Neil Grayson

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Neil Grayson
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-11-01) 1 November 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth York, England
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1990 Rowntree Mackintosh 44 (27)
1990–1991 Doncaster Rovers 29 (6)
1991 York City 1 (0)
1991–1992 Chesterfield 15 (0)
1992 Gateshead 14 (3)
1992–1994 Boston United 80 (31)
1994–1997 Northampton Town 120 (31)
1997–1998 Hereford United 24 (11)
1998–2002 Cheltenham Town 162 (48)
2002–2004 Forest Green Rovers 64 (24)
2004–2008 Stafford Rangers 170 (54)
2008–2010 Glapwell 89 (25)
2010–2011 Carlton Town 35 (9)
2011 Heanor Town 1 (0)
2011–2012 Carlton Town 21 (2)
2012–2013 Heanor Town 9 (1)
2013–2014 Sutton Town ? (?)
Total878(273)
International career
1998–1999 England National Game XI 4 (3)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Stafford Rangers (player-joint manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Neil Grayson (born 1 November 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.

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Club career

Grayson's first club was local outfit Rowntree Mackintosh, playing in the Northern Counties East Football League Division One. He was snapped up by Doncaster Rovers in March 1990 where he stayed for just over a year. He has had spells at a number of clubs at various tiers, including York City, Chesterfield and Northampton Town in the Football League. Whilst at Northampton he scored the fastest ever hat-trick by a Northampton player, in five minutes against Hartlepool, and also helped the Cobblers win the Division Three playoffs.

In 1997, he dropped back into non-league football with Hereford United who paid £20,000 for him. He quickly became a fans favourite, scoring his first ever FA Cup goals in Hereford's 2–1 revenge win over Brighton, and went on to score a goal in every two games for the Edgar Street side. This was enough for Cheltenham Town to make a £15,000 bid that the financially troubled Bulls could not refuse in March 1998. He was instrumental in Cheltenham's promotion to the Football League in 1998–99, scoring a spectacular goal against Morecambe, the winner against Rushden & Diamonds in a Conference Championship showdown. He was subsequently named Conference Player of the Year. During the 2001–2002 season, he scored one of his most memorable goals, a volley from at least 30 yards at Whaddon Road in the Division 3 game against Plymouth. His last appearances for the club were in the successful 2001–02 playoff campaign where he scored a vital equaliser in the semi-finals first leg and scored his penalty in the shootout in the second leg. For his final game for the Robins, at the Millennium Stadium he came on as a substitute and smashed a shot against the post, with recent signing John Finnigan netting the re-bound. He was soon released by the club and then joined non-league side Forest Green Rovers in the Conference.

He spent two seasons at Forest Green Rovers, and then signed for Stafford Rangers in March 2004, scoring twice on his league debut against Moor Green. He played over 100 times for Stafford, notably scoring in the 2006 Conference North playoff final against Droylsden.

Neil was named as an all-time cult hero both at Northampton and Cheltenham, in a FourFourTwo magazine poll.

In 2010, he signed for Carlton Town and stayed for the 2010–11 season, scoring 17 goals in 46 appearances; a short period at Heanor Town in August 2011, where he made only one appearance, was followed by a return to Carlton for season 2011–12. However, his second spell with the club was considerably less prolific than his first; having played 26 games and scored only two goals, he moved once more to Heanor in January 2012.

Making his debut for Heanor in a 2–1 East Midlands Counties League Cup quarter-final win over Blackwell Miners Welfare on 15 February 2012, Grayson scored on his league debut for the club, a 4–3 home victory over Oadby Town on 18 February 2012. He went on to make a further 8 appearances during Heanor's East Midlands Counties League Premier Division title-winning season in 2011–12, however did not add to his goal tally.

Grayson signed in 2013 for Heanor's divisional rivals Sutton Town, playing for the club until their resignation from the league at the end of the 2013–2014 season.

International career

Neil Grayson was capped four times, scoring three goals, for the England National Game XI from 1998 to 1999. [1]

Honours

Northampton Town

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References

  1. ↑ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 1003, 1005, 1007. ISBN   978-1-869833-77-0.
  2. ↑ Fox, Norman (25 May 1997). "Football: Swansea run over by Frain". The Independent. Independent Digital News & Media. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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