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English footballer (1923–2022)

Bob Gray
Personal information
Full name Robert Gray
Date of birth (1923-12-14)14 December 1923
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Date of death 8 April 2022(2022-04-08) (aged 98)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Whitehall Juniors
Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1944–1959 Gateshead 432 (0)
Ashington ? (?)
North Shields ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Gray (14 December 1923 – 8 April 2022) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Gray started his career with Whitehall Juniors and Newcastle United before joining Gateshead in 1944. He made 432 league appearances and 28 appearances in the FA Cup for Gateshead (as well as 57 appearances in the wartime league) before spells at non-league Ashington and North Shields. Gray died on 8 April 2022, at the age of 98.

References

  1. "Robert Gray". Funeral Notices. Retrieved 27 June 2022.

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