Jonathan Greening Fact File 1998

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  [ signed from York City £750.000 ]
[ Forward 34 ]
   [ Dob 2/1/79 ]
[ Signed MArch 1998 ]
[ 6ft 0" 183cm ]
  [ 11s 3lb 71kg ]

[Debut: 28.10.1998 ]
[Born: Scarborough v Bury (H) LC W 2-0]

FA Carling Premiership	FA Cup	League Cup	European Cup	Total
0	0	4	1	5

FA Carling Premiership	FA Cup	League Cup	European Cup	Total
0	0	0	0	0

Jonathan Greening became Alex Ferguson’s second acquisition from York City when he joined United in the spring of 1998. The manager had previously signed goalkeeper Nick Culkin from the Minster Men.
A striker or attacking midfielder, Greening wasted no time in introducing himself to opposition defenders. In only his second match for United’s A team, he scored all the goals in a 4-0 win over Marine Reserves. This impressive form helped the club to clinch the Lancashire League championship at the tail end of the 1997/98 season.
In 1998/99 Jonathan joined the hunt for Pontin’s League honours, regularly forming the Reserves’ attacking partnership with Norwegian striker Erik Nevland. In one memorable match, played in front of 14,000 fans at Leicester City, he bagged a hat-trick as United ran out 6-2 winners.
Jonathan earned his first taste of senior action in the Worthington Cup against Bury, playing on the right hand side of midfield. He occupied that same position on United's pre-season tour of the Australia and the Far East in July 1999, while David Beckham remained in England.
Did You Know? On the day Jonathan signed for United, the taxi driver who took him to Old Trafford was mistaken for a relative and welcomed into Alex Ferguson’s.