Stuart Gray (footballer, born 1960)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stuart Gray[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 19 April 1960||
Place of birth | Withernsea, England[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Fulham (assistant manager) | ||
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) |
Total | 298 | (35) | |
Managerial career | |||
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) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Stuart Gray (born 19 April 1960)[2] 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. He has been Fulham FC's defensive coach since 2016, in which time they have earned three promotions to the Premier League.
Playing career
Born in
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.[3]
Earlier in that FA Cup run, Gray scored his only goal for Southampton, in a replay against
Coaching and management career
Southampton
After his playing career was finished, Gray joined the coaching staff at
When Hoddle was lured away to Tottenham Hotspur in March 2001, Gray initially took over as caretaker manager, before taking on the role permanently in June,[4] as Southampton moved to their new St Mary's Stadium. Early results were poor and chairman Rupert Lowe panicked about the effect on the club's investment in the new stadium and Gray was sacked after little more than 3 months in charge, to be replaced by Gordon Strachan. During his brief tenure as manager, he broke Southampton's transfer record, signing Rory Delap for a fee of £4 million.[5]
Coaching
He has since coached successfully at a number of football clubs. These include
Northampton Town
On 2 January 2007, Gray was appointed as the manager of Northampton Town after accepting a 2+1⁄2-year contract; he replaced John Gorman who had resigned on 20 December 2006.[7]
Gray was sacked as Northampton Town Manager on 8 September 2009, following relegation from League 1 in the 2008–09 season and being 16th in League 2 after six games in the 2009–10 season.
Burnley
On 19 January 2010 Gray became the first-team coach for Burnley.[8] On 30 December he was appointed caretaker manager following the departure of Brian Laws.[9] Gray left Burnley on 13 May 2011 as part of a restructuring after the club failed to achieve even a play-off place in the season just ended.[10] Gray became first-team coach at Portsmouth but was made redundant in April 2012 as part of cost cutting due to their financial difficulties.[11]
Sheffield Wednesday
In December 2012, Gray was hired by his former
Following the departure of Dave Jones from Sheffield Wednesday at the end of November 2013 Gray took over as caretaker manager with a view to taking on the managerial role permanently, and as of 8 February had led Wednesday to a run of 11 unbeaten games in all competitions.[13]
Stuart Gray was appointed as head coach of Sheffield Wednesday following the 2–1 win over Rochdale in the FA Cup on 25 January 2014.
In his one full season in charge of the club, he secured their highest finish for 6 years, finishing 13th in a Championship campaign that also saw Wednesday equal their clean sheet record for a season.
Following a takeover at Sheffield Wednesday by Thai businessman Dejphon Chansiri, Gray was sacked in the summer of 2015[14] and replaced by head coach Carlos Carvalhal.[15]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nottingham Forest | ||||||||||||
1980–81[16] | First Division | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
1981–82[16] | First Division | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | ||
1982–83[16] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 49 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 3 | ||
Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 1982–83[17] | Second Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
Barnsley | ||||||||||||
1983–84[16] | Second Division | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 8 | ||
1984–85[16] | Second Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
1985–86[16] | Second Division | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 38 | 3 | ||
1986–87[16] | Second Division | 40 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1[b] | 1 | 47 | 14 | |
1987–88[16] | Second Division | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
Total | 120 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 135 | 27 | ||
Aston Villa | ||||||||||||
1987–88[18] | Second Division | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 5 | ||
1988–89[18] | First Division | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 41 | 4 | |
1989–90[18] | First Division | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4[b] | 2 | 38 | 5 | |
1990–91[18] | First Division | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
Total | 106 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 132 | 15 | ||
Southampton | 1991–92[19] | First Division | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 22 | 1 |
Career total | 287 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 348 | 46 |
- ^ Appearances in Intercontinental Cup
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in Full Members' Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
Managerial
- As of 30 August 2018[20]
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Southampton | 30 March 2001 | 21 October 2001 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 31.6 |
Aston Villa (caretaker) | 24 January 2002 | 5 February 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (caretaker) | 1 November 2004 | 7 December 2004 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 42.9 |
Northampton Town | 2 January 2007 | 8 September 2009 | 135 | 44 | 39 | 52 | 32.6 |
Burnley (caretaker) | 29 December 2010 | 16 January 2011 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
Portsmouth (caretaker) | October 2011 | November 2011 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 1 December 2013 | 12 June 2015 | 84 | 30 | 25 | 29 | 35.7 |
Fulham (caretaker) | 8 December 2015 | 27 December 2015 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 |
Total | 261 | 88 | 73 | 100 | 33.7 |
Honours
Individual
References
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- ^ ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
- ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
- ^ a b c "Stuart Gray". League Managers Association. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ Malone, Emmet (11 July 2001). "Delap decides to accept Southampton offer". Irish Times. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Wolves 0–1 Coventry". BBC News. 20 November 2004.
- ^ "Northampton name Gray as manager". BBC Sport. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
- ^ "Stuart Gray Appointed First Team Coach". vitalfootball. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "Gray Placed In Temporary Charge". Burnley FC. 30 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2 January 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ "Gray and Hoskin Leave In Re-Shuffle". Burnley F C official website. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Coach Stuart Gray loses Portsmouth job". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ "Sheffield Wednesday: Stuart Gray experience important - Jones". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ "Coach Stuart Gray appointed caretaker manager of Sheffield-Wednesday". Daily Express. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Stuart Gray: Sheffield Wednesday head coach sacked". BBC Sport. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Sheffield Wednesday name Carlos Carvalhal as new head coach". BBC Sport. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Player search: Gray, S (Stuart)". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Stuart Gray in 1982/1983". sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Games played by Stuart Gray for Aston Villa". avfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2022. NOTE: Select Stuart Gray from the "Select Player" field.
- ^ "Games played by Stuart Gray in 1991/1992". saintsplayer.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Managers: Stuart Gray". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "Barnsley Player of the Season". Barnsley FC. Retrieved 2 January 2024.