Ashley Grimes (footballer, born 1957)
Augustine Ashley Grimes (born 2 August 1957) is an Irish former footballer.[3] He played for Manchester United, Coventry City, Luton Town, Stoke City and Osasuna (Spain). He won 18 caps for the Republic of Ireland and scored one goal, a long-range strike against Spain in a Euro 84 qualifier at Lansdowne Road in November 1982.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Augustine Ashley Grimes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1957[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin,[1] Republic of Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| Stella Maris | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1977 | Bohemians | (3) | |
| 1977–1983 | Manchester United | 109 | (10) |
| 1983–1984 | Coventry City | 32 | (1) |
| 1984–1989 | Luton Town | 87 | (3) |
| 1989–1991 | Osasuna | 15 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Stoke City | 10 | (1) |
| Total | 234 | (18) | |
| International career | |||
| 1978–1979 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 6 | (2) |
| 1978–1988 | Republic of Ireland | 18 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
On 8 March 1978 at Dalymount Park, Dublin, Grimes played in the first ever Republic of Ireland U21 game; he went on to win six under-21 caps, scoring two goals, both from penalty kicks. Grimes, who played as a defender and midfielder, began his career with junior side Villa United before joining Stella Maris Football club. He had a trial with Manchester United in August 1972, but returned to Bohemians. After a second trial, he joined Manchester United in March 1977 for £35,000.
Between 1977 and 1983, Grimes made 107 first-team appearances and scored 11 goals for Manchester United, where he won an FA Cup-winner's medal as a non-playing substitute in the 1983 final against Brighton. He subsequently joined Coventry City for a fee of £200,000. After only one season he moved to Luton Town where he made 117 appearances and scored 4 goals. In 1988, he won a League Cup winners medal, coming on a substitute and crossing the ball to set up Luton's last-minute winning goal as they achieved a shock 3–2 victory over Arsenal to secure the first major trophy in their history.
In 1989, he joined Osasuna, making his La Liga debut on 8 November 1989 against Celta Vigo. Grimes played 15 games for CA Osasuna in total before returning to England to play for Stoke City where he made 15 appearances in 1991–92.[4]
He retired from playing in May 1992 and became youth team manager at Stoke[5] and Celtic under Lou Macari[6] and later at Huddersfield Town. He joined the coaching staff at Welsh side Colwyn Bay in February 2013.[5]
Career statistics
Club
Sourced from Ashley Grimes at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United | 1977–78 | First Division | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 1978–79 | First Division | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 1979–80 | First Division | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
| 1980–81 | First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1981–82 | First Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 1982–83 | First Division | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| Total | 90 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 107 | 11 | ||
| Coventry City | 1983–84 | First Division | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Luton Town | 1984–85 | First Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985–86 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1986–87 | First Division | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| 1987–88 | First Division | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 2 | |
| 1988–89 | First Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 87 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 114 | 4 | ||
| Osasuna | 1989–90 | La Liga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990–91 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Stoke City | 1991–92 | Third Division | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Career total | 234 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 286 | 18 | ||
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Full Members Cup, Football League Trophy, Football League play-offs, UEFA Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
International
Source:[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1982 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 1 | |
Honours
Bohemians
- League of Ireland (1): 1974–75
- League of Ireland Cup (1): 1974–75
- FAI Cup (1): 1975–76
Manchester United
Luton Town
- Stoke City
References
- "Ashley Grimes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- "Ashley Grimes". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- "Former Manchester United star joins Colwyn Bay FC". North Wales Pioneer. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- McGuirk, Brian (2009). Celtic FC - the Ireland Connection. Black and White Publishing. ISBN 978-1845022488. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- Grimes, Ashley at National-Football-Teams.com