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Nigel Gray (footballer)

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Nigel Gray
Personal information
Full name Nigel Robert Gray[1]
Date of birth (1956-11-02) 2 November 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Fulham, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
0000–1974 Orient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1983 Orient 233 (4)
Charlton Athletic (loan) 3 (0)
1983–1985 Swindon Town 33 (0)
1984Brentford (loan) 16 (1)
1984Aldershot (loan) 4 (0)
Wycombe Wanderers
Enfield
1987–1988 Tooting & Mitcham United (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nigel Robert Gray (born 2 November 1956) is an English former professional footballer, best remembered for his 9-year spell as a central defender in the Football League with Orient.[3] He also played League football for Swindon Town, Brentford, Aldershot and Charlton Athletic.[1][4][5]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Swindon Town 1983–84[6] Fourth Division 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 0
1984–85[6] Fourth Division 18 0 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 21 0
Total 33 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 37 0
Brentford (loan) 1983–84[7] Third Division 16 1 1[a] 0 17 1
Career total 49 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 54 1
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Football League Trophy

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nigel Gray". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  2. ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1976). Rothmans Football Yearbook. 1976–77. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-362-00259-1.
  3. ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 70. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  4. ^ "Season 1987–88". Tooting & Mitcham United FC Archive. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  5. ^ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 347. ISBN 978-1906796716.
  6. ^ a b "Nigel Gray – Player Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  7. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 397. ISBN 0951526200.