David Gray (footballer, born 1988)
David Peter Gray (born 4 May 1988) is a Scottish former footballer and coach who is currently the first team coach of Hibernian. He represented Scotland at both under-19 and under-21 level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Peter Gray | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hibernian (first team coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Hearts | ||
| 2004–2006 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Royal Antwerp (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Preston North End | 45 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Stevenage | 53 | (0) |
| 2014 | Burton Albion | 12 | (0) |
| 2014–2021 | Hibernian | 126 | (7) |
| Total | 264 | (7) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Scotland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021 | Hibernian (caretaker) | ||
| 2022 | Hibernian (caretaker) | ||
| 2023 | Hibernian (caretaker) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:16, 15 May 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:48, 31 October 2019 (UTC) | |||
Gray progressed through Heart of Midlothian's youth system, before joining Manchester United for a fee of £50,000 in 2004. He spent six years at Manchester United, making one first-team appearance in a League Cup fixture in 2006. During his six-year tenure with the club, Gray was loaned on four occasions; spending time at Royal Antwerp, Crewe Alexandra, as well as two loan spells at Plymouth Argyle. Gray was released by Manchester United in 2010 and then signed for Preston North End. Gray spent two seasons at Preston, before being released at the end of the 2011–12 season.
He then had spells at Stevenage and Burton Albion before signing for Hibs in 2014. Prior to his second season at the club, Gray was given the captain's armband by Hibs manager Alan Stubbs, taking over from Liam Craig. Gray scored the winning goal in the 2016 Scottish Cup final for Hibs against Rangers, their first Scottish Cup win since 1902. He retired from playing in June 2021 and became a first-team coach at Hibs. Gray has had three stints as caretaker manager of Hibs.