Gray Aston Villa Breakthrough Season
Gray becomes a central striker for Saunders's team and rapidly develops into one of the most feared young forwards in England.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Andy Gray Biography and Timeline
Follow Andy Gray through 8 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Andy Gray, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
8Distinct records
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1976–1985Years on this page
1976
1977
PFA Player Awards
Gray becomes the first player to win both principal PFA player awards in one season.
Gray Young Player Award
Gray wins the PFA Young Player of the Year award after an outstanding campaign at Aston Villa under Saunders.
1980
1980 League Cup Final Winner
Scores the match-winning goal against Nottingham Forest at Wembley to secure Wolves’ second League Cup.
1984
1984 FA Cup Final Header
Andy Gray adds Everton’s second goal against Watford, sealing the club’s fourth FA Cup triumph under Howard Kendall.
1985
European Semi Final Comeback
Andy Gray scores during Everton’s 3–1 victory over Bayern Munich in the European Cup Winners’ Cup semi-final second leg, helping the club reach the final.
Cup Winners Cup Final Goal
Andy Gray scores for Everton as they defeat Rapid Vienna 3–1 in Rotterdam to win the European Cup Winners’ Cup.
Everton 1985 First Division Title - Andy Gray
Andy Gray represented Everton during the season ending in 1985, when the club won the Football League First Division. As a forward, Andy Gray provided runs into scoring positions and attacking pressure during the championship season.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.