Phil Gray

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Phil Gray

Personal information
Full name	Philip Gray
Date of birth	2 October 1968 (1968-10-02)
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1986–1991	Tottenham Hotspur	9	(0)
1989	→ Barnsley (loan)	3	(0)
1990	→ Fulham (loan)	3	(0)
1991–1993	Luton Town	59	(22)
1993–1996	Sunderland	115	(34)
1996	Nancy	16	(4)
1996–1997	Fortuna Sittard	15	(1)
1997–2000	Luton Town	81	(21)
2000	Burnley	5	(1)
2000–2002	Oxford United	44	(11)
2001	→ Boston United (loan)	3	(0)
2002–2003	Chelmsford City
2003	Stevenage Borough	2	(0)
2003–2005	Maidenhead United	68	(3)
2005	Stotfold	?	(?)
National team
1992–2001	Northern Ireland	26	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Philip "Phil" Gray (born 2 October 1968) is an Northern Irish former professional footballer. A striker, Gray won 26 caps for his country and played for ten professional clubs, his transfer fees totalling £1,475,000. Northern Ireland won every game Phil scored in.

Biography

Born in Belfast, Gray began his career as an apprentice at Tottenham Hotspur, signing a professional contract in 1986. After nine appearances in four years, he was loaned out to Barnsley during the 1989-90 season and Fulham in the 1990-91 season. In August 1991 Luton Town bought Gray for £275,000. After scoring 22 goals in 59 games, Sunderland signed Gray for £800,000 in July 1993.

In May 1996 he was released by Sunderland. He signed for Dutch club Fortuna Sittard in August. After a season in the Netherlands, he returned to Luton in September 1997 for a fee of £400,000. In July 2000 he was released and signed for Burnley. Hoe moved onto Oxford United in November that year. In 2001 he was loaned out to Boston United. Released by Oxford in July 2002, he dropped into non-League, playing for Chelmsford City, Stevenage Borough, Maidenhead United and Stotfold.

International goals

Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 September 1993	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Latvia	2-0	2-0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	23 March 1994	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Romania	2-0	2-0	Friendly match
3	12 October 1994	Vienna, Austria	Austria	2-1	2-1	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
4	11 October 1995	Eschen, Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	4-0	4-0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
5	15 November 1995	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Austria	4-0	5-3	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
6	2 September 2000	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Malta	1-0	1-0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification