James Raven (footballer)

James Raven
Personal information
Date of birth 29 March 1908
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Date of death 1965 (aged 5657)[1]
Playing position Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1931 Notts County 0 (0)
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 – 1965) was an English professional football right half who appeared in the Football League for Brentford, Bristol Rovers and Wrexham.[2]

Career

Early years

Raven began his career at Division Two side Notts County and later dropped into non-league football to join Southern League Eastern Division side Folkestone.[2]

The Football League

Raven returned to the Football League to join Division Two side Brentford in 1934.[2] He made one appearance for the Bees, in a 0–0 draw with Nottingham Forest on 28 February 1935.[3] He spent much of his time in the reserve team and won the 1935 London Challenge Cup with the side.[4] Raven later played in both the Division Three 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.[2]

Honours

Brentford Reserves

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 240. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 131. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. "Brentford Football Club History". brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  4. 1 2 Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 82. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.


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