 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Gray akatamira kuEverton muna November 1983 nokuda kwe250,000. Akapedza mwaka miviri nekirabhu yeMerseyside, achikunda FA Cup muna Chivabvu 1984. Gray akahwina mufainari neWatford nenzira ine nharo nekutungamira bhora kunze kwemaoko emuchengeti wepagedhi weWatford. Gore rakatevera, akahwina League Championship neEuropean Cup Winners Cup, zvakare achihwina mufainari yekupedzisira. Akasvikawo kumagumo eimwe FA Cup, asi nguva ino akanga ari kurutivi rwakarasika sezvo Everton yakakundwa neManchester United. Ipapo kwakauya kusvika kwomurwi weEngland Gary Lineker achibva kuLeicester City mumwaka wa1985 wakavharwa. Pasinei nechikumbiro chakatsamwa kubva kuvateveri veEverton vaida kuchengeta Gray kuGoodison Park, akasiya kirabhu musi wa10 Chikunguru 1985, achidzokera kuAston Villa muchibvumirano che 150,000. 