Woodville Gray

Woodville Gray

Personal information
Date of birth	10 June 1866[1]
Place of birth	Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date of death	28 February 1938(1938-02-28) (aged 71)[2]
Place of death	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England[3]
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Glasgow Academy
	Pollokshields Athletic
	Queen's Park
International career
1886	Scotland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Woodville Gray (10 June 1866 – 28 February 1938) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward.

Career

A member of a large and successful Quaker family who manufactured biscuits (Gray Dunn & Co),^[3] Gray played club football for Glasgow Academy, Pollokshields Athletic and Queen's Park (his handful of appearances as a 'guest player' including a Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup victory and an appearance on the losing side in the 1885 FA Cup Final).^[4]

He made one appearance for Scotland in 1886;^[5][6] he had first been called up in 1883, which would have made him the youngest player in the nation's history – but he had to decline the invitation.^[3]

Among his siblings was the physician Albert Alexander Gray.

References

1. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
2. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
3. Woodville Gray, selected for Scotland aged 17, Scottish Sport History, 29 April 2014
4. Name: Gray, Woodville, QPFC.com
5. Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 110.
6. (Scotland player) Woodville Gray, London Hearts Supporters Club