Ray Graydon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 July 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1971 | Bristol Rovers | 133 | (33) |
| 1971–1977 | Aston Villa | 193 | (67) |
| 1977–1978 | Coventry City | 20 | (5) |
| 1978 | Washington Diplomats | 26 | (0) |
| 1978–1981 | Oxford United | 42 | (10) |
| Total | 413 | (116) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1998–2002 | Walsall | ||
| 2002–2004 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ray Graydon (born 21 July 1947) is an English football manager and retired football player. He was recently employed as first team coach of Championship team Leicester City while Rob Kelly was manager during the 2005–06 season.
Graydon was born in Bristol and began his career with his home-town team, Bristol Rovers, making his debut in the 1965–66 season. In the summer of 1971, he secured a move to Third Division Aston Villa. With the West Midlands side (by now playing in the second division) he won the Football League Cup in 1975, scoring the only goal in the final. He was also a member of the 1977 League Cup winning side.
Graydon joined Coventry City for the 1977–1978 season. Although in and out of the side he still made a significant contribution to what would be one of the most exciting campaigns in the clubs 34-year top flight history. Manager Gordon Milne played the whole season with a 4–2–4 formation with Graydon and Tommy Hutchison playing as out and out wingers. The side, containing Hutchison and Graydon also boasted Mick Ferguson, Ian Wallace, Terry Yorath, Graham Oakey, Bobby MacDonald and Jim Blyth. Graydon left Coventry at the end of the season and thereafter had a spell in the North American Soccer League with Washington Diplomats. After this Graydon began pursuing coaching ambitions.
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