Dougie Gray
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{more citations needed|date=April 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2012}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dougie Gray
| fullname = Douglas Herbert Gray
| birth_date = {{birth date|1905|4|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
| death_date = {{death year and age|1972|1905}}
| death_place = Glasgow, Scotland
| position = Right back
| years1= –
| clubs1= Mugiemoss
| years2= 1925–1947
| clubs2= Rangers
|caps2= 490 | goals2 = 2
| nationalyears1= 1927–1930
| nationalteam1= Scottish Football League XI
| nationalcaps1= 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2= 1928–1932
| nationalteam2= Scotland
| nationalcaps2= 10 | nationalgoals2 = 0
}}
Douglas Herbert Gray (4 April 1905 – 1972) was a Scottish footballer who spent his entire senior career with Rangers and is the longest serving player in the Glasgow club's history.
Career
=Club=
Born in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Gray joined the Ibrox club from Aberdeen Mugiemoss in June 1925. A right back, he played for the club 555 times in competitive matches between 1925 and 1946, earning ten league championship and six Scottish Cup winner's medals.[http://www.fitbastats.com/rangers/player.php?playerid=1598 Rangers player Gray, Dougie], FitbaStats{{cite journal|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|author=John Litster|publisher=Scottish Football Historian magazine|date=October 2012}} Taking into account his appearances in war-time matches and friendlies, he made 940 appearances for the club in all, wearing the shirt more times than any other player, though John Greig is the record holder for appearances in official matches. After leaving Rangers, he acted as a coach at Clyde.
Gray is a member of the Rangers Hall of Fame.[https://rangers.co.uk/club/history/hall-of-fame/dougie-gray/ Hall of Fame | Dougie Gray], Rangers FC
=International=
Gray won ten international caps for the Scotland national football team{{SFA Profile|id=89526|name=Dougie Gray}} and made six appearances for the Scottish League representative side.{{cite web |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/duggiegray.html |title=[SFL player] Duggie Gray |work=londonhearts.com |publisher=London Hearts Supporters' Club |access-date=24 May 2014}}
References
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{{Rangers F.C. Hall of Fame}}
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Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Scotland men's international footballers
Category:People from Alford, Aberdeenshire
Category:Scottish Football League players
Category:Clyde F.C. non-playing staff
Category:Scottish Football League representative players
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Place of death missing
Category:Footballers from Aberdeenshire
Category:Scottish Junior Football Association players
Category:Scotland men's junior international footballers
Category:20th-century Scottish sportsmen
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