Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jake Stephen Gray [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 25 December 1995||
Place of birth | Aylesbury, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hampton & Richmond Borough | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2012 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
2012–2013 | Crystal Palace | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2013–2016 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
2015 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 29 | (5) |
2016–2017 | Luton Town | 19 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Yeovil Town | 56 | (5) |
2019–2020 | Woking | 5 | (0) |
2019 | → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 7 | (2) |
2020 | → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 9 | (2) |
2020– | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 113 | (14) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:19, 14 January 2024 (UTC) |
Jake Stephen Gray (born 25 December 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hampton & Richmond Borough of the National League South.
Gray was born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire and attended Grange School. [1] [3] [4] He began his career at Wycombe Wanderers before joining Crystal Palace when he was fifteen, after Wycombe Wanderers closed their academy at the start of 2012–13. [5] He progressed through the youth system and development squads, [5] before signing his first professional contract, effective from 1 January 2013 until the end of 2014–15. [6] Gray made his professional debut as a 62nd-minute substitute for Dwight Gayle in a 3–0 win away to Walsall in the League Cup second round on 26 August 2014. [5] [7] He also featured in the third round as a 90th-minute substitute for Paddy McCarthy which resulted in a 3–2 defeat to Newcastle United after extra time. [8] Following the expiry of his previous contract, Gray signed a new two-year contract with the club on 2 July 2015. [9]
On 16 January 2015, Gray joined League Two club Cheltenham Town on a one-month loan. [10] He made both his Football League and Cheltenham debut in a 1–1 draw with Luton Town on 24 January. [11] Gray made three further appearances before returning to Crystal Palace, despite being keen on an extension. [12] [13]
On 5 November 2015, Gray joined League Two club Hartlepool United on a one-month youth loan. [14] Two days later, he made his Hartlepool debut in a 1–0 win over former loan club Cheltenham Town in the FA Cup first round. [15] Gray followed up with a brace, his first professional goals in a 3–1 win at home to Leyton Orient eight days later. [16] [17] After making three appearances for Hartlepool, Gray's loan was extended until 2 January 2016. [18] On 5 January, his loan spell at Hartlepool was extended until the end of the season, by now having made eight appearances for the club. [19] Gray's next appearance saw him score the opening goal with a volley during a 2–1 defeat at home to Derby County in the FA Cup third round, before his opponents came from behind to win the match. [20] Gray went on to complete his loan spell, making 33 appearances and scoring six goals for the club in 2015–16. [21]
On 1 August 2016, Gray signed a two-year contract with League Two club Luton Town on a free transfer. [22] Under the terms of the transfer, Crystal Palace would be due a contingency sum in any event of a future sale. [22] He made his Luton debut as a substitute on the opening day of 2016–17 in a 3–0 win away to Plymouth Argyle. [23] Gray scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win at home to newly relegated Championship club Aston Villa in the EFL Cup first round on 10 August. [24] After the end of the season, Gray was transfer-listed by Luton, [25] having made 28 appearances and scored four goals in 2016–17. [23]
On 26 June 2017, Gray signed for fellow League Two club Yeovil Town on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. [26] At the end of the 2018–19 season, Gray was released by Yeovil following the club's relegation from the English Football League. [27]
Gray signed for National League club Woking on 25 August 2019. [28] In September 2019, he joined Hampton & Richmond Borough of the National League South on a one-month loan. [29] While on loan, this was extended for a further month. Gray returned to Woking in November but was unable to hold a regular starting place in the team. On the 10 January it was announced that he would be returning to Hampton & Richmond for a further five weeks. [30]
On 2 August 2020, it was announced that Gray would return to Hampton & Richmond Borough on a permanent basis ahead of the 2020–21 campaign. [31] He was awarded the National League South Player of the Month award for March 2023. [32]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Crystal Palace | 2014–15 [33] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2015–16 [21] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2014–15 [33] | League Two | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Hartlepool United (loan) | 2015–16 [21] | League Two | 29 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 6 | ||
Luton Town | 2016–17 [23] | League Two | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 [a] | 1 | 28 | 4 |
Yeovil Town | 2017–18 [34] | League Two | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 [a] | 1 | 37 | 4 |
2018–19 [35] | League Two | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
Total | 56 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 71 | 6 | ||
Woking | 2019–20 [36] | National League | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Hampton & Richmond Borough | 2019–20 [36] [37] | National League South | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 19 | 4 | |
2020–21 [36] [38] | National League South | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
2021–22 [36] [39] | National League South | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||
2022–23 [36] [40] | National League South | 46 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 51 | 6 | ||
2023–24 [36] [41] | National League South | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 [b] | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
Total | 129 | 18 | 15 | 1 | — | 7 | 0 | 151 | 19 | |||
Career total | 242 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 294 | 35 |