Pat Raftery (footballer)

Pat Raftery
Personal information
Full name Patrick Thomas Raftery[1]
Date of birth (1925-11-28)28 November 1925[1]
Place of birth Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death 29 September 1998(1998-09-29) (aged 72)[2]
Playing position 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
Total 5+ (0+)
* 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 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
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale1948–49Third Division South20000020
1949–50Third Division South30000030
Total 50000050

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 244. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ Green, Sneyd; Raftery, Doris (2001-01-08). "Nostalgia Letter". This is Staffordshire. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  3. ↑ Pat Raftery at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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