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

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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 The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,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.

International

Gray won ten international caps for the

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and made six appearances for the Scottish League representative side.

References

1905 births 1972 deaths Date of death missing Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's international footballers Rangers F.C. players People from Alford, Aberdeenshire Scottish Football League players Clyde F.C. non-playing staff Scottish Football League representative players Men's association football fullbacks Dyce F.C. players Place of death missing Footballers from Aberdeenshire Scottish Junior Football Association players Scotland men's junior international footballers 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-defender-1900s-stub