Bert Ralphs
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bertram Victor Ralphs[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 August 1896[2] | ||
Place of birth | Handsworth, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 14 November 1942[2] | (aged 46)||
Place of death | Birmingham, England[2] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Outside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1913 | Dennison's | ||
1914 | Reading | ||
1919 | Nuneaton | ||
1919–1921 | Blackburn Rovers | 40 | (6) |
1922–1925 | Stoke | 92 | (6) |
1926–1927 | Chesterfield | 32 | (7) |
1927–1929 | Crewe Alexandra | 61 | (4) |
1929 | Stafford Rangers | ||
1930 | Colwyn Bay | ||
1931 | Northwich Victoria | ||
Total | 224 | (23) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bertram Victor Ralphs (27 August 1896 – 14 November 1942) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Chesterfield, Crewe Alexandra and Stoke.[1][4]
Career
Ralphs had an interesting career as a 'fast and enterprising winger' who occasionally played as in inside-forward.[1] He began playing football just before World War I with his works team Dennison's before he turned out for Reading and Nuneaton.[1] After the end of the conflict Ralphs turned professional and signed for Blackburn Rovers.[1] He played in 40 league matches scoring six goals for Rovers before being signed by Stoke in 1922.[1] His first season with the "Potters" ended in disappointment as the club suffered relegation from the First Division.[1] He spent the next season as back up to Tommy Broad before establishing himself as first choice right winger and was an ever-present during the 1924–25 season.[1] He spent one more season with Stoke before leaving for Chesterfield in 1926.[1] He later went on to play for Crewe Alexandra and Stafford Rangers.[1]
Personal life
Ralphs served as a private in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War.[5]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Blackburn Rovers | 1920–21[6] | First Division | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
1921–22[6] | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||
Total | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 6 | ||
Stoke | 1922–23[1] | First Division | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
1923–24[1] | Second Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
1924–25[1] | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
1925–26[1] | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
Total | 92 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 6 | ||
Chesterfield | 1926–27[7] | Third Division North | 32 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 8 |
Crewe Alexandra | 1927–28[6] | Third Division North | 42 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 5 |
1928–29[6] | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
Total | 61 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 67 | 5 | ||
Career Total | 225 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 239 | 25 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ a b c "Chesterfield FC: Player-based information – 1921–2018". Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ Quiz (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Blackburn Rovers". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 239. ISBN 9781905891610.
- ^ "Bertram Victor Ralphs | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d Bert Ralphs at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1926–27". Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- English footballers
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 1896 births
- Reading F.C. players
- Nuneaton Borough F.C. players
- Stafford Rangers F.C. players
- Footballers from Handsworth, West Midlands
- 1942 deaths
- Association football outside forwards
- Colwyn Bay F.C. players
- Northwich Victoria F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Army Medical Corps soldiers