Andy Gray (footballer born 1977)

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Personal information
Andy Gray
Full name	Andrew David Gray
Date of birth	November 15, 1977 (age 29)
Place of birth	Harrogate, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Burnley
Number	10
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
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) 6 (1) 64 (1) 5 (0) 4 (0) 77 (20) 58 (25) 21 (1) 9 (3) 28 (10)
National team²
2003	Scotland	1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4/4/2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 01/06/2006. * Appearances (Goals)

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 division 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 17, 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 at 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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Andy Gray career stats at Soccerbase

Burnley F.C. - Current Squad
1 Coyne \| 2 Thomas \| 3 Harley \| 4 McGreal \| 5 Coughlan \| 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 Djemba-Djemba \| 19 Spicer \| 20 Akinbiyi \| 21 McVeigh \| 22 Foster \| 24 Caldwell \| 25 Guðjónsson \| Manager: Cotterill