Nigel Gray (footballer)

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Nigel Gray
Personal information
Full name Nigel Robert Gray [1]
Date of birth (1956-11-02) 2 November 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Fulham, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [2]
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
Beaumont
–1974 Orient
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1974–1983 Orient 233 (4)
1982Blackburn Rovers (loan) 0 (0)
1982Charlton Athletic (loan) 3 (0)
1983–1985 Swindon Town 33 (0)
1984Brentford (loan) 16 (1)
1984Aldershot (loan) 4 (0)
1985– Enfield
–1987 Wycombe Wanderers
1987–1988 Tooting & Mitcham United (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nigel Robert Gray (born 2 November 1956) is an English former professional footballer, best remembered for his 9-year spell as a central defender in the Football League with Orient. [3] He also played League football for Swindon Town, Brentford, Aldershot, and Charlton Athletic. [1] [4] [5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swindon Town 1983–84 [6] Fourth Division 150001000160
1984–85 [6] Fourth Division18000102 [a] 0210
Total330002020370
Brentford (loan) 1983–84 [7] Third Division 1611 [a] 0171
Career total491002030541
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Football League Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 "Nigel Gray". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  2. Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1976). Rothmans Football Yearbook. 1976–77. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 290. ISBN   978-0-362-00259-1.
  3. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 70. ISBN   978-0955294914.
  4. "Season 1987–88". Tooting & Mitcham United FC Archive. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  5. Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 347. ISBN   978-1906796716.
  6. 1 2 "Swindon Town FC – Profile – Nigel Gray". TownEnders.com. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  7. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 397. ISBN   0951526200.