Jackie Bray
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Bray | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Oswaldtwistle, England | ||
| Date of death | 20 November 1982 (aged 73) | ||
| Playing position | Left half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Clayton Olympia | |||
| Manchester Central | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1929–1938 | Manchester City | 257 | (10) |
| Total | 257 | (10) | |
| National team | |||
| 1935–1937 | England | 6 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1947–1948 | Watford | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Bray (22 April 1909 – 20 November 1982) was an English football player who played in the left half position. He won 6 caps for England between 1934 and 1937. His younger brother, George, was also a professional footballer and spent his entire career with Burnley.
He played for Manchester Central, before spending 1929 to 1938 with Manchester City, winning an FA Cup runner-up medal in 1933 and a winners medal in 1934, before helping the club to the First Division title in 1936–37. He guested for numerous clubs during World War II, and briefly managed Watford in the 1947–48 season.
Bray played for Clayton Olympia and Manchester Central, before joining Manchester City in 1929. He helped the "Citizens" to finish third in the First Division in 1929–30. They dropped to eighth place in 1930–31 and then 14th in 1931–32. City reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 1932, where they lost 1–0 to Arsenal at Villa Park. Though they could only manage a 16th-place finish in the league in 1932–33, City reached the FA Cup final, losing 3–0 to Everton at Wembley. They then rose up to fifth place in 1933–34, and won the FA Cup with a 2–1 victory over Portsmouth. City finished fourth in 1934–35 and ninth in 1935–36. In 1936–37, Bray was a virtual ever-present as Manchester City took the Football League title. The Maine Road outfit then dropped to 21st place in 1937–38, and were relegated into the Second Division.
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