| Ashley Grimes | |
| Fullname: | Augustine Ashley Grimes |
| Birth Date: | 2 August 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| Height: | [1] |
| Years1: | 1974–1977 |
| Clubs1: | Bohemians |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 1977–1983 |
| Caps2: | 109 |
| Goals2: | 10 |
| Years3: | 1983–1984 |
| Caps3: | 32 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 1984–1989 |
| Clubs4: | Luton Town |
| Caps4: | 87 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 1989–1991 |
| Clubs5: | Osasuna |
| Caps5: | 15 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1991–1992 |
| Clubs6: | Stoke City |
| Caps6: | 10 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 234 |
| Totalgoals: | 18 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1978–1979 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1978–1988 |
| Nationalteam2: | Republic of Ireland |
| Nationalcaps2: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Augustine Ashley Grimes (born 2 August 1957) is an Irish former footballer.[2] He played for Manchester United, Coventry City, Luton Town, Stoke City and Osasuna (Spain). He won 18 caps for the Republic of Ireland and scored one goal, a long-range strike against Spain in a Euro 84 qualifier at Lansdowne Road in November 1982.
On 8 March 1978 at Dalymount Park, Dublin, 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 in August 1972, but returned to Bohemians. 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 for a fee of £200,000. After only one season he moved to Luton Town where he made 117 appearances and scored 4 goals. In 1988, he won a League Cup 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 to secure the first major trophy in their history.
In 1989, he joined Osasuna, making his La Liga debut on 8 November 1989 against Celta Vigo. Grimes played 15 games for CA Osasuna in total before returning to England to play for Stoke City where he made 15 appearances in 1991–92.[3]
He retired from playing in May 1992 and became youth team manager at Stoke[4] and Celtic under Lou Macari[5] and later at Huddersfield Town. He joined the coaching staff at Welsh side Colwyn Bay in February 2013.
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| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Manchester United | 1977–78 | First Division | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| 1978–79 | First Division | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 1979–80 | First Division | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| 1980–81 | First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | First Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 1982–83 | First Division | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| Total | 90 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 107 | 11 | |||
| Coventry City | 1983–84 | First Division | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| Luton Town | 1984–85 | First Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1985–86 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | First Division | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| 1987–88 | First Division | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 2 | ||
| 1988–89 | First Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 87 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 114 | 4 | |||
| Osasuna | 1989–90 | La Liga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 1990–91 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Stoke City | 1991–92 | Third Division | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Career total | 234 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 286 | 18 | |||
A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Full Members Cup, Football League Trophy, Football League play-offs, UEFA Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
Source:
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | 1978 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1983 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 1 | ||
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