Ashley Grimes

Position
Midfielder
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Dublin
Date Of Birth
August 2, 1957
Age
67
Height (cm)
180
Games Played
35
-
Per Game
Games Started
32
0.9
Per Game
Minutes
2925
83.6
Per Game
Goals
2
0.1
Per Game
Assists
2
0.1
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

Bobby Gould signed the left winger/left midfield player for £200,000 from Manchester United in the summer of 1983. Ashley, an experienced Republic of Ireland international was expected to be the midfield playmaker but failed to deliver consistently for the Sky Blues and stayed only one season. He joined Luton Town in a deal that bought Kirk Stephens to Highfield Road and helped the Hatters to three Wembley finals in five years and was a member of their League Cup winning team in 1988. He won 19 caps for his country and had a spell at Osasuna in Spain before ending his playing career at Stoke City. A great friend of his former Man United colleague Lou Macari, Grimes worked as a coach under Macari at Stoke and Celtic, as well as coaching Huddersfield. Now works for the media in the North West.

Football League First Division (England)
1983-1984
Coventry City
32
29
3
2655′
1 (0)
2
32
29
3
2655′
0
0
0
1 (0)
2
0
League Cup (England)
1983-1984
Coventry City
3
3
270′
1
1 (0)
3
3
0
270′
1
0
0
1 (0)
0
0
Totals:
35
32
3
2925′
1
0
0
2 (0)
2
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Canon League First Division 1983-1984
Canon League First Division 1983-1984
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:1
75`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
D 2:2
65`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 8:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 4:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 2:0
33`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 2:4
45`
Coventry City
Notts County
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
D 3:3
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
L 2:3
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
W 2:1
75`
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
D 1:1
22`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
W 1:3
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 5:2
90`
Coventry City
Notts County
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
W 2:3
90`
Milk Cup 1983-1984
Milk Cup 1983-1984
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
A
D 0:0
90`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Luton Town
Wed, 01 Aug, 1984
Coventry City
Luton Town
Wed, 01 Aug, 1984
Manchester United
Coventry City
Mon, 01 Aug, 1983
£200,000
Manchester United
Coventry City
Mon, 01 Aug, 1983
£200,000

Republic of Ireland - 2 caps

1983-84
4 April 1984 Israel v Republic of Ireland, Tel Aviv, friendly, 3-0
23 May 1984 Republic of Ireland v Poland, Dublin, Friendly, 0-0

14 previous caps and one goal with Manchester United, and 2 further caps with Luton Town (total 18 caps).