Ian Gray (English footballer)

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Ian Gray
Personal information
Full name Ian James Gray
Date of birth (1975-02-25) 25 February 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Oldham Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1995 Oldham Athletic 0 (0)
1994Brunei (loan)
1994–1995Rochdale (loan) 12 (0)
1995–1997 Rochdale 66 (0)
1997–2000 Stockport County 16 (0)
2000–2003 Rotherham United 40 (0)
2003–2004 Huddersfield Town 29 (0)
Total163(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian James Gray (born 25 February 1975 in Manchester) is an English former professional footballer, who made 163 appearances in the Football League as a goalkeeper playing for Rochdale, Stockport County, Rotherham United and Huddersfield Town. [1] He also played in the 1994 Liga Perdana for Brunei on loan from Oldham Athletic. [2]

He was forced into an early retirement in 2004 at the age of 29 because of a broken hand sustained during an FA Cup 1st Round tie against Accrington Stanley while he was playing for Huddersfield Town. [3]

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References

  1. "Ian Gray". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  2. "Lions are champions at last". The Straits Times. 27 August 1994. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. "Huddersfield keeper Gray retires". BBC Sport. 10 December 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2009.