Attended Central Foundation Grammar School for Boys in Islington.
Came through the Spurs youth system and made one senior appearance as a 74th minute substitute for Alan Gilzean in a match on 21st April 1973 against Leicester City.
A prolific striker at youth and reserve level, he scored 155 goals in 228 games for Tottenham.
Went on to play for Swindon Town, Mansfield Town (where he got £45 a week instead of £40 at Swindon), Sparta Rotterdam (Holland), Ajax (Holland), Bruges (Belgium), Brighton and Hove Albion and Newcastle United.
When at Ajax, he won the Dutch League and Cup double.
On retiring from playing the game, he ran a hotel on the Isle of Man and has been a big name in the scouting scene and has held Chief Scout or European Scout posts at Southampton, Coventry City, Newcastle United and in 2006 he was Head of International Scouting at Glasgow Celtic. In 2007, Ray was head of Scouting at Celtic and lived in Stowmarket, Suffolk.