Billy Gray
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William Patrick "Billy" Gray (24 May 1927 – 11 April 2011) was an English
professional association footballer and manager
who played initially as a winger.
On his transfer to Nottingham Forest in 1957 he played in his accustomed position of outside right; in the summer of 1958 Forest signed Roy Dwight
, also an outside right, from Fulham, and Gray moved to inside forward. In this position he played in every game of that season's FA Cup winning run, and scored 5 goals, including 3 penalties and one in the 4th round vs Grimsby Town directly from a corner.
In later years at Forest he moved to full back, finally leaving the club in 1963 to become player manager at Millwall.
His death in April 2011 at the age of 83 leaves Jeff Whitefoot as the only survivor from the 1959 Cup-winning team.
England
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professional association footballer and manager
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who played initially as a winger.
On his transfer to Nottingham Forest in 1957 he played in his accustomed position of outside right; in the summer of 1958 Forest signed Roy Dwight
Roy Dwight
Royston Edward Dwight was an English footballer.When he was eight, Roy’s mother died in childbirth, while giving birth to his sister Susan, and following his father’s death, he moved in with his grandparents....
, also an outside right, from Fulham, and Gray moved to inside forward. In this position he played in every game of that season's FA Cup winning run, and scored 5 goals, including 3 penalties and one in the 4th round vs Grimsby Town directly from a corner.
In later years at Forest he moved to full back, finally leaving the club in 1963 to become player manager at Millwall.
His death in April 2011 at the age of 83 leaves Jeff Whitefoot as the only survivor from the 1959 Cup-winning team.
External links
- Billy Gray career stats at the Post-War Player Database
- Billy Gray profile at clarets-mad.co.uk
- FA Cup Final 1959 at www.nottinghamforest.co.uk