Steven Gray (footballer)

Steven Gray (born 17 October 1981) is a retired Irish footballer who played for Drogheda United, Derry City & Bohemians in the League of Ireland as well as Dandenong Thunder, Oakleigh Cannons (2 spells) & Melbourne Heart in Australia. Gray played as a centre back.

Steven Gray
Personal information
Full name Steven Gray
Date of birth (1981-10-17) 17 October 1981
Place of birth Leixlip, Ireland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Leixlip United
Cherry Orchard
Verona
Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2007 Drogheda United 123 (0)
2008–2009 Derry City 49 (0)
2010 Bohemians 4 (0)
2011 Dandenong Thunder 22 (0)
2012 Oakleigh Cannons 5 (0)
2012–2013 Melbourne Heart 1 (0)
2013 Oakleigh Cannons 9 (0)
Total 223 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Gray played as a youth with hometown club Leixlip United, Cherry Orchard and Verona before moving to Southampton. He returned home and was captured by Drogheda United where he made his League of Ireland debut on 22 November 2002. He was voted Drogheda United Player of the Year in 2004. During his time at United Park, Gray won a League Championship medal, an FAI Cup winners medal and two Setanta Cups. Gray made three appearances in the UEFA Cup for the Boynesiders.

He signed for Derry City on 26 November 2007,[1] following the departure of Ken Oman from the club. Gray recorded his first goal for Derry City on 3 February 2009 with a game-winning goal in a 2–1 victory against Danish-side Esbjerg fB in a preseason friendly. Two weeks later, he scored his second goal with the club in a preseason friendly with Longford Town.[2]

After his time at Derry finished, he signed for Bohemians in January 2010. In February 2010, he scored the winner against Bluebell United in the Leinster Senior Cup in his first competitive game for the Gypsies. However an achilles injury ruined Gray's campaign and he made only 4 league appearances during the 2010 season. At the end of 2010, financial difficulties beset Bohemians and Steven became involved in a court action over unpaid wages [3]

In June 2012, Gray went on trial with A-League club Melbourne Heart.[4] On 2 July 2012, he signed a two-year contract with Melbourne Heart.[5] On 6 February 2013 he was released to make way for Jamie Coyne.[6]

After eight years in Australia Gray returned home and joined the Shamrock Rovers Academy where he currently runs the Transition Year programme [7]

Honours

Drogheda United

Bohemians

Sources
  • League of Ireland Media Guide 2010

References
  1. Derry snap up Gray BBC Sport Online, 29 November 2007.
  2. "Fixtures & Results | CityWeb : Derry City FC Online". www.derrycityfc.net. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  3. https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-20143675.html
  4. "Hoffman Triumphs In Pre-Season Endurance Test". Melbourne Heart Official Website. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  5. "Heart sign Gray and Mebrahtu - Simon Chiarelli - Football Australia 2…". Archived from the original on 30 December 2012.
  6. "Tadic, Mitchinson join injured list, Gray Released and Coyne joins". Football Federation Australia. 6 February 2013. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  7. https://www.shamrockrovers.ie/2022/06/02/srfc-ty-programme-class-graduates/
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