Andy Gray (footballer, born 1955)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrew Mullen Gray[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 30 November 1955||
Place of birth | Glasgow,[1] Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1970–1973 | Clydebank Strollers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973–1975 | Dundee United | 62 | (36) |
1975–1979 | Aston Villa | 113 | (54) |
1979–1983 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 133 | (38) |
1983–1985 | Everton | 49 | (14) |
1985–1987 | Aston Villa | 54 | (5) |
1987 | → Notts County (loan) | 4 | (0) |
1987–1988 | West Bromwich Albion | 35 | (10) |
1988–1989 | Rangers | 14 | (5) |
1989–1990 | Cheltenham Town | 20 | (7) |
Total | 513 | (185) | |
International career | |||
1975–1985 | Scotland[3] | 20 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Andrew Mullen Gray (born 30 November 1955) is a Scottish football broadcaster and former player.
He played as a forward for Dundee United, Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Everton, Aston Villa, Notts County (on loan), West Bromwich Albion, Rangers and Cheltenham Town. He won 20 caps for Scotland.
Gray was the lead football
Club career
Born in Glasgow and with a mother from the Isle of Lewis,[5] Gray started his professional career as a player with Dundee United, where he scored 36 goals in 62 appearances He also played for Dundee United in the 1974 Scottish Cup Final finishing on the losing side as Celtic ran out 3–0 winners.
In October 1975, at the age of 19, he moved south to
Gray moved to Villa's local rivals
Gray moved to
Despite starting the decade on a high as league champions in 1981 and
In mid-1988, he joined
International career
Gray's Player of the Year accolades in England were surprisingly not enough to convince Scotland manager Ally MacLeod to select him for the 1978 World Cup squad. Gray won 20 caps for Scotland, scoring 7 goals for his country. He also won four caps at Under-23 level and played at schoolboy level. His full international debut came on 17 December 1975 in a 1–1 draw with Romania. He was not selected for any of Scotland's World Cup squads during his playing days. His final senior appearance for Scotland came on 28 May 1985 in a 1–0 win over Iceland in a 1986 World Cup qualifier. This had been his first cap for two years, despite him scoring twice in his penultimate appearance for the national side on 19 June 1983 in a 2–0 friendly win over Canada, and him excelling on the club level for Everton after his transfer to the Merseyside club later in 1983.[15]
Coaching
After retiring as a player, Gray entered coaching as an assistant to Ron Atkinson at Aston Villa[16] before focusing full-time on his television work.
Commentary career
Gray appeared as a pundit on ITV's World Cup coverage in 1978 and during the mid-1980s he appeared fairly regularly on the BBC's coverage, including at the 1986 World Cup. Towards the end of his playing career, he worked as a pundit on STV in Scotland, where he worked alongside Andy Melvin, the producer who would eventually take him to Sky Sports.
After leaving coaching, Gray became a football commentator, pundit, and analyst on
In January 2011, Gray was forced to apologise for comments he made about a female assistant referee,
In late 2011 Keys and Gray appeared in Smash It!, a show designed for the corporate hospitality circuit. The title of the show came from sexual remarks that Keys had made to Jamie Redknapp.[24] An earlier theatre tour in 2011 had to be cancelled due to poor ticket sales.[25] He previously presented a Friday evening
Since June 2013, both Andy Gray alongside Richard Keys have been presenting the Premier League football coverage on beIN Sports.[4]
Gray's former teammate at
On 25 January 2014, Gray returned to commentating on British television on
Personal life
Gray has been married to Rachel Lewis, a former model who was previously married to his long-time friend and agent Michael Lewis, since 10 February 2012.[28][29] Gray was previously married to Vanessa Taylor and Jacqueline Cherry, and also had relationships with Sara Matthews and Janet Trigg. Gray has five children.[30]
Gray is a supporter of former clubs
Career statistics
International appearances
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Scotland[31] | 1975 | 1 | 0 |
1976 | 3 | 2 | |
1977 | — | ||
1978 | 2 | 1 | |
1979 | — | ||
1980 | 4 | 1 | |
1981 | 4 | 0 | |
1982 | — | ||
1983 | 5 | 3 | |
1984 | — | ||
1985 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 20 | 7 |
International goals
(NB scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first)
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 September 1976 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Finland | 4–0 | 6–0 | Friendly
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2 | 6–0 | |||||
3 | 20 September 1978 | Praterstadion , Vienna |
Austria | 2–3 | 2–3 | ECQG2
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4 | 26 March 1980 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Portugal | 2–0 | 4–1 | ECQG2
|
5 | 28 May 1983 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Wales | 1–0 | 2–0 | BHC
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6 | 19 June 1983 | Varsity Stadium, Toronto | Canada | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly
|
7 | 2–0 |
Honours
Aston Villa
- 1976–77
Wolverhampton Wanderers
- League Cup: 1979–80
Everton
- 1984–85
- 1983–84
- FA Charity Shield: 1984
- 1984–85
Rangers
References
- ^ a b c "Andy Gray". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Andrew Gray". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann.
- ^ a b "Richard Keys and Andy Gray: What did they say on air to get sacked by Sky Sports? Controversy explained | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ The Coodnaes, Scots Football Worldwide
- ^ Bishop, Rob (30 November 2018). "St Andy's Day". Aston Villa F.C. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Gray reflects on the original big deal". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ Wolverhampton-Nottigham Forest 1-0 League Cup Final 1979-80 HQ, retrieved 27 January 2023
- ^ Shaw, Phil (11 November 1997). "Football: Sherwood still haunted by Gray day at Wembley". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ "ToffeeWeb's Everton Hall of Fame: Gray, Andy". Toffeeweb.com. 7 December 2006. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "Football photographic encyclopedia, footballer, world cup, champions league, football championship, olympic games & hero images by". Sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "Football photographic encyclopedia, footballer, world cup, champions league, football championship, olympic games & hero images by". Sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "Andy Gray: After Dinner speaker". Champions (UK) plc. Archived from the original on 4 July 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ Chorley v. Cheltenham Town match programme, 18 November 1989
- ^ "gray, Andy M. – Scottish Caps 1975–85 – Scotland". Sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ Kendrick, Mat (11 October 2018). "This is our favourite Ron Atkinson story about Sir Doug Ellis". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Andy Gray : Betfair Football". www.betfairfootball.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "GameSpot - /Xbox360/Sports/Fifa-soccer-12/News/6321811/Fifa-12-signs-ex-england-striker-alan-smith-as-new-commentator". uk.gamespot.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Sky Sports pair criticised over female referee comments". BBC News. 23 January 2011. Archived from the original on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ Norrish, Mike (24 January 2011). "Andy Gray and Richard Keys suspended by Sky Sports over sexist comments". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ "Sky Sports sack football pundit Andy Gray for his sexist comments". BBC News. 25 January 2011. Archived from the original on 26 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ "Andy Gray sacked by Sky Sports following 'unacceptable behaviour' towards Charlotte Jackson". The Daily Telegraph. 25 January 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ Hyde, Marina (15 December 2011). "Smash it! The reinvention of Andy Gray and Richard Keys". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ Bill, Joe (26 October 2011). "Richard Keys and Andy Gray cancel Kent gig". Kent News. London. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ "Andy Gray sacked by Sky for offensive behaviour". BBC News. 25 January 2011. Archived from the original on 26 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ Rumsby, Ben (24 January 2014). "Andy Gray to return as commentator with BT Sport". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ Gregory, Andrew (13 February 2012). "Match of the Gray: Shamed football pundit gets hitched for third time – to ex-wife of former best pal". Daily Mirror.
- ^ The Life Ring stars at a glittering celebrity golf day Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine The Life Ring, August 2006; accessed 4 October 2006
- ^ Exclusive: Randy Andy Rat It Again.. With Best Mate's Wife Archived 29 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine The People, 2 April 2006; accessed 4 October 2006
- ^ Andy Gray at the Scottish Football Association
External links
- International stats at Londonhearts.com
- Andy Gray at Soccerbase