professional Footballers Association. 17 April 2010. http://www.givemefootball.com/league-one/pfa-divisional-awards-npower-league-one. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 

External links

• Gordon Greer player profile at swindon-town-fc.co.uk
• Gordon Greer career stats at Soccerbase

Persondata
Name	Greer, Gordon
Alternative names
Short description	Scottish footballer
Date of birth	December 14, 1980
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death