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3

Youth
Appearances

2

Youth
Goals

6

Reserve Appearances

3

Reserve
Goals

210

Senior
Appearances

78

Senior
Goals

Andy Gray

First Team
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Forward

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Andrew Mullen Gray

Role

CF Andy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #578 |

Position

Born

Centre Forward

30 November 1955

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

Glasgow ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

(5ย ft 10ย in) 1.80 m

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Transfer Notes

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October 1975: Aged 19, Signed from Dundee United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ for a fee of ยฃ110,000 under Ron Saunders ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
September 1979: Aged 23, Sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ for a fee of ยฃ1,469,000 under Ron Saunders ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
August 1985: Aged 29, Signed from Everton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ for a fee of ยฃ150,000 under Graham Turner ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
January 1987: Aged 31, Loaned to Notts County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ for the remainder of the 1986-87 season
September 1987: Aged 31, Sold to West Bromwich Albion ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ on a free transfer under Graham Taylor ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1975-76

Dundee United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

ยฃ110k

1 October 1975

19

Ron Saunders ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

1987-88

West Bromwich Albion ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Free

1 September 1987

31

Graham Taylor ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Previous Clubs

Andy Gray

Previous Clubs:

1970-73 Clydebank Strollers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1973-75 Dundee United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Scottish First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 62 | โšฝ 36 | (League)

Loans Out

Andy Gray

Loans Out:

1987 Notts County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
1 Jan 1987 to 31 May 1987
Football League Third Division
๐Ÿ•’ 4 | 4 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

Subsequent Clubs

Andy Gray

Subsequent Clubs:

1979-83 Wolverhampton Wanderers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ1.47m
Football League First Division, Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 133 | โšฝ 38 | (League)

1983-85 Everton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.45m
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 49 | โšฝ 14 | (League)

1985-87 Aston Villa ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.15m
Football League First Division, Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 69 | 66 (3) | โšฝ 9 | #577 |

1987 Notts County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Football League Third Division
๐Ÿ•’ 4 | 4 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

1987-88 West Bromwich Albion ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 35 | โšฝ 10 | (League)

1988-89 Glasgow Rangers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Free
Scottish Premier League
๐Ÿ•’ 14 | โšฝ 5 | (League)

1989-90 Cheltenham Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football Conference
๐Ÿ•’ 20 | โšฝ 7 | (League)

1990 Retired aged 34

Career Progression

Andy Gray

1975-79 Aston Villa First Team
1978-79 Aston Villa Reserves
1985-87 Aston Villa First Team
1986-87 Aston Villa Reserves
1986-87 Aston Villa Youth

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First Team

Youth Career

Andy Gray

3

Youth
Appearances

2

Youth
Goals

1986-87 Yth ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 |

Reserve Career

Andy Gray

6

Reserve Appearances

3

Reserve
Goals

1986-87 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โœ… 4 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |
1979-80 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 |
1978-79 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 |

First Team Career

Andy Gray

210

Senior
Appearances

78

Senior
Goals

CF Andy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1975-79 | ยฃ110k | 1985-87 | ยฃ150k |
๐Ÿ•’ 210 | 206 (4) | โšฝ 78 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 29 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 | #578 |
๐ŸŸฉ 79 | ๐ŸŸจ 63 | ๐ŸŸฅ 68 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 18 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Squad Honours

Andy Gray

๐Ÿ† 1976-77 League Cup Winner

PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup
PLIC: Premier League International Cup

u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Andy Gray

๐ŸŸฅ 27 Aug 1986 Villa 1-2 Forest
Reserves

1986-87

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 2 Sep 1986 Sunderland 0-0 Villa
Reserves

1986-87

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Oct 1986 Villa 4-1 Hull
Reserves

1986-87

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Jan 1987 Villa 4-0 Boro
Reserves

1986-87

Central League Division One

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
โ€จ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
๐Ÿ†
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
๐Ÿ†
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
โ€จ๐Ÿ†
Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

๐Ÿ†
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
๐Ÿ†
1993-94 Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1993-94

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