Charlie Rattray

Charlie Rattray
Personal information
Full nameCharles Robert Rattray[1]
Date of birth11 May 1911[1]
Place of birthFleetwood, England[1]
Date of death1 October 1995 (aged 84)[1]
Place of deathFleetwood, England[1]
Playing positionRight-winger
Youth career
Fleetwood Windsor Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1929–1933Blackpool52(9)
1934Watford19(0)
1936Mansfield Town36(5)
1937–1938Port Vale22(1)
1938Accrington Stanley19(1)
Fleetwood
Total148+(16+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Charles Robert "Charlie" Rattray (11 May 1911 – 1 October 1995) was an English footballer who scored 16 goals in 148 league games in a nine-year career in the Football League with Blackpool, Watford, Mansfield Town, Port Vale, and Accrington Stanley.

Playing career

Rattray, known by the nickname "Jazz", played for Fleetwood Windsor Villa, before joining Blackpool. He scored one goal in nine Second Division appearances in the 1929–30 season, as the "Tangerines" won promotion as champions; his goal came in a 6–0 win over Charlton Athletic at Bloomfield Road on 22 March. After avoiding relegation by slender margins in 1930–31 and 1931–32, Blackpool dropped out of the First Division in 1932–33. He then played 19 Third Division South games for Watford, before scoring five goals in 36 Third Division North games for Mansfield Town. He joined Port Vale in May 1937.[1] He scored one goal in 22 Third Division North appearances in the 1937–38 season, but was given a free transfer from The Old Recreation Ground in May 1938.[1] He moved on to Accrington Stanley, scoring one goal in 19 Third Division North games, before ending his career with hometown club Fleetwood.

Honours

with Blackpool

References

Specific
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 245. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
General