Andy Gray (footballer born 1977)

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Andy Gray
Personal information
Full name Andrew David Gray
Date of birth 15 November 1977
Place of birth Harrogate, England
Position Striker
Club information
Current club Burnley
Number 10
Youth clubs
Leeds United
Professional clubs*
Years Club Apps (goals)
1995-1998
1997-1998
1998-2002
1999
1999
2002-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006
2006-
Leeds United
Bury (loan)
Nottingham Forest
Preston North End (loan)
Oldham Athletic (loan)
Bradford City
Sheffield United
Sunderland
Burnley (loan)
Burnley
22 (0)
06 (1)
64 (1)
05 (0)
04 (0)
77 (20)
58 (25)
21 (1)
09 (3)
19 (10)
National team**
2003 Scotland 01 (0)

* Professional club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 16:17, 10 December 2006 (UTC).
** National team caps and goals correct
as of 01/06/2006.

This article is about the Burnley F.C. footballer. For other people of that name, see Andy Gray (disambiguation).

Andrew David Gray (born November 15, 1977 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England) is a Scottish football player currently at Burnley F.C.

He is the son of the former Scotland defender Frank Gray and nephew of Leeds United legend Eddie Gray. He started his career as a midfield player but later moved into a forward position.

Andy began his career with Leeds United and has also played for Nottingham Forest, Bury, Preston North End, Oldham Athletic, Bradford City, Sheffield United, Sunderland and Burnley. He has also received one cap for Scotland against Lithuania on 2 April 2003.

One of his first senior appearances came for Leeds United in the 1996 League Cup final, when he was 18 years old. Leeds lost 3-0 to Aston Villa, but Gray's play suggested that he would go on to succeed at the highest level. However he has yet to match these expectations, playing his career mostly for teams in the the second divsion of English football, or those struggling in the top flight.

In August 2005, Gray returned to the Premiership after he signed for Sunderland. He had a goal-scoring record of 28 goals in 65 games at Sheffield United, prompting the £1.1 million transfer to the Black Cats. However, his second stint in the Premiership was unprofitable as he scored only once in 22 appearances; that goal coming on his debut.

On March 17th 2006, after prolonged interest from a number of clubs, he signed on loan for Burnley until the end of the season. His former club Leeds United were favourites to sign him but his switch to Burnley became permanent when the transfer window reopened in the summer of 2006 for around £750,000. His early form a Burnley at the end of the 2005-06 season and the start of the next suggested that he would again prove an effective goalscorer in the Championship.

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Burnley F.C. - Current Squad

1 Coyne | 2 Thomas | 3 Harley | 4 McGreal | 5 Sinclair | 6 Duff | 7 J. O'Connor | 8 Mahon | 9 Jones | 10 Gray | 11 Elliott | 12 Jensen | 14 G. O'Connor | 15 Branch | 16 McCann | 17 Lafferty | 18 Hyde | 19 Spicer | 21 Noel-Williams | 22 Foster | Manager: Cotterill