Martin Gray

Martin David Gray (born 17 August 1971) is an English professional football manager, in charge of Bishop Auckland and former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in the Football League for Sunderland, Aldershot, Fulham, Oxford United and Darlington, and managed in the Football League with Darlington and Oldham Athletic.

Playing career Born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, Hodgson was subsequently dismissed shortly after. Former Doncaster Rovers manager Dave Penney took over manager on 30 October 2006, with Gray as his assistant.

Gray took over as caretaker manager again on 30 April 2009 after Penney took the managerial role at Oldham Athletic. With Darlington in administration, he was released on 7 May 2009, along with other members of the club's staff. He joined up with Penney again as his assistant at Oldham on 26 May 2009. Gray took over as caretaker manager for the final match of the 2009–10 season after Penney left the club on 6 May 2010. Gray left Oldham on 2 June 2010 after being unsuccessful in his application for the full-time manager's position.

Darlington On 28 May 2012, Gray was appointed as the manager of Darlington on a two-year contract. In his first season in charge, Gray guided the club to win the Northern League Division One. In his next season, Darlington finished as Northern Premier League Division One North runners-up, but they lost in the play-off semi-final to Ramsbottom United. In the 2014–15 season, Gray guided the club to another second-place finish in the division, and they then secured promotion by winning the play-off final, beating Bamber Bridge 2–0. The club finished in fifth place in the 2016–17 National League North, but were unable to participate in the play-offs due to ground grading issues.

Gray resigned from his post as manager on 1 October 2017, with the club stating, "He (Gray) believes he has taken the club as far as it can go, given the current club structure and funding".

York City He was appointed manager of newly relegated National League North club York City on 1 October 2017, with Penney assisting him as sporting director. He left the club on 19 August 2018 when the club opted against renewing his contract, with the team eighth in the table five matches into the 2018–19 National League North.

Shildon Gray was appointed as Shildon's sporting director in November 2018. He left the club in September 2019 to focus on his football academy and other business interests.

Bishop Auckland On 7 January 2026, Gray was announced as the newly appointed manager of Northern Premier League Division One East side Bishop Auckland.

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Honours As a manager Darlington Northern League Division One: 2012–13 Northern Premier League Division One North play-offs: 2014–15 Northern Premier League Premier Division: 2015–16