James Raven (footballer)

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]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1931–1933 Notts County 0 (0)
1933–1934 Folkestone
1934–1936 Brentford 1 (0)
1936–1937 Bristol Rovers 7 (0)
1937–1939 Wrexham 55 (1)
1946 Nottingham Corinthians
East End
Nottingham Co-operative Dairy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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.[3] Raven returned to the Football League to join Second Division club Brentford in 1934.[3] He made one appearance for the club, in a 0–0 draw with Nottingham Forest on 28 February 1935.[4] Raven spent much of his time in the reserve team and won the 1934–35 London Challenge Cup with the team.[5] 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.[3][6]

Personal life

Raven worked for Nottingham Co-operative Dairy for over 20 years.[2]

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[4] Second Division 1 0 0 0 ― 1 0
Bristol Rovers 1935–36[7] Third Division South 0 0 ― 1[a] 0 1 0
1936–37[7] Third Division South 7 0 0 0 2[b] 0 9 0
Total 7 0 0 0 3 0 10 0
Wrexham 1937–38[8] Third Division North 36 1 2 0 1[c] 0 39 1
1938–39[9] Third Division North 19 0 0 0 3[d] 0 22 0
Total 55 1 2 0 4 0 61 1
Career total 63 1 2 0 7 0 72 1
  1. ^ Appearance in Bristol Hospitals Cup
  2. ^ 1 appearance in Third Division South Cup, 1 appearance in Gloucestershire Senior Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in Welsh Cup
  4. ^ 2 appearances in Third Division North Cup, 1 appearance in Welsh Cup

Honours

Brentford Reserves

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 240. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d "Q and R". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 373. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. ^ a b Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 82. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
  6. ^ Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 97. Retrieved 18 July 2020.[dead link‍]
  7. ^ a b "Rovers results, appearances and goalscorers 1899 to 2022". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  8. ^ "James Raven | Player Statistics". Wrexham AFC Archive. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  9. ^ "James Raven | Player Statistics". Wrexham AFC Archive. Retrieved 1 December 2021.


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