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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Raven[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 2 January 1965 (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 | |||
Career
editA 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
editRaven worked for Nottingham Co-operative Dairy for over 20 years.[2]
Career statistics
edit| 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 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Bristol Hospitals Cup
- ^ 1 appearance in Third Division South Cup, 1 appearance in Gloucestershire Senior Cup
- ^ Appearance in Welsh Cup
- ^ 2 appearances in Third Division North Cup, 1 appearance in Welsh Cup
Honours
editBrentford Reserves
References
edit- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 240. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d "Q and R". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 373. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 82. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
- ^ Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 97. Retrieved 18 July 2020.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Rovers results, appearances and goalscorers 1899 to 2022". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "James Raven | Player Statistics". Wrexham AFC Archive. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "James Raven | Player Statistics". Wrexham AFC Archive. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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