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Born in Paddington, London, Grealish played club football for Leyton Orient, Luton Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, West Bromwich Albion, Manchester City, Rotherham United, and Walsall. Grealish captained Brighton in the 1983 FA Cup Final.
He represented the Republic of Ireland at international level, scoring 8 goals in 45 appearances between 1976 and 1985. He also appeared in a total of 13 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974-1979 Leyton Orient 171 (10)
1979-1981 Luton Town 78 (2)
1981-1984 Brighton & Hove Albion 100 (6)
1984-1986 West Bromwich Albion 65 (5)
1986-1987 Manchester City 11 (0)
1987-1990 Rotherham United 110 (7)
1990-1992 Walsall 36 (1)
National team
1976-1985 Republic of Ireland 45 (8)
He joined Rovers at the start of the 1992-93 season, bringing some Football League experience to the Rovers first season among the non-league elite of the National Conference.
He re-joined the club in June 1994, being appointed as First Team Coach. When Bobby Hope resigned as Manager in September 1994 Grealish was made Caretaker Manager, and received Hopes endorsement to be his successor, saying "Tony believes in the passing game, which is how football should be played, and he is very popular with the lads."
After initially intimating that Grealish was the natural successor, the Board decided to undertake a recruitment process and Grealish was eventually confirmed as Manager on 16 November 1994.
After a good start when Rovers climbed as high as third in the Conference, hit by a succession of injuries to key players including Kevin Richardson, Stewart Brighton and Jimmy Skelding results tailed off. He was relieved of his duties by the Board on 2 March 1995.
Grealish sadly died in 2013, aged just 56, after suffering from cancer.
Stats
1992-93: 14 appearances (inc 3 as sub), 0 goals
1994-95: 3 appearances, 0 goals
TOTAL: 20 appearances (inc 3 as sub), 0 goals
Performance as Manager
1994-95: Played 31; Won 12 (39%), Drawn 7 (22%), Lost 12 (39%)
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D.O.B:
21/09/1956
Born:
Paddington
D.O.D:
23/04/2013
Died:
Ilfracombe
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