James Raven (footballer)

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James Raven
Personal information
Full name James Raven[1]
Date of birth 29 March 1908
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Date of death 2 January 1965(1965-01-02) (aged 56)[2]
Place of death Nottingham, England[2]
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1931– Notts County 0 (0)
0000–1934 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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

James Raven (29 March 1908 – 2 January 1965) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford, Bristol Rovers and Wrexham as a right half.[3]

Career[]

A right half, 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] 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] Raven spent much of his time in the reserve team and won the 1934–35 London Challenge Cup with the team.[6] He 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[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1934–35[5] Second Division 1 0 0 0 ― 1 0
Bristol Rovers 1936–37[2] Third Division South 7 0 0 0 ― 7 0
Wrexham 1937–38[7] Third Division North 36 1 2 0 1[a] 0 39 1
1938–39[8] 19 0 0 0 3[b] 0 22 0
Total 55 1 2 0 4 0 61 1
Career total 63 1 2 0 4 0 69 1
  1. ^ Appearance in Welsh Cup
  2. ^ 2 appearances in Third Division North Cup, 1 appearance in Welsh Cup

References[]

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 240. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c "Football League Players Index". Bristol Rovers Memorabilia. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. ^ Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 97. Retrieved 18 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 373. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. ^ a b Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 82. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
  7. ^ "James Raven | Player Statistics". Wrexham AFC Archive. Retrieved 1 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "James Raven | Player Statistics". Wrexham AFC Archive. Retrieved 1 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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