Researching James Grady
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1974 people with the Grady surname? In that year Grady was ranked number 1852 for popularity in the UK. |
The name James means "one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2524 people with the Grady surname in the UK? Grady is now ranked number 2039 for popularity in the UK. |
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James Grady
James Grady (born 14 March 1971 in Paisley) is a Scottish former footballer who spent the majority of his career in the top two divisions in Scottish football. He played as a striker, and became player/manager for Greenock Morton in the First Division between 2009 and 2010.
Grady started in the junior ranks with Barrhead side Arthurlie, before turning senior with Clydebank. After three seasons at Kilbowie, Grady got a move to Dundee, where stayed for another three seasons. Another spell of three seasons was spent at Ayr United, before a season at Partick Thistle.
He then played at Tannadice Park with Dundee United for a season before spending three years winning the First Division title with the ill-fated Gretna. A short spell at Hamilton Academical ended with a loan spell at Morton, which was turned permanent, before he was made the player-manager after Davie Irons was removed from his post.
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