Matt Gray (footballer, born 1936) explained

Matt Gray
Fullname:Matthew Gray
Birth Date:1936 7, df=y
Birth Place:Renfrew, Scotland
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:1955–1957
Youthclubs1:Maryhill
Years1:1957
Years2:1957–1963
Years3:1963–1967
Years4:1967–1968
Years5:1968
Years6:1969
Clubs1:Stirling Albion (trialist)
Clubs5:Highlands Park
Clubs6:Johannesburg Corinthians
Caps1:1
Caps2:166
Caps3:91
Caps4:16
Caps5:17
Caps6:?
Goals1:1
Goals2:94
Goals3:21
Goals4:11
Goals5:4
Goals6:4
Nationalyears1:1959[1]
Nationalteam1:SFL trial v SFA
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Matt Gray (11 July 1936 – 13 September 2016) was a Scottish footballer who played for Third Lanark and Manchester City. After leaving City in 1967, Gray emigrated to South Africa, where he continued his football career. Gray died on 13 September 2016, aged 80.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com/page/1959+-+Scottish+League+v+Scotland+XI The selectors still have problems
  2. News: Obituary - Matt Gray, footballer who became Scotland's most expensive signing . The Herald . Herald & Times Group . 21 September 2016 . 25 September 2016.