James Raven (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 29 March 1908 | ||
Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
Date of death | 1965 (aged 56–57)[1] | ||
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 – 1965) was an English professional football right half who appeared in the Football League for Brentford, Bristol Rovers and Wrexham.[2]
Career
Early years
Raven began his career at Division Two side Notts County and later dropped into non-league football to join Southern League Eastern Division side Folkestone.[2]
The Football League
Raven returned to the Football League to join Division Two side Brentford in 1934.[2] He made one appearance for the Bees, in a 0–0 draw with Nottingham Forest on 28 February 1935.[3] He spent much of his time in the reserve team and won the 1935 London Challenge Cup with the side.[4] Raven later played in both the Division Three 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.[2]
Honours
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 1934–35[3] | 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 190589161X.
- ^ a b c d 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
- Sportspeople 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