Alec Gray (footballer)
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Alex "Alec" Gray was an Australian rules football
er who played with Melbourne
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Gray, a full-back, came to the Melbourne Football Club from Leopold. He made 16 appearances in his debut VFL season and seven more, including a Semi Final, before the war interrupted his career after 1915. Gray resumed at Melbourne in 1919 but the club had a poor year and he experienced a loss in each of his 13 games.
The next phase of his football career was spent in the Victorian Football Association
and he played 175 league games for Northcote
. He was a member of five premiership teams, the last of which came in 1936 as joint playing coach with Jack Lyngcoln
.
He later returned to Melbourne in an administrative capacity and was club secretary from 1948 to 1949, the same years he was mayor of Northcote
. After retiring as a footballer he also served as the principal of Gray & Johnson Real Estate.
Gray's son, Malcolm, was the chairman of the International Cricket Council
during the 1980s and president from 2000 until 2003.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
Gray, a full-back, came to the Melbourne Football Club from Leopold. He made 16 appearances in his debut VFL season and seven more, including a Semi Final, before the war interrupted his career after 1915. Gray resumed at Melbourne in 1919 but the club had a poor year and he experienced a loss in each of his 13 games.
The next phase of his football career was spent in the Victorian Football Association
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
and he played 175 league games for Northcote
Northcote Football Club
Northcote Football Club, nicknamed The Dragons, was an Australian rules football club which played in the VFA from 1908 until 1987. The club's colours were green and yellow and it was based in the Melbourne suburb of Northcote...
. He was a member of five premiership teams, the last of which came in 1936 as joint playing coach with Jack Lyngcoln
Jack Lyngcoln
Jack Lyngcoln was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League ....
.
He later returned to Melbourne in an administrative capacity and was club secretary from 1948 to 1949, the same years he was mayor of Northcote
City of Northcote
The City of Northcote was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1883 until 1994.-History:...
. After retiring as a footballer he also served as the principal of Gray & Johnson Real Estate.
Gray's son, Malcolm, was the chairman of the International Cricket Council
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
during the 1980s and president from 2000 until 2003.