Bill Gray (footballer)

Bill Gray
Personal information
Full name William Gray
Date of birth 16 February 1881(1881-02-16)
Place of birth Partick, Scotland
Date of death Unknown
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Left-half
Youth career
Inverness Thistle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1900–1906 Partick Thistle
1906–1907 Southampton 28 (0)
1907–19?? Partick Thistle
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

William "Bill" Gray (born 16 February 1881) was a Scottish professional footballer who played at left-half for various clubs in the 1900s.

Football career

Gray was born in Partick and started his professional career with his local club, Partick Thistle.[1] After five years, he moved to southern England to join Southampton of the Southern League to replace Kelly Houlker who had returned to Blackburn Rovers.

Gray made his "Saints" debut in the opening match of the 1906–07 season and his form meant that he rarely missed a match until an injury sustained in a 5–1 defeat at Reading in March brought his season to a premature end, with James Bowden eventually replacing him.[2]

Apparently unhappy in the south of England, Gray returned to Scotland in the summer of 1907 to resume his career with Partick Thistle.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 147. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3. 
  2. ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. pp. 40–41. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.