Josh Gray (footballer)
![]() Josh Gray, 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Ian Gray | ||
Date of birth | 22 July 1991 | ||
Place of birth | South Shields, England | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2011 | Darlington | 49 | (1) |
2011 | → Blyth Spartans (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2014 | Consett | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Joshua Ian Gray (born 22 July 1991) is an English footballer who last played as a winger for Northern Premier League Division One East club Consett.
Career
[edit]Football
[edit]Gray made his debut for Darlington in an FA Cup first-round game with Droylsden on 8 November 2008, as a late substitute.[1] The game finished 0–0.[2] He made his league debut four months later as one of four teenagers among the squad for a 1–0 victory against Notts County at the Darlington Arena, one week after the club entered administration.[3] His first league goal came in April 2010 in a 2–1 League Two victory against Burton Albion at the Pirelli Stadium.[4] On 11 February 2011, Gray joined Blyth Spartans on a month-long loan.[5] Gray was released by Darlington in June 2011. Since 2013/14 he has played for Consett AFC.
Doctorate
[edit]Following on from his football career Gray took an access course at Gateshead College and went onto study Biomedical Science at Northumbria University where he gained a BSc.[6] Upon receiving his degree, Gray undertook a PhD in immunology at the University of Glasgow in the laboratory of Dr. Megan MacLeod.[7] His thesis entitled "Molecular Mechanisms of Antigen-specific Memory CD4 T Cell Tolerance and the Implications for Tolerogenic Therapy" was successfully defended on 7 June 2019. Upon receiving his doctorate Gray moved to New York City with his wife to undertake postdoctoral research at Columbia University.
References
[edit]- ^ Richardson, Lynsey (16 November 2008). "Break will help Clarke". Sunday Sun. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
- ^ "Darlington 0–0 Droylsden". BBC Sport. 8 November 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- ^ Stoddart, Craig (3 March 2009). "Darlington 1 Notts County 0". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
- ^ "Burton Albion 1-2 Darlington". BBC Sport. 3 April 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ "Spartans Sign Colourful Duo". Blyth Spartans AFC. 11 February 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ "Where are they now: Joshua Gray". thepfa.com. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "University of Glasgow – Research Institutes – Institute of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation – Our staff – Dr Megan Macleod". gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
External links
[edit]- Josh Gray at Soccerbase
- 1991 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Darlington F.C. players
- Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players
- Consett A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Footballers from South Shields
- English football midfielder, 1990s birth stubs