Stuart Gray (footballer born 1960)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stuart Gray | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Withernsea, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Withernsea YC | |||
| 1978–1980 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1983 | Nottingham Forest | 49 | (3) |
| 1983 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1983–1987 | Barnsley | 120 | (23) |
| 1987–1991 | Aston Villa | 106 | (9) |
| 1991–1993 | Southampton | 12 | (0) |
| 1994 | Bognor Regis Town | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2001 | Southampton | ||
| 2002 | Aston Villa (caretaker) | ||
| 2004 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (caretaker) | ||
| 2007–2009 | Northampton Town | ||
| 2010–2011 | Burnley (caretaker) | ||
| 2011 | Portsmouth (caretaker) | ||
| 2013–2015 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 2015 | Fulham (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Stuart Gray (born 19 April 1960) is an English former professional footballer and manager. He has previously managed Southampton, Northampton Town and Sheffield Wednesday as well as working as caretaker manager for a number of teams.
Born in Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, Gray began his professional career with Nottingham Forest, emerging from the youth system with players such as Steve Hodge and Colin Walsh. He joined Barnsley in 1984 and continued to build a reputation as a steady and versatile player, scoring 11 league goals in the 1986–87 season. He moved to Aston Villa in 1987 and won promotion the following year and runners-up in the First Division in 1990.
Gray joined Southampton in September 1991 for a fee of £200,000 as one of Ian Branfoot's first signings. Initially, this appeared to be a useful signing for the club as he could play either at left-back as cover for Micky Adams or in midfield, but a serious Achilles tendon injury sustained in an FA Cup match against former club Bolton Wanderers ended his playing career.
Earlier in that FA Cup run, Gray scored his only goal for Southampton, in a replay against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Micky Adams hit a probing left-foot pass which dropped between Peter Schmeichel and Paul Parker. Gray nipped between the goalkeeper and defender to stroke the ball home from just outside the area. Southampton eventually went on to win the game in a penalty shoot-out after scores were level 2–2 after extra time. This was the first ever such shoot-out involving First Division sides.
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