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Brian Greenhoff

Manchester United FC, Leeds United AFC

 18 appearances, 0 goals

P 18 W 9 D 5 L 4 F 24: A 15
*(actual F 18: A 12)
64% successful
1976-80

disciplined: none
captain: none
minutes played: 1277

Profile
Full name Brian Greenhoff (*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Born 28 April 1953 in Barnsley, West Riding of Yorkshire [registered in Barnsley, June 1953].
Died 22 May 2013 at his home, Norden, north of Rochdale, Lancashire, aged 60 years 24 days.
Married to Maureen Stanley [registered in Trafford, Lancashire, June 1974].
Height/Weight 5' 10", 11st. 8lbs [1978].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com

Club Career
Club(s) Played football with Yorkshire schools. He signed apprentice forms with Manchester United FC in August 1968, he turned professional in June 1970. He would play 221 league matches, scoring thirteen times, before a £350,000 transfer to Leeds United AFC in August 1979. He would make 72 league appearances, scoring once, before being allowed to leave when United were relegated in 1982. He had a trial with Hull City AFC in November 1983, but joined his brother at Rochdale AFC as a player-coach, playing sixteen league matches, until Jimmy has sacked in March 1984. Brian retired at the same time.
Club honours Football League Division Two winners 1974-75; FA Cup runners-up 1975-76, winners 1976-77;
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career
Player number One of three who became the 918th players (919) to appear for England.
Position(s) Central defender
First match No. 498, 8 May 1976, Wales 0 England 1, a British Championship match at Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff, aged 23 years 10 days.
Last match No. 543, 31 May 1980, Australia 1 England 2, a friendly match at Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, Sydney, substituted (88), aged 27 years 33 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78;
Team honours British Championship winners 1977-78;
Individual honours England B (one appearance), England U23 (four appearances, one goal, one captaincy).
Distinctions Younger brother of Jimmy Greenhoff, also an England Under 23 international.

Beyond England
No additional information, but according to media, he had emigrated to Menorca, before returning to live in Rochdale.  - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.112.

 

Brian Greenhoff - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
19+ 18 10 15 3 3 1277 0 0 min 0 None None
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Brian Greenhoff - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 9 4 2 3 14 9 +5 2 2 1.556 1.00 55.6 +1
Away 9 5 3 1 10 6 +4 3 4 1.111 0.667 72.2 +4
All 18 9 5 4 24 15 +9 5 6 1.333 0.833 63.4 +5

 

Brian Greenhoff - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 14 9 1 4 22 13 +9 3 4 1.571 0.929 67.9 +5
Red 4 0 4 0 2 2 =0 2 2 0.50 0.50 50.0 =0
All 18 9 5 4 24 15 +9 5 6 1.333 0.833 63.4 +5

 

Brian Greenhoff - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 1 0 1.00 1.50 50.0 =0
WCF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
World Cup 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 1 0 1.00 1.50 50.0 =0
British Championship 8 6 0 2 13 5 +8 1 4 1.625 0.625 75.0 +4
Friendly 8 2 5 1 9 7 +2 3 2 1.125 0.875 56.3 +1
All 18 9 5 4 24 15 +9 5 6 1.333 0.833 63.4 +5

 

Brian Greenhoff - Match Record - Tournament Matches
World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 1976-78 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 1 0 1.00 1.50 50.0 =0
WCP All 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 1 0 1.00 1.50 50.0 =0
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1975-76 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 0 2 2.50 0.00 100.0 +2
BC 1976-77 3 1 0 2 3 4 -1 1 0 0.667 1.00 33.3 -1
BC 1977-78 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 0 2 1.667 0.33 100.0 +3
BC All 8 6 0 2 13 5 +8 1 4 1.625 0.625 75.0 +4
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 1 0 1.00 1.50 50.0 =0
BC 8 6 0 2 13 5 +8 1 4 1.625 0.625 75.0 +4
All 10 7 0 3 15 8 +7 2 4 1.50 0.80 70.0 +4

 

Brian Greenhoff - Match History
 Club: Manchester United F.C. - 17 full appearances

manager: Don Revie - 12 full capsx

Age 21
1 u23 15 May 1974 - Yugoslavia 1 England 0, Stadion Karađorđev Park, Zrenjanin Fr AL Start 4
2 u23 19 May 1974 - France 2 England 2, Stade Georges Pompidou, Valence Fr AD sub ?
3 u23 29 October 1974 - England 3 Czechoslovakia 1, Selhurst Park, South Norwood Fr HW Start 7
Age 22
4 u23 23 March 1976 - England 3 Hungary 1, Old Trafford, Manchester EC
QF		 HW captain 4
Age 23
1 498 8 May 1976 - Wales 0 England 1, Ninian Park, Cardiff BC AW Start 5
2 499 11 May 1976 - England 4 Northern Ireland 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HW Start 5
- 500 15 May 1976 - Scotland 2 England 1, Hampden Park, Glasgow AL squad/sub?
3 504 8 September 1976 - England 1 Republic of Ireland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HD Start 6
4 505 13 October 1976 - England 2 Finland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HW Start 5
5 506 17 November 1976 - Italy 2 England 0, Stadio Olimpico, Roma WCP AL Start 4
6 507 9 February 1977 - England 0 Netherlands 2, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HL Start off 31 8
0-1 when substituted
Age 24
7 509 28 May 1977 - Northern Ireland 1 England 2, Windsor Park, Belfast BC AW Start 4
8 510 31 May 1977 - England 0 Wales 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HL Start 4
9 511 4 June 1977 - England 1 Scotland 2, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HL Start off 57 4
0-1 when substituted
10 512 8 June 1977 - Brazil 0 England 0, Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio tour AD Start 4
11 513 12 June 1977 - Argentina 1 England 1, Estadio Camilo Cichero, Buenos Aires AD Start off ht 4
1-1 when substituted
12 514 15 June 1977 - Uruguay 0 England 0, Estadio Centenario, Montevideo AD Start 4
 

manager: Ron Greenwood - 6 full capsx

13 519 19 April 1978 - England 1 Brazil 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HD Start 4
Age 25
14 520 13 May 1978 - Wales 1 England 3, Ninian Park, Cardiff BC AW Start 4
15 521 16 May 1978 - England 1 Northern Ireland 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HW Start
16 522 20 May 1978 - Scotland 0 England 1, Hampden Park, Glasgow AW sub 73
0-0 when subbing
17 523 24 May 1978 - England 4 Hungary 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW sub ht ?
3-0 when substituting
1 b 28 November 1978 - Czechoslovakia 0 England 1, Praha Fr AW Start off 5
 Club: Leeds United A.F.C. - 1 full cap  
Age 27
18 543 31 May 1980 - Australia 1 England 2, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Fr AW sub 88 4
1-2 when substituting

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