Neil Grewcock

Neil Grewcock ( born April 26, 1962 in Leicester ) is a former English footballer.

Career

Grewcock came in 1978 as a junior player for Leicester City and signed a professional contract in 1979. Despite a scoring a goal in his league debut as a 16- year-old winger was only sporadically used and left the club when his contract expired in 1981. In March 1982, the stocky and sturdy acting Grewcock received at third division FC Gillingham a contract, but was also already released in May 1983 from his contract and continued his career first in amateur football with Kettering Town and Shepshed Charterhouse continued.

In the summer of 1984 Grewcock of John Bond was brought to the third division side Burnley FC and experienced in his first season at Turf Moor descent into the Fourth Division. For the fans of Burnley he made himself unforgettable on the final day of the 1986/87 season when the club as a table last the crash from the Football League threatened synonymous with the end of the club. In the so -called " Orient Game", named after the opponent Orient, scored Grewcock by left-foot shot from the edge of the 1-0 lead and prepared shortly after the half-time free-kick made ​​it 2-0 by Ian Britton before. The game ended 2-1 and ultimately Burnley managed to avoid relegation. In the following season Burnley reached the final of the Football League Trophy, Grewcock missed the finals at Wembley in front of over 80,000 spectators after he was injured in the semifinals of the Northern group against Halifax Town.

After 202 league games for Burnley in 1991, his contract was not renewed and Grewcock left his career in the amateur camp near Burnley Bank Hall bar. Following his footballer career he worked as a physical therapist and has been settled in the area of Burnley.