10 Things You Didn’t Know About Neil Gregory

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  1. Neil Gregory was born on the 7th of October 1972
  2. He is an English former professional footballer
  3. A striker, he played for several clubs in the Football League
  4. Born in Ndola, Zambia, Gregory began his career as an apprentice with Ipswich Town, turning professional
  5. His brother David was also a professional footballer
  6. He joined Chesterfield on loan in February 1994, making his league debut for the Spirerites, and joined Scunthorpe United on loan in March 1995, hitting 7 goals in 10 games
  7. After the success of his loan spell, he returned to Ipswich and began to feature in the first team, though mainly as a substitute (27 of his 45 league appearances for Ipswich Town came this way)
  8. In November 1996 he joined Torquay United on loan but failed to score in 5 games, and in November 1997 moved to Peterborough United on loan
  9. He joined Colchester United on loan in January 1998, with the move being made permanent on 26 March, Colchester paying a club record fee of £50,000
  10. Neil joined Canvey Island on loan in December 1999, signing for them on a free transfer on 4 February after scoring 11 times in 53 games for Colchester