Dan Gray (footballer)
Daniel Edward Gray[1] (born 23 November 1989) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays for Alfreton Town. Gray began his career as a central midfielder, before being converted into a right back, where he has spent most of his first-team career.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Edward Gray[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1989[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Mansfield, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Right back / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Alfreton Town | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Chesterfield | 45 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Alfreton Town (loan) | ||
| 2011 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Lincoln City | 52 | (1) |
| 2014– | Alfreton Town | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Bradford Park Avenue (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:17, 20 February 2015 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire,[1] Gray made his debut for Chesterfield in October 2008, having earlier spent a work experience placement at non-league Alfreton Town in March 2008.[2]
On 31 December 2010, it was announced that Gray would sign a one-month loan contract with Macclesfield Town, effective from 1 January 2011.[3]
Gray made his debut for the club on 1 January 2011, scoring in a 2–2 draw against Bury.[4]
Gray re-joined Macclesfield on loan in November 2011.[5]
He was released by Chesterfield at the end of the 2011–12 season.[6]
Gray signed for Lincoln City on 24 July 2012 after a successful trial period at the club.[7]
He joined Conference Premier team Alfreton Town on a one-year contract on 15 July 2014.[8]
On 9 January 2015, he completed a loan move to Bradford Park Avenue.[9]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chesterfield | 2008–09 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 0 | |
| Macclesfield Town (loan) | 2010–11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| Lincoln City | 2012–13 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 1 | |
| Alfreton Town | 2014–15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue (loan) | 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 128 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 141 | 2 | |
References
- Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- "Player profile". Chesterfield F.C. official website. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- "Macclesfield sign Chesterfield's Dan Gray". BBC Sport. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- "Bury 2 – 2 Macclesfield". BBC Sport. 1 January 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- "Macclesfield Town bring back Chesterfield's Gray and extend Boden's loan". BBC Sport. 9 November 2011.
- "Spireites issue retained list". Chesterfield FC. 9 May 2012. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- "Lincoln City sign Miller, Gray and Gouveia". BBC Sport. 25 July 2012.
- "Dan Gray: Alfreton sign ex-Lincoln and Macclesfield defender". BBC Sport. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- "Avenue Make Triple Signing". Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- Dan Gray at Soccerbase
- Dan Gray at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2015.