Martin Grehan (born 9 October 1984) is a Scottish footballer who used to play as a forward before becoming professional. Prolific as an amateur and winning the 5 a-side Scottish Cup 2003 in Dunfermline and 2004 edition in Hamilton with Inter Silky Soccer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Grehan | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| East Fife | |||
| –2008 | Kettle United | ||
| 2008 | Dundonald Bluebell | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Motherwell | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Forfar Athletic (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Stirling Albion | 49 | (19) |
| 2010–2011 | Partick Thistle | 39 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Stranraer | 27 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | Alloa Athletic | 31 | (8) |
| 2013–2014 | Stranraer | 36 | (13) |
| 2014–2015 | Stenhousemuir | 26 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Arbroath | 13 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Kilbirnie Ladeside | ||
| 2017–2020 | BSC Glasgow | 61 | (33) |
| 2020–2021 | Gartcairn | ||
| 2021 | BSC Glasgow | ||
| 2021–2022 | Drumchapel United | ||
| 2023–2024 | Broomhill | 28 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2021 | |||
Career
editGrehan was born in Glenrothes. After a spell in the East Fife Youth system, Grehan spent some time in the Amateurs with Fife side Kettle United. During his time at United he played with the Scotland Amateur Team. Grehan then joined Scottish Premier League club Motherwell from junior team Dundonald Bluebell in January 2008. He became the first junior player to join the club since legend Dougie Arnott back in the late 1980s.[1] Soon after, Grehan went on a month's loan to Scottish Third Division club Forfar Athletic, and made an immediate impact by scoring on his debut.[2]
Grehan was released by Motherwell and then signed for Scottish Second Division club Stirling Albion in the summer of 2008.[3]
Grehan was unveiled by manager Ian McCall on 29 January 2010 as a Partick Thistle player having signed for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first Thistle goal to give The Jags a 2–1 victory, away to Ross County, during the second last match of the 2009–10 season.[4]
After his spell at Thistle, Grehan moved to Stranraer. Grehan went on to play 27 games for Stranraer, scoring 5 goals, as the club reached the end of season play-offs, losing in the final against Albion Rovers.[5] Grehan signed for Alloa Athletic in the 2012 summer transfer window.[6][7] However, after only one season at Alloa, he was released by Paul Hartley in May 2013.[8] Grehan then returned to Stranraer for the 2013–14 season in June 2013.[9] Grehan departed Stranraer after one season and signed for League One rivals Stenhousemuir on 6 June 2014.[10] Grehan had a short spell with Arbroath in 2015,[11] before dropping back into junior football with Kilbirnie Ladeside in February 2016.[12]
Grehan signed with BSC Glasgow in 2017[13] and spent three seasons with the Lowland League club before announcing his intentions to move on in July 2020.[14]
On 5 October 2020, Grehan signed for West of Scotland League team Gartcairn.[15] He later resigned with BSC Glasgow on 7 January 2021.[16]
Drumchapel United announced the signing of Grehan on 22 May 2021.[17]
References
edit- ^ "Motherwell sign Junior strike ace". 7 January 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Grehan extends stay with Forfar". BBC Sport. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ ""The Greek" nets Binos deal". Motherwell.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
- ^ "Ross County 1-2 Partick Thistle". 24 April 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Albion Rovers 3 v 1 Stranraer". albionroversfc.com. 20 May 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ "Scottish Division Two ins and outs". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ "Grehan signs up for Wasps | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Alloa Athletic FC - News". www.alloaathletic.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 October 2008.
- ^ "Home". stranraerfc.org.
- ^ "Stenhousemuir snap up Grehan | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Martin Grehan | Football Stats | BSC Glasgow | Age 35 | Soccer Base". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Ladeside land top senior hitman". Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Martin Grehan". BSC Glasgow FC. 8 October 1984. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Not a easy decision but I've decided that's my time came to a end with BSC Glasgow". Twitter. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ Thomson, Paul (5 October 2020). "Former Motherwell and Partick Thistle striker joins Gartcairn". Daily Record. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Welcome back Paolo! Martin Grehan rejoins BSC Glasgow". Twitter. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Drumchapel Utd are delighted to announce the signing of Martin Grehan". Twitter. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
External links
edit- Martin Grehan at Soccerbase
- Martin Grehan's Stranraer F.C. player profile
