Andy Gray (footballer, born 1964)

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Andy Gray
Personal information
Full name Andrew Arthur Gray [1]
Date of birth (1964-02-22) 22 February 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Position(s) Midfielder, Striker
Youth career
1980–81 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
198?–198? Corinthian Casuals 34 (1)
198?–1984 Dulwich Hamlet ? (?)
1984–1987 Crystal Palace 98 (27)
1987–1989 Aston Villa 37 (4)
1989 Queens Park Rangers 11 (2)
1989–1992 Crystal Palace 90 (12)
1992–1994 Tottenham Hotspur 33 (3)
1992 → Swindon Town (loan) 3 (0)
1994–1995 CA Marbella 33 (2)
1995–1997 Falkirk 34 (1)
1997–1998 Bury 21 (1)
1998 Millwall 12 (1)
Total305(50)
International career
1988 England U21 2 (0)
1991 England 1 (0)
Managerial career
2023 Corinthian-Casuals
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Arthur Gray (born 22 February 1964) is an English former footballer who played in the centre of midfield or as a striker during his career.

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Gray made over 300 appearances in his senior career, with his longest stays being with Crystal Palace and Aston Villa. Gray totalled 50 goals in his career.

Playing career

After playing for Crystal Palace's youth team in 1980–81, Gray moved into non-league football with Corinthian Casuals and Dulwich Hamlet where he was spotted by Crystal Palace manager Steve Coppell.

Gray moved to Palace and quickly became a regular in the team, playing in the forward positions. In the 1985–86 season, Gray top-scored with 11 goals. However, after the signings of Ian Wright and Mark Bright, Gray moved into central-midfield, and his career came alight.

Gray then achieved promotion with Aston Villa and had a spell at Queens Park Rangers, before returning to Selhurst Park for the 1989–90 season. This proved to be a remarkable season, and Gray managed to secure himself a legacy that will survive in Palace fans' hearts forever. In the league Palace survived comfortably, and they found themselves in an FA Cup semi-final against champions Liverpool, who were gunning for a league and cup double. Having led 2–1 at one point, Palace were 3-2 down, and were on the verge of leaving Villa Park with their heads down, before Gray jumped forward to head an 87th-minute equaliser. Alan Pardew's goal in extra-time ensured that Gray and his Palace teammates would get to play in the FA Cup Final.

The final would be against Manchester United, and in the match Gray played well as Palace secured a 3–3 draw. In the replay, Palace were beaten by a single goal: 1–0.

The following season, Palace achieved far more than even the biggest optimists expected. The Eagles chased Liverpool and Arsenal until the end, but had to settle for third place in the First Division. As well as this, they picked up silverware, in winning the Full Members Cup.

In November 1991, Gray's play was rewarded with a call-up to the England team, and he made his solitary international appearance against Poland in a crucial qualifier for the EURO '92.

Gray left Palace at the end of that season, after their form slumped following the sale of Ian Wright, and went to Tottenham Hotspur for £900,000. Whilst at Tottenham he was involved in a dramatic game against Chelsea; he scored a penalty to level the game at 3-3 and moments later Spurs were awarded another penalty but this time Dmitri Kharine saved Gray's effort. Chelsea went on to win 4–3. [2] His spell at Spurs would be less successful and, following a loan move to Swindon Town, he was sold to CA Marbella for an undisclosed fee. He would round out his career with short spells at Falkirk, where he played in the 1997 Scottish Cup Final, Bury, and Millwall.

Later career

In 2006, Gray was appointed as the technical director of the Sierra Leone national football team. [3]

In 2005, Andy was voted in Palace's Centenary XI.

In 2019 and 2020, Gray featured as a guest substitute player in both seasons of ITV show Harry's Heroes, which featured former football manager Harry Redknapp attempting get a squad of former England international footballers back fit and healthy for a game against Germany legends. [4]

In March 2023 Gray was appointed manager of Corinthian Casuals for the 2023–24 season. [5] However, he left the club in December 2023. [6]

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Andy Gray". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Sky Sports Vault: Chelsea 4-3 Tottenham – Premier League 1994". Sky Sports. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. ↑ bbc.co.uk: Chukwu keen on Sierra Leone post
  4. ↑ "Episode #2.1". IMDb.
  5. ↑ Corinthan Casuals: Andy Gray Announced As New Manager
  6. ↑ "Club Statement: Andy Gray". Corinthian-Casuals FC. 28 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 147.
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