Don Ratcliffe

Don Ratcliffe
Personal information
Full name Donald Ratcliffe
Date of birth 13 November 1934 (1934-11-13) (age 77)
Place of birth Newcastle under Lyme, England
Playing position Right Wing/Right Back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1963 Stoke City 238 (16)
1963–1966 Middlesbrough 65 (3)
1965–1967 Darlington 85 (12)
1967–196 Crewe Alexandra 48 (2)
Northwich Victoria
Total 456 (33)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Donald Ratcliffe (born 1934 in Newcastle under Lyme, England) was a footballer who played in The Football League for Crewe Alexandra, Darlington, Middlesbrough and Stoke City.[1]

Career

Don Ratcliffe was a versatile Winger who had a fine career at Stoke City. He played in all five forward positions while appearing in more than 250 first-team matches. he gained a regular place in the side in 1957 and was a member of Stoke's 1962-63 Second Division Championship winning team. He left Stoke in 1963 to play for Middlesbrough.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/donratcliffe.htm
  2. ^ *Lowe, Simon: "Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record" (Desert Island Books, ISBN 1-874287-39-2).