Ray Schofield | |||
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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 .
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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]