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Andrew David 'Andy' Gray (born 15 November 1977 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Burnley.

He is the son of the former Scotland defender Frank Gray and nephew of Leeds United legend Eddie Gray. He started his career as a midfield player but later moved into a forward position. Gray began his career with Leeds United and has also played for Nottingham Forest, Bury, Preston North End, Oldham Athletic, Bradford City, Sheffield United, Sunderland and Burnley. He has also won two caps for Scotland against Lithuania on 2 April 2003 and New Zealand on 27 May 2003.

One of Gray's first senior appearances came for Leeds United in the 1996 League Cup final, when he was 18 years old. Leeds lost 3–0 to Aston Villa, but Gray's play suggested that he would go on to succeed at the highest level. However he has yet to match these expectations, playing his career mostly for teams in the second division of English football, or those struggling in the top flight.

In August 2005, Gray returned to the Premiership after he signed for Sunderland. He had a goal-scoring record of 28 goals in 65 games at Sheffield United, prompting the £1.1 million transfer to the Black Cats. However, his second stint in the Premiership was unprofitable as he scored only once in 22 appearances; that goal coming on his debut.

On 17 March 2006, after prolonged interest from a number of clubs, he signed on loan for Burnley until the end of the season. His former club Leeds United were favourites to sign him but his switch to Burnley became permanent when the transfer window reopened in the summer of 2006 for around £750,000. His early form at Burnley at the end of the 2005–06 season and the start of the next suggested that he would again prove an effective goalscorer in the Championship. His 2006–07 season was disrupted by a broken metatarsal, incurred against Leeds United, but both before and after the injury he scored regularly. Burnley's long winless run that season coincided with Gray's absence through injury, demonstrating his importance to the team as a source of goals. He returned towards the end of the 2006–07 season, scoring four goals in three games as Burnley won five of their six last games. This goal-scoring form continued into the 2007–08 season.

• Andy Gray career stats at Soccerbase
• Andy Gray's international career