Pat Raftery (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Patrick Thomas Raftery[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 28 November 1925||
Place of birth | Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 29 September 1998[2] | (aged 72)||
Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
Youth career | |||
Stanfields | |||
Norton Miners | |||
Harriseahead | |||
Ravensdale | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Hull City | |||
Ravensdale | |||
1948–1950 | Port Vale | 5 | (0) |
Wellington Town | |||
Stafford Rangers | |||
Leek Town | |||
Gresley Rovers | |||
Audley | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Patrick Thomas Raftery (28 November 1925 – 29 September 1998) was an English former footballer who played as a forward. He played for Port Vale in the English Football League, as well as a host of non-league clubs.
Playing career[]
Raftery played for Stanfields, Norton Miners, Harriseahead, Ravensdale (in two spells) and Hull City before joining his hometown club Port Vale as an amateur in November 1948.[1] After making his debut under manager Gordon Hodgson in a 3–0 home win over Leyton Orient on Christmas day of 1948, he signed as a professional the next month.[1] He played two Third Division South games in 1948–49, and then played three league games in 1949–50 before being transferred to Wellington Town in February 1950.[1] He later played for Stafford Rangers, Leek Town, Gresley Rovers and Audley.[1]
Statistics[]
Source:[3]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Port Vale | 1948–49 | Third Division South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1949–50 | Third Division South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 244. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ Green, Sneyd; Raftery, Doris (8 January 2001). "Nostalgia Letter". This is Staffordshire. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ Pat Raftery at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- 1925 births
- 1998 deaths
- Sportspeople from Burslem
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- Port Vale F.C. players
- Telford United F.C. players
- Stafford Rangers F.C. players
- Leek Town F.C. players
- Gresley F.C. players
- English Football League players