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Full name Julius Gregory
Date of birth 4 July 1881
Place of birth Romiley, England
Date of death 20 July 1916(1916-07-20) (aged 35)
Place of death High Wood, France
Playing position Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1899–1902 Bury 0 (0)
1902–1903 Unsworth
1903–1905 Bury 14 (0)
1905–1906 Manchester City 3 (0)
1906–1908 Brighton & Hove Albion 64 (1)
1908–1909 Luton Town 28 (0)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Julius Gregory (4 July 1881 – 20 July 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Bury and Manchester City as a full back.

Personal life

Gregory attended Manchester Grammar School. In late 1914, a matter of months after the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted in as a private in the 20th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Gregory was killed during an attack on High Wood during the Battle of the Somme on 20 July 1916 and was commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bury 1903–04 First Division 7 0 0 0 7 0
1904–05 7 0 0 0 7 0
Total 14 0 0 0 14 0
Manchester City 1905–06 First Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Brighton & Hove Albion 1906–07 Southern League First Division 36 1 0 0 36 1
1907–08 28 0 0 0 28 0
Total 64 1 0 0 64 1
Luton Town 1908–09 Southern League First Division 28 0 3 0 31 0
Career total 109 1 3 0 112 1
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