George Greig

George Greig (13 April 1871 – 22 November 1940) was a Scottish businessman, local politician and football player and manager. He was manager of Dundee United from 1936 to 1938.

George Greig
Personal information
Date of birth (1871-04-13)13 April 1871
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 22 November 1940(1940-11-22) (aged 69)
Place of death Perth, Scotland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Lochee Athletic
1894–1898 Old St Stephen's
Teams managed
1936–1938 Dundee United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life

Greig was born in Dundee on 13 April 1871. He served an apprenticeship as a painter before going to work in London.[1][2]

Football career

Greig was a first team player for local club Lochee Athletic at the age of 14.[1] After moving to London, he played professionally for Old St Stephen's in the Southern League from 1894 to 1898.[2]

In March 1936 he saved Dundee United from almost inevitable bankruptcy. Seven months later he sacked veteran manager Jimmy Brownlie and took over himself as director-manager. This arrangement lasted a year and a half before Greig resigned in March 1938.

Business career

Greig ran a wholesale tobacconists business in Dundee for around twenty years. His other business interests included a cinema in the Broughty Ferry area of Dundee and a restaurant in St Andrews.[1]

Political career

Greig was a prominent baillie on Dundee Corporation for many years. He resigned from Dundee Town Council for health reasons in August 1940, and died three months later.[1]

References
  1. "Death of Ex-Bailie George Greig". The Evening Telegraph. Dundee. 22 November 1940. Retrieved 31 March 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. Rundo, Peter; Watson, Mike (2009). Dundee United – The Official Centenary History. Edinburgh: Birlinn. p. 266. ISBN 978 1 84158 828 5.
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