Personal information | |||
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Full name | Donald Ratcliffe | ||
Date of birth | 13 November 1934 | ||
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]
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]