USA Mike Grella (2009-2011)

USA Mike Grella (2009-2011)

Position: Midfielder | DOB: 23/01/1987 | Apps: 41 | Goals: 5
Debut: 14/02/2009 - Huddersfield Town (A)
Pos: Midfielder | DOB: 23/01/1987
Apps: 41 | Goals: 5
Debut: 14/02/2009 - Huddersfield Town (A)

Spells
Signed From Type Joined Left For Left
Glasgow Schools Apprentice Jun 1971 Nottingham Forest Jun 1979
Nottingham Forest Permanent Jul 1981 Sunderland Jun 1985
Other Clubs
Long Island Rough Riders
Cary Clarets
Viforbg FF
Carolina Railhawks
New York Red Bulls
Columbus Crew SC


Player Record Apps Start (Sub) Unused Sub Goals
League 29 3 (26) 30 1
Play Offs 0 0 (0) 2 0
FA Cup 4 1 (3) 2 3
League Cup 4 2 (2) 1 0
Other 4 3 (1) 0 1
TOTAL 41 9 (32) 35 5

Season by Season Apps Start (Sub) Unused Sub Goals
1971-1972 0 0 (0) 1 0
Europe 0 0 (0) 1 0
1972-1973 6 4 (2) 6 1
League 4 3 (1) 1 1
FA Cup 0 0 (0) 1 0
Europe 2 1 (1) 4 0
1973-1974 14 9 (5) 11 1
League 6 3 (3) 10 0
FA Cup 1 0 (1) 1 0
League Cup 1 1 (0) 0 0
Europe 6 5 (1) 0 1
1974-1975 33 32 (1) 3 2
League 18 18 (0) 0 2
FA Cup 8 8 (0) 0 0
League Cup 1 0 (1) 0 0
Europe 6 6 (0) 3 0
1975-1976 46 46 (0) 0 2
League 42 42 (0) 0 2
FA Cup 2 2 (0) 0 0
League Cup 2 2 (0) 0 0
1976-1977 47 47 (0) 0 3
League 41 41 (0) 0 3
FA Cup 5 5 (0) 0 0
League Cup 1 1 (0) 0 0
1977-1978 48 47 (1) 1 6
League 41 40 (1) 1 3
FA Cup 1 1 (0) 0 1
League Cup 6 6 (0) 0 2
1978-1979 51 51 (0) 0 10
League 40 40 (0) 0 6
FA Cup 3 3 (0) 0 2
League Cup 8 8 (0) 0 2
1979-1980 1 1 (0) 0 0
League 1 1 (0) 0 0
1981-1982 41 40 (1) 1 0
League 37 36 (1) 1 0
FA Cup 2 2 (0) 0 0
League Cup 2 2 (0) 0 0
1982-1983 48 48 (0) 0 5
League 42 42 (0) 0 5
FA Cup 3 3 (0) 0 0
League Cup 3 3 (0) 0 0
1983-1984 29 29 (0) 0 4
League 24 24 (0) 0 4
FA Cup 1 1 (0) 0 0
League Cup 4 4 (0) 0 0
1984-1985 43 43 (0) 0 1
League 39 39 (0) 0 1
FA Cup 1 1 (0) 0 0
League Cup 3 3 (0) 0 0

Appearances Date Score
Match Events
Huddersfield Town
League One		 A 14/02/2009 0 : 1 L
Hereford United
League One		 A 17/02/2009 0 : 2 L
Cheltenham Town
League One		 H 21/02/2009 2 : 0 W
Yeovil Town
League One		 H 10/03/2009 4 : 0 W
Swindon Town
League One		 H 14/03/2009 1 : 0 W
Crewe Alexandra
League One		 A 21/03/2009 3 : 2 W
Stockport County
League One		 H 11/04/2009 1 : 0 W
Leicester City
League One		 A 13/04/2009 0 : 1 L
Tranmere Rovers
League One		 H 18/04/2009 3 : 1 W
Hartlepool United
League One		 A 25/04/2009 1 : 0 W
Northampton Town
League One		 H 02/05/2009 3 : 0 W
Darlington
Carling Cup 1st Round		 A 10/08/2009 1 : 0 W
Tranmere Rovers
League One		 H 22/08/2009 3 : 0 W
Watford
Carling Cup 2nd Round		 H 25/08/2009 2 : 1 W
Stockport County
League One		 H 05/09/2009 2 : 0 W
Southend United
League One		 A 11/09/2009 0 : 0 D
Gillingham
League One		 H 19/09/2009 4 : 1 W
Liverpool
Carling Cup 3rd Round		 H 22/09/2009 0 : 1 L
Milton Keynes Dons
League One		 A 26/09/2009 1 : 0 W
Charlton Athletic
League One		 H 03/10/2009 0 : 0 D
Darlington
Johnstone's Paint Trophy North East Section 2nd Round		 H 06/10/2009 2 : 1 W
Oldham Athletic
FA Cup 1st Round		 A 07/11/2009 2 : 0 W
Leyton Orient
League One		 H 24/11/2009 1 : 0 W
Kettering Town
FA Cup 2nd Round		 A 29/11/2009 1 : 1 D
Oldham Athletic
League One		 A 01/12/2009 2 : 0 W
Kettering Town
FA Cup 2nd Round Replay		 H 08/12/2009 5 : 1 W
Accrington Stanley
Johnstone's Paint Trophy Northern Section Semi Fin		 H 15/12/2009 2 : 0 W
Wycombe Wanderers
League One		 H 09/01/2010 1 : 1 D
Exeter City
League One		 A 16/01/2010 0 : 2 L
Carlisle United
Johnstone's Paint Trophy Northern Section Final 1s		 H 19/01/2010 1 : 2 L
Tottenham Hotspur
FA Cup 4th Round Replay		 H 03/02/2010 1 : 3 L
Carlisle United
Johnstone's Paint Trophy Northern Section Final 2nd Leg		 A 09/02/2010 3 : 2
(5 : 6 p)		 W
Leyton Orient
League One		 A 13/02/2010 1 : 1 D
Walsall
League One		 H 16/02/2010 1 : 2 L
Oldham Athletic
League One		 H 23/02/2010 2 : 0 W
Norwich City
League One		 A 27/03/2010 0 : 1 L
Swindon Town
League One		 H 03/04/2010 0 : 3 L
Carlisle United
League One		 A 13/04/2010 3 : 1 W
Charlton Athletic
League One		 A 01/05/2010 0 : 1 L
Derby County
Championship		 H 07/08/2010 1 : 2 L
Lincoln City
Carling Cup 1st Round		 H 10/08/2010 4 : 0 W
Unused Sub Date Score
Match Events
Scunthorpe United
League One		 H 28/02/2009 3 : 2 W Unused Sub
Oldham Athletic
League One		 A 02/03/2009 1 : 1 D Unused Sub
Bristol Rovers
League One		 A 07/03/2009 2 : 2 D Unused Sub
Leyton Orient
League One		 A 07/04/2009 2 : 2 D Unused Sub
Millwall
League One Play Off Semi Final 1st Leg		 A 09/05/2009 0 : 1 L Unused Sub
Millwall
League One Play Off Semi Final 2nd Leg		 H 14/05/2009 1 : 1 D Unused Sub
Exeter City
League One		 H 08/08/2009 2 : 1 W Unused Sub
Wycombe Wanderers
League One		 A 15/08/2009 1 : 0 W Unused Sub
Walsall
League One		 A 18/08/2009 2 : 1 W Unused Sub
Colchester United
League One		 A 29/08/2009 2 : 1 W Unused Sub
Carlisle United
League One		 H 29/09/2009 1 : 1 D Unused Sub
Norwich City
League One		 H 19/10/2009 2 : 1 W Unused Sub
Yeovil Town
League One		 H 31/10/2009 4 : 0 W Unused Sub
Brighton & Hove Albion
League One		 A 21/11/2009 3 : 0 W Unused Sub
Huddersfield Town
League One		 H 05/12/2009 2 : 2 D Unused Sub
Brentford
League One		 A 12/12/2009 0 : 0 D Unused Sub
Southampton
League One		 H 19/12/2009 1 : 0 W Unused Sub
Hartlepool United
League One		 H 26/12/2009 3 : 1 W Unused Sub
Stockport County
League One		 A 28/12/2009 4 : 2 W Unused Sub
Manchester United
FA Cup 3rd Round		 A 03/01/2010 1 : 0 W Unused Sub
Tottenham Hotspur
FA Cup 4th Round		 A 23/01/2010 2 : 2 D Unused Sub
Swindon Town
League One		 A 26/01/2010 0 : 3 L Unused Sub
Colchester United
League One		 H 30/01/2010 2 : 0 W Unused Sub
Hartlepool United
League One		 A 06/02/2010 2 : 2 D Unused Sub
Brighton & Hove Albion
League One		 H 20/02/2010 1 : 1 D Unused Sub
Huddersfield Town
League One		 A 27/02/2010 2 : 2 D Unused Sub
Millwall
League One		 H 22/03/2010 0 : 2 L Unused Sub
Yeovil Town
League One		 A 05/04/2010 2 : 1 W Unused Sub
Southend United
League One		 H 10/04/2010 2 : 0 W Unused Sub
Gillingham
League One		 A 17/04/2010 2 : 3 L Unused Sub
Milton Keynes Dons
League One		 H 24/04/2010 4 : 1 W Unused Sub
Bristol Rovers
League One		 H 08/05/2010 2 : 1 W Unused Sub
Nottingham Forest
Championship		 A 15/08/2010 1 : 1 D Unused Sub
Millwall
Championship		 H 21/08/2010 3 : 1 W Unused Sub
Leicester City
Carling Cup 2nd Round		 H 24/08/2010 1 : 2 L Unused Sub

References
OzWhite: Player Profile for Mike Grella
Sheridan Dictates: Player Profile for Mike Grella
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Emsley wrote on 31 Oct 2010 04:36 pm

All I can say is that Grella is the cloesest thing we have to andy Johnson.
Think about it! Not as muscular or big but dam he is sharp. :wink:

weasel wrote on 31 Oct 2010 04:33 pm

At the moment SG probably sees Grella as a 'car park' player which is a term they used to give to players who could do all the tricks in the world with a ball out in the car park but just couldn't hack it on a pitch with defenders instead of parked cars taking the ball off you and 25,000 people watching you.

Hopefully Grella will blossom like Beckford and Somma before him but to suggest he is thrown into the Leeds team cos he has scored a couple of goals is nonsense. Let him have games, hopefully he does well and returns with confidence and belief and will do himself justice when he gets to wear the Leeds shirt rather than wandering around looking like little boy lost.

Amazing that people are writing Somma off. He is still our leading scorer and hasn't played as many games as a lot of members of our squad.

Emsley wrote on 31 Oct 2010 04:04 pm

Yes he did mate - thats the moment I saw something special. He curled that ball like a pro - telling you guys this guy could do some tricky s**t for leeds. I read it before "But overlook grealla at your own peril!" :shoot:

FOX IN THE BOX! :mrgreen:

1964white wrote on 31 Oct 2010 03:55 pm

Twiggster wrote: Apologies - I was looking at this seasons stats and saw 2 starts...didn't realise that they were for Carlisle! :oops: I thought he had started 2 games for us this season, but I'm probably thinking of pre season games?

But if you go back to those 9 starts last season, he scored 5 goals in all competitions and made one assist. 5 in 9 is a pretty good tally, I feel? Certainly better than any of the loan strikers we played ahead of him.

And according to the stats I'm looking at (ESPN), he made 19 sub appearances, not 33? It is 33 if you include the season before that, when he didn't get a single start. And I don't think sub appearances can give any judge of a player's ability?

Yes, I agree with Weasel - this loan spell should give Simon a good indication of what Mikey can do and will do the player good as well.


Official site stats since Grella's Leeds debut

Didn't he come on as a sub v Kettering & score twice in extra-time :?:

Emsley wrote on 31 Oct 2010 03:50 pm

I might get flak for this but Grella over somma anyday.
Not much point in him coming back as i feel grayson will employ 4-5-1 till at least January.
And i would pick Paynter, mcCormack (who i feel is more of a forward than a striker)
I do feel he is on par with becchio though just needs the games (grass roller twiggs lol)
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