Career
He played for Manchester Central, before spending 1929 to 1938 with Manchester City, winning an FA Cup runner-up medal in 1933 and a winners medal in 1934, before helping the club to the First Division title in 1936-1937. He guested for numerous clubs during World World War II, and briefly managed Watford in the 1947-1948 season. Manchester City Bray played for Clayton Olympia and Manchester Central, before joining Manchester City in 1929.
He helped the "Citizens" to finish third in the First Division in 1929-1930.
They dropped to eighth place in 1930-1931 and then 14th in 1931-1932. City reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 1932, where they lost 1–0 to Arsenal at Villa Park.
City finished fourth in 1934-1935 and ninth in 1935-1936. In 1936-1937, Bray was a virtual ever-present as Manchester City took the Football League title.
The Maine Road outfit then dropped to 21st place in 1937-1938, and were relegated into the Second Division.
His career was then interrupted by World World War World War II During the war he guested for Blackburn Rovers, Nottingham Forest, Bolton Wanderers, Crewe Alexandra, Birmingham and Portuguese Vale. England His final appearance was on 17 April 1937, in a 3–1 defeat to Scotland in front of a crowd of 149,407 at Hampden Park. Bray was appointed as Bill Findlay"s successor as manager of Watford in March 1947, as the "Hornets" finished the 1946-1947 season in 16th place in the Third Division South.
Bray later became a coach at non-league club Nelson. with Manchester City.