Jermaine Grandison

Jermaine Grandison

Grandison in 2011
Personal information
Full name Jermaine Mickel Grandison[1]
Date of birth (1990-12-15) 15 December 1990
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008−2011 Coventry City 5 (0)
2010 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 5 (0)
2010−2011 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 3 (0)
2011 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 3 (0)
2011−2016 Shrewsbury Town 147 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:01, 8 May 2016 (UTC).


Jermaine Mickel Grandison (born 15 December 1990) is an English football player who plays as a defender.

Club career

Coventry City

A product of the Coventry City youth system, Grandison made his professional debut as a substitute on 25 April 2009 in a 3–2 Football League Championship loss to Watford.[2]

Tranmere Rovers (loan)

On 31 August 2010, Grandison made a transfer deadline day loan move to Football League One side Tranmere Rovers to gain first team experience. The move was an initial one-month deal, with an option for a further extension.[3] He made his debut that same evening in a Football League Trophy match against Accrington Stanley.[4] He returned to the club on 29 October 2010 for a second loan spell,[5] returning to his parent club on 3 January 2011.[6]

Shrewsbury Town

On 14 January 2011, Grandison signed for League Two side Shrewsbury Town, initially on loan.[7] However, on January transfer deadline day, he signed for the club permanently on a free transfer, on a two and a half-year contract.[8] He made his debut after signing on loan on 18 January 2011, in a 3–1 away win against Accrington Stanley.[9] He made his second debut after signing permanently in a 3–0 home win against Burton Albion on 1 February.[10] On 12 March 2011 he was sent off during a 5–0 loss to promotion rivals Torquay United.[11] Shrewsbury made the play-offs however they were beaten 2–0 on aggregate by Torquay in the semi-finals.[12] On 21 January 2012 he scored his first goal for the club, scoring a late header to win the game as Shrewsbury beat Southend United 2–1.[13]

Initially utilised at right back by then manager Graham Turner, Grandison was increasingly used as a central defender in the 2012–13 season in League One. He notably scored an outstanding individual goal against Notts County at Meadow Lane, picking up the ball on the half-way line and embarking on a mazy run, beating four opposition players singlehandedly before scoring from the edge of the box, giving Shrewsbury the lead in a match they would ultimately lose 3-2.[14] He was almost an ever-present in the side until picking up a pelvic injury in January 2013, making only one more appearance for the club thereafter.[15]

Having failed to come to an agreement on a new contract in the close season, Grandison was released by Shrewsbury Town, although they were obliged to work with him until he fully recovered from long term injury.[16][17] However, having come through 45 minutes of a reserve match against Port Vale unscathed Grandison agreed to rejoin the club on 3 December 2013[18] on a deal until the end of the 2013–14 season with Shrewsbury holding the option for a further year.[19] Having made three substitute appearances since re-signing, Grandison completed his first full 90 minutes in senior football in more than a year when he helped Shrewsbury to a clean sheet in a 0-0 draw with local rivals Port Vale on 15 February 2014.[20]

Grandison playing for Shrewsbury Town in 2015

Despite Shrewsbury suffering relegation back to League Two, both the player and club opted to exercise their option to extend the contract to the end of the 2014–15 season on 13 May 2014.[21] Initially left out of the team by new manager Micky Mellon, he made his first appearance of the season in a League Cup second round tie against Premier League side Leicester City at Filbert Way on 26 August, which Shrewsbury won 1-0.[22] Three weeks later, he scored his first senior goal in two years, the winner at home against Carlisle United,[23] before making his 100th league appearance for Shrewsbury in the next match against Newport County.

Grandison continued to be a regular in the side, winning promotion to League One as runners-up with the club for the second time in his career following a 1-0 win over Cheltenham Town on 25 April 2015.[24] He signed a fresh one-year contract extension, funded by club chairman Roland Wycherley in August 2015,[25] but was released at the end of the season having clocked up a total of 150 league appearances for the club over six seasons.[26]

Style of play

Grandison can perform in a variety of defensive positions - at right back, centre back or as a sweeper. Former Shrewsbury manager Graham Turner identified before the 2012/13 season:

"He has got size, power and pace, as well as the ability on the ball. He had a good season at full back last season and we shouldn't dismiss his ability to get forward and provide us with chances... Ultimately, he will be a central defender and an outstanding one at that"
— [27]

He is known to regularly perform stepovers during matches,[28] and also posting videos of himself singing onto social media, which established him as a cult figure amongst Shrewsbury supporters.[29]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2016.
Club Season League League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City 2008–09[30] Championship 2000000020
2009–10[31] 3010100050
2010–11[32] 0000100010
Total 5010200080
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2010–11[32] League One 8000−30110
Shrewsbury Town (loan)[B] 2010–11[32] League Two 30−−0030
Shrewsbury Town 2010–11[32] 100−−20120
2011–12[33] 382103010432
2012–13[34] League One 301101010331
2013–14[35][C] 140−−−140
2014–15[36] League Two 362203010422
2015–16[37] League One 190402020270
Total 15058090701745
Career total 1635901101001935

Footnotes

A. ^ "Other" consists of 8 appearances in the Football League Trophy and 2 appearances in the Football League Two play-offs.
B. ^ Grandison initially arrived at Shrewsbury Town on loan from Coventry City on 14 January 2011, and transferred permanently on 31 January 2011.[7][8] Soccerbase incorrectly states that his loan ran until the end of the 2010−11 season.[32]
C. ^ After failing to come to an agreement on a new contract at the end of the previous season, Grandison rejoined Shrewsbury Town on 3 December 2013.[18]

Honours

Shrewsbury Town

References

  1. ↑ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Coventry 2–3 Watford". BBC Sport. 25 April 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Tranmere Rovers complete duo loan deal". BBC Sport. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "Tranmere 1–1 Accrington (3–5 pens)". BBC Sport. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  5. ↑ "Grandison returns to Rovers". Sky Sports. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  6. ↑ "Loan Player Update". Tranmere Rovers FC. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  7. 1 2 BBC Sport. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  8. 1 2 BBC Sport. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  9. ↑ "Accrington 1–3 Shrewsbury" BBC Sport. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  10. ↑ "Shrewsbury 3–0 Burton" BBC Sport. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  11. ↑ "Torquay 5–0 Shrewsbury" BBC Sport. 12 March 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  12. ↑ "Shrewbury 0–0 Torquay (agg 0–2)" BBC Sport. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  13. ↑ "Shrewsbury 2–1 Southend" BBC Sport. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  14. ↑ "Notts County 3 Shrewsbury Town 2". Shropshire Star. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "Jermaine Grandison travels with Shrewsbury" Shropshire Star. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013
  16. ↑ "Jermaine Grandison declines contract offer" BBC Sport 26 June 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  17. ↑ "Shrewsbury resigned to Jermaine Grandison exit" BBC Sport 4 July 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  18. 1 2 "Grandison Signs" Shrewsweb 3 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  19. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town boss welcomes Jermaine Grandison decision" Shropshire Star 5 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  20. ↑ "It's so Grandison to be back in Shrewsbury team" Shropshire Star 19 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  21. ↑ "Jermaine Grandison signs contract extension". Shrewsweb. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  22. ↑ "Jermaine Grandison fights for Shrews shirt". Shropshire Star. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  23. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Carlisle United". BBC Sport. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  24. ↑ "Cheltenham Town 0-1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  25. ↑ "Shrewsbury: Club not daunted by step up, says Lawrence". BBC Sport. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  26. ↑ "Town announce retain list". Shrewsweb. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  27. ↑ "Graham Turner yet to decide on Jermaine Grandison role". Shropshire Star. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  28. ↑ "More to come says Shrewsbury Town ace Jermaine Grandison". Shropshire Star. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  29. ↑ "Town's cult hero Jermaine Grandison nets Twitter hit". 26 April 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  30. ↑ Jermaine Grandison career statistics at Soccerbase
  31. ↑ Jermaine Grandison career statistics at Soccerbase
  32. 1 2 3 4 5 Jermaine Grandison career statistics at Soccerbase
  33. ↑ Jermaine Grandison career statistics at Soccerbase
  34. ↑ Jermaine Grandison career statistics at Soccerbase
  35. ↑ Jermaine Grandison career statistics at Soccerbase
  36. ↑ Jermaine Grandison career statistics at Soccerbase
  37. ↑ Jermaine Grandison career statistics at Soccerbase
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