Ralph Gregory

Ralph Gregory
Personal information
Full name	Ralph James Gregory
Date of birth	19 June 1921
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Date of death	2002 (aged 80–81)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1944–1947	Port Vale
1947–1949	Witton Albion
	Congleton Town
	Stafford Rangers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ralph James Gregory (19 June 1921 – 2002) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Port Vale, Witton Albion, Congleton Town, and Stafford Rangers.

Career[edit]

Gregory signed professional forms with Port Vale in August 1944.^[1] He scored on his debut in a Midland Cup, Qualifying Tournament match on 14 April 1945, a 2–1 defeat to Notts County at Meadow Lane on 14 April 1945.^[1] He continued to play for the club when on leave from his service in the Royal Marines during World War II. He was transferred to Cheshire County League club Witton Albion in March 1947. He scored five goals in ten games in the 1946–47 season, 31 goals from 53 games in the 1947–48 campaign and two goals from fifteen games in the 1948–49 Cheshire County League title-winning season.^[2]^[3]^[4] He later played for Congleton Town and Stafford Rangers.^[1]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1945–46^[5]	–	0	0	2	2	2	2
Witton Albion	1946–47^[2]	Cheshire County League					10	5
	1947–48^[3]	Cheshire County League					53	31
	1948–49^[4]	Cheshire County League					15	2
	Total						78	38

Witton Albion

^ ^a ^b ^c Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 117. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ ^a ^b "1946-47 PLAYERS RECORDS". www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "1947-48 PLAYERS RECORDS". www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "1948-49 PLAYERS RECORDS". www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
^ Ralph Gregory at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)