Ray Schofield

Ray Schofield
Personal information
Full name Raymond John Schofield
Date of birth 7 August 1925
Place of birth Subiaco, Western Australia
Original team North Perth
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1943, 1946-1958 West Perth 277 (261)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1958 season .

Raymond John "Ray" Schofield (born 7 August 1925) was an Australian rules footballer who played with West Perth in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL).

Schofield was a five time Best and Fairest winner at West Perth, in 1948, 1950 and every year from 1953 to 1955.[1]

He was a member of West Perth's 1949 and 1951 premiership teams.[1]

Amongst his 21 interstate appearances were matches at the 1950 Brisbane and 1953 Adelaide Carnivals.[1]

Schofield is the full-back in West Perth's official "Team of the Century" and in 2004 was one of the inaugural inductees in the West Australian Football Hall of Fame.[1]

He served with the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II.[2]

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