Patrick Cregg

Patrick Cregg

Cregg playing for St Mirren
Personal information
Full name Patrick Anthony Cregg
Date of birth (1986-02-21) 21 February 1986
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 St Patrick's Athletic
Number TBA
Youth career
Manchester United
2002-2004 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Arsenal 0 (0)
2006–2009 Falkirk 107 (8)
2009–2010 Hibernian 15 (1)
2010 Greenock Morton 1 (0)
2010–2011 St Mirren 22 (0)
2011–2012 Bury 7 (0)
2012–2014 St Johnstone 44 (1)
2014–2016 Shamrock Rovers 65 (1)
2017– St Patrick's Athletic 0 (0)
National team
2002 Republic of Ireland U17 3 (0)
2003–2005 Republic of Ireland U19 12 (1)
2005–2007 Republic of Ireland U21 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:00, 27 November 2016 (UTC).


Patrick Anthony Cregg (born 21 February 1986) is an Irish footballer who plays for St Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland. Cregg is a midfielder and has previously played for Arsenal, Falkirk, Hibernian, Greenock Morton, St Mirren, Bury, St Johnstone and Shamrock Rovers. He also represented the Republic of Ireland at youth international levels.

Career

Having come through the youth academies at Manchester United and Arsenal,[1] Cregg started his senior career at Arsenal; his first senior appearance was in a 3-1 victory against Everton in the League Cup on 9 November 2004, as an 89th-minute substitute for Arturo Lupoli.[2] In all he made three appearances, all of them being in the League Cup.[3]

Cregg joined Scottish Premier League club Falkirk in January 2006 and made over 100 Scottish Premier League appearances for the club. He was released in the summer of 2009, having made his last appearance for the club in the 2009 Scottish Cup Final.[4]

After his release by Falkirk, Cregg signed for Hibernian.[3][4] Cregg followed manager John Hughes in making that move.[3][4] Cregg left Hibs at the end of the season.[5]

Cregg then played in a reserve team friendly match for Shamrock Rovers against Manchester United.[6] Cregg then played as a trialist for Greenock Morton in a Scottish First Division match against Ross County on 25 September 2010.[7] The Greenock Telegraph reported on 1 October 2010 that Cregg had turned down a contract offer from Morton to sign for their Renfrewshire derby rivals St Mirren.[8] Cregg signed for the Paisley club, agreeing a contract until January 2011.[9]

Cregg signed a one-year contract with Bury in August 2011.[10] In May 2012, Cregg was released by the club after being deemed surplus to requirements.[11]

Cregg played for St Johnstone as a trialist in July 2012 and then agreed a one-year contract with the club.[12]

In August 2014 Cregg signed a contract until the end of the season with League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers.[13] After two and a half seasons with Rovers, Cregg signed for Dublin rivals St Patrick's Athletic on the 22nd of November 2016 on a one year deal.[14][15]

International

While he was at Arsenal, Cregg became a regular in the Republic of Ireland under-19 team. He later represented the Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team.

Career statistics

Club

Correct as of 27 November 2016. 'Europe' refers to UEFA Europa League, 'Other' refers to Football League Trophy.[16][17]

Season Club League League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2004–05 Arsenal Premier League 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2005–06 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Club total 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2005–06 Falkirk Scottish Premiership 16 1 4 0 0 0 – – – – 20 1
2006–07 32 3 2 0 4 0 – – – – 28 3
2007–08 36 4 1 0 2 0 – – – – 39 4
2008–09 23 0 4 0 4 0 – – – – 31 0
Club total 107 8 11 0 10 0 – – – – 118 8
2009–10 Hibernians Scottish Premiership 15 1 1 0 0 0 – – – – 16 1
2010–11 Greenock Morton Scottish Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0 1 0
2010–11 St Mirren Scottish Premiership 22 0 2 0 0 0 – – – – 24 0
2011–12 Bury Football League One 7 0 0 0 0 0 – – 1 0 8 0
2012–13 St Johnstone Scottish Premiership 24 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 – – 28 1
2013–14 20 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 – – 28 0
Club total 44 1 4 0 2 0 6 0 – – 56 1
2014 Shamrock Rovers League of Ireland 7 0 5 1 1 0 – – 0 0 12 1
2015 29 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 35 1
2016 29 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 34 1
Club total 65 1 7 2 3 0 6 0 0 0 81 3
2017 St Patrick's Athletic League of Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0 0 0
Career total 261 11 25 2 18 0 12 0 1 0 307 13

References

  1. ↑ http://www.arsenal.com/history/profiles/161/patrick-cregg
  2. ↑ "results/fixtures". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 "Hughes makes Cregg his first signing". STV. 29 June 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 "Cregg follows Hughes to Hibernian". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  5. ↑ "Benjelloun among three Hibs players shown the door". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  6. ↑ "Rovers XI 0-3 Man Utd reserves". Shamrock Rovers. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  7. ↑ "Morton 0–0 Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  8. ↑ Tait, Chris (1 October 2010). "Cregg to snub Ton for Saints". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  9. ↑ "Patrick Cregg rejects Morton for St Mirren". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  10. ↑ "Cregg earns Shakers deal". Eurosport. Yahoo!. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  11. ↑ "Grella survives squad shake up". Sky Sports. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  12. ↑ "St Johnstone boss confident Patrick Cregg can be a real asset this season". STV. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  13. ↑ http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/35-news/3713-cregg-signs
  14. ↑ http://stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=7390
  15. ↑ http://www.the42.ie/st-pats-sign-partrick-cregg-3095545-Nov2016/
  16. ↑ http://ie.soccerway.com/players/patrick-cregg/959/
  17. ↑ http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=39953
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