Perry Groves
Perry Groves was born in Bow, England, United Kingdom on April 19th, 1965 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 59, Perry Groves biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Perry Groves (born 19 April 1965) is an English former footballer best known for his time at Arsenal.
He was primarily a winger but also occasionally as a striker.
Groves has also played for Colchester United and Southampton.
He now works as a media pundit.
Playing career
Groves was born in Bow, London, but he competed for Cornard Dynamos in the village of Great Cornard on the Suffolk- Essex border as a youth. Groves then spent a trial with Wolves as a schoolboy before being signed as an apprentice for Colchester United in 1981. He turned professional a year later, and in the next four seasons, he played in 142 league games for the United States, scoring 26 goals.
He signed for Arsenal for £75,000 in September 1986, becoming the first signing by new boss George Graham. In his first season with the club, he helped set up Charlie Nicholas for the winner in the 1987 League Cup final, dribbling past three Liverpool players before dismissing the ball off.
He started most of Arsenal's games in the 1988-1988 season, replacing Charlie Nicholas as strike partner and Alan Smith, and helping the Gunners reach their second League final the following season against Luton Town. Despite Groves' appearances in all competitions this season, Brian Marwood's return to action limited his chances, and he was mostly used as a substitute in Arsenal's 1986–89 season, falling off the bench 15 times during the league campaign, out of six starts. In the last game of the season, he was on the field as a replacement and helped create the space when Michael Thomas scored the title clinching goal at Anfield.
Groves returned to the bench after Marwood recovered from an injury in 1989-90. This did not stop him from winning a second league champion's medal in 1990–91, although the majority of his appearances came as a sub, as Graham always preferred Kevin Campbell to play alongside Alan Smith. Groves was sold to Southampton after making only 13 appearances in 1991-92.
He went to Southampton in 1992 for £750,000 but he played 15 times in two years before retiring from professional football at the age of 28, following two serious Achilles tendon injuries.
He continued playing for Dagenham & Redbridge for four years before retiring from football with a single appearance for Canvey Island.