James Raven (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Raven[1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 March 1908 | ||
Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
Date of death | 2 January 1965[2] | (aged 56)||
Place of death | Nottingham, England[2] | ||
Position(s) | Right half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1931– | Notts County | 0 | (0) |
Folkestone | |||
1934–1936 | Brentford | 1 | (0) |
1936–1937 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | (0) |
1937–1939 | Wrexham | 55 | (1) |
Nottingham Corinthians | |||
East End | |||
Nottingham Co-operative Dairy | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Raven (29 March 1908 – 2 January 1965) was an English professional football right half who played in the Football League for Brentford, Bristol Rovers and Wrexham.[3]
Career
Early years
Raven began his career at Second Division club Notts County and later dropped into non-league football to join Southern League Eastern Division club Folkestone.[4]
The Football League
Raven returned to the Football League to join Second Division club Brentford in 1934.[4] He made one appearance for the club, in a 0–0 draw with Nottingham Forest on 28 February 1935.[5] He spent much of his time in the reserve team and won the 1934-35 London Challenge Cup with the team.[6] Raven later played in both the Third Division North and South for Wrexham and Bristol Rovers respectively, before his career was brought to a halt by the outbreak of the Second World War.[4]
Honours
Brentford Reserves
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 1934–35[5] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 240. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Bristol Rovers Memorabilia – Football League Players Index". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 97. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 131. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 373. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 82. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
- 1908 births
- Footballers from Nottingham
- English footballers
- Brentford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Folkestone F.C. players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- Association football wing halves
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Wrexham A.F.C. players
- 1965 deaths
- English football midfielder, 1900s birth stubs
- Clapton Orient F.C. wartime guest players