Andrew Mullen Gray ( born November 30, 1955 , Glasgow ), better known as Andy Gray, is a Scottish forward player.
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| Full name | Andrew Mullen Gray | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 30, 1955 (63 years old) Glasgow , Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 179 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
In 1975 he moved to Aston Villa from the Scottish Dundee United . He played 4 seasons in it. December 15, 1975 played the first match for Scotland. The 1976/77 season was very successful in his career, during which he, together with the team, won the League Cup, and together with MacDonald became the top scorer of the season, scoring 29 goals.
In the same year he received the PFA award as a player of the year, as well as a young player of the year. And he became the first football player to receive these two prizes in one year, and one of the three, along with Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale , who received 2 prizes in one year, in the entire history of its existence. Andy Gray also became his team's top scorer next season. Speaking for Dundee United, he was Scotland's top scorer in the 1974/75 season.
In 1979 he was sold to Wolverhampton . With the new club, he won the League Cup in 1980. From 1983 to 1985 he played for Everton , with whom he won the FA Cup in 1984, scoring a goal in the final, and a year later became the champion of England and the winner of the Cup of Cups, also scoring a goal in the final. In 1985, he returned to Aston Villa, but he no longer showed the same performance as before. In 1987 he was leased to the Notts County . Then he played for West Bromwich Albion and Rangers.
Achievements
Dundee United
- Scottish Championship top scorer: 1975
Aston Villa
- Football League Cup Winner: 1977
- Player of the Year according to PFA players: 1977
- The best young player of the year according to the PFA players: 1977
- England top scorer: 1977
Wolverhampton
- Football League Cup Winner: 1980
Everton
- Football League First Division Champion: 1984/85
- FA Cup Winner: 1984
- Cup Winners Cup: 1985
Rangers
- Scottish League First Division Champion: 1988/89
Performance Statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cups [1] | Eurocups [2] | Others [3] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | ||
| Dundee united | 1973/74 | 26 | sixteen | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | one | 39 | nineteen |
| 1974/75 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 6 | four | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 26 | |
| 1975/76 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | ten | 2 | |
| Total | 62 | 36 | 22 | ten | five | 0 | 6 | one | 95 | 47 | |
| Aston Villa | 1975/76 | thirty | ten | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 12 |
| 1976/77 | 36 | 25 | 12 | four | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 29th | |
| 1977/78 | 32 | 13 | four | five | five | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 20 | |
| 1978/79 | 15 | 6 | four | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nineteen | eight | |
| Total | 113 | 54 | 23 | 13 | five | 2 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 69 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1979/80 | 35 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 15 |
| 1980/81 | 27 | 9 | eight | one | 2 | one | 0 | 0 | 37 | eleven | |
| 1981/82 | 29th | five | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 7 | |
| 1982/83 | 33 | ten | 3 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 36 | ten | |
| 1983/84 | 9 | 2 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ten | 2 | |
| Total | 133 | 38 | 27 | 6 | 2 | one | 0 | 0 | 162 | 45 | |
| Everton | 1983/84 | 23 | five | eight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | eight |
| 1984/85 | 26 | 9 | eight | 0 | 3 | five | 0 | 0 | 37 | 14 | |
| Total | 49 | 14 | sixteen | 3 | 3 | five | 0 | 0 | 68 | 22 | |
| Aston Villa | 1985/86 | 35 | five | eleven | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 7 |
| 1986/87 | nineteen | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| 1987/88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | five | 14 | four | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | 69 | 9 | |
| Notts county (rent) | 1987/88 | four | 0 | 2 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | one |
| Total | four | 0 | 2 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | one | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1987/88 | 32 | ten | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 32 | ten |
| 1988/89 | 3 | 0 | 2 | one | - | - | 0 | 0 | five | one | |
| Total | 35 | ten | 2 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | eleven | |
| Rangers | 1988/89 | 14 | five | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | sixteen | five |
| Total | 14 | five | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | sixteen | five | |
| Cheltenham Town | 1989/90 | 29th | 6 | ? | ? | - | - | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
| Total | 29th | 6 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29+ | 6+ | |
| Total career | 493 | 168 | 108+ | 38+ | 15 | eight | 7 | one | 623+ | 215+ | |
Notes
- ↑ Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup , FA Cup , FA League Cup .
- ↑ UEFA Cup , UEFA Cup Winners' Cup .
- ↑ Full Members Cup, Texaco Cup .