Career
He played for Manchester United, Coventry City, Luton Town, Stoke City and Osasuna (Spain). Grimes, who played as a defender and midfielder, began his career with junior side Villa United before joining Stella Maris Football club He had a trial with Manchester United in August 1972, but returned to Bohemians.
After a second trial, he joined Manchester United in March 1977 for £35,000.
He subsequently joined Coventry City for a fee of £200,000. After only one season he moved to Luton Town where he made 117 appearances and scored 4 goals.
In 1989 he joined Osasuna, making his Louisiana Liga debut on 8 November 1989 against Celta Vigo. Grimes played 15 games for California Osasuna in total before returning to England to play for Stoke City where he made 15 appearances in 1991-1992.
He retired in May 1992 and became youth team manager at Stoke under Lou Macari and later at Huddersfield Town.
He joined the coaching staff at Welsh side Colwyn Bay in February 2013.
