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Gray was born in Scotland's largest city (Glasgow), but his mother was of a Highland background, notably from the village of Back near Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis. He started his career with Dundee United, before moving to Aston Villa (his 29 goals in 1977-78 season, though earning him the Professional Football Writers' Young Player of the Year award were not enough to convince Scotland manager Ally McLeod to select him for the 1978 World Cup squad). He then moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1979 for a then-record £1.5m. After scoring the wining goal for Wolves in the 1980 League Cup final, he moved to Everton in 1983 for a bargain £250,000. At Everton he enjoyed two great years, winning the FA Cup in 1984, and League and European Cup Winners' Cup medals a year later. Further spells at Aston Villa followed and a short time at Rangers (the team he has supported all his life) before he dropped into non-league football with then Nationwide Conference club Cheltenham Town, leaving to first try coaching. He won 20 caps for the Scotland, scoring 7 goals for his country. His international debut was on December 17, 1975 in a 1-1 draw with Romania. Motto: , traditionally rendered in Scots as Wha daur meddle wi me?[1] and in English as No one provokes me with impunity. ... The road through Back (Scottish Gaelic: Am Bac) commences at a road junction in Newmarket, north of Stornoway. ... Lews Castle in Stornoway Boats in Stornoway Stornoway from the ferry Another picture of Lews Castle Bayhead, Stornoway // About the Town Stornoway (Steòrnabhagh in Scottish Gaelic) is a burgh on Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of approximately 5,600 people in the town itself... Visit and Contribute to the Scottish Gaelic Wikipedia. ... Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish football club located in Dundee. ... Aston Villa Football Club play at Villa Park in Aston, Birmingham, England. ... Alistair (Ally) Reid McLeod (26 February 1931- 1 February 2004) was a Scottish professional football player, but was perhaps better known for his time as a football manager. ... Qualifying countries The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina between June 1 and 25, 1978. ... Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. is a Wolverhampton-based football club playing at Molineux. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Everton Football Club is located in the city Liverpool in Merseyside, England. ... Note: for the full results of all FA Cup finals, see FA Cup Final The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... The Cup Winners Cup was a football club competition between the winners of the European domestic cup competitions. ... Rangers Football Club is a football club from Glasgow, Scotland, which plays in the Scottish Premier League. ... The Football Conference is a football league at the top of the National League System of so-called non-league football in England. ... Cheltenham Town Football Club are an English professional football team, based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Scotland 11 - 0 Ireland (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Worst defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

Commentator

Gray is considered as one of the most esteemed football pundits, earning a reputed £20,000,000 an hour ^[1], and can be seen and heard regularly on Sky Sports' Ford Super Sunday. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Ford Super Sunday is Sky Sports flagship live football programme, televised most Sundays throughout the Barclays Premiership season at 3pm on Sky Sports 1. ...

Among many great moments, his most notable is his famously over-zealous scream of "You beauty!" when Steven Gerrard scored the third goal for Liverpool in their 3-1 UEFA Champions League victory over Olympiakos in 2004 and his trademark phrase "Take a bow, son", which has been parodied on Soccer AM. He also made a brief appearance in Sky One's hit soccer drama Dream Team. Andy Gray also played a part in the movie "A Shot At Glory" which starred Rangers legend Ally McCoist and US box office star Robert Duvall. Steven George Gerrard (born 30 May 1980, Whiston, Merseyside) is an English football player with Liverpool F.C. and the England national football team. ... Liverpool Football Club is a football club based in Merseyside, in the north west of England. ... The UEFA Champions League (which used to be named and is often still called European Cup) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... Olympiacos CFP is a Greek football club, part of the Olympiacos sports club founded in 1925, which plays in the port city of Piraeus. ... Soccer AM is a British Saturday-morning football show presented by Tim Lovejoy and Helen Chamberlain. ... Dream Team is a British television series produced by Hewland International and aired by Sky One, that chronicles the on-field and off-field affairs of the fictional Harchester United F.C.. A significant part of the action, including game play, is shot at The New Den, the home ground...

He regularly argues with the other football pundits, notably Richard Keys, using his brash manner to disregard or ignore the opinions of others.

Gray and Clive Tyldesley provide commentary in EA Sports' FIFA 06 and FIFA 07 football video games. Clive Tyldesley is a British sport commentator. ... EA Sports is a brand name used by Electronic Arts since 1993 to distribute games based on sports. ... FIFA Football 06 (also known as FIFA Soccer 06 and commonly abbreviated to FIFA 06) is a video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts based around the game of football (soccer). ... FIFA 07 (also known as FIFA Soccer 07 and FIFA Football 07) is the latest in Electronic Arts series of football simulator video games. ... This article is about computer and video games. ...

Personal life

Nicknamed "Randy Andy", he has fathered five children with four different women. He left his childhood sweetheart Sara Matthews in 1979 for Vanessa Taylor, who gave birth to his first son Jamie. Four months after his wedding to Vanessa, his ex-love Sara secretly gave birth to their son, also called Jamie. Gray then started an affair with Face Of The Eighties beauty Janet Trigg, which led to his divorce from Vanessa in 1982. Gray and Janet had two children: Amy (born 1986) and Katy, now 16 (born 1990); but the couple divorced in 1987. A year later he wed Jackie Cherry, and they had a daughter Sophie (born 1992). In 1995 first love Sara rang Gray to tell him he had fathered her son Jamie, now 24. They got back together but later split again. ^[1] This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Gray fell for the former Olympic gymnast Suzanne Dando when she landed a job alongside him on Sky Sports in 1999. Gray told tabloid reporters that his womanising days are over: "With age, I hope, comes maturity. I certainly do not see myself with anyone else." ^[2]. Gray and Dando split up shortly afterwards, when he was caught cuddling a blonde in Puerto Banus. Gray is now engaged to Rachel Lewis, an ex model and the fomer wife of his long time friend and agent ^[3] Suzanne Dando (born 3 July 1961) was a British gymnast, most famously at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and now commentator mainly with Sky Sports. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ...

References

1. ^ ^a b The People (02/04/2006) Exclusive: Randy Andy Rat It Again.. With Best Mate's Wife people.co.uk (accessed 4th October 2006)
2. ^ Guardian Unlimited (06/02/2005) The ten sporting love matches guardian.co.uk (accessed 4th October 2006)
3. ^ The Life Ring (Aug 2006) The Life Ring stars at a glittering celebrity golf day TheLifeRing.com (accessed 4th October 2006)