Patrick Anthony Cregg (born 21 February 1986) is an Irish football coach and former player, who is the manager of Brechin City. During his playing career he played for Arsenal, Falkirk, Hibernian, Greenock Morton, St Mirren, Bury, St Johnstone, Shamrock Rovers, St Patrick's Athletic, Forfar Athletic and Montrose. He also represented the Republic of Ireland at youth international levels.
 Cregg playing for St Mirren | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Anthony Cregg[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brechin City (manager) | ||
| 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 | 15 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Forfar Athletic | 14 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Montrose | 37 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Republic of Ireland U14 | |||
| Republic of Ireland U15 | |||
| Republic of Ireland U16 | |||
| 2002 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 12 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2021 | St Patrick's Athletic (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2024 | Dundalk (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Brechin City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:04, 5 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editHaving come through the youth academies at Manchester United and Arsenal,[2] 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.[3] In all he made three appearances, all of them being in the League Cup.[4]
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.[5]
After his release by Falkirk, Cregg signed for Hibernian.[4][5] Cregg followed manager John Hughes in making the move.[4][5] He left Hibs at the end of the season.[6]
Cregg then played in a reserve team friendly match for Shamrock Rovers against Manchester United.[7] Cregg then played as a trialist for Greenock Morton in a Scottish First Division match against Ross County on 25 September 2010.[8] 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.[9] Cregg signed for the Paisley club, agreeing a contract until January 2011.[10]
Cregg signed a one-year contract with Bury in August 2011.[11] In May 2012, he was released by the club after being deemed surplus to requirements.[12]
Cregg then played for St Johnstone as a trialist in July 2012 before agreeing a one-year contract with the club.[13]
In August 2014, Cregg signed a contract until the end of the season with League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers.[14] After two and a half seasons with Rovers, Cregg signed for Dublin rivals St Patrick's Athletic on 22 November 2016 on a one-year deal.[15][16] On 31 January 2017 Cregg made his Pats debut in a 4–0 Leinster Senior Cup win over Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds.[17] After half a season with Pats in which he was in and out of the team, Cregg requested to leave and came to a mutual agreement with the club to cancel his contract on 4 July 2017.
Cregg signed for Forfar Athletic on 13 August 2017.[18] He was released from his contract on 31 January 2018.
He spent one full season at Montrose before retiring in August 2019 to take up a role as assistant manager of his old club St Patrick's Athletic, under new manager and former Arsenal & Falkirk teammate of Cregg's, Stephen O'Donnell.[19]
International career
editWhile 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.
Coaching career
editAfter serving as assistant manager under Stephen O'Donnell at both St Patrick's Athletic from 2019–2021 and at Dundalk until 2024, Cregg was awarded his first managerial role on 5 June 2024, when he was appointed manager of Highland League side Brechin City.[20]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of matches played 31 August 2019
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2004–05[21] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005–06[22] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenal Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Falkirk | 2005–06[22] | Scottish Premier League | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 1 |
| 2006–07[23] | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 38 | 3 | ||
| 2007–08[24] | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 39 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09[25] | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 31 | 0 | ||
| Falkirk Total | 107 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 128 | 8 | ||
| Hibernian | 2009–10[26] | Scottish Premier League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 1 |
| Greenock Morton | 2010–11[27] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| St Mirren | 2010–11[27] | Scottish Premier League | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 0 |
| Bury | 2011–12[28] | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| St Johnstone | 2012–13[29] | Scottish Premier League | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | – | – | 28 | 1 |
| 2013–14[30] | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | |
| St Johnstone Total | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 56 | 1 | ||
| Shamrock Rovers | 2014[31] | League of Ireland Premier Division |
7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2015[31] | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2016[31] | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Shamrock Rovers Total | 65 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 3 | ||
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2017[31] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1[c] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Forfar Athletic | 2017–18[32] | Scottish League One | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1[d] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Montrose | 2018–19[33] | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2[d] | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[34] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 1[d] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Montrose Total | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 317 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 388 | 13 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the Football League Trophy
- ^ a b c d Appearances in the Europa League
- ^ Appearance in the Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ a b c Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
Honours
editSt Johnstone
References
edit- ^ "Patrick Cregg". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Patrick Cregg | Arsenal.com". Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "results/fixtures". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ a b c "Hughes makes Cregg his first signing". STV. 29 June 2009.
- ^ a b c "Cregg follows Hughes to Hibernian". BBC Sport. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ "Benjelloun among three Hibs players shown the door". BBC Sport. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "Rovers XI 0–3 Man Utd reserves". Shamrock Rovers. 15 August 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ "Morton 0–0 Ross County". BBC Sport. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ Tait, Chris (1 October 2010). "Cregg to snub Ton for Saints". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "Patrick Cregg rejects Morton for St Mirren". BBC Sport. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "Cregg earns Shakers deal". Eurosport. Yahoo!. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ "Grella survives squad shake up". Sky Sports. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ "St Johnstone boss confident Patrick Cregg can be a real asset this season". STV. 13 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Cregg signs". Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ "Pat Cregg Agrees Terms with St Pat's".
- ^ "Significant coup for Pat's as Rovers midfielder leaves for Inchicore".
- ^ "Leinster Senior Cup Report: Bray Wanderers 0 – 4 St Patrick's Athletic".
- ^ Lindsay, Clive (9 September 2017). "Scottish League One ins and outs – Summer 2017". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ St Patrick's Athletic FC [@stpatsfc] (1 September 2019). "We're delighted to confirm to appointment of former Saints player Patrick Cregg as Stephen O'Donnell's Assistant Head Coach. 'Padge' joins us from Scottish League 1 side Montrose where he has been playing this season. Stephen has been telling us who his new no2 will bring 🔴⚪️⚽️ https://t.co/Vi50uQ2Hu6" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ https://brechincity.com/bcfc/p/n/2942 [bare URL]
- ^ "Games played by Patrick Cregg in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Patrick Cregg in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Patrick Cregg in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Patrick Cregg in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Patrick Cregg in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Patrick Cregg in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Patrick Cregg in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Patrick Cregg in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Patrick Cregg in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Patrick Cregg in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d Patrick Cregg at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Patrick Cregg in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Patrick Cregg in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Patrick Cregg in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "St Johnstone 2-0 Dundee United". BBC. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
External links
edit- Patrick Cregg at Soccerbase
- Republic of Ireland profile at Soccer Scene
