 Gray in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julian Raymond Marvin Gray[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-09-21)21 September 1979 (age 46)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Lewisham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Birmingham City (academy coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2000 | Arsenal | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2004 | Crystal Palace | 125 | (11) |
| 2003 | →Cardiff City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Birmingham City | 60 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | Coventry City | 29 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | →Fulham (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | Fulham | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | Barnsley | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Walsall | 61 | (14) |
| 2011–2013 | Nea Salamis Famagusta | 55 | (8) |
| 2013–2014 | Walsall | 12 | (1) |
| Total | 358 | (41) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Julian Raymond Marvin Gray (born 21 September 1979) is an Englishfootball coach and former professional player.
He played inthe Football League andPremier League forArsenal,Crystal Palace,Cardiff City,Birmingham City,Coventry City,Fulham,Barnsley andWalsall,[3] and in Cyprus forNea Salamis Famagusta.
Gray was born inLewisham, insouth London.[2] He began his association withArsenal as a seven-year-old,[4] and made onesubstitute for the first team before making a switch across London in July 2000 to joinCrystal Palace for a £500,000 fee.[5][6] He is an attacking leftwinger[4] who can also play as an auxiliary striker,[citation needed] and has learntfull-back duties so he can help out in defence.[7] Gray played a key part in helping them achieve promotion in the2003–04 season,[8] despite missing the play-off final through suspension.[9] In addition to his successes during that season he spent a two-month spell on loan withCardiff City.[10] One of Gray's most memorable games for Palace was when he scored in a man-of-the-match performance as Palace surprisingly knocked Liverpool out of the2002–03 FA Cup atAnfield.[11][4]
Gray's contract expired in June 2004, allowing him to sign forBirmingham City on a free transfer.[8][12] He made 32 Premier League appearances in his first season in the Midlands,[6] and remained a key part of managerSteve Bruce's plans during the2005–06 season,[12] although an ankle injury kept him out for several weeks towards the end of the campaign,[13] but started only twice as the team returned to the Premier League in 2007 and was released at the end of that season.[14]
He joinedCoventry City on 10 July 2007.[15] He signed forFulham on a season-long loan on 1 September 2008,[16] and despite not playing a single league game for the club, the move was made permanent for an undisclosed fee on 2 February 2009.[17] He made only onesubstitute appearance for Fulham, and was released at the end of the season.[18]
In July 2009 Gray went onSheffield United's pre-season tour of Malta as part of a trial with the club,[19] and the following month he had a trial with former club Cardiff City.[20] Gray signed forBarnsley on 15 September, initially on a monthly contract.[21] He was released after two months, during which he made seven appearances in all competitions and started only oneChampionship game.[22] Gray joinedWalsall in February 2010,[23] and was offered a new deal by the club at the end of the season.[24] He scored his first goal of the 2010–11 season in the 2–1 victory overBrentford with a volley from aDarren Byfield cross.[25]
After leaving Walsall when his contract expired, Gray spent two seasons in Cyprus withNea Salamis Famagusta. He returned to England in 2013, and trained with Walsall before signing a contract with them on 27 September, to run until January of the following year.[26] Gray made his second debut for the club on 12 October, as a 71st-minute substitute forJames Baxendale in a 1–1 draw away atColchester United.[27] He was released when his contract expired.[28]
Gray joined the staff ofArsenal's academy in 2019, and became under-18s assistant coach in 2021.[29] He holds theUEFA A Licence.[29] He was appointed as lead under-15s coach inBirmingham City's academy in August 2024.[29]
