Augustine Ashley Grimes (born 2 August 1957) is an Irish former
footballer
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. He played for
Manchester United
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,
Coventry City
Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English footbal ...
,
Luton Town
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,
Stoke City
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and
Osasuna
Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El ...
(Spain). He won 18 caps for the
Republic of Ireland
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and scored one goal, a long-range strike against
Spain
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, i ...
in a
Euro 84 qualifier at
Lansdowne Road
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in November 1982.
Career
On 8 March 1978 at
Dalymount Park
Dalymount Park (Irish: ''Páirc Cnocán Uí Dhálaigh'') is a football stadium in Phibsborough on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland.
It is the home of Bohemian F.C., who have played there since the early 20th century. Affectionately known as D ...
,
Dublin
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, Grimes played in the first ever
Republic of Ireland U21 game; he went on to win six under-21 caps, scoring two goals, both from penalty kicks. Grimes, who played as a defender and midfielder, began his career with junior side Villa United before joining Stella Maris Football club. He had a trial with
Manchester United
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in August 1972, but returned to
Bohemians
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* Bohemianism, an unconventional lifestyle, origin ...
. After a second trial, he joined Manchester United in March 1977 for £35,000.
Between 1977 and 1983, Grimes made 107 first-team appearances and scored 11 goals for Manchester United, where he won an FA Cup-winner's medal as a non-playing substitute in the
1983 final against Brighton. He subsequently joined
Coventry City
Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English footbal ...
for a fee of £200,000. After only one season he moved to
Luton Town
Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...
where he made 117 appearances and scored 4 goals. In 1988, he won a
League Cup
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winners medal, coming on a substitute and crossing the ball to set up Luton's last-minute winning goal as they achieved a shock
3–2 victory over
Arsenal
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to secure the first major trophy in their history.
In 1989, he joined
Osasuna
Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El ...
, making his
La Liga
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debut on 8 November 1989 against
Celta Vigo
Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues) ...
. Grimes played 15 games for CA Osasuna in total before returning to England to play for
Stoke City
Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...
where he made 15 appearances in
1991–92.
He retired from playing in May 1992 and became youth team manager at Stoke
and
Celtic
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Sports Fo ...
under
Lou Macari
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and later at
Huddersfield Town
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. He joined the coaching staff at Welsh side
Colwyn Bay
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in February 2013.
Career statistics
Club
Sourced from
:A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the
Full Members Cup
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The ...
,
Football League Trophy
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,
Football League play-offs
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,
UEFA Cup
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and
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
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.
International
Source:
Honours
Bohemians
*
League of Ireland
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(1):
1974–75
*
League of Ireland Cup
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(1): 1974–75
*
FAI Cup
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(1): 1975–76
Manchester United
*
FA Cup
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(1):
1982–83
Luton Town
*
Football League Cup
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(1):
1987–88
;Stoke City
*
Football League Trophy
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(1):
1991–92
References
External links
Ashley Grimes at Sporting Heroes
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1957 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Men's association football fullbacks
Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Republic of Ireland men's international footballers
Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
Bohemian F.C. players
Manchester United F.C. players
Coventry City F.C. players
Luton Town F.C. players
Stoke City F.C. players
La Liga players
CA Osasuna players
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Irish expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Irish expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Association footballers from Dublin (city)
League of Ireland players
Celtic F.C. non-playing staff
Huddersfield Town A.F.C. non-playing staff
English Football League players
Stella Maris F.C. players