A combative centre-forward, Tippy Gray remained a useful squad player for Northern Ireland, even if injuries prevented him from living up to his full potential...
Name: Philip Gray
Born: 2 October 1968, Belfast
Height: 5.10 ft
Weight: 12.09 st
Position: Forward
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Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 26 Full Caps/6 Goals (1992-2001), 1 Under-23 Cap (1990), 2 Under-18 Caps/1 Goal, 1 Under-16 Cap, 5 Under-15 Caps/4 Goals, 5 Schoolboy Caps (1984).
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Club Career:
Teams
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Seasons
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Signed
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Fee
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League
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FA Cup
|
FL Cup
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Other
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Ballyclare
Comrades
|
-
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Youth
|
-
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(Irish League 'B' Division)
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Tottenham
H.
|
86/87-90/91
|
-86
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Youth
|
4 (5)/ 0
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0(1)/0
|
-
|
-
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Barnsley
|
89/90
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Jan-90
|
Loan
|
3 (0)/ 0
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1(0)/0
|
-
|
-
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Fulham
|
90/91
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Nov-90
|
Loan
|
3 (0)/ 0
|
-
|
-
|
2(0)/1
|
Luton
Town
|
91/92-92/93
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Aug-91
|
£275k
|
54 (5)/22
|
2(0)/1
|
4(0)/3
|
2(0)/0
|
Sunderland
|
93/94-95/96
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Jul-93
|
£800k
|
108 (7)/34
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8(0)/3
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9(0)/4
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2(0)/0
|
AS
Nancy
|
96/97
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May-96
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Free
|
15 (1)/ 4
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(France)
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Fortuna
Sittard
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96/97-97/98
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Feb-97
|
-
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12 (0)/ 1
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(Netherlands)
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Luton
Town
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97/98-99/00
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Sep-97
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£400k
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74 (7)/21
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3(0)/3
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9(0)/3
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0(1)/0
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Burnley
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00/01
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Jul-00
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Free
|
5 (0)/ 1
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-
|
2(1)/0
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-
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Oxford
United
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00/01-01/02
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Nov-00
|
Free
|
35 (9)/11
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2(0)/2
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1(0)/0
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1(0)/0
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Boston
United
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01/02
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Oct-01
|
Loan
|
3 (0)/ 0
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(Football Conference)
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Chelmsford
City
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02/03
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Jul-02
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Free
|
-
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(Southern League)
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Stevenage
Boro'
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02/03
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Jan-03
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Loan
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0 (2)/ 0
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(Football Conference)
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Maidenhead
Utd
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03/04-04/05
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-
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Free
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-
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(Isthmian League/Conference South)
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Stotfold
|
-
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-
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Free
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-
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(United Counties League)
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TOTALS
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-
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£1,475k
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316(36)/94
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16(1)/9
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25(1)/10
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7(1)/1
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Summary:
Competition
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St(Sb)/Gls
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Football
League
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286(33)/ 89
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FA
Cup
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16 (1)/ 9
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Football
League Cup
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25 (1)/ 10
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French
League
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15 (1)/ 4
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Dutch
League
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12 (0)/ 1
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Football
Conference
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3 (2)/ 0
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Anglo-Italian
Cup
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4 (0)/ 0
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Football
League Trophy
|
3 (1)/ 1
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TOTALS
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364(39)/114
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Biography:
To follow.
Wikipedia Article
SAFC
Northern Ireland Cap Details:
18-11-1992 Denmark....... H L 0-1 WCQ sub
17-02-1993 Albania....... A W 2-1 WCQ
31-03-1993 Rep of Ireland A L 0-3 WCQ
28-04-1993 Spain......... A L 1-3 WCQ
08-09-1993 Latvia........ H W 2-0 WCQ 1 Goal
13-10-1993 Denmark....... A L 0-1 WCQ
17-11-1993 Rep of Ireland H D 1-1 WCQ
20-04-1994 Liechtenstein. H W 4-1 ECQ sub
07-09-1994 Portugal...... H L 1-2 ECQ
07-09-1994 Portugal...... H L 1-2 ECQ
12-10-1994 Austria....... A W 2-1 ECQ 1 Goal
16-11-1994 Rep of Ireland H L 0-4 ECQ
22-05-1995 Canada........ A L 0-2 FR
25-05-1995 Chile......... N L 1-2 FR. sub
03-09-1995 Portugal...... A D 1-1 ECQ sub
11-10-1995 Liechtenstein. A W 4-0 ECQ 1 Goal
15-11-1995 Austria....... H W 5-3 ECQ 1 Goal
31-08-1996 Ukraine....... H L 0-1 WCQ
05-10-1996 Armenia....... H D 1-1 WCQ
09-11-1996 Germany....... A D 1-1 WCQ sub
18-11-1998 Moldova....... H D 2-2 ECQ sub
02-09-2000 Malta......... H W 1-0 WCQ sub 1 Goal
07-10-2000 Denmark....... H D 1-1 WCQ sub
11-10-2000 Iceland....... A L 0-1 WCQ sub
28-02-2001 Norway........ H L 0-4 FR. sub
24-03-2001 Czech Republic H L 0-1 WCQ sub
Summary: 15(11)/6. Won 8, Drew 6, Lost 12.
Summary: 15(11)/6. Won 8, Drew 6, Lost 12.
Northern Ireland Under-23 Cap Details:
15-05-1990 Rep of Ireland H L 2-3 FR
Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.
A newspaper story from October 1985 of former players Philip Gray and John McArthur who both signed for English First Division clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers
— Ballyclare Comrades History (@BclarComHistory) October 18, 2022
It tells how they didn't forget about our club by donating footballs signed by stars of their new clubs pic.twitter.com/rfVq5mlSFr
Well done @Turkisgone it was indeed Phil 'Tippy' Gray
— Ballyclare Comrades History (@BclarComHistory) October 13, 2021
Phil played 20 games for us that season before making a move to Tottenham Hotspur the following season
Phil is in the middle row, third from the right https://t.co/PkB6xf7rmE
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