Wayne Gray (footballer)
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Wayne William Gray (born 7 November 1980) is an English professional football forward. He scored 101 goals in 464 league and cup appearances over the course of a 14-year professional career.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wayne William Gray[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1980-11-07) 7 November 1980 (age 43)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Camberwell, London, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Wimbledon | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2004 | Wimbledon | 75 | (6) |
2000 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2000 | → Port Vale (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2001–2002 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 15 | (5) |
2002 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2004–2006 | Southend United | 83 | (20) |
2006–2007 | Yeovil Town | 46 | (11) |
2007–2009 | Leyton Orient | 54 | (8) |
2009–2010 | AFC Hornchurch | ||
2010 | Grays Athletic | 8 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Cambridge United | 23 | (7) |
2011 | Chelmsford City | 23 | (12) |
2011–2012 | Woking | 30 | (7) |
2012 | Carshalton Athletic | 5 | (0) |
2012–201? | AFC Hornchurch | 27 | (6) |
Total | 428 | (86) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He started his career with Wimbledon in 1999, leaving the club following its controversial move to Milton Keynes. He then had a two years spell with Southend United, one year with Yeovil Town and spent 2007 to 2009 with Leyton Orient. He made almost 300 appearances in the English Football League. He then dropped into non-League football with AFC Hornchurch in 2009, before joining Grays Athletic in 2010. The following year he moved on to Chelmsford City via Cambridge United. He signed for Woking in summer 2011, and stayed at the club for one season. Following a brief stint at Carshalton Athletic, he returned to AFC Hornchurch in September 2012.