Fred Gregory
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick James Gregory | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Pinner, Middlesex, England | ||
| Date of death | 24 May 1937 (aged 50) | ||
| Place of death | Harefield, Middlesex, England | ||
| Playing position | Left back / half back / inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pinner | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1911–1928 | Watford | 311 | (13) |
| Total | 311 | (13) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Frederick James Gregory (21 October 1886 – 24 May 1937) was an English footballer. He played for Watford, initially as an inside forward, and latterly as a half back and full back.
Gregory was born in Pinner in 1886. The second of six sons, Gregory was named after his father, who was a tenant farmer at Pinner Hill Farm, and later the licensee of Oddfellows pub in Pinner. He was educated at Pinner National School, and played his first game of men's football aged 11, for Pinner Football Club's reserves. In his early adult years, his primary sporting focus was cricket; he played as a batsman for Pinner CC and Eastcote CC, before coaching the Benskins Brewery cricket team. Gregory joined Watford as an amateur in 1911, turning professional later the same year. He was subsequently joined by three of his brothers: Val, Allan and Owen. At one stage, all four of them were contracted to the club simultaneously, although only Fred and Val went on to play for the first-team.
Gregory made his Watford debut on 30 September 1911, playing at inside forward as Watford won 2–0 against West Ham United at Cassio Road. He went on to play every game in October and November, and was still in the team when Val made his debut on 25 December, in a 1–1 draw at home to Luton Town. Fred continued to play on a regular basis from then on, and finished his first season with 25 appearances and 8 goals in all competitions, as the club finished 9th. Over the following two seasons he continued to play regularly, but the team dropped 14th in the 1912–13 season, and narrowly avoided relegation in 1913–14 with an 18th-placed finish.
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