Finlay Gray

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Finlay Gray
Personal information
Date of birth(2002-04-28)28 April 2002
Place of birth Cardross, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
St Mirren
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Broomhill
2022– Dumbarton 77 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Finlay Gray (born 28 February 2002) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League One club Dumbarton. [1]

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Career

Dumbarton

On 9 July 2022, Dumbarton announced that they had signed Gray from Broomhill on a free transfer following a trial period. [2] [3] Gray scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 victory against Peterhead on his first start in July 2022. [4] Gray scored his first goal in Scottish League Two against Annan Athletic in what became a 4–0 victory for Dumbarton, helping the club match their best league start to a season since 1959. The next week, Gray scored a solo goal in injury-time against Stenhousemuir, carrying the ball from deep in his own half to the opposition penalty area where he had his initial shot deflected by the keeper before scoring the rebound. Gray won the Dumbarton player of the month award for August 2022. [5]

Personal life

Gray has supported Dumbarton since he was a child. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Findlay Gray". Soccerbase. 2 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Finlay Gray". Dumbarton Football Club. 2 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Dumbarton new boy Finlay Gray - "It feels amazing to sign for the club I watched with my grampa", Fraser Clarke, Daily Record, 14 July 2022
  4. ↑ "Peterhead v Dumbarton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Finlay is Player of the Month". Dumbarton Football Club. 2 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Finlay Gray: Cardross youngster speaks about his Dumbarton hopes after signing for Sons". Helensburgh Advertiser. 17 July 2022.


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