Stevie Gray

Stephen "Stevie" Gray (born 7 February 1967 in Glasgow;[2] died 19 September 2009 in Irvine[2]) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right winger. Gray made 85 appearances in the Scottish Football League for Aberdeen and Airdrie between 1985 and 1993. Gray also represented Scotland at under-21 international level.[2]

Stevie Gray
Personal information
Full name Stephen Gray
Date of birth (1967-02-07)7 February 1967
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 19 September 2009(2009-09-19) (aged 42)
Place of death Irvine, Scotland
Position(s) Right winger
Youth career
1983–1985 Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1990 Aberdeen 37 (2)
1989–1993 Airdrie 48 (10)
1993–1998 Huntly
Total 85 (12)
National team
1986 Scotland U21[1] 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He won the Scottish Youth Cup with Aberdeen in 1985,[3][4] and then broke into the first team managed by Alex Ferguson, winning the 1985 Scottish League Cup Final.[2] He left Aberdeen in 1989 to join second-tier Airdrie for a fee of £70,000,[5] where he was part of the team managed by Jimmy Bone which achieved promotion to the Premier Division in 1991, but he dropped out of the senior game in 1993 to sign for Highland League team Huntly.[2]

After Gray's death, former teammate Stewart McKimmie commented that Gray had perhaps lost his way after Ferguson left Aberdeen in 1986.[2]

References
  1. http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu21/player.php?playerid=129
  2. Former Dons winger Gray found dead at age of 42 Archived 28 September 2009 at WebCite, The Scotsman, 22 September 2009.
  3. Hibs kids set for Pittodrie test, Edinburgh Evening News, 4 March 2003.
  4. "Scottish Youth Cup". Aberdeen F.C. 31 March 2006. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  5. "Gray will always be remembered by Airdrie fans". Daily Record. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2017.


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