| Frank Gray | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Tierney Gray | |
| Date of birth | October 27, 1954 | |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Playing position | Left-back | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1972–1979 1979–1981 1981–1985 1985–1989 1989–1992 |
Leeds United Nottingham Forest Leeds United Sunderland Darlington |
193 (17) 81 (5) 139 (10) 146 (8) 85 (8) |
| National team | ||
| 1976–1983 | Scotland | 32 (1) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1991–1992 2005–2006 2006 2007–2008 2008– |
Darlington Farnborough Town Grays Athletic Woking Basingstoke Town |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Francis Tierney Gray (born October 27, 1954 in Castlemilk, Scotland) is a Scottish football manager and former footballer. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Castlemilk ( Caisteal Mheilc in Gaelic is a huge district of Glasgow, Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Scots people ( Scots Gaelic: Albannaich) are a Nation and an Ethnic group indigenous to Scotland.
Gray has previously managed Darlington, Farnborough Town, Grays Athletic and Woking. Darlington Football Club (also known as Darlo or The Quakers) are an English football team based in the English town of Farnborough Football Club (known as Farnborough Town FC until 2007 are an English football team currently playing in the Southern League Premier Division Grays Athletic Football Club are a football team from the south east of England, representing the town of Grays, Thurrock, Essex
On the May 5, 2008, Gray was announced as the new manager of Basingstoke Town. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Basingstoke Town Football Club are an English association football team based in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, playing in the [1]
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Club Career
Leeds United
Frank Gray was one of the new generation of Leeds United players of the mid-1970s charged with the task of maintaining the club's success after the Don Revie era. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football Donald George 'Don' Revie, OBE, ( 10 July 1927 - 26 May 1989) was a football player for Leicester City,
Gray, younger brother of Eddie, joined the club under Revie as a 17 year old midfielder and made his debut in 1973, scoring a goal in his first start. Edwin Gray (born January 17 1948 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a cultured winger who was an integral member of the legendary Leeds Revie had lost regular left back Terry Cooper to an horrific broken leg the year before and needed to find replacements, and Gray was given his chance as a left-back as a result. Terence "Terry" Cooper (born 12 July 1944 is an English former football player and manager born in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England
He didn't stay in the side, with a reshuffled defence allowing Trevor Cherry to take the left back spot for the business end of the season which consisted of two Cup finals (the FA Cup and the European Cup Winners Cup) both of which Leeds lost. Trevor John Cherry (born 23 February 1948 in Huddersfield, England) is a former England and Leeds United footballer who also captained The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Revie did, however, invite Gray to travel with the squad to Wembley and he sat next to his manager during the defeat to Sunderland. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in
Gray was similarly spared regular football in the first team at such an early age the following year, with Cherry settled into the left back role. Leeds won the League championship thanks to an unbeaten start to the season of 29 games. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between Gray only played three times and didn't qualify for a medal.
He got his chance the following season though, making 18 appearances in the League and usurping Cherry for the No. 3 shirt in the European Cup final in Paris, which Leeds lost 2-0 to Bayern Munich. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city FC Bayern München is a German Sports club based in Munich, Bavaria (München Bayern As the Revie team disbanded due to age - Revie himself had quit for the England manager's job the year before - Gray found himself tagged as one of the bright young things who would maintain the work of the previous team, alongside the likes of Gordon McQueen and Joe Jordan. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football Gordon McQueen (born 26 June 1952 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland) is a former football player playing as a central defender Joseph "Joe" Jordan (born 15 December, 1951 in Carluke, Scotland) was a centre-forward in the Leeds United
Nottingham Forest
It never quite worked like that, with Leeds diving into comparative mediocrity for the rest of the 1970s. He left Leeds in 1979 for £500,000 and joined Nottingham Forest, whose manager Brian Clough had been clearly impressed with what he'd seen of the defender during his infamous 44-day spell in charge at Leeds four years earlier. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham Brian Howard Clough, OBE ( 21 March, 1935 – 20 September, 2004) was a successful footballer and subsequently football
Gray slotted into the team and played in his second European Cup final in 1980, making him the first player to appear in the final for two different English clubs. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This time he was successful as Forest won 1-0 against a useful Hamburg SV side which included Kevin Keegan. Hamburger SV is a German multi Sport club ("Traditionsverein" based in Hamburg, its largest branch is the football department. Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born 14 February 1951 is a former footballer, and former England national team coach who has been manager of various Gray also finished on the losing side earlier in the season when Forest were beaten in the League Cup final by Wolves, thanks to a single goal from unrelated fellow Scotsman Andy Gray. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition Andrew Mullen Gray (born November 30, 1955 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former football player and is now a football pundit for
Return to Elland Road
Despite his success, Gray never fully settled at Forest and accepted an invitation in 1981 to return to Leeds by former team-mate Allan Clarke, who was now manager. Allan John Clarke (born 31 July 1946 in Short Heath, Willenhall, Staffordshire) was one of English football's greatest goalscorers It was a cut-price £300,000 deal which got Gray back into Elland Road, but in the first season of his return Leeds were relegated.
Clarke was fired from Leeds after the drop and Gray's brother Eddie took over. The younger Gray played for four years under his brother's stewardship but Leeds couldn't regain promotion and Gray left for Sunderland in 1985, this time never to return. Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in His tally for Leeds stood up at 396 appearances and 35 goals.
International Career
Gray made his debut for Scotland in a 1-0 win over Switzerland in 1976, and won more caps in late 1978, having missed out on a place in the squad for that summer's World Cup in Argentina. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The Swiss national football team (also known as the Schweizer Nati in German La Nati in French is the national football team of Switzerland The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.
Gray was selected for Scotland's World Cup squad for the 1982 tournament in Spain, and he played in all three of the group games against New Zealand, Brazil and the USSR, though Scotland didn't progress further. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The New Zealand national football team, nicknamed the All Whites, is the national team of New Zealand and is controlled by New Zealand Football The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The USSR national football team was the national football team of the Soviet Union.
His international career had ended in 1983 after 32 appearances and one goal. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar)
Management Career
He returned to Leeds after his stint at Forest and played under his brother's management before moving up to the north-east where he helped Sunderland gain promotion from Division 3. Helped Darlington into the Football League as assistant to Brian Little in the 1990's and took Farnborough to the Nationwide South play-offs in 2005/06. Moved to Grays Athletic with assistant Gerry Murphy last season to replace Mark Stimson, but his stay was short-lived. Was brought to Woking by Football Technical Director, Colin Lippiatt, in May 2007 with the aim of taking the Cards into the Football League.
Gray was appointed manager at Woking on May 3, 2007 on a two-year deal, replacing Glenn Cockerill. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Glenn Cockerill (born 25 August 1959) was Woking FC 's manager until 29 March 2007[http //www However he departed by mutual consent on April 8, 2008. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
He is now managing Basingstoke Town FC in the Blue Square South.
Family Football Links
His son Andrew Gray, a striker, came through the ranks at Leeds and later played for Nottingham Forest, Bury, Preston, Oldham Athletic, Bradford City, Sheffield United and Sunderland and now plays for Burnley. Andrew David 'Andy' Gray (born 15 November 1977 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire) is an English -born Scottish footballer Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham Bury Football Club is an English association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire Oldham Athletic Football Club (2004 Ltd, more commonly Oldham Athletic Football Club or informally Oldham Athletic, is an English football club Bradford City Association Football Club (also known as The Bantams, and previously The Paraders) is an English football club based in Bradford Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in Burnley Football Club, nicknamed The Clarets, is a professional football club managed by Owen Coyle and based in Burnley, Lancashire He has also won one full international cap for Scotland
His nephew Stuart has represented Celtic and Reading as a full-back. Stuart Gray (born 18 December 1973, Harrogate, England) is an English -born Scottish footballer Gray represented The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Reading Football Club are an Association football club based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring
References
- ^ BASINGSTOKE APPOINT GRAY, nonleaguedaily. com
External links
- Frank Gray at The Internet Soccer Database
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