Martin Gray (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 August 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockton-on-Tees, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Darlington (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1996 | Sunderland | 54 | (1) |
| 1991 | → Aldershot (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1995 | → Fulham (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | Oxford United | 121 | (4) |
| 1999–2001 | Darlington | 67 | (0) |
| Total | 253 | (5) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006 | Darlington (joint caretaker) | ||
| 2009 | Darlington (caretaker) | ||
| 2010 | Oldham Athletic (caretaker) | ||
| 2012– | Darlington | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Martin Gray (born 17 August 1971) is an English professional football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of National League North club Darlington, having been on two occasions caretaker manager at Darlington F.C. and once at Oldham Athletic.
Playing career
Born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, Gray's main position was in midfield, but he played in all outfield positions during his career. He signed as a trainee to Sunderland in 1990 and stayed with them until 1996 when he made a £100,000 transfer to Oxford United. In 2001
Managerial career
Entering management
Darlington agreed to end his contract so that he could retire from his playing career, in order to focus on coaching with the club.
On 30 September 2006, David Hodgson was suspended by the club following a run of poor results and a possible approach from Bournemouth, leaving Gray and Neil Maddison in joint caretaker charge for up to two weeks while an internal investigation was carried out. Hodgson was subsequently dismissed shortly after. Former Doncaster Rovers manager Dave Penney took over the manager's job with Gray as his assistant. Neil Maddison took over his job as youth team coach but he continued his role as reserve team coach along with his assistant managerial role. He took over as caretaker manager again on 1 May 2009 after Penney took the managerial role at Oldham Athletic,[1] before joining up with Penney again as his assistant at Oldham. Gray took over as caretaker manager for the final game of season 2009–10 after Penney left the club.[2] Gray left Oldham on 2 June 2010 after being unsuccessful in his application for the full-time manager's position.[3]
Darlington
He was appointed as manager of Darlington in May 2012.[4]
Honours
As a player
- FA Cup runner-up: 1992
- Football League First Division winner: 1995–96
- Football League Third Division play-offs runner-up: 2000
As a manager
- Northern League Division One League Champions: 2012–13
- Northern Premier League First Division North playoff winner: 2014-15
- Northern Premier League League Champions: 2015-16
References
- ^ "Gray urges Quakers football focus". BBC Sport. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
- ^ "Manager Dave Penney parts company with Oldham". BBC Sport. 6 May 2010.
- ^ "Gray leaves Latics". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 2 June 2010. Archived from the original on 6 June 2010.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Stoddart, Craig (28 May 2012). "Quakers appoint Gray as new boss". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
External links
- Martin Gray at Soccerbase
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Stockton-on-Tees
- Sportspeople from Yorkshire
- English footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Aldershot F.C. players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Oxford United F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football managers
- Darlington F.C. managers
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. managers
- Northern Premier League managers