Robin E. Wray was a football Youth Coach

Coach (sport)

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 at Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United.

Coaching career

Robin Wray joined Huddersfield Town as part-time coach to the juniors in 1967 after gaining numerous honours, both in academic studies and physical education and while teaching PE and History at Huddersfield New College. He eventually turned full time in 1969. Wray, who played water-polo in Holland, France and Belgium for English Universities whilst at college, had a long successful period with the juniors at Huddersfield from 1967 until the late 80's and then again in 1998 up until the early 2002 before retiring and being replaced by John Dungworth

John Dungworth

John Henry Dungworth is a football coach.-Career:Born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, Dungworth began his playing career at Huddersfield Town, where he signed schoolboy forms in 1969, and scored on his first-team début against Middlesbrough in 1972...

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Huddersfield Town

Wray started at Huddersfield Town as a part time youth coach, while he was a PE and History teacher at Huddersfield New College. In 1969, Huddersfield's Manager Ian Greaves

Ian Greaves

Ian Denzil Greaves was an English football player and manager. He was born in Crompton, Lancashire. He won a League Championship medal and an FA Cup runners-up medal while playing fullback for Manchester United between 1953 and 1960...

 made Wray full time and was part of Greaves's backroom staff. Wray's largest success at Huddersfield Town was probably getting to the final of the FA Youth Cup

FA Youth Cup

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 in 1974, with players such as Dick Taylor

Dick Taylor

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, Peter Hart

Peter Hart

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 and Lloyd Maitland

Lloyd Maitland

Lloyd Curtis Maitland was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Darlington.-References:*99 Years & Counting - Stats & Stories - Huddersfield Town History...

 playing for his youth team. However, Town lost to Spurs

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

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 in the final, but got to play the England Youth team in a friendly at Leeds Road

Leeds Road

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 where Dick Taylor played for England. Wray left Town in the late 1980s to join Sheffield Wednesday's youth team setup.

Sheffield Wednesday

Wray took Wednesday's youth team to the FA Youth Cup Final in 1991 but lost. Wray left in 1994 for Leeds United's Academy.

Leeds United

Wray won two FA Youth Cups during his four year spell at Leeds and returned to Huddersfield Town in 1998, his coaching career had come full circle.

Huddersfield Town

Wray rejoined Huddersfield Town's Academy under Gerry Murphy

Gerry Murphy

Gerry Murphy was the Director of Football Development at Huddersfield Town between 1988 and 2009...

 in 1998 and worked as a Youth Coach, he coached players such as Jon Stead, Jon Worthington, Andy Holdsworth

Andy Holdsworth

Andrew "Andy" Holdsworth, is a professional footballer who currently plays for Alfreton Town. He has previously played for Huddersfield Town, Oldham Athletic and Morecambe. He can play both in defence or midfield.-Huddersfield Town:...

, Alex Smithies

Alex Smithies

Alexander "Alex" Smithies is a professional footballer with League One side Huddersfield Town. An academy goalkeeper who first came into prominence during the 2007–08 season, after second choice goalkeeper Simon Eastwood injured his foot.-Early life:Smithies grew up in Golcar, in the Colne Valley...

 and Shane Killock

Shane Killock

Shane Adam Killock is an English footballer who plays for AFC Telford United as a defender. He played in the Football League for Huddersfield Town.-Career:...

until he finally retired in summer 2002 after 35 years of youth coaching.

Personal life

Robin Wray still coaches locally around West Yorkshire and as of 2010 he still lives in Holmfirth.