Ray Gaston Explained

Ray Gaston
Birth Date:22 December 1946
Birth Place:Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position:Forward
Years1:1964–1965
Years2:1965–1966
Years3:1965–1968
Years4:1968–1969
Years5:1969–1970
Years6:1970
Years7:1970–1972
Years8:1972–1973
Years9:1974–1975
Clubs2:Wolverhampton Wanderers
Clubs3:Coleraine
Clubs5:Lincoln City (loan)
Clubs6:Coleraine (loan)
Clubs7:Finn Harps
Clubs8:Coleraine
Clubs9:Ballymena United
Caps1:2
Caps2:0
Caps3:?
Caps4:12
Caps5:4
Caps6:?
Caps7:21
Caps8:?
Caps9:?
Goals1:1
Goals2:0
Goals3:?
Goals4:2
Goals5:1
Goals6:?
Goals7:13
Goals8:?
Goals9:?
Nationalyears1:1968
Nationalteam1:Northern Ireland
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1969
Nationalteam2:Northern Ireland U23
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0

Ray Gaston (born 22 December 1946) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played for Coleraine, Oxford United and Lincoln City. During his spell at Oxford, he played just 12 league games.[1] Gaston also made one appearance for the Northern Ireland national side.

He made his Irish League debut for Coleraine F.C. in February 1965 scoring against Ards. Forming a potent partnership with Jimmy O'Neill (footballer born 1941) they helped win the Ulster Cup in 1968.

For Coleraine he scored 63 goals in 127 total appearances. He scored 14 goals in 26 total appearances for Harps. His son Paul also went on to play for Coleraine.

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  1. News: Oxford United . Neil Brown. 2009-10-15.