David Gray (footballer, born 1988)

David Gray
Personal information
Full name David Peter Gray
Date of birth (1988-05-04) 4 May 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Hibernian (head coach)
Youth career
2000–2004 Heart of Midlothian
2004–2006 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Manchester United 0 (0)
2007Royal Antwerp (loan) 1 (0)
2007Crewe Alexandra (loan) 1 (0)
2009Plymouth Argyle (loan) 14 (0)
2009Plymouth Argyle (loan) 12 (0)
2010–2012 Preston North End 45 (0)
2012–2014 Stevenage 53 (0)
2014 Burton Albion 12 (0)
2014–2021 Hibernian 126 (7)
Total 264 (7)
International career
2006 Scotland U19 2 (0)
2008–2009 Scotland U21 2 (0)
Managerial career
2021 Hibernian (caretaker)
2022 Hibernian (caretaker)
2023 Hibernian (caretaker)
2024– Hibernian
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Peter Gray (born 4 May 1988) is a Scottish former footballer and coach who is the head coach of Scottish Premiership club Hibernian.

Gray progressed through Heart of Midlothian's youth system, before joining Manchester United for a fee of £50,000 in 2004. He spent six years at Manchester United, making one first-team appearance in a League Cup fixture in 2006. During his six-year tenure with the club, Gray was loaned on four occasions; spending time at Royal Antwerp, Crewe Alexandra, as well as two loan spells at Plymouth Argyle. Gray was released by Manchester United in 2010 and then signed for Preston North End. Gray spent two seasons at Preston, before being released at the end of the 2011–12 season.

He then had spells at Stevenage and Burton Albion before signing for Hibs in 2014. Prior to his second season at the club, Gray was given the captain's armband by Hibs manager Alan Stubbs, taking over from Liam Craig. Gray scored the winning goal in the 2016 Scottish Cup final for Hibs against Rangers, their first Scottish Cup win since 1902.

Gray represented Scotland at both under-19 and under-21 level.

He retired from playing in June 2021 and became a first-team coach at Hibs. After three stints as caretaker manager of Hibs, Gray was appointed head coach on a permanent basis in June 2024.

  1. ^ "David Gray". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  2. ^ "David Gray". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2012.