Harry Rae

Henry Simons Rae (22 October 1895 – 2 November 1967) was a Scottish professional football half back who played professionally in Scotland and England for Clyde, Brentford, Hamilton Academical and Morton.[2][3] He later became a trainer, training Ayr United, Clyde and Hibernian.[4] He later acted as Brentford's Scotland scout.[2]

Henry Rae
Personal information
Full name Henry Simons Rae[1]
Date of birth 22 October 1895
Place of birth Partick, Scotland
Date of death 2 November 1967(1967-11-02) (aged 72)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position(s) Half back
Youth career
1914–1917 Benburb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1917–1925 Clyde 189 (21)
1918–1919 → Morton (loan) 6 (5)
1923 → Third Lanark (loan)
1925–1927 Brentford 67 (6)
1927–1928 Hamilton Academical 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics
Club Season League League National Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Clyde 1917–18[5] Scottish First Division 33 6 — 33 6
1919–20[5] 22 0 1 0 23 0
1920–21[5] 42 2 5 1 47 3
1921–22[5] 37 7 4 1 41 8
1922–23[5] 23 3 1 0 24 3
1923–24[5] 32 3 3 0 35 3
Total 189 21 14 2 203 23
Morton (loan) 1918–19[5] Scottish First Division 6 5 — 6 5
Brentford 1925–26[6] Third Division South 37 4 1 0 38 4
1926–27[6] 30 2 8 0 38 2
Total 67 6 9 0 76 6
Hamilton Academical 1927–28[4] Scottish First Division 7 0 0 0 7 0
Career Total 269 32 23 2 292 34

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 238. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 129. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. "Rae Harry Image 1 Clyde 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. "RAE, Henry (1927) – Hamilton Academical Memory Bank". acciesmemorybank.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  6. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 368–369. ISBN 0951526200.


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