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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1871-04-13)13 April 1871 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 22 November 1940(1940-11-22) (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Perth, Scotland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Lochee Athletic | |||
| 1894–1898 | Old St Stephen's | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1936–1938 | Dundee United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Greig (13 April 1871 – 22 November 1940) was a Scottish businessman, politician andfootball player andmanager. He was manager ofDundee United from 1936 to 1938.
Greig was born inDundee on 13 April 1871. He served an apprenticeship as a painter before going to work in London.[1][2]
Greig was a first team player for local club Lochee Athletic at the age of 14.[1] After moving to London, he played professionally forOld St Stephen's in theSouthern League from 1894 to 1898.[2]
In March 1936 he saved Dundee United from almost inevitable bankruptcy. Seven months later he sacked veteran managerJimmy Brownlie and took over himself as director-manager. This arrangement lasted a year and a half before Greig resigned in March 1938.
Greig ran a wholesale tobacconists business in Dundee for around twenty years. His other business interests included a cinema in theBroughty Ferry area of Dundee and a restaurant inSt Andrews.[1]
Greig was a prominentbaillie on Dundee Corporation for many years. He resigned from Dundee Town Council for health reasons in August 1940, and died three months later.[1]