Matt Gray (footballer, born 1936)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew Gray | ||
Date of birth | 11 July 1936 | ||
Place of birth | Renfrew, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 13 September 2016 | (aged 80)||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1955–1957 | Maryhill | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1957 | Stirling Albion (trialist) | 1 | (1) |
1957–1963 | Third Lanark | 166 | (94) |
1963–1967 | Manchester City | 91 | (21) |
1967–1968 | Port Elizabeth City | 16 | (11) |
1968 | Highlands Park | 17 | (4) |
1969 | Johannesburg Corinthians | ? | (4) |
International career | |||
1959[1] | SFL trial v SFA | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Matt Gray (11 July 1936 – 13 September 2016) was a Scottish footballer who played for Third Lanark and Manchester City.[2] After leaving City in 1967, Gray emigrated to South Africa, where he continued his football career.[2] Gray died on 13 September 2016, aged 80.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ The selectors still have problems, The Bulletin, 17 March 1959
- ^ a b Matt Gray at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Obituary - Matt Gray, footballer who became Scotland's most expensive signing". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
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- 1936 births
- 2016 deaths
- Sportspeople from Renfrew
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Scottish men's footballers
- Maryhill F.C. players
- Stirling Albion F.C. players
- Third Lanark A.C. players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Scottish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
- Highlands Park F.C. players
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- Footballers from Renfrewshire
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Port Elizabeth City F.C. players
- Scottish emigrants to South Africa
- Scottish football defender, 1930s birth stubs