Andrew David Gray (born 15 November 1977) is a former professional

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who last managed

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's under-18 team. He is the son of the former Scotland defender

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and nephew of Leeds United legend Eddie Gray. His cousin Stuart Gray was also a pro footballer. His son

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is a young professional at Leeds United. Andy Gray started his career as a midfield player but later moved into a forward position. Gray began his career with Leeds United, and has also played for

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and

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. He has also won two

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for

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, against

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and

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in 2003.

Career

Leeds United

Gray was born in

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. He signed for

which carried on the family tradition of his father

and his uncle Eddie Gray. One of Gray's first senior appearances came for Leeds United in the 1996 League Cup final, when he was 18 years old. Leeds lost 3–0 to

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, Gray was one of the standout performers on the day for Leeds despite a 3–0 defeat. After failing to displace the likes of

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and then

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, Gray had a loan spell at Bury to get regular first team football before leaving the club permanently in 1998.

Nottingham Forest

Gray joined fellow Premier League side

on a permanent deal. Signed as a winger, Gray endured a frustrating time at the City Ground where he was deployed at full back for a portion of his time there. He managed to net his only goal for the club in a game against

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, in 64 appearances. He also had loan spells at

and

Bradford City

Gray left Forest for a spell at

where he converted to the role of striker. He earned the Bradford City Player of the year Award in 2003. His form at Bradford earned him a call up to the Scotland national team. In total Gray scored 20 league goals in 77 games for Bradford.

Sheffield United

His form at Bradford also alerted

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who signed Gray for

. One of the highlights of Gray's career came when he scored a last minute equaliser against Arsenal in the FA Cup in 2005. After scoring 25 goals in 58 games for United, Gray joined Sunderland in the Premier League in a multimillion-pound deal.

Sunderland

In August 2005, Gray returned to the Premier League after he signed for

. He had a goal-scoring record of 28 goals in 65 games at Sheffield United, prompting the £1.1 million transfer to the Black Cats. However, his second stint in the Premier League was unprofitable as he scored only once in 22 appearances; that goal coming on his debut against Charlton Athletic.

Burnley

On 17 March 2006, after prolonged interest from a number of clubs, he signed on loan for

until the end of the season, after he was placed on the transfer list by manager

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. His former club

were favourites to sign him but his switch to Burnley became permanent when the

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reopened in the summer of 2006 for around £750,000. His early form at Burnley at the end of the 2005–06 season and the start of the next suggested that he would again prove an effective goalscorer in the

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. His 2006–07 season was disrupted by a broken

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, incurred against Leeds United, but both before and after the injury he scored regularly. Burnley's long winless run that season coincided with Gray's absence through injury, demonstrating his importance to the team as a source of goals. He returned towards the end of the 2006–07 season, scoring four goals in three games as Burnley won five of their last six games. This goal-scoring form continued into the 2007–08 season.

Charlton Athletic

Gray left Burnley on 18 January 2008, when he sealed an emergency loan deal with

prior to a permanent move the following week. He made his debut when came on as a second-half substitute the following day in Charlton's 1–1 draw away at

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. His £1.5 million move to Charlton was finalised the following week and he made his first start for his new club on 29 January 2008 in a 1–0 victory over

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. His first goal for Charlton came in his 13th game, when he scored an equaliser in a 1–1 draw with

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on 12 April 2008. Gray followed this up with goals in successive home games with the second goal against

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in a 4–1 win, a goal against Swindon in a 1–1 draw and a penalty in the impressive 4–2 defeat of newly relegated Reading.

Barnsley

Gray signed for

side

on 21 August 2009 for an undisclosed fee and made his debut the following day at

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. Gray scored his first goal in 3–1 loss to

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on 28 August 2009. Gray was part of a Barnsley side that beat Yorkshire rivals

5–2 in a famous victory. Gray scored a double against Leicester City on 13 January 2012 to help earn Barnsley a win. After scoring 21 goals in 96 games for Barnsley, he was released at the end of the 2011–2012 season following three years with the club.

Return to Leeds United

After being linked with a move to

, Leeds United manager

stated that Gray had started pre-season training with the club and that they were looking to sign the striker on a short-term contract, to cover for injured striker

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. On 20 July, Gray scored two goals in a 5–2 win for Leeds United in pre-season against

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. On 23 July, Gray rejoined his first club Leeds on a one-year contract, 15 years after leaving the club previously. Gray was allocated the number 18 shirt for the 2012–13 season on 3 August Gray made his second Leeds début as a substitute in the 2–1 victory over

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on 25 August. Gray made his first start back at the club on 28 August 2012 in a League Cup match against

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. Gray scored his first ever goal for Leeds United in a 3–2 defeat to

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on 18 September.

Return to Bradford City

After being released by Leeds United on 9 January 2013, Andy Gray rejoined his old club Bradford City on an 18-month contract. He made his debut on 12 January, when he started in the home game against

where they lost 1–2. On 21 December he scored his first goal since re-joining the club in a 2–1 defeat against

. On 1 May 2014, Gray had his contract cancelled by mutual consent and left the ''Bantams'' with immediate effect.

Coaching career

On 30 July 2015, Gray re-joined Leeds United as the Under 16s academy coach. On 24 June 2016, Gray was promoted to co-Under 18s manager at Leeds alongside Mark Jackson as part of Leeds' academy structure. Jackson would manage the Under 18s solely for the 2017/18 season.

International career

Born and raised in England, Gray represented

at international level like his father Frank Gray and uncle Eddie Gray. He received his first caps from Bertie Vogts. In total Gray won two

for Scotland, with his debut coming against

on 2 April 2003 and his second and final cap was against

on 27 May 2003.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual * Bradford City Player of the Year: 2002–03Bradford City official website �
Andy Gray named Player-of-the-Year

References

External links

*
Andy Gray's international career
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