Eddie Gray's sparkling Leeds United career in numbers as Whites legend celebrates birthday
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Gray first signed for Leeds back in 1965 after the Scotland Schoolboy international arrived at the club from his home city of Glasgow.
He, and Leeds, never looked back....
16 - Age when Gray signed for the Whites in January 1965
17 - Age when Gray made his Leeds United debut on New Year's Day 1966 against Sheffield Wednesday at Elland Road
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Hide Ad17 - Age when Gray scored his first Whites goal in the aforementioned clash against the Owls (a 3-0 victory)
20 - Age when the winger won his first Whites honour - the 1967-68 League Cup (1-0 win versus at Arsenal at Wembley on March 2, 1968)
1 - Club throughout his whole playing career - Leeds
19 - Seasons spent at Elland Road before retiring in 1983
579 - Appearances made for the Whites
7 - In the all time list of Leeds United appearance holders
69 - Goals scored for United
7 - Honours won with the club (two league titles, two Inter-Cities Fairs Cups, an FA Cup, League Cup and Charity Shield)
1 - Hat-trick (versus Leicester City at Elland Road in March 1978 - Leeds won the game 5-1)
184 - Games in charge of Leeds during two spells as manager
12 - Caps for Scotland, netting three goals
73 - Years old today. Happy birthday Eddie!
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