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Henry Gregg was a Northern Irish professional footballer and manager. A goalkeeper, he played for Manchester United during the reign of Sir Matt Busby, with a total of 247 appearances for the club. He was a survivor of the Munich air disaster in 1958. Gregg also played for Doncaster Rovers and Stoke City, as well as making 25 appearances for the Northern Ireland national team between 1954 and 1963, including at the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He later went into management with Carlisle United, Crewe Alexandra, Shrewsbury Town and Swansea City.

Club career
Gregg was born in Tobermore, County Londonderry to William and Isobel Gregg, who soon after moved to Coleraine. While working as an apprentice joiner, he started his football career with Windsor Park Swifts, the reserve team of Linfield, before signing for his local club, Coleraine. At the age of 18, he earned a move across the Irish Sea to Doncaster Rovers. In December 1957, he transferred to Manchester United for £23,500, He is sometimes referred to as "The Hero of Munich" for his actions in the aftermath of the Munich air disaster, pulling his teammates – including Bobby Charlton, Jackie Blanchflower and Dennis Viollet – from the burning plane. Gregg played in United's first match after the disaster, a FA Cup fifth round tie with Sheffield Wednesday. He was unable to earn a winners' medal with United, despite playing for the club during a successful period. He was ruled out of the 1963 FA Cup Final victory due to a shoulder injury, Gregg was transferred to Stoke City in December 1966. ==International career==
International career
Gregg won 25 caps for the Northern Ireland national team. He made his international debut in March 1954, playing against Wales. ==Coaching career==
Coaching career
In 1968, Gregg was appointed manager of Shrewsbury Town. and they were both sacked by Swindon in April 1985 after the disagreement between the pair became public. During the 1986–87 season Gregg succeeded Stokoe as Carlisle manager, Gregg left Carlisle during the autumn of 1987. ==Television appearances and portrayals==
Television appearances and portrayals
Gregg appeared in a number of television programmes about Manchester United and the Munich air disaster, including Munich: End of a Dream – a 1998 documentary that marked the 40th anniversary of the crash. On the 50th anniversary of the air crash he appeared in the documentary One Life: Munich Air Disaster, broadcast 6 February 2008 on the BBC, in which he returned to the scene of the crash and the hospital for the first time and also met Zoran Lukić, the son of Mrs Vera Lukić, a Serbian woman (the wife of a Yugoslav diplomat) who was pregnant with Zoran at the time of the disaster. It was Gregg who had saved Mrs Lukić (and her unborn son) from the wreckage, as well as Vera's baby daughter Vesna. Gregg made an emotional account of the disaster on a TV programme entitled Munich Air Disaster: I Was There on the National Geographic Channel. Gregg expressed disappointment at never having been able to meet Mr Lukić, who had died in 2007. Gregg was portrayed by actor Ben Peel in a 2011 BBC film, United, which was centred around the Munich air disaster. ==Personal life==
Personal life
Gregg married his first wife, Mavis Markham, at St James's Church, Doncaster, in 1957, while still a Doncaster Rovers player. Mavis died of cancer in 1961. On 2 July 1965, Gregg married Carolyn Maunders at St Mary's Parish Church, Rostherne. They had four children. Gregg's uncle was the grandfather of fellow footballer Steve Lomas, who played for clubs including Manchester City and West Ham United, and managed St Johnstone and Millwall. Gregg once owned the Windsor Hotel in the town of Portstewart, on the north coast of County Londonderry. Gregg played for an under-18 team from Coleraine in a Ramelton Cup match during the 1950s. In May 2011, Gregg agreed to go back to Ramelton, County Donegal where he spent an evening, alongside Jobby Crossan, with local people in Ramelton Community Hall. Gregg celebrated his time at Old Trafford on 15 May 2012 with a testimonial organised by John White and John Dempsey from the George Best Carryduff Manchester United SC. The testimonial featured Manchester United playing an Irish League Select XI managed by Martin O'Neill and David Jeffrey. The match ended 4–1 to Manchester United. Gregg died on 16 February 2020, aged 87, after several weeks of illness, at the Causeway Hospital in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. ==Career statistics==
Career statistics
Club International Managerial record ==Honours==
Honours
Manchester UnitedFA Cup runner-up: 1957–58 IndividualFIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1958FIFA World Cup Best Goalkeeper: 1958 Gregg was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1995, and made an Officer of the Order (OBE) for services to football in the 2019 New Year Honours. On 1 July 2008, Gregg was made an Honorary Graduate of the University of Ulster and awarded a Doctor of the University (DUniv) in recognition of his contribution to football at their Summer Graduation Ceremony. ==References==
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