Cyrille Regis

Cyrille Regis
MBE
Statue of the Three Degrees showing Regis (right) alongside Batson (centre) and Cunningham (left)
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-02-09)9 February 1958
Place of birth Maripasoula, French Guiana
Date of death 14 January 2018(2018-01-14) (aged 59)
Place of death Birmingham, England[1]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1976 Molesey
1976–1977 Hayes
1977–1984 West Bromwich Albion 237 (82)
1984–1991 Coventry City 238 (46)
1991–1993 Aston Villa 52 (12)
1993–1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 (2)
1994–1995 Wycombe Wanderers 35 (9)
1995–1996 Chester City 29 (7)
Total 610 (158)
International career
1978–1982 England U21[3] 6 (3)
1978–1980 England B[4] 3 (0)
1982–1987 England 5 (0)
Managerial career
1999 West Bromwich Albion (caretaker)
2000 West Bromwich Albion (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cyrille Regis MBE (9 February 1958 – 14 January 2018) was a professional footballer who played as a forward. His professional playing career spanned 19 years, where he made 614 league appearances and scored 158 league goals, most prolifically at West Bromwich Albion and Coventry City. Born in French Guiana, Regis also won five caps with the England national team.

  1. ^ "Cyrille Regis". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ Goodwin, Chris; Isherwood, Glen. "England's Matches the under-21's 1976−1990". EnglandFootballOnline.com. England Football Online. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. ^ Goodwin, Chris; Isherwood, Glen. "England's Matches the B team". EnglandFootballOnline.com. England Football Online. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2020.