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Past GPSFA Players    
 
Matthew Gregg

Matt played for Gloucester Primary Schools for two seasons between 1988 and 1990. He was ever present when Gloucester won the Cotswold League and gained first place at  the Jersey Festival during the 1989/90 season.

Matt started his league career at Torquay, making his debut as a sixteen year old against Wigan Athletic. He went on to appear at Wembley in the 3rd division play off against Colchester in the 97/98 season, his team going down to a late penalty.

Matt impressed Terry Venables when Torquay played Crystal Palace in a 1998 Coca-Cola cup tie, so much so that he signed him for a fee of  £400,000. After 3 seasons as the Palace No 2, the signing of Matt Clarke from Bradford City for a £1.4m fee saw Matthew drop down the rankings and he left the club in December 2001 to take up a playing career with Bray Wanderers in the Irish League. He transferred to Bohemians in the summer of 2003, since when he has appeared for his new club in the qualifying stages of the Champions League.

Career Record to May 2002 (League games only): Torquay United (95-98): 32 matches. Swansea City (98/99): 5 matches. Crystal Palace (98-01): 7 matches. Exeter City (loan): 2 matches. Total (not including Cup games): 46 matches.

Wayne Thomas

Wayne played in the same team as Matt Gregg. He began his career as a forward/ attacking midfielder, scoring 25 goals in 39 appearances for Gloucester Primary Schools.

Wayne went the same way as Gregg, signing YTS forms with Torquay United in 1995. He also played at Wembley in the Division Three Play Off Final, though by this time he had been converted to a highly efficient centre back.

In August 2000 Wayne was bought by Stoke City for the sum of £200,000 rising to £250,000 based on appearances. He was a virtual ever present in the Potter's defence since then and at the end of both his first and second seasons at the club won the supporter's Player of the Year award. Wayne was transferred to Burnley in the summer of 2005 and became GPSFA's first million pound player when joining Southampton in August 2007.

Career Record to August 2007: Torquay United (95-00): 123 matches (5 goals). Stoke City (00-July 04): 189 matches (7 goals). Burnley 50 games (1 goal). Total to July 2007: 362 games (13 goals).

 

Phil Greening

Phil attended Kingsholm Primary School and was a highly rated goalkeeper during his time playing for Gloucester Primary Schools. He appeared in 9 of the team's 11 matches during 1986/87.

Soon after leaving primary school, Phil changed codes and took up the oval ball game. He has since gone on to play for England at rugby and was selected for the 2001 British Lions tour to Australia. At club level, Phil left Gloucester for Sale in July 1998 and after two seasons with the Manchester-based club, moved south to London to take up a place in the Wasps team.

 

Neil Mustoe

Neil played for the Primary Schools from 1986-1988, making 23 appearances, scoring 7 times.

His career began as a trainee with Manchester United in July 1993, where he started out as a centre-forward before switching to a midfield role. A hard-working all-rounder, Neil represented England in the Under-16 European Championships, scoring 4 times in 4 games and won an FA Youth Cup winner's medal in 1995 during his four and a half year spell at Old Trafford.

He signed for Wigan Athletic on a free transfer from United, but only managed one LDV Cup appearance, before being picked up by Cambridge United in the summer of 1998 where he was a regular for the next 3 seasons. Following his release, Neil had brief spells at Stevenage Town and Yeovil Town in the Conference, before joining Gloucester City.

Career Record to May 2002 (League games only): Cambridge United (98-01): 94 matches (4 goals).

Lee Mansell

Lee played for Gloucester PSFA during the 92/93 & 93/94 seasons. He made 62 appearances (18 goals) for the A Side and 10 appearances (5 goals) for the B Team during his two years in GPSFA colours.

Lee trained with Luton Town as a schoolboy, signing YTS forms at 16 and making an immediate impact by scoring in his first outing against Southend United U-18's.  He made five reserve team appearances in the 1999/2000 season before making national headlines when scoring just 58 seconds into his first team debut in an FA Cup tie at QPR in January 2000/01.

Lee played in 18 more first team games, scoring a further 5 times before the end of the season to earn himself a 3 year contract which was extended by a further year during the summer of 2004.

In the summer of 2005 Lee was transferred to Oxford United where he was a virtual ever present in central midfield, earning the Player of the Year award in the process and repeated both feats after signing for Torquay United in 2006.

Career Record to August 2007: Luton Town: 47 matches (10 goals). Oxford United: 44 games (1 goal). Torquay United 47 matches (4 goals). Total (August 2007): 139 games (13 goals).

Shayne Bradley

Shayne played for Gloucester Primary Schools during the successful 1990/91 season, making 41 appearances, during which time he scored 14 goals. In 1994/95, Shayne represented England Schoolboys at U-15 level, playing in 7 international matches that season.

He signed professional forms for Southampton in 1998 after completing his time as a YTS player and made four Premier League appearances over the next three seasons. Shayne left the Saints to join Mansfield Town for a then club record fee of £150,000 in October 2000 in search of regular first team football and despite injury problems played in 26 of the club's matches that season. Following that, he had brief spells at Chesterfield and Lincoln, though persistent injury problems saw him having to retire from the professional game.

Career Record to May 2001 (League games only): Southampton (98-00): 4 matches. Swindon Town (98/99): 7 matches. Exeter City (99/00): 8 matches (1 goal). Mansfield Town (00/01): 42 matches (10 goals). Chesterfield: 6 games (2 goals). Lincoln: 2 games (1 goal). Total: 69 matches (14 goals) (Not including cup games).

 

Steve Cowe

Steve played for GPSFA in 1983/84 and signed for Aston Villa in 1992. After three seasons as a regular scorer for the reserves, switched to Swindon Town in 1995 for a fee of £100,000, where he stayed until 2001. Injuries limited his appearances in his final season and he left in the summer to join Newport County and has since played for Forest Green Rovers, Cirencester Town and starts 2007/08 at Cinderford Town.

Career Record to May 2001 (League games only): Swindon Town (95-01): Swindon Town: 97 matches (11 goals).

Marcus Palmer

Marcus was a virtual ever-present in the Gloucester PSFA team of 1998/99. After spending time at Bristol City and Cheltenham Town as a schoolboy, Marcus signed for Hereford United in 2006, making his debut towards the end of the season against Swindon Town but was released in the summer of 2008.

Career Record to August 2008: Hereford United: 4 games.

Non-League Review (August 2007).

Gloucester City (Southern League Premier)

Eight ex-players are currently appearing in Gloucester City's first team squad: Neil Mustoe (1986-88), Tom Webb (1993-95), Scott Griffin (1988-90), Luke Buttery (1994-96), Jamie Reid (1988/89), Michael Noakes (1997-99), Sammy Ellis (2000/01)) & Jody Bevan (1988-90). Shayne Bradley meanwhile has returned to coach the U-12 side in 2007/08.

Bath City (Conference South)

Michael Green (1994-96).

Cinderford Town (Southern League Midland)

Neil Griffiths (1991/92), Steve Cowe (1983/84), Jimmy Cox (1990/91), Adam Hemming (1994/95).

Cirencester Town (Southern League Premier)

Lance Lewis (1997/98), Danny Wallington (2000/01).

Swindon Supermarine (Southern League Premier)

Steve Jenkins (1991-92)

Bishops Cleeve (Southern League Midland)

Richard Mansell (1995-97)

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