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{{Short description|Northern Irish footballer}}
{{for-multi|the Australian politician|Phil Gray (politician)|the artist|Phil Gray (artist)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name      = Phil Gray
| image    = 
| caption  = 
| fullname = Philip Gray
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|10|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland
| height = 5 ft 10 in<ref>{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=368 |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5}}</ref>
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1986
| youthclubs1 = [[Ballyclare Comrades]]
| years1 =   1986–1991
| years2 =   1989
| years3 =   1990
| years4 =   1991–1993
| years5 =   1993–1996
| years6 =   1996
| years7 =   1996–1997
| years8 =   1997–2000
| years9 =   2000
| years10 =   2000–2002
| years11 =   2001
| years12 =   2002–2003
| years13 =   2003
| years14 =   2003–2005
| years15 =   2005
|  clubs1 =   [[Tottenham Hotspur]]
| clubs2 =   → [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] (loan)
| clubs3 =   → [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] (loan)
| clubs4 =   [[Luton Town]]
| clubs5 =   [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
| clubs6 =  [[AS Nancy Lorraine|Nancy]]
| clubs7 =  [[Fortuna Sittard]]
| clubs8 =   [[Luton Town]]
| clubs9 =   [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
| clubs10 =   [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]]
| clubs11 =   → [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]] (loan)
| clubs12 =   [[Chelmsford City F.C.|Chelmsford City]]
| clubs13 =   [[Stevenage F.C.|Stevenage Borough]]
| clubs14 =   [[Maidenhead United F.C.|Maidenhead United]]
| clubs15 =   [[Stotfold F.C.|Stotfold]]
| caps1 =       9
| caps2 =     3
| caps3 =     3
| caps4 =    59
| caps5 =   115
| caps6 =   16
| caps7 =    15
| caps8 =    81
| caps9 =     5
| caps10 =    44
| caps11 =     3
| caps12 =
| caps13 =     2
| caps14 =    68
| caps15 =  ?
| goals1 =  0
| goals2 =  0
| goals3 =  0
| goals4 =  22
| goals5 =  34
| goals6 =  4
| goals7 =  1
| goals8 =  21
| goals9 =  1
| goals10 =  11
| goals11 =  0
| goals12 =
| goals13 =  0
| goals14 =  3
| goals15 =  ?
| nationalyears1 = 1992–2001
| nationalteam1  = [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]]
| nationalcaps1  = 26
| nationalgoals1 = 6
}}

'''Philip Gray''' (born 2 October 1968) is a 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.<ref name=SB>{{soccerbase|3047}}</ref> Northern Ireland won every game Phil scored in.

==Biography==
Born in [[Belfast]], Gray began his career as an apprentice at [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], signing a professional contract in 1986. After nine appearances in four years, he was loaned out to [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] during the 1989–90 season and [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] in the 1990–91 season. Tottenham won the [[FA Cup]] in [[1990–91 FA Cup|1990–91]] and Gray contributed one appearance during the cup run against Portsmouth.<ref>{{cite news 
|url=https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/day-gazza-breaks-portsmouth-hearts-spurs-claim-fratton-park-cup-win-549918
|title=On this day: Gazza breaks Portsmouth hearts as Spurs claim Fratton Park Cup win
|publisher=portsmouth.co.uk
|date=16 February 2019 |access-date=9 January 2023}}</ref> In August 1991 [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] bought Gray for £275,000.<ref name=SB/> After scoring 22 goals in 59 games, [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] signed Gray for £800,000 in July 1993.<ref name=SB/>

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.<ref name=SB/> In July 2000 he was released and signed for [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]. He moved on to [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] in November that year. In 2001, he was loaned out to [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]]. Released by Oxford in July 2002

==International goals==
''Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first. ''
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1 || 8 September 1993 || [[Belfast]] || {{fb|LAT}} || 2–0 || 2–0 || [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup 1994 qualifying]]
|-
| 2 || 23 March 1994 || [[Belfast]] || {{fb|ROM}} || 2–0 || 2–0 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
| 3 || 12 October 1994 || [[Vienna]] || {{fb|AUT}} || 2–1 || 2–1 || [[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying|Euro 1996 qualifying]]
|-
| 4 || 11 October 1995 || [[Eschen]] || {{fb|LIE}} || 4–0 || 4–0 || [[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying|Euro 1996 qualifying]]
|-
| 5 || 15 November 1995 || [[Belfast]] || {{fb|AUT}} || 4–1 || 5–3 || [[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying|Euro 1996 qualifying]]
|-
| 6 || 2 September 2000 || [[Belfast]] || {{fb|MLT}} || 1–0 || 1–0 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup 2002 qualifying]]
|}

==References==
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[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:Association footballers from Belfast]]
[[Category:Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players]]
[[Category:Barnsley F.C. players]]
[[Category:Fulham F.C. players]]
[[Category:Luton Town F.C. players]]
[[Category:Sunderland A.F.C. players]]
[[Category:Fortuna Sittard players]]
[[Category:Burnley F.C. players]]
[[Category:Oxford United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Boston United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Chelmsford City F.C. players]]
[[Category:Stevenage F.C. players]]
[[Category:Maidenhead United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Stotfold F.C. players]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Northern Ireland men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]