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Win % | Draw % | Loss % |
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1979-80 | Premier Division | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 | 0 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% |
1978-79 | Premier Division | 38 | 4 | 0.11 | 5 | 0 | 44.7% | 23.7% | 31.6% |
1977-78 | Premier Division | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 71.4% | 0.0% | 28.6% |
1976-77 | Premier Division | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
Totals: | 52 (0) | 6 |
Apps = First Team Appearances (Sub Appearances) | Gls = Goals |
Cln = Clean Sheets | CtGR = Clean Sheets to Games Ratio | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in |
Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals |
Recent First Team Starts |
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Aug 25th, 1979 | 25/08/79 | League | Premier Division | vs. Aberdeen (H) | 1 - 3 |
Aug 18th, 1979 | 18/08/79 | League | Premier Division | vs. Kilmarnock (A) | 0 - 1 |
Aug 11th, 1979 | 11/08/79 | League | Premier Division | vs. Dundee (H) | 3 - 0 |
Aug 1st, 1979 | 01/08/79 | Dryburgh Cup | Semi Final | vs. Celtic (N) | 2 - 3 |
Jul 28th, 1979 | 28/07/79 | Dryburgh Cup | Quarter Final | vs. Dunfermline (H) | 3 - 0 |
Recent First Team Goals |
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Aug 1st, 1979 | 01/08/79 | Dryburgh Cup | Semi Final | vs. Celtic (N) | 2 - 3 |
May 5th, 1979 | 05/05/79 | League | Premier Division | vs. Aberdeen (H) | 2 - 2 |
Apr 21st, 1979 | 21/04/79 | League | Premier Division | vs. Rangers (H) | 1 - 2 |
Mar 7th, 1979 | 07/03/79 | League | Premier Division | vs. Motherwell (A) | 4 - 0 |
Nov 18th, 1978 | 18/11/78 | League | Premier Division | vs. Motherwell (H) | 2 - 1 |
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Ray signed an S form with United in May 1973 when he was just thirteen years old and still a pupil at Perth Grammar School. He was with Errol Rovers in 1975, and captained the Scottish Schoolboys team. At the end of that year, he had signed a professional contract and was playing in the reserves. By early 1976 he was established in the Scotland professional youth side, eventually becoming captain and by May 1977 he was involved at Under-21 level.
After playing regularly in United reserves, he made his first team debut in September 1976 against Celtic in a League Cup tie, just days before his 17th birthday, but it was another year before he became a first team regular. During the 1978-79 season, Ray only missed two league games as United came close to taking the League title, leading the pack at the end of their fixtures, but being pipped at the post as Celtic won their outstanding matches.
Having been voted Young Player of the Year at the SPFA awards in 1979, Ray's talent attracted interest from south of the border and rumours of a move were confirmed when West Ham United bought him for around £400,000 at the end of August 1979, just days before his twentieth birthday. Part of the fee received was reinvested in the construction of the covering for the north terracing.
Ray won an FA Cup medal with the London club, where he was the regular penalty taker, missing only ten times from almost ninety attempts. He earned full international recognition with a debut for Scotland in May 1981 against Wales, for the first of ten caps. In 1991 he left West Ham United to join St Johnstone and later played with Stirling Albion. Ray went into management at Forfar Athletic, Livingston and Stirling Albion.
Last updated on Thursday, April 21st, 2022 by B Orr.
September 1st, 1976
Celtic 1 - 1 Dundee United
League Cup (Sectional Tie)
Ray was born on this date in Stanley, Perth.
Celtic 1 - 1 Dundee United
League Cup (Sectional Tie)
Hibernian 1 - 2 Dundee United
League (Premier Division)
Dundee United 5 - 2 Partick Th
League (Premier Division)
Celtic 3 - 2 Dundee United
Dryburgh Cup (Semi Final)
An early Hampden appearance lost for United, but plenty of encouragement from their display.
Dundee United 3 - 0 Dundee
League (Premier Division)
With Hamish McAlpine only just returned to the fold after his fall out with manager Jim McLean in Japan, former Chelsea and England 'keeper Peter Bonetti made his first appearance for United in the hi
Dundee United 1 - 3 Aberdeen
League (Premier Division)
Dundee United reshuffled their attacking formation slightly after last week's defeat to Kilmarnock. Davie Dodds came into the side in place of Billy Kirkwood, who was on the subs bench with Ian Ballan