David Gray

Early career

Gray began his career in the Heart of Midlothian youth academy. He was selected for the Lothian Schools XI in 2002 while a pupil at Beeslack High School in Penicuik, along with other Hearts youngsters John Armstrong, Jason Thomson and Andrew Driver. Gray progressed through the youth ranks up until the age of 16, when he attracted the interest of Manchester United, and signed for the club for a fee of £50,000 in 2004. Gray was signed by the club as a winger, although Manchester United's coaching staff felt he was better suited as a full-back, and subsequently deployed him in the right-back position for the majority of the club's reserve games during the 2005–06 season. After impressing during his first full season in the reserve side, Gray made his first-team debut for Manchester United during the 2006–07 season, playing the first 77 minutes in the club's 2–1 victory over Crewe Alexandra in the League Cup in October 2006. It ultimately turned out to be Gray's only first-team appearance for the club. Three months after making his first-team debut, in January 2007, he was sent out on loan to Belgian club Royal Antwerp, to gain match experience. However, after just two games he suffered an injury, which ultimately sidelined him for the rest of the season, and he returned to his parent club in May 2007. In November 2007, Gray was loaned to Crewe Alexandra on a one-month deal to provide cover for the club's injured players. He made one appearance during his…

Gray played for the Scotland schoolboys team in 2003 and represented the Scotland under-19 side on two occasions in 2006. In 2008, he was called up to the Scotland under-21 team to play in a friendly against Northern Ireland, making his debut during the match. In March 2009, Gray was called up for two 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers later that month, although he was an unused substitute for both games. He was called up once again later that year, and was an unused substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Austria. A month later, he made his second appearance for the U21 side, playing 67 minutes of a 1–0 home victory against Belarus.

Gray retired from playing in June 2021, and became a first-team coach at Hibs. Following the release of Jack Ross from the role of manager, Gray was appointed caretaker manager of Hibs on 9 December 2021. He held this position for three games, including a League Cup final defeat by Celtic, until the appointment of Shaun Maloney on 20 December. He again became caretaker manager in April 2022, August 2023 and May 2024 following the sackings of Maloney, Lee Johnson and Nick Montgomery respectively.

Hibernian manager

Following that fourth stint as caretaker manager, Gray was appointed head coach on a three-year contract in June 2024. Hibs had a bad start to the 2024–25 season and sat bottom of the table in late November, which led to speculation that he could be sacked. Gray changed their tactical formation to a back three system and the team then enjoyed a remarkable upturn in form, which resulted in Gray winning the manager of the month awards for December, February, and March. He signed a new contract with Hibs in April 2025, and in the following month they finished third in the league and qualified for European competition. Gray again led Hibs to European competition by finishing fifth in 2025–26, but he was sacked in September 2026 after a run of home league defeats.

As of 15 May 2021

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As of match played on 15 September 2026