Andy Gregory

Andy Gregory

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Gregory
Born	(1961-08-10) 10 August 1961 (age 55) Ince-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Playing information
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position	Scrum-half
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1980–84 Widnes 141 43 24 7 191 1984–86 Warrington 60 11 4 1 53 1986–92 Wigan 182 17 22 6 118 1989 Illawarra Steelers 9 3 0 0 12 1992–94 Leeds 1994–95 Salford Total 392 74 50 14 374 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1981–92 Great Britain 26 3 0 0 11 1988 Rest of the World 1 0 0 0 0 Lancashire
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1995–99 Salford City Reds 2007 Blackpool Panthers Total 0 0 0 0
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Andrew "Andy" Gregory (born in Ince-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England) is an English former rugby league footballer. A Great Britain international representative Halfback, he is an inductee of the Wigan Hall of Fame. He was also the first man to win the Lance Todd Trophy twice, first player to win five Challenge Cup Final winners medals, first player to play in eight Challenge Cup finals, and is one of only two players to play in six Ashes series against Australia (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1992). The other player is Garry Schofield.

Gregory was born in Ince-in-Makerfield, near Wigan and having played junior rugby league in the town for the local Wigan St Patricks side. He also had a trial for Salford (where his father had played) at the age of 17, but was signed by Widnes.

Gregory played for Widnes from 1980 until 1984, towards the end of the famous "Cup Kings" era. In his first season for Widnes, he forced his way into the first team and became a regular fixture from them on. Despite having a tooth removed the night before the game, the end of his début season was capped with a trip to Wembley for his first Challenge Cup Final. Andy Gregory played Scrum-half/Halfback, and scored a try in Widnes' 18-9 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1981 Challenge Cup Final during the 1980–81 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1981, in front of a crowd of 92,496, and almost won the Lance Todd Trophy, played Scrum-half/Halfback, and scored a conversion in the 14-14 draw with Hull F.C. in the 1982 Challenge Cup Final during the 1981–82 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 1 May 1982, in front of a crowd of 92,147, and played Template:SH-HB in the 9-18 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1982 Challenge Cup Final replay during the 1981–82 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Wednesday 19 May 1982, in front of a crowd of 41,171, . In total, he played 141 games for Widnes scoring 43 tries, and earning GB caps while at the club.